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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. Whose historical writings are hard to reconcile with the Gospels?
(a) Pilate's.
(b) Moses'.
(c) Josephus'.
(d) Jesus'.

2. Who was the high priest of Jerusalem at the time of Jesus?
(a) Judas Iscariot.
(b) Joseph Caiaphas.
(c) Herod Antipas.
(d) Pontius Pilate.

3. What was Jesus able to do that John the Baptist could not?
(a) Teach people.
(b) Preach.
(c) Heal the sick.
(d) Baptize people.

4. What area do the histories written by Roman authors mainly cover?
(a) Israel.
(b) Rome proper.
(c) Galilee.
(d) Jerusalem.

5. What structure do many historians claim there were none of in Palestine during Jesus' life?
(a) Houses.
(b) Synagogues.
(c) Government buildings.
(d) Temples.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of this book?

2. How many others were executed with Jesus?

3. What does B.C.E stand for?

4. When were the Gospels named?

5. About which fact of Jesus' life is there no conflict?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Pilate finally decide to have Jesus executed?

2. What point does Sanders make about ethical perfectionism in terms of marriage?

3. What did Jesus tell the apostles they would one day rule over?

4. What did Jesus tell his disciples their return would be for sacrificing everything and following him?

5. What does Sanders believe about any proof of Jesus giving himself a title?

6. Why do historians believe that Jesus was born between 5-7 B.C.E.?

7. Who wrote the Gospels?

8. What are the terms B.C.E. and C.E. alternate abbreviations for, and what do they stand for?

9. Once the Jews had changed their way of worshiping at around the time Jesus began his ministry, how did Satan's role change?

10. What changed about the way the Jews worshiped at around the same time that Jesus began his ministry?

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