Answer: Cyrenius
Cyrenius' name means warrior. It can also be written as Quirinus. He took over as governor around A.D. 6 after Archelaus was banished from Syria.
From Quiz: The Christmas Story from the Gospel of Luke
Answer: Samaritan
According to Luke, only one leper, a Samaritan, returned to give thanks. The 17th chapter of Luke reports Jesus was traveling along the border between Samaria and Galilee when He encountered ten lepers. It's interesting to note that Jews and Samaritans largely despised each other and often stayed within their jurisdictions to avoid having interactions with each other. However, it was different for lepers. It was strictly a case of misery loves company and it would not be uncommon for Jewish and Samaritan lepers to be in a group in the region Jesus was traveling through.
After the lepers cried out to Jesus to have mercy on them, they were told by Christ to show themselves to the priests. As they proceeded on their way to show themselves to the priests, a miracle happened as Scripture reports they were suddenly healed of their leprosy. According to notes in the NIV Study Bible, showing oneself to the priests was a normal procedure after a cure. (Further information about showing oneself to the priests can be found in Leviticus 13:2-3 and 14:2-32.)
However, out of the ten lepers, only one, the Samaritan, returned to give thanks to Jesus. The other nine, when they realized they were healed, may have continued to "show themselves to the priests" as Jesus' instructions in verse 14. However, no one knows. The bottom line in this Biblical story is that only one of the cured 10 lepers returned to thank Christ.
From Quiz: It Can Be Found in Only the Gospel of Luke
Answer: The angel Gabriel
Zechariah was a priest and was in the temple to fulfill the duties of his priesthood. Gabriel, an angel of the Lord, appeared before him.
From Quiz: The Story of Zechariah
Answer: The border between Samaria and Galilee.
Jesus was traveling along the border between Samaria and Galilee. However, no specific location is given. It's interesting to note Jews and Samaritans largely despised each other and often stayed within their jurisdictions to avoid having interactions with each other. However, it was different for lepers. It was strictly a case of misery loves company and it would not be uncommon for Jewish and Samaritan lepers to be in a group in the region Jesus was traveling through.
From Quiz: Jesus and the Ten Lepers
Answer: The Parable of the Lost Sheep and the Parable of the Lost Coin.
The correct answer is the Parable of the Lost Sheep and the Parable of the Lost Coin. With the Parable of the Lost Son appearing in the remaining verses of the chapter, it completes an interesting trilogy on the lost being found. (Incidentally, there is another quiz posted on FunTrivia about the Parable of the Lost Son. The quiz is by COCPreacher and I highly recommend it. To find the quiz, simply put the word 'prodigal' in the search template. Of course, I made a point of not repeating any questions used by COCPreacher.)
From Quiz: The Parable of the Lost Son, or the Prodigal Son
Answer: The disciples and a large crowd.
The correct answer is that Jesus was accompanied by his disciples and a large crowd. Time and again the Gospels tell of a large crowd of people accompanying Jesus and the disciples as they traveled about.
From Quiz: The Widow's Son Raised from the Dead at Nain
Answer: Doctor
"Our dear friend Luke, the doctor, and Demas send greetings" (Colossians 4 v. 14).
This is based upon a number of not unreasonable assumptions:
1. That Luke and Acts are written by the same person;
2. That Luke is the author of Acts, which is assumed from the presence of Luke on Paul's missionary journeys at those points where the narrative changes from third person to first person;
3. That the Luke referred to in Colossians is the same Luke who accompanies Paul on his travels.
From Quiz: Quizzing the New Testament : Luke
Answer: Forasmuch
It says in Luke 1:1, "Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us."
Forasmuch is an old fashioned word and it means since.
From Quiz: Calling Dr. "Luke"
Answer: He is unable to speak
Luke 1:11-23 tells how the angel comes to Zechariah to tell him that his prayers have been answered for a son. When he doubts Gabriel, the angel makes him silent until the birth of his son, whom he will name John.
From Quiz: The Gospel of Luke
Answer: Luke 10:25-37
Like the Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel of Luke follows the timeline put forward by the Gospel of Mark. Since these three gospels share such a similar narrative structure, they are often called the "synoptic" gospels. This is in contrast to the Gospel of John, which is not considered synoptic and probably did not use Mark as a guide. Furthermore, both Matthew and Luke share a number of stories that are not contained in Mark, suggesting that they drew upon a second source of Jesus' sayings, which many Bible scholars (particularly those in University settings who work in the original languages) call "Q" from the German word for "source". The parable of the Good Samaritan is not found in Matthew, however, nor is it found in the non-Biblical Gospel of Thomas which is also thought to have used Q as a source. Thus, the compiler of Luke may have had a source for Jesus' teachings that was unique.
For details on this theory of Luke's composition, see Raymond E. Brown, "Introduction to the New Testament" (1997).
From Quiz: The Good Samaritan
Answer: 2
Luke 15:11 tells us he 'had two sons.'
From Quiz: Calling the Prodigal Son
Answer: Bethlehem
Verse 4 states that the reason for this was Joseph was part of David's lineage. If you read the genealogy in Luke 3, it shows that Mary (Jesus' mother) was also of David's lineage.
