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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 does the author think may have been the true author of the Gospel of St. Mark?

2. Whose leadership did Jesus establish during the miracle of the loaves and the bread?

3. Who does the author say reinterprets the circumstances of Jesus' death?

4. Complete the following sentence: "for the faith that was there before, despite, or even because of..."

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does the author quote extensively from the gospel of St. Luke?

5. Describe the quotes at the beginning of this section?

6. What does the author say is the intention of Jesus' nature miracles?

7. Why does the author think crucifixion was the ultimate form of punishment?

8. What were the reasons Jesus went to Jerusalem?

9. What does the quote at the beginning of part six comment on?

10. What does the quote at the beginning of part five comment on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In what way could Jesus be said to be an individualist? How have Jesus' teaching of individualism effected modern society?

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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