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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 is the meal that the author mentions in Part Seven?

2. Which member of Jesus' family lived in Jerusalem?

3. What does the author say defined the actions and intentions of anyone who helped write the New Testament?

4. Which of the following constraints does the author say Jesus lived under?

5. Complete the following title: "The Dogs Beneath the... "

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author interpret the story of Jesus casting demons into a herd of pigs?

3. In what way does the author think Jesus challenged society by touching the leper?

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

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

6. In what way could Christians have a problem with the author factualizing the crucifixion?

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

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

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

10. What effect did the patrron/client relationship have on Greco-Roman society?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following vectors the author used to present his argument aspects of that vector and how the author uses it to come to his conclusion.

1. Cross-cultural.

2. Jewish and Greco-Roman history.

3. Literal and textual interpretation.

Essay Topic 2

How does the author think the gospels used myth New Testament? What are the arguments for and against the gospels use of myth?

Essay Topic 3

How did Josephus represent John the Baptist? In what way and why was Josephus's representation of John the Baptist restricted by the government at the time?

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