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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: Letters from the Apostles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paul assure the Thessalonians in terms of "those who had died"?
(a) That those who died in sin would not be with God after death.
(b) That those who died with God will live with God.
(c) That those who died before Christ could still be saved.
(d) That those who died with God will never die.

2. What do Paul's letters to the Romans represent?
(a) A plea for the Romans to accept Christianity.
(b) An angry accusation of lewdness and persecution.
(c) A defense against other missionaries.
(d) A complete statement of his religious ideas.

3. What does Mack argue the Gospel of Matthew is a document for?
(a) Jewish Christianity.
(b) The Christ cult.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Christianity.

4. Why does Mack argue Jesus' death is qualitatively different from all other deaths of the prophets?
(a) Jesus was a martyr.
(b) Jesus was the son of God.
(c) Jesus was the enemy of the state.
(d) Jesus was immortal.

5. Why does Mack state that people become silent when confronted with Biblical information?
(a) People have too much time invested in the study of the Bible.
(b) There is little public knowledge about the Bible.
(c) People are afraid to be incorrect in their interpretations of the Bible.
(d) There is too much public knowledge about the Bible.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which group makes up the fifth of the Jesus Movements?

3. How did early Christians think of their world?

4. What did Paul's Jewish sensibility place high value on?

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

(see the answer key)

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