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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. What does the author define disease as?

2. What does the author say Jesus' crucifixion was based upon?

3. Who does the author think may have been the true author of the Gospel of St. Mark?

4. Which of the following does the author not mention as one of the constraints Jesus lived under?

5. The man who asked for Jesus' body after His death was Joseph of ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author quote extensively from the gospel of St. Luke?

2. What does the author say was the intention of the resurrection stories?

3. How influential does the author think other philosophies were on Jesus' teachings?

4. What parallels does cross-cultural research draw between Jesus' teachings and other philosophies?

5. What do the two quotes at the beginning of the section comment on?

6. What influence does the author suggest that the Cynics had on Jesus' teachings?

7. What does the author say is the intention of Jesus' nature miracles?

8. What does the quote at the beginning of part six comment on?

9. What does the author say about Barabbas in this section?

10. What does the quote at the beginning of part five comment on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How much has Jesus' teaching influenced modern society? How different would it have been if John the Baptist became known as the Chosen One?

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

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.

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