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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group does Sanders speculate the ministry of Jesus believed would not accept Jesus' portrayal of God?

2. In Chapter 15, what does Sanders say there is no proof that Jesus did?

3. What does Sanders refer to reversal of values as?

4. Jesus kept a low profile in comparison to whom?

5. According to Sanders, a man who divorces and remarries is considered what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Jesus' claim to be the Son of God problematic? What images of Jesus does the claim produce? What does the term Messiah mean now and what did it mean in Jesus' time? Why was the term acceptable to Jesus?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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