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Bible quiz 2026
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ignatius of Antioch | a person; an early church leader |
| The Didache | a document, an early Christian writing |
| When was Matthew written? | Between 70 AD and 100 AD |
| How does Ignatius of Antioch help scholars figure out when Matthew was written? | Ignatius wrote letters that cited Matthew's account, so Matthew must have been written before that. 70-100 AD |
| How might Didache help with dating Matthew's Gospel? | It was written after Matthew, around 100 AD, so Matthew was written before. |
| Why does it matter that we know when Matthew was written? | |
| Jerusalem: | The Temple was destroyed, and then they fled to Antioch |
| Trans-Jordan (the region east of the Jordan River) | The Jewish Christians also fled to the trans jordan. |
| Jewish Christians in Matthew's audience were worried about their identity. How does Matthew use the Old Testament (OT) to show that Jesus fulfills God's promises and that Jewish Christians are still the true heirs of those promises | Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament, so that connects Jewish Christians and Gentiles together. He is building a bridge between the Old Testament and the New Testament. |