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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. Who does Mack claim most of the sermons in the Acts of the Apostles are written for?
(a) Pharisees.
(b) Roman rulers.
(c) Jews.
(d) Christians.

2. What is the term for "a small group of writings believes to have been written by bishops and others" who knew the apostles?
(a) Successions.
(b) Apostolic Fathers.
(c) Martyrdoms.
(d) Revelations.

3. What two sources does Mack claim Matthew used for his gospel?
(a) The book of Q and the gospel of Luke.
(b) The book of Q and the gospel of Mark.
(c) The gospel of Mark and