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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. What two things do the quotes at the beginning of Part Seven contemplate?

2. What does the author define disease as?

3. Which authority figure does the author describe as charming?

4. Why does the author think that crucifixion is the ultimate punishment?

5. How does the author describe the Cynics' natures?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author think Jesus' followers developed stories about what happened to Jesus' body?

2. What were the reasons Jesus went to Jerusalem?

3. What does the quote at the beginning of part five comment on?

4. What do the two quotes at the beginning of the section comment on?

5. Why did Jesus' followers reinterpret history to suit their own purposes?

6. What does the author say about Pontius Pilate?

7. What parallels does cross-cultural research draw between Jesus' teachings and other philosophies?

8. What does the author say is the intention of Jesus' nature miracles?

9. How does the author interpret the story of Jesus casting demons into a herd of pigs?

10. How influential does the author think other philosophies were on Jesus' teachings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Greco-Roman society in terms of the following.

1. Politics.

2. Economics.

3. Spirituality.

Essay Topic 2

Compare the four gospels.

1. What are the similarities and differences between the four gospels?

2. In what way could the four gospels be said to contradict one another?

Essay Topic 3

What were the differences between Jesus and John the Baptist's teachings? Why did Jesus' ideas become the foundation for the Christian faith rather than John the Baptist's?

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