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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. Complete the following title: "The Race to the..."

2. Why does the author claim Jesus' followers developed stories about what happened to Jesus' body?

3. What disease does the author compare AIDs to in terms of the reaction of society towards it?

4. Which stories does the author break down and analyze at the end of this section?

5. Who would eat the remains of a man left on a cross?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Jesus' followers reinterpret history to suit their own purposes?

2. In what way could Christians have a problem with the author factualizing the crucifixion?

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

4. What effect did the patrron/client relationship have on Greco-Roman society?

5. What does the author say about Pontius Pilate?

6. What parallels does cross-cultural research draw between Jesus' teachings and other philosophies?

7. What does the author say was the intention of the resurrection stories?

8. What does the author think Jesus was an individualist?

9. What was Jesus' opinion of Bethany?

10. How influential does the author think other philosophies were on Jesus' teachings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author think the gospels used myth New Testament? What are the arguments for and against the gospels use of myth?

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

In what way were Jesus' teachings a product of oppression? In what way could Jesus be seen as a rebel?

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