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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. Around what year does the author believe Jesus was born?
3. The author says that that Jesus cannot be considered a historical figure because of the non-existence of what?
4. Before becoming monotheists, whom did the Jews believe was the right hand of God?
5. What do Thomas Jefferson and Winston Churchill have that Jesus does not?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sanders conclude about what we know about Jesus?
2. Why was it important for government leaders to be knowledgeable of divine law?
3. Why is Jesus' date of birth considered controversial?
4. Why do biblical scholars say that Jesus' conversation with the apostles concerning a promise to the disciples for a place in Heaven could not have taken place after the crucifixion?
5. Who were the two pairs of brothers that were disciples of Jesus?
6. How does the author say he will treat this examination of the life of Jesus throughout the book?
7. What did Jesus promise to anyone who was willing to make a sacrifice and follow him as a disciple?
8. According to the Gospel of Luke, what did some of the disciples do for some time before recognizing Jesus following the resurrection?
9. What does Sanders say Jesus' small following did in comparison to other movements throughout history?
10. What speculation does Sanders make about why the majority of the scriptures cater to the Gentiles rather than the Jews?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How did Jesus go about his ministry? What methods did he use to spread his message? How did he teach? What significance is there in the location Jesus chose to work in?
Essay Topic 2
What is significant about what is written about Jesus in external sources? Does he play prominently in other sources? Why? Do these external sources help or hinder historians in determining what Jesus' life was like?
Essay Topic 3
What are the two contexts Sanders examines Jesus' life in? Describe both and discuss what role each of them plays in constructing a history of Jesus.
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