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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. Which gospel outlines the purpose of its writing as "These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name"?

2. The author interviews a witness in his case for Christ from which federal agency?

3. What is the Q source?

4. Which of the author's interviewees has experience as an archeological expert in the Middle East?

5. What was one of the most significant documents Strobel found in his reporting career?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Q source?

2. According to Jesus, what do his miracles foreshadow?

3. What is the goal of the Jesus Seminar?

4. How is the Bible like other ancient works?

5. List one of the three reasons that a document might have been omitted from the New Testament.

6. What does the work of Tacitus explain?

7. How does the author's witness explain inaccuracies found in the New Testament?

8. Who was Luke and what did he write?

9. What is the importance of "The Antiquities" to the case for Christ?

10. Why did Herod order baby boys to be killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Name six subgenres of creative nonfiction and explain each one. To which subgenre does "The Case for Christ" belong? Support your claim with evidence from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Define the terms "atheism" and "agnosticism." Which is most relevant to this book and why? Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

What role does archeology play in the investigation into the life and death of Christ? Can it prove or disprove that the Bible is the word of God? Why or why not?

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