Who Wrote the New Testament?: The Making of the Christian Myth Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

Burton L. Mack
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 158 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Who Wrote the New Testament?: The Making of the Christian Myth Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

Burton L. Mack
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: Clashing Cultures.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mack note causes some of the differences between the stories of the New Testament?
(a) They were written by different people of the same group.
(b) They were written by the same person over the course of time.
(c) They were written by different people from different groups.
(d) They were written by one person, posing as different people.

2. Why does Mack state that people become silent when confronted with Biblical information?
(a) There is little public knowledge about the Bible.
(b) There is too much public knowledge about the Bible.
(c) People have too much time invested in the study of the Bible.
(d) People are afraid to be incorrect in their interpretations of the Bible.

3. What does Mack claim happens when a person brings in a Biblical position to an argument of social discussion?
(a) People become angry.
(b) People become bored.
(c) All religious history is brought up.
(d) All thinking and reasonable discussion stops.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mack believe the stories in the New Testament were chosen to be included?

2. What two words came to represent the debate between power and the divine law of nature?

3. What notion does Mack believe generated enough excitement to influence the formation of different Jesus groups?

4. What does Mack claim the kingdom of God represented?

5. Why were issues such as homosexuality a source of cultural conflict?

(see the answer key)

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