From Quiz: The Christmas Story from the Gospel of Luke
Answer: Got a job feeding pigs.
The parable of the Prodigal Son is found in Luke 15:11-32. Scripture says the Lost Son hired himself out to a man who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. Ending up in such circumstances would be almost unthinkable for a Jew as pigs were seen as unclean and strictly forbidden from the diet. Feeding pigs would be seen as the lowest of the low among jobs, perhaps on the same scale today as that of a toilet bowl cleaner.
From Quiz: It Can Be Found in Only the Gospel of Luke
Answer: Zechariah and his wife would have a child
Zechariah's wife had never conceived, although they had prayed about it for a long time.
From Quiz: The Story of Zechariah
Answer: As he was going into a village.
He saw the ten lepers as he was going into a village. However, the village is not identified. It would only make sense for lepers to be outside a village as they would not be allowed inside. And if they were in a remote area, there would be a substantially less chance of getting some type of assistance from people.
From Quiz: Jesus and the Ten Lepers
Answer: Teacher
He addressed Jesus as "teacher". According to notes in the NIV Study Bible, an expert in the law was well versed in Scripture. On numerous occasions, Jesus is referred to a "teacher" in the four Gospels.
From Quiz: The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Answer: A distant country.
Scripture simply says the son moved to a distant country. However, no information is given as to what country.
From Quiz: The Parable of the Lost Son, or the Prodigal Son
Answer: A widow's dead son being carried out.
The correct answer is that Jesus saw a widow's son being carried out of the town gate. In other words, there was a funeral procession, including "a large crowd". The dead man was on his way to his burial.
From Quiz: The Widow's Son Raised from the Dead at Nain
Answer: The temple in Jerusalem
The gospel begins with Zechariah serving as a priest in the temple. He sees an angel who announces that he and his wife will have a son whom they are to name John - John the Baptist. The gospel concludes with the ascension of Jesus into heaven:
"Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God" (Luke 24 v. 52-53).
Jerusalem and its temple form a key motif for Luke. In the gospel, everything looks towards Jerusalem. This includes a considerable amount of material that Luke unfolds against the backdrop of one long and final journey to the city (Chapters 9 to 19). In Acts, this is reversed. The story starts in Jerusalem with the day of Pentecost and then the Christian message moves out into the wider world as predicted in the words of Jesus:
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1 v. 8).
From Quiz: Quizzing the New Testament : Luke
Answer: 3
The first time he tempted Jesus to turn the stone into bread (Luke 4:3), the second time he tempted Jesus to bow down to him and gain the world (Luke 4:6-7), and the third time he tempted Jesus to jump off the roof of the building and be caught by angels (Luke 4:9). Jesus resisted temptation all three times.
From Quiz: Calling Dr. "Luke"
Answer: Lawyer
The same question, without the explaining parable, is asked by a scribe in Mark 12:28. According to scholar William Baird, this difference in interrogator is due to the different audiences addressed by Mark and Luke. Luke, according to Baird, was much more geared to Greek-speaking gentiles who knew little of scribes (but, living under the highly-developed Roman judicial system, much of lawyers) and were more interested in eternal life than the inner workings of Jewish wisdom.
From Quiz: The Good Samaritan
Answer: Younger
Luke 15:12 tells us the prodigal son was 'the younger of them.'
From Quiz: Calling the Prodigal Son
Answer: There was no room in the inn.
A manger is a feeding trough found in a barn. This is why the animals were all present at Jesus' birth.
From Quiz: The Christmas Story from the Gospel of Luke
Answer: 2
The Parable of the Good Samaritan is found in Luke 10:25-37. According to the passage, the badly beaten man was left by a roadside after he was robbed of his money. Two men passed by without offering to help. One man was a priest and the other was a Levite. Notes in the NIV Study Bible provide interesting insight into the fact the man was neglected by a priest and a Levite and rescued by the anonymous Samaritan: "It is significant the person Jesus commended was neither the religious leader nor the lay associate, but a hated foreigner. Jews viewed Samaritans as half-breeds, both physically and spiritually. Samaritans and Jews practiced open hostility but Jesus asserted that love knows no national boundaries."
From Quiz: It Can Be Found in Only the Gospel of Luke
Answer: "Jesus, Master, have pity on us!"
The correct answer is the lepers cried out "Jesus, Master, have pity on us!" Their calling out in a loud voice reminds me of blind Bartimaeus and how he cried out for help from Jesus before he regained his sight. In Bartimaeus' case, he belted out the words "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me." Despite opposition from the crowd, Bartimaeus got Jesus' attention and re-grained his sight, as per Mark 10:46-52.
From Quiz: Jesus and the Ten Lepers
Answer: "What must I do to inherit eternal life?"
The correct answer is "What must I do to inherit eternal life?" Notes in the NIV Study Bible suggest by asking such a common question, the expert in the law was either taking issue with Jesus or simply wanted to see what kind of a teacher he was.
From Quiz: The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Answer: Got a job feeding pigs.
