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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 does Mack claim about the various groups that formed in the schools of Jesus?
(a) They were experimental.
(b) They were sent by God.
(c) They were disciples of Jesus.
(d) They were dangerous.
2. What is the myth of Jesus' death and resurrection rooted in, according to Mack?
(a) The concept of martyrdom.
(b) The concept of divinity.
(c) The ideas surrounding hero worship.
(d) The ideas of the kingdom of God.
3. What is an epic according to Mack?
(a) An examination of the past to reveal public policy.
(b) A look at the past to discover previous laws.
(c) A rehearsal of the past that puts the present in its light.
(d) A hope for a brighter future.
4. Which group makes up the fifth of the Jesus Movements?
(a) The Jewish.
(b) The Pillars in Jerusalem
(c) The People of Q.
(d) The disciples of Thomas.
5. What does Mack claim the Jews had done since the time of David and Solomon?
(a) Recounted their original epic history to retain truth.
(b) Lied about their origins to gain social standing.
(c) Participated in social change.
(d) Revised their epic history.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is a Christ hymn?
2. When does Mack claim the books of the New Testament were written?
3. What two words came to represent the debate between power and the divine law of nature?
4. What feature of the Jerusalem group allows readers to build a profile?
5. Whose stories are mimicked in the Miracle Stories?
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