Who Wrote the New Testament?: The Making of the Christian Myth Quiz Questions | Quiz: Chapter 7: Visions of the Cosmic Lord to Chapter 9: Inventing Apostolic Traditions

Quiz: Chapter 7: Visions of the Cosmic Lord to Chapter 9: Inventing Apostolic Traditions

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What is the term for "a small group of writings believes to have been written by bishops and others" who knew the apostles?
a) Apostolic Fathers.
b) Revelations.
c) Martyrdoms.
d) Successions.

2. What does Mack claim the author of Acts found, in terms of an answer to what Christianity owed to Jewish history?
a) A reliance on righteousness.
b) The laws of purity.
c) The concept of sacrifice.
d) The Christ myth.

3. How does John portray Jesus, according to Mack?
a) As a cosmic Lord.
b) As a powerful ruler.
c) As the spirit of God.
d) As a teacher.

4. During the time...
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