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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: Paul and His Gospels.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mack suggest the taking up of residence in Jerusalem signifies for the group?
(a) A political agenda.
(b) A religious agenda.
(c) A loyalty to the Pharisee.
(d) A disrespect for Jewish tradition.

2. What does the term Judeo-Christian mean?
(a) Common tradition.
(b) Biblical tradition.
(c) Local tradition.
(d) Temple tradition.

3. In the temple-state model of civilization, what system does the king represent?
(a) Purity.
(b) Logic.
(c) Salvation.
(d) Power.

4. What does Mack claim about the authors of the sections in the New Testament?
(a) They are not the people each section is attributed to.
(b) They are the people each section is attributed to.
(c) They were uneducated militants, rebelling against the Church.
(d) They were descendants of Jesus.

5. What is an epic according to Mack?
(a) A hope for a brighter future.
(b) A rehearsal of the past that puts the present in its light.
(c) A look at the past to discover previous laws.
(d) An examination of the past to reveal public policy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two Gods from different cultures were seen to be the same?

2. What does Mack note is mythmaking on a cosmic scale, in terms of the Christ hymn in Philippians 2:6-11?

3. Why does Mack claim that the Jesus cult succeeded?

4. How did the Christ cult differ form the Jesus movement?

5. What became the sign of belonging to the new fellowship that became the Christ cult?

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