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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 the myth of Jesus' death and resurrection rooted in, according to Mack?
(a) The concept of martyrdom.
(b) The ideas surrounding hero worship.
(c) The concept of divinity.
(d) The ideas of the kingdom of God.

2. What were some artifacts that helped preserve one's culture?
(a) Temples and cities.
(b) Gestures and behaviors.
(c) Books, statues, and symbols.
(d) Language and writing.

3. What does Mack suggest as a reason that Mark was overly critical of the disciples of Jerusalem?
(a) They adhered to the Jewish purity codes.
(b) They believed in the concept of Jesus as God.
(c) They disobeyed the Jewish purity codes.
(d) They believed in the creation myth.

4. How did early Christians think of their world?
(a) As a kingdom of God.
(b) As a social formation.
(c) As a cosmos.
(d) As a tomb.

5. What did early people think their society was based on?
(a) The model of the universe.
(b) The model of the gods.
(c) The model of the Church.
(d) The model of the Jewish state.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mack claim the Jews had done since the time of David and Solomon?

2. What is an epic according to Mack?

3. How many layers of the Gospel Q exist?

4. How did Mark portray Jesus?

5. Why did Paul tone down his views of the freedom of Christians?

(see the answer key)

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