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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the temple-state model of civilization, what system does the king represent?
2. Which group makes up the fifth of the Jesus Movements?
3. What does Mack believe the figure of Jesus became with the Pronouncement Stories?
4. What does Mack claim about the image of Christ asking his disciples to eat and drink of him?
5. What does Mack claim about the Book of Isaiah?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Paul link Christianity to the Greek concept of self control?
2. Describe the concept of the polis.
3. What is the catch-22 Mack finds when discussing the New Testament and the origins of the Christian Church?
4. What are the three features of the text that indicate the Christ myth is based on the martyr myths?
5. What is the fourth Jesus movement discussed in the book, and what is/are the primary components of the movement's teachings?
6. What were the three exegetical novelties Paul came up with that had a lasting effect on Christianity?
7. Describe the two major aspects in which the Christ cult differed from the Jesus movements.
8. What are the four types of material within the letters to the Corinthians?
9. What is the second Jesus movement discussed in the book, and what is/are the primary components of the movement's teachings?
10. What is the third Jesus movement discussed in the book, and what is/are the primary components of the movement's teachings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Mack's three arguments about why the Bible has survived unquestioned throughout history. Why does he say this has happened? Be sure to discuss Mack's views of the Bible as an oracle, the Bible as the ritual text of Christianity, and the Bible's function as an epic for the American dream. What are each of these, and why do they help to position the Bible in a high, unquestionable place of power?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast two of the following Gospels. Be sure to include the time of the writing, the location, the portrayal of Jesus, the use of other documents to form a basis, and the individual additions of each author to the main story line. How are the two similar, and how are they different?
• The Gospel of Mark
• The Gospel of Matthew
• The Gospel of Luke
Essay Topic 3
Describe why Mack believes his book can help view Christianity in a new way, and what he fantasizes about in terms of an honest discussion of the Bible, and Christianity as a whole. What does he think we should do, in terms of religion? Why does he think his book can help humanity begin to question Christianity as a source for social order? Do you agree? Why or why not?
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