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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10: Claiming Israel's Epic.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened at Corinth that made Paul nervous?
(a) The congregation became a place for worship of other deities.
(b) The congregation became a place for lies and treachery.
(c) The congregation became a place for criminals.
(d) The congregation became a place for extravagant displays of spiritual behavior.

2. What does Mack note is mythmaking on a cosmic scale, in terms of the Christ hymn in Philippians 2:6-11?
(a) The reference to Jesus as son of God.
(b) The reference to Jesus as a martyr.
(c) The reference to Jesus as lord.
(d) The concept of Jesus as a religious leader.

3. Where did Rome place its power in the second and first centuries?
(a) In its field commanders.
(b) In its politicians.
(c) In its priests.
(d) In its laborers.

4. How did the Christ cult differ form the Jesus movement?
(a) It focused on Jesus' life and celebrated his spirit.
(b) It focused on Jesus' death and his teachings.
(c) It focused on Jesus' death and celebrated his spirit.
(d) It focused on Jesus' life and his teachings.

5. When does Mack claim the books of the New Testament were written?
(a) From the end of the second century to the end of the fourth century.
(b) During the life of Jesus.
(c) From the 50s in the first century to the middle of the second century.
(d) During the ninth century.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mack note causes some of the differences between the stories of the New Testament?

2. What is contained in 1 Clement?

3. What does Mack claim about Paul's letters to Colossians and Ephesians?

4. What is a Christ hymn?

5. In the temple-state model of civilization, what system does the priest represent?

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