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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: Inventing Apostolic Traditions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the term "Christ" imply?
(a) That Jesus was mortal.
(b) That Jesus was God.
(c) That Jesus was the son of God.
(d) That Jesus was approved by God.

2. What is the myth of Jesus' death and resurrection rooted in, according to Mack?
(a) The concept of divinity.
(b) The ideas of the kingdom of God.
(c) The ideas surrounding hero worship.
(d) The concept of martyrdom.

3. What does Mark's gospel do to the disciples that the story of Q did not?
(a) Names them.
(b) Worships them.
(c) Ignores them.
(d) Kills them.

4. How did Luke portray Jesus?
(a) A teacher of the Torah.
(b) A wandering prophet.
(c) A powerful deity.
(d) The manifestation of obedience to the spirit.

5. What collection of early Christian texts does the Didache now belong to?
(a) The Apostolic Fathers.
(b) The Dead Sea Scrolls.
(c) Revelations.
(d) Acts of the Apostles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the passage in Romans 3:21-26 say about why Jesus' death was effective?

2. What does Mack claim is Mark's greatest achievement?

3. What does Mack claim about the Book of Isaiah?

4. When does Mack argue Mark's gospel was written?

5. What does the gospel of Matthew argue Jesus' teachings were based on?

(see the answer key)

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