Who Wrote the New Testament?: The Making of the Christian Myth Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Burton L. Mack
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Who Wrote the New Testament?: The Making of the Christian Myth Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Burton L. Mack
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mack claim Columbus studied the Bible?
(a) To teach the natives of Jesus.
(b) To plan his voyages.
(c) To strengthen his faith.
(d) To teach his men of its teachings.

2. 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.

3. What does Mack claim about the image of Christ asking his disciples to eat and drink of him?
(a) It is impossible.
(b) It is historical.
(c) It is literary.
(d) It is imaginary.

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

5. What feature of the Christ cult does Mack claim Paul found irresistible?
(a) The concept of a social group with mixed ethnicity and social status.
(b) The concept of a group dedicated to Jesus and the Jewish codes of cleanliness.
(c) The concept of an unmixed social group.
(d) The concept of a social group of only the lower class.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When would eternal life be obtained, according the Mack's depiction of Paul's letters to the Thessalonians?

3. What is contained in the Gospel of Thomas?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mack believe early Christians were excited about the concept of the kingdom of God?

2. What three factors surfaced as questions to answer that would help the different culture's relate to one another, and why were they important?

3. Explain why Mack believes Galilee was the perfect place for social experimentation.

4. What is the second Jesus movement discussed in the book, and what is/are the primary components of the movement's teachings?

5. What are the four types of material within the letters to the Corinthians?

6. What were the three exegetical novelties Paul came up with that had a lasting effect on Christianity?

7. Describe the concept of the polis.

8. What is the catch-22 Mack finds when discussing the New Testament and the origins of the Christian Church?

9. What were some of the problems exporting the Athens model of society?

10. Describe the temple-state.

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