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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. Why did Paul tone down his views of the freedom of Christians?
(a) He did not want a repeat of the out of control behaviors at Corinth.
(b) He was reverting back to his Jewish roots.
(c) He was told by God to tame the behaviors of man.
(d) He wanted to tie down Christians to make them more holy.

2. What is contained in the Gospel of Thomas?
(a) The myth of the resurrection.
(b) Stories of creation.
(c) Stories of the disciples.
(d) The sayings of Jesus.

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

4. What three figures did Paul bring together to combat the concept that the divine spirit was all that mattered?
(a) The heart, mind, and soul.
(b) The mind, body, and soul.
(c) The individual, Christ, and the congregation.
(d) The individual, Christ, and God.

5. What do the pillars in the Jerusalem group do that other Jesus movements do not?
(a) Disobey Jewish purity codes.
(b) Believe in the concept of Jesus as a god.
(c) Adhere to the Jewish purity codes.
(d) Believe in the creation myth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul ask Philemon to do with Onesimus?

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

3. What does Paul assure the Thessalonians in terms of "those who had died"?

4. How did the Christ cult differ form the Jesus movement?

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

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