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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Complete the following title: "The Apocalyptic..."

2. Which of the following did Jesus not see as an oppressing force?

3. What sea does the author describe as cruel and beautiful?

4. Who baptized Jesus?

5. What was Josephus in charge of in the First Roman-Jewish war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jesus teach about the breakup of the family?

2. What is the Q Gospel?

3. Describe the author's process of research.

4. What influence does the author say he hopes his book has on Christian research?

5. Why does the author state there is a need to search for the historical Jesus?

6. Summarize the two quotes that open this chapter.

7. What does the author say Jesus' parable about mustard seeds implicate?

8. What does the author think Jesus meant by "focus not just on personal or individual abuse of power but on such abuse in its systemic [form]."?

9. What does it mean that Jesus was an artisan?

10. In One Like a Son of Man what does the author say the original biblical text suggested was a key component of Jesus' teachings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Jesus' early life.

1. What was Jesus' upbringing and how did it influence his teachings.

2. What evidence is there to say that Jesus' upbringing as represented in the bible is not historically accurate.

Essay Topic 2

How does the author claim the bible's depiction of Jesus' crucifixion is historically inaccurate? What does the author think are the reasons for these inaccuracies?

Essay Topic 3

Why was society so in need of a spiritual leader like Jesus? How did Jesus take advantage of this need?

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