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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Craig's conclusion regarding whether Jesus' tomb was really empty?
(a) He cannot conclude without a doubt.
(b) It was empty because it had been robbed.
(c) It was empty.
(d) It was not empty.

2. What specialty is witness Donald Carson known for?
(a) The Biblical Jesus and the Hebrew language.
(b) ThevHistorical Jesus and Greek grammar.
(c) Jesus, son of Man, and Jesus, son of God.
(d) Jesus and Emmanuel.

3. What are the fluids John sees when a guard stabs Jesus in the side?
(a) Blood and wine.
(b) Pleural and pericardial.
(c) Bloating.
(d) Blood and urine.

4. What was Paul's reason for changing?
(a) He was getting old and sick.
(b) Jesus threatened him.
(c) He met the risen Jesus.
(d) He wanted to get married.

5. What fulfills the prophecy that claims the Messiah's bones will be out of joint?
(a) Jesus' tears.
(b) Jesus' beating.
(c) Jesus' crucifixion.
(d) Jesus' anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which book in the Bible mentions two encounters with a risen Jesus?

2. On what does Gary Habermas base his debate about the resurrection of Jesus?

3. Because the Bible repeats and confirms some aspects of Jesus' life and death, what theory does their evidence erode?

4. How do Jesus' followers react about the opponents to his Good Shepherd teachings?

5. What is significant about the size of the crowd to which the risen Jesus appeared?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Gary Habermas' background important to this book?

2. Why does the author believe that Jesus is not omnipresent and omniscient?

3. What is the swoon theory?

4. What was the typical after-death procedure during Jesus' time?

5. How long does the author take in researching his novel?

6. When Lapides rebels against his family's religion, what does he turn to?

7. What is the role of Joseph of Arimathea?

8. What is the importance of the willingness of the disciples to die for their beliefs?

9. According to the author's witness of psychological evidence, did Jesus suffer from mental illness? How does the witness arrive at this conclusion?

10. Why did the people of his era not think Jesus was a madman?

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