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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. What does divi filius translate as?
(a) Beast of Burden.
(b) Devil Foetus.
(c) Child of the Angels.
(d) Son of a divine one.
2. What did Jesus teach that the Kingdom of God was?
(a) Alien.
(b) Regal.
(c) Earthly.
(d) Freedom.
3. Who does the author claim inspired Jesus' teachings?
(a) Luke.
(b) John the Baptist.
(c) The Virgin Mary.
(d) God.
4. Which of the following did Jesus not see as an oppressing force?
(a) Family structure.
(b) Love and marriage.
(c) Status.
(d) Economic structure.
5. Which of Jesus' ideas does the author call profoundly radical?
(a) Ignoring social distinction.
(b) The worshipping of one God.
(c) Peaceful protests.
(d) Freeing murderers.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following words does the author define in this section?
2. Where was John before he appeared publicly to Israel?
3. In which city was Josephus born?
4. How does Mark say the spirit descended from the sky?
5. Where does Celsus say religion took its root?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Jesus say to the author in an imaginary dialogue the author wrote as part of an article?
2. Why does the author think that people have interpreted Jesus as being as messianic and apocalyptic as John the Baptist?
3. Why did the Romans want to suppress both John the Baptist and Jesus?
4. Summarize the two quotes that open this chapter.
5. What influence does the author say he hopes his book has on Christian research?
6. What were the differences between the Baptists and Jesus' teachings?
7. What is the Q Gospel?
8. What does the author say compounds the core problem of the different interpretations of Jesus' life?
9. What does it mean that Jesus was an artisan?
10. Why does the author think Christians are uncomfortable with the idea that John the Baptist baptized Jesus?
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