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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 do the pillars in the Jerusalem group do that other Jesus movements do not?
(a) Adhere to the Jewish purity codes.
(b) Believe in the creation myth.
(c) Disobey Jewish purity codes.
(d) Believe in the concept of Jesus as a god.
2. Where does evidence for the Christ cult come from?
(a) Letters of Paul written in the 50s.
(b) The Gospel of Thomas.
(c) The Dead Sea Scrolls.
(d) The Sayings of Q.
3. What does Mack claim the Christ hymn was the result of?
(a) A vision of Paul.
(b) A burning desire for a personal Deity.
(c) A lie by the disciples.
(d) A conflict of authority.
4. When did Jesus Movements start in Galilee?
(a) In the late first century.
(b) At the end of the last century, B.C.E.
(c) During the 20s of the second century.
(d) During the 30s of the first century.
5. Why were issues such as homosexuality a source of cultural conflict?
(a) It was accepted by all cultures.
(b) It was not accepted by any culture.
(c) It was accepted by one culture, and rejected by another.
(d) It was unheard of in any culture.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is contained in the Gospel of Thomas?
2. Why does Mack claim the Bible is constantly consulted?
3. Where did the Jesus movement begin their change to the Christ cult?
4. What two words came to represent the debate between power and the divine law of nature?
5. Which group makes up the fifth of the Jesus Movements?
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