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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 relation were Jesus' disciples Andrew and Peter?
(a) Uncle and nephew.
(b) Father and son.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Brothers.

2. What problem with the Gospels makes it hard to determine the date of Jesus' birth?
(a) They are often in conflict with each other.
(b) They are difficult to read.
(c) They don't talk about Jesus' birth.
(d) They have been revised to hide the date.

3. Who wrote the Gospels?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Matthew.
(c) The apostles.
(d) They were written anonymously.

4. About how old was Jesus when he was baptized?
(a) Teenager.
(b) Late 20s.
(c) Three months old.
(d) Late 30s.

5. When is Jesus' birthday traditionally celebrated?
(a) December 24.
(b) December 25.
(c) December 21.
(d) December 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion was started after Jesus' resurrection?

2. Where in Jerusalem did Jesus start a disturbance?

3. Who wrote the book "Antiquities of the Jews?"

4. Which Gospel conflicts with the others in its account of the crucifixion?

5. Which Gospel tells the happenings in the early part of Jesus' career?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jesus use parables to illustrate the reversal of values?

2. Why is Jesus' date of birth considered controversial?

3. Why was it important for government leaders to be knowledgeable of divine law?

4. Why is it almost impossible to determine the dates of events that occurred in the ancient world?

5. Who wrote the Gospels?

6. What opposing view to Jesus' prediction at the Temple do some people have?

7. What changed about the way the Jews worshiped at around the same time that Jesus began his ministry?

8. What does Sanders say God calls His people to do in terms of ethical perfectionism?

9. Between what two groups was opposition of the law considered a basis for major conflict?

10. What did Jesus' claim to be the Son of God make him appear to be to his critics?

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