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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 sentence: "extended to others as both challenge and ..."
2. What does the author say defined the actions and intentions of anyone who helped write the New Testament?
3. What is the first idea that the author challenges about Jesus in this section?
4. Who would eat the remains of a man left on a cross?
5. What does the author call Jesus' miracles like walking on water and filling the the fisherman's nets with fish?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way could Christians have a problem with the author factualizing the crucifixion?
2. What were the reasons Jesus went to Jerusalem?
3. In what way does the author think Jesus challenged society by touching the leper?
4. How influential does the author think other philosophies were on Jesus' teachings?
5. What was Jesus' opinion of Bethany?
6. What does the author say was the intention of the resurrection stories?
7. Why does the author quote extensively from the gospel of St. Luke?
8. What does the quote at the beginning of part six comment on?
9. Why does the author think crucifixion was the ultimate form of punishment?
10. What parallels does cross-cultural research draw between Jesus' teachings and other philosophies?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the books reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?
Essay Topic 2
In what way were Jesus' teachings a product of oppression? In what way could Jesus be seen as a rebel?
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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