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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 did the Christ hymn imply about the domain of Jesus?
(a) It encompassed only the gentiles.
(b) It encompassed only the Jews.
(c) It encompassed all people.
(d) It diminished in size.
2. What is a Christ hymn?
(a) A song specifically geared toward God.
(b) A genre of praise poetry.
(c) A song specifically geared toward Jesus.
(d) A genre of poetry to the angels.
3. What notion does Mack believe generated enough excitement to influence the formation of different Jesus groups?
(a) The power of the state.
(b) The power of Jesus.
(c) The concept of Jesus as son of God.
(d) The kingdom of God.
4. What three figures did Paul bring together to combat the concept that the divine spirit was all that mattered?
(a) The mind, body, and soul.
(b) The heart, mind, and soul.
(c) The individual, Christ, and God.
(d) The individual, Christ, and the congregation.
5. 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 celebrated his spirit.
(c) It focused on Jesus' death and his teachings.
(d) It focused on Jesus' life and celebrated his spirit.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Mack argue Paul saw the Christ myth as, in terms of the State of Israel?
2. In the temple-state model of civilization, what system does the priest represent?
3. What feature of the Christ cult does Mack claim Paul found irresistible?
4. What two systems helped define the temple-state?
5. What does Mack claim about the authors of the sections in the New Testament?
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