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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. Which Gospel conflicts with the others in its account of the crucifixion?
2. What does C.E. stand for?
3. The author states that, unlike figures such as Thomas Jefferson or Winston Churchill, what are the people in this book considered to be?
4. How many others were executed with Jesus?
5. Before becoming monotheists, whom did the Jews believe was the right hand of God?
Short Essay Questions
1. What changed about the way the Jews worshiped at around the same time that Jesus began his ministry?
2. In Chapter 15, whom does Sanders say Jesus was accountable to?
3. What did Jesus tell the apostles they would one day rule over?
4. How were the Gospels initially passed down to early Christians?
5. How does the author say he will treat this examination of the life of Jesus throughout the book?
6. What act symbolized the new covenant?
7. What did Jesus' claim to be the Son of God make him appear to be to his critics?
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. What did the term Messiah mean in ancient times?
10. What information do the Roman archives contain about Jesus' crucifixion?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are the discrepancies that arise concerning the resurrection? Why are these discrepancies problematic?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
What is a "reversal of values" in terms of Jesus' ministry? What does the phrase mean and how is it seen in Jesus' teachings? What method does Jesus use to illustrate this theme and how does he use them? Please give specific examples.
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