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

Burton L. Mack
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Who Wrote the New Testament?: The Making of the Christian Myth Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Burton L. Mack
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: Paul and His Gospels.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What notion does Mack believe generated enough excitement to influence the formation of different Jesus groups?
(a) The concept of Jesus as son of God.
(b) The power of the state.
(c) The kingdom of God.
(d) The power of Jesus.

2. What feature of the Christ cult does Mack claim Paul found irresistible?
(a) The concept of an unmixed social group.
(b) The concept of a social group of only the lower class.
(c) The concept of a social group with mixed ethnicity and social status.
(d) The concept of a group dedicated to Jesus and the Jewish codes of cleanliness.

3. How did the Christ cult differ form the Jesus movement?
(a) It focused on Jesus' life and his teachings.
(b) It focused on Jesus' death and his teachings.
(c) It focused on Jesus' life and celebrated his spirit.
(d) It focused on Jesus' death and celebrated his spirit.

4. What are sophists?
(a) Wandering teachers who offered insights and knowledge.
(b) Teachers of religious theory in schools.
(c) Believers in the Jewish faith.
(d) Paid members of the Church.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mack argue Paul saw the Christ myth as, in terms of the State of Israel?

2. Where did Rome place its power in the second and first centuries?

3. When would eternal life be obtained, according the Mack's depiction of Paul's letters to the Thessalonians?

4. What does Mack claim was the slogan for Paul's gospel?

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

(see the answer key)

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