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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 Mack note is mythmaking on a cosmic scale, in terms of the Christ hymn in Philippians 2:6-11?
(a) The reference to Jesus as son of God.
(b) The reference to Jesus as lord.
(c) The concept of Jesus as a religious leader.
(d) The reference to Jesus as a martyr.

2. What does the Didache contain?
(a) The Commandments.
(b) Sayings of Jesus.
(c) The Gospel of Thomas.
(d) Instructions for congregations.

3. Why does Mack claim that the Jesus cult succeeded?
(a) People liked the idea of a kingdom.
(b) People liked the idea of God.
(c) People liked the idea of freedom.
(d) People liked the idea of a martyr.

4. What is a Christ hymn?
(a) A genre of poetry to the angels.
(b) A song specifically geared toward God.
(c) A song specifically geared toward Jesus.
(d) A genre of praise poetry.

5. What became the sign of belonging to the new fellowship that became the Christ cult?
(a) Eating together.
(b) Praying together.
(c) Fighting together.
(d) Singing together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mack say the Christ cult laid the foundation for?

2. What does Mack claim the author of Acts found, in terms of an answer to what Christianity owed to Jewish history?

3. Who is the star from Chapter 13 to the end of the Acts of the Apostles?

4. Who does Mack claim most of the sermons in the Acts of the Apostles are written for?

5. What is the Jewish story of the persecuted sage also called?

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