Q 01/05

Where does the Gospel of Matthew sit in the New Testament?

A) It is the fourth book

B) It is the second book

C) It is the first book

D) It is the last book

Answer · why

C) It is the first book

It is one of the four canonical Gospels and one of the three synoptics, alongside Mark and Luke.

Q 02/05

Which three gospels are known as the synoptic Gospels?

A) Matthew, Mark and Luke

B) Matthew, Luke and John

C) Mark, Luke and John

D) Matthew, Mark and John

Answer · why

A) Matthew, Mark and Luke

They share many of the same stories in a similar order and often in near-identical wording; the word means 'seen together'.

Q 03/05

With which figure does Matthew's genealogy of Jesus begin?

A) Noah

B) Adam

C) Abraham

D) Moses

Answer · why

C) Abraham

Luke works backwards all the way to Adam; Matthew, writing for Jews, starts with the father of the Jewish people.

Q 04/05

According to Matthew, who was Joseph's father?

A) Jacob

B) Heli

C) Eli

D) Matthan

Answer · why

A) Jacob

Luke names Heli instead, one of many places where the two genealogies part company after King David.

Q 05/05

Which two gospels contain accounts of the birth of Jesus?

A) Matthew and Luke

B) Mark and John

C) Matthew and Mark

D) Luke and John

Answer · why

A) Matthew and Luke

Both agree on Bethlehem and Herod's reign, but the wise men, the star and the flight into Egypt appear only in Matthew.