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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who revised the book "Antiquities of the Jews" and may have changed the text of the book?
(a) Christian scribes.
(b) Matthew.
(c) It has not been revised.
(d) Jesus.

2. What rural area did Jesus begin teaching in?
(a) Bethlehem.
(b) Israel.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Galilee.

3. Capernaum is a small town in what?
(a) Gilead.
(b) Samaria.
(c) Galilee.
(d) Judaea.

4. Around what year does the author believe Jesus was born?
(a) 1 B.C.E.
(b) 15 B.C.E.
(c) 1 C.E.
(d) 5 B.C.E.

5. What does B.C.E stand for?
(a) Before Common Evolution.
(b) Before Christ's Era.
(c) Between Christ's Eras.
(d) Before Common Era.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jesus do the majority of his work?

2. What leadership role was responsible for the day-to-day government of Rome?

3. What did Jesus claim to have had following his baptism?

4. What did Josephus study?

5. Who had a large influence on Jesus' life and ministry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the terms B.C.E. and C.E. alternate abbreviations for, and what do they stand for?

2. How does Sanders say that many of the conflicts Jesus had with the laws in Galilee would be seen today?

3. What opposing view to Jesus' prediction at the Temple do some people have?

4. What did Jesus promise to anyone who was willing to make a sacrifice and follow him as a disciple?

5. Why was anyone who opposed the law seen as a heretic or blasphemer in Jesus' time?

6. What information does Sanders say a historian must take into consideration when constructing a history?

7. Why was it important for government leaders to be knowledgeable of divine law?

8. Why were miracle workers more likely to be celebrated in the ancient world than they are today?

9. In Chapter 15, whom does Sanders say Jesus was accountable to?

10. How did Jesus use parables to illustrate the reversal of values?

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