GUIDE STUDY TWO: LIT 3374 The Bible as LiteratureNew Testament
Directions: Using your readings of the assigned texts, answer each of the following questions in a
few (1-5) complete sentences (preferably in English). Hand in your answers on a separate sheet.
Answer all parts of the question. Make sure your name is on each page; put your TAs name on
the first page.
1. (Luke 1,2 ) Identify one difference between Matthews description of the
conception, birth and infancy of Jesus and Lukes version of these events.
2. (Luke 10) Jesus tells the parable of the Good Samaritan in order to answer a
question. What is the question, and who asks it?
3. (Luke 22) After Satan tempts Jesus, he leaves, to return at an opportune time
(4.13). When does he re-enter the action of the Gospel, and what form does his
re-entry take?
4. (John 1) In your own words, how does the opening of Johns Gospel differ openings from
the of the other Gospels?
5. (John 4) What is Jesus answer to the Samaritan womans question about the
proper location for worship (at the local shrine on the mountain or at the Temple
in Jerusalem)?
6. (John 11) One particular miracle convinces the chief priests that Jesus must be
killed. What is this miracle, and why does it motivate the leadership of the
Temple in Jerusalem to seek Jesus death?
7. (John 18) How does Johns depiction of the scene of Jesusarrest in the garden
differ from the accounts in the other Gospels? Give one example.
8. (Acts 2) What supernatural event happens on the day of Pentecost, and how does
it foretell the mission of the apostles?
9. (Acts 10-11) Why is the conversion of Cornelius an important event in the spread
of Christianity?
10. (Acts 25) Why is Paul sent to Rome, rather than being turned over to the local
authorities in Jerusalem?