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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did John the Baptist call the Lamb of God?

2. How do scholars know that Jesus was not middle-class?

3. In which town was Jesus said to be born?

4. What was Josephus in charge of in the First Roman-Jewish war?

5. What war was fought in 66 C.E.?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author think Jesus meant by "focus not just on personal or individual abuse of power but on such abuse in its systemic [form]."?

2. What does the author say Jesus' parable about mustard seeds implicate?

3. In terms of upbringing why does the author say he questions the Jesus represented in the New Testament?

4. What does the author say compounds the core problem of the different interpretations of Jesus' life?

5. What influence does the author say he hopes his book has on Christian research?

6. What comparisons does the author draw between Luke and Matthew's gospels?

7. What does the quote at the beginning of this section comment on?

8. What does the title "The Trojan Caesar Comes refer to?

9. How does the author describe the class structure during Roman times?

10. What do the quotes at the beginning of the section comment on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the relationship between John the Baptist and Jesus? How does Christianity like to view the relationship between John the Baptist and Jesus? How does John the Baptist influence Jesus?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author claim the bible's depiction of Jesus' crucifixion is historically inaccurate? What does the author think are the reasons for these inaccuracies?

Essay Topic 3

How much has Jesus' teaching influenced modern society? How different would it have been if John the Baptist became known as the Chosen One?

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