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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 miracle does the author talk about in this section?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the author say about Pontius Pilate?

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

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

6. What was Jesus' opinion of Bethany?

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

8. What were the reasons Jesus went to Jerusalem?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following vectors the author used to present his argument aspects of that vector and how the author uses it to come to his conclusion.

1. Cross-cultural.

2. Jewish and Greco-Roman history.

3. Literal and textual interpretation.

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