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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. What does the name Emmanuel mean?

2. What did Jesus believe about individuals?

3. What is the title of the first chapter?

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

5. What is the title of Part Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. What parallels does the author draw between Augustus and Jesus' life?

2. In One Like a Son of Man what does the author say the original biblical text suggested was a key component of Jesus' teachings?

3. What does the author say are his intentions in this book?

4. How does the author think the Old Testament was important in the writing of the New Testament?

5. What were the differences between the Baptists and Jesus' teachings?

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

7. What does the author think Jesus meant by poor?

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

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

10. What did Jesus say to the author in an imaginary dialogue the author wrote as part of an article?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare the four gospels.

1. What are the similarities and differences between the four gospels?

2. In what way could the four gospels be said to contradict one another?

Essay Topic 3

How did Josephus represent John the Baptist? In what way and why was Josephus's representation of John the Baptist restricted by the government at the time?

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