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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 was Jesus able to do that John the Baptist could not?
2. How does the author state Jesus is seen in non-Christian literature?
3. There is no evidence that the disciples did what after joining Jesus?
4. About which people did Josephus write?
5. Where did Jesus spend the majority of his childhood?
Short Essay Questions
1. Whose tables did Jesus overturn at the Temple?
2. What areas did the scholar Josephus study?
3. Why wasn't the history of Jesus examined until about 200 years ago?
4. Why do historians believe that Jesus was born between 5-7 B.C.E.?
5. What does the fact that the Gospel of Mark focuses on detailing Jesus' miracles while the Gospels of Matthew and Luke focus on Jesus' teachings say about those two aspects of Jesus' life?
6. What two points does Sanders say are made clear about the Kingdom of God?
7. What point does Sanders make about ethical perfectionism in terms of marriage?
8. How did Jesus use parables to illustrate the reversal of values?
9. What does Sanders conclude about what we know about Jesus?
10. In Chapter 1, in addition to examining the history of the Christian church, what else does Sanders say he will examine about the Christian church.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What impact did John the Baptist have on Jesus' life and his ministry? What events in Jesus' life was John involved in? What was John like in comparison to Jesus?
Essay Topic 2
What was the political structure at the time of Jesus' life? What role did religion play in the leadership? How did politics affect Jesus and the events of his life?
Essay Topic 3
Explain why the date of Jesus' birth is controversial. Why is it so difficult to determine when he was actually born? What are the differing beliefs? What does Sanders seem to accept as the most accurate date? Why?
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