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

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of life is it clear will not be the same in Heaven?

2. Whose experiences of conflict with the law does Sanders go into great detail about?

3. "He who is first will be last and he who is last will be first" is an example of what?

4. According to record who wanted Jesus killed?

5. Which apostle do scholars say would not have been rewarded?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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