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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Paul's Letters to the Greeks and Romans.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mack note the Corinthians are the first example of?
(a) A congregation of Paul's disciples.
(b) A Hellenistic, urban congregation.
(c) A congregation of Jews.
(d) A congregation gone awry.

2. How many books of the New Testament is Paul responsible for, according to Mack?
(a) Five.
(b) All of them.
(c) Over one half.
(d) One.

3. What does Mack claim is the purpose of the Miracle Stories of Mark?
(a) To explain historic facts of Jesus.
(b) To describe the wonders of faith.
(c) To explain the supernatural powers of the disciples.
(d) To create the impression of a divine power.

4. What does Mack claim about the authors of the sections in the New Testament?
(a) They are the people each section is attributed to.
(b) They were uneducated militants, rebelling against the Church.
(c) They were descendants of Jesus.
(d) They are not the people each section is attributed to.

5. What did Paul stress was important, since they were "members of Christ"?
(a) The body.
(b) The soul.
(c) The mind.
(d) The spirit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the layers of Q is least embellished?

2. What feature of the Jerusalem group allows readers to build a profile?

3. Where does evidence for the Christ cult come from?

4. What does each of these movements attempt to link Jesus to, according to Mack?

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

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