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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sanders say God calls his people to do?
(a) Live beneath the standard of the law.
(b) Defy the laws of man.
(c) Live at the standard of the law.
(d) Live at a higher standard than the law.

2. What group does Sanders speculate the ministry of Jesus believed would not accept Jesus' portrayal of God?
(a) Israelites.
(b) Jews.
(c) Christians.
(d) Gentiles.

3. How much of a return did Jesus tell the apostles they would get for their sacrifice?
(a) A return of 50 fold.
(b) A return of 10 fold.
(c) A return of 100 fold.
(d) None.

4. What claim of Jesus' do some people say made him seem egotistical?
(a) His claim of performing miracles.
(b) His claim to be the Son of God.
(c) His claim to be a teacher.
(d) His claim to be a preacher.

5. The laws of what area are discussed in Chapter 14?
(a) Nazareth.
(b) Galilee.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Egypt.

6. In Jesus' time, what was the rule of law considered to be?
(a) An ever-changing system.
(b) A dictatorship.
(c) Divine law.
(d) Unimportant.

7. Which apostle do scholars say would not have been rewarded?
(a) Paul.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Judas.
(d) Peter.

8. Whose experiences of conflict with the law does Sanders go into great detail about?
(a) Judas'.
(b) Jesus' and the disciples'.
(c) John the Baptist's.
(d) Paul's.

9. According to Sanders, a man who divorces and remarries is considered what?
(a) A blasphemer.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) A heretic.
(d) An adulterer.

10. What aspect of life is it clear will not be the same in Heaven?
(a) Governing.
(b) Day-to-day living.
(c) Working.
(d) Love.

11. What did Jesus tell his followers to sacrifice?
(a) Lambs.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) Everything.
(d) Their money.

12. What was anyone who opposed the law in Jesus' time considered to be?
(a) A thief.
(b) A blasphemer or heretic.
(c) Heroic.
(d) A traitor.

13. What does Sanders say Jesus wasn't the only one of in the world at his time?
(a) Miracle worker.
(b) Man gathering disciples.
(c) Christian leader.
(d) Man born of a virgin.

14. Who is the one ruler that is always present in Heaven?
(a) God.
(b) Moses.
(c) Gabriel.
(d) Zeus.

15. In Chapter 15, what does Sanders say there is no proof that Jesus did?
(a) Preached.
(b) Worked in Capernaum.
(c) Gave himself a title.
(d) Died.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jesus kept a low profile in comparison to whom?

2. In what parable is a son who leaves home welcomed back while his loyal brother is ignored?

3. Some people believe that Jesus' ability to perform miracles is proof that he was what?

4. What phrase does Sanders attempt to define in Chapter 11?

5. What was the reputation of many of the doctors practicing in ancient times?

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