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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. The Gospels are missing characteristics of what type of literature, which makes them problematic?
(a) Non-Fiction.
(b) Fiction.
(c) Histories.
(d) Biographies.

2. What did Jesus claim to have had following his baptism?
(a) Divine powers.
(b) A spiritual awakening.
(c) A conversation with God.
(d) An out-of-body experience.

3. What did Josephus study?
(a) Astronomy.
(b) The culture of Israel.
(c) History and biblical law.
(d) Palestinian ceremonies.

4. What area do the histories written by Roman authors mainly cover?
(a) Israel.
(b) Galilee.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Rome proper.

5. What significant event, which became a Christian ordinance, took place prior to Jesus' execution?
(a) The conflict at the Temple.
(b) The first worship service.
(c) The Last Supper.
(d) The resurrection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What relation were Jesus' disciples Andrew and Peter?

2. When were the Gospels named?

3. Who wrote the Gospels?

4. What date do the Gospels claim the crucifixion took place on?

5. Who is the author of this book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What structures did archeologists find that dated back to 70 C.E., thus alleviating some of the controversy about where Jesus taught?

2. What prompted Jesus to begin his ministry at around the age of 20?

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

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

5. What did Jesus tell his disciples their return would be for sacrificing everything and following him?

6. Who wrote the Gospels?

7. What kind of ruler does Sanders say Antipas was in comparison to his father, Herod the Great?

8. Once the Jews had changed their way of worshiping at around the time Jesus began his ministry, how did Satan's role change?

9. In Chapter 15, whom does Sanders say the apostles were accountable to?

10. How were the Gospels initially passed down to early Christians?

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