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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Fragments From the Christ Cult.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Mack compare the Pronouncement Stories to in Chapter 2?
(a) The stories of the intellectuals.
(b) The stories of the Romans.
(c) The stories of the Cynics.
(d) The stories of the Egyptians.
2. What is contained in the Gospel of Thomas?
(a) Stories of creation.
(b) Stories of the disciples.
(c) The sayings of Jesus.
(d) The myth of the resurrection.
3. What is the myth of Jesus' death and resurrection rooted in, according to Mack?
(a) The ideas of the kingdom of God.
(b) The ideas surrounding hero worship.
(c) The concept of martyrdom.
(d) The concept of divinity.
4. What does Mack suggest the taking up of residence in Jerusalem signifies for the group?
(a) A religious agenda.
(b) A disrespect for Jewish tradition.
(c) A political agenda.
(d) A loyalty to the Pharisee.
5. What was contained in the "Jefferson Bible"?
(a) Only the creation myths.
(b) Only the teachings of Jesus.
(c) Only the Books of the Prophets.
(d) Only the sections prior to the New Testament.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does evidence for the Christ cult come from?
2. What was the Greek concept of civilization?
3. Why does Mack claim groups are forming outside the boundaries of religion to study the Bible?
4. What notion does Mack believe generated enough excitement to influence the formation of different Jesus groups?
5. Where did Rome place its power in the second and first centuries?
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