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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Visions of the Cosmic Lord.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word is used to imply the significance of the miracle stories in the Gospel of John?
(a) Logos.
(b) Gifts.
(c) Signs.
(d) Revelations.

2. What was the Greek concept of civilization?
(a) The Church.
(b) The temple-state.
(c) The city-state.
(d) The republic.

3. When did Jesus Movements start in Galilee?
(a) During the 30s of the first century.
(b) At the end of the last century, B.C.E.
(c) During the 20s of the second century.
(d) In the late first century.

4. How many layers of the Gospel Q exist?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Twenty.

5. In the temple-state model of civilization, what system does the king represent?
(a) Purity.
(b) Salvation.
(c) Power.
(d) Logic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many books of the New Testament is Paul responsible for, according to Mack?

2. How did early Christians think of their world?

3. What does Mack believe the figure of Jesus became with the Pronouncement Stories?

4. What two Gods from different cultures were seen to be the same?

5. What does Mack claim is the purpose of the Miracle Stories of Mark?

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