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

2. How did early Christians think of their world?
(a) As a kingdom of God.
(b) As a social formation.
(c) As a tomb.
(d) As a cosmos.

3. What does each of these movements attempt to link Jesus to, according to Mack?
(a) The kingdom of God.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) The grand traditions of Israel.
(d) The fight against Rome.

4. What does Mack claim was the slogan for Paul's gospel?
(a) Freedom from the law.
(b) Freedom from sin.
(c) Freedom from persecution.
(d) Freedom from exile.

5. Which of the layers of Q is least embellished?
(a) The second.
(b) The third.
(c) The fifth.
(d) The first.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Jesus Movements start in Galilee?

2. Who were the Judaizers?

3. What does Mack claim the Jews had done since the time of David and Solomon?

4. What word is used to imply the significance of the miracle stories in the Gospel of John?

5. What two systems helped define the temple-state?

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