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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 does B.C. stand for?
2. What is the main problem historians have with the calendars used by the ancients?
3. Up to approximately what date does the author say he will discuss early theology?
4. Who wrote the Gospels?
5. The author describes the account of Jesus' life in this book as what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reason did Jesus give for overturning the tables at the Temple?
2. How does the author say he will treat this examination of the life of Jesus throughout the book?
3. What areas did the scholar Josephus study?
4. Who wrote the Gospels?
5. What does the Gospel of Mark point out that Jesus could have done through his ability to heal the sick?
6. According to external sources written in the first century, what was Jesus considered to be?
7. What two points does Sanders say are made clear about the Kingdom of God?
8. Who do historians believed helped take care of the disciples since they no longer worked for a living after they began to follow Jesus?
9. What structures did archeologists find that dated back to 70 C.E., thus alleviating some of the controversy about where Jesus taught?
10. How does Sanders say that many of the conflicts Jesus had with the laws in Galilee would be seen today?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What role in Jesus' ministry and life did the disciples play? Who were they and how did Jesus call them? What was their function in terms of Jesus' work?
Essay Topic 2
What is controversial about the scene at the Temple? What are the two common beliefs held about Jesus' actions at the Temple? What does each of these views say about Jesus and his ministry?
Essay Topic 3
What are the two common views of Jesus' ability to perform miracles? How do the Gospels treat Jesus' miracles? What does this suggest about Jesus' career?
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