Scripture says the Lost Son hired himself out to a man who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. Ending up in such circumstances would be almost unthinkable for a Jew as pigs were seen as unclean and strictly forbidden from the diet. Feeding pigs would be seen as the lowest of the low among jobs, perhaps on the same scale today as that of a toilet bowl cleaner.
From Quiz: The Parable of the Lost Son, or the Prodigal Son
Answer: His heart went out to her.
The correct answer is that his heart went out to her. In Biblical times, widows were among the most vulnerable of society and often lived in extreme poverty. It's heartbreaking for any parent to lose a child, but when a widow in Biblical times lost her only son, it almost meant she had no future.
From Quiz: The Widow's Son Raised from the Dead at Nain
Answer: Augustus
Comparing the two accounts shows the different agendas of Matthew and Luke. Matthew is writing for a Jewish Christian audience; Luke, who is much more interested in "outsiders", a Gentile one. Thus, Matthew focuses his story on Israel and Judaism. He dates it to the reign of the Jewish king Herod; he tells it through the actions of Joseph, a man; he traces Jesus' genealogy back to Abraham, father of the Jewish people; and he has VIPs traveling to Israel to pay homage to a king. Luke, on the other hand, dates the event by reference to the Roman emperor and governor; he tells it through the actions of Mary, a woman; he traces Jesus' genealogy back to Adam, the universal man; and instead of VIPs, he has lowly shepherds visiting Jesus.
From Quiz: Quizzing the New Testament : Luke
Answer: doctor
It is revealed in Colossians 4:14 that Luke is a doctor. Luke also is believed to have written the book of Acts.
From Quiz: The Gospel of Luke
Answer: Famine
'There arose a mighty famine in that land' (Luke 15:14).
From Quiz: Calling the Prodigal Son
Answer: shepherds
It says they were "watching the flock by night" (Luke 2:8 KJV). Later on Jesus says in John 10:14 (KJV) "I am the good Shepherd, and know my sheep and am known of mine."
From Quiz: The Christmas Story from the Gospel of Luke
Answer: Nain
Nain is the correct answer. The miracle is reported in Luke 7:11-16. This is the only case where the place name Nain shows up in the Old Testament or the New Testament. Nain is about ten miles southeast of Nazareth, the hometown of Jesus.
According to verse 11, Jesus encountered a funeral possession as he neared the town gate. Scripture goes on to state the dead man was the widow's only son and Jesus was moved by what He saw.
In Biblical times, widows were among the most vulnerable of society and often lived in extreme poverty. It's heartbreaking for any parent to lose a child, but when a widow in Biblical times lost her only son, it almost meant she had no future.
A short while later, the young man would rise from the dead at the command of Christ!
From Quiz: It Can Be Found in Only the Gospel of Luke
Answer: doubt
Zechariah did not believe the messenger because he and his wife were elderly -- too old, he thought, to have children.
From Quiz: The Story of Zechariah
Answer: "Go, show yourselves to the priests."
Jesus simply told the lepers "go, show yourselves to the priests." As they proceeded on their way to show themselves to the priests, a miracle happened as Scripture reports they were suddenly healed of their leprosy. According to notes in the NIV Study Bible, showing oneself to the priests was a normal procedure after a cure. (Further information about showing oneself to the priests can be found in Leviticus 13:2-3 and 14:2-32.)
From Quiz: Jesus and the Ten Lepers
Answer: Jerusalem and Jericho
The man was traveling between Jerusalem and Jericho. Notes in the NIV Study Bible state the two communities are 17 miles apart and a traveler would descend from about 2,500 feet above sea level to about 800 feet below sea level. "The road ran through rocky, desert country, which provided places for robbers to waylay defenseless travelers," the study notes state.
From Quiz: The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Answer: starving to death.
The correct answer is starving to death. Verse 16 states "he longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything." The turn around is staggering. The son had gone from the life of a high roller to destitution.
From Quiz: The Parable of the Lost Son, or the Prodigal Son
Answer: "Don't cry."
The correct answer is that Jesus said, "don't cry." Luke, the writer of the Gospel, doesn't quote Jesus as saying anything else to the widow. Logic might dictate an animated conversation took place between Jesus and the widow, but this account has Jesus saying only two words, and there is no quote from the widow.
From Quiz: The Widow's Son Raised from the Dead at Nain
Answer: To include the words "And all mankind will see God's salvation"
"As is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "A voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him. Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth. And all mankind will see God's salvation.'" (Luke 3 v. 4-6)
As previously noted, Luke is concerned to portray a Jesus that is for everyone. These additional verses, therefore, fit his agenda perfectly. The quotation is from Isaiah 40 v. 3-5.
The commonly held explanation for the similar material in Matthew, Luke and John is that Matthew and Luke had access to Mark's gospel (or something very similar) whilst they were writing. Matthew and Luke also share some material not found in Mark, which is held to come from a second shared source of which there is now no record. It has been named "Q" from the German word "Quelle", meaning source.
From Quiz: Quizzing the New Testament : Luke
Answer: John the Baptist
It says in Luke 7:28, "For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."
John the Baptist and Jesus were cousins because their mothers, Mary and Elizabeth, were cousins.
From Quiz: Calling Dr. "Luke"