Which of the Following Statements Is NOT True

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

• A) To avoid plagiarism, ancient authors carefully avoided borrowing from previous writers.
• B) Some scholars argue against authorship by Matthew, stating that an apostle like him would not have borrowed material from a nonapostolic source like Mark.
• C) Some scholars argue for authorship by Matthew, stating that he wanted to corroborate the Petrine tradition in Mark.
• D) Early church tradition unanimously ascribed the Gospel of Matthew to the apostle known as Matthew.

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Definitions:

Defamation

A false statement that injures someone's reputation, either spoken (slander) or written (libel), leading to legal action.

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Libel

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