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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 is an epic according to Mack?
(a) A hope for a brighter future.
(b) An examination of the past to reveal public policy.
(c) A look at the past to discover previous laws.
(d) A rehearsal of the past that puts the present in its light.

2. How does John portray Jesus, according to Mack?
(a) As a teacher.
(b) As a cosmic Lord.
(c) As a powerful ruler.
(d) As the spirit of God.

3. When would eternal life be obtained, according the Mack's depiction of Paul's letters to the Thessalonians?
(a) In accepting Christ.
(b) At the end of time.
(c) Never.
(d) In death.

4. Who did Paul argue was the seed of Abraham?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Paul himself.
(c) Matthew.
(d) God.

5. What is the Jewish story of the persecuted sage also called?
(a) Story of the Maccabee.
(b) Story of the wisdom's child.
(c) Story of the resurrection.
(d) Story of the Cynics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mack state that people become silent when confronted with Biblical information?

2. What did the Greek model of civilization give rise to?

3. Why were issues such as homosexuality a source of cultural conflict?

4. How did early Christians think of their world?

5. What way did ethnic or cultural groups create small social units within the larger culture they found themselves in?

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