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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. Whose gospel does the author quote extensively from in this section?

2. Which of Jesus' disciples was known as the Beloved Disciple?

3. What miracle does the author talk about in this section?

4. What does the author say the revelations in the New Testament were defined by?

5. What does the author say the New Testament was trying to echo?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were the reasons Jesus went to Jerusalem?

3. What was Jesus' opinion of Bethany?

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

5. What influence does the author suggest that the Cynics had on Jesus' teachings?

6. What does the author say about Pontius Pilate?

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

8. What does the author say about Barabbas in this section?

9. In what way does the author think Jesus challenged society by touching the leper?

10. What does the author say about Paul's revelation of Jesus' power and truth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What different variation does the Q Gospel give on Jesus' teachings? How do the Christians view the Q Gospel?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following historical figures in Crossan's book and discuss how Crossan represents them in the book and why he represents that person in that manner? Are there people who would argue against Crossan's representation of that person's life?

1. Jesus Christ.

2. John the Baptist.

3. James the Just.

4. Herod Antipas.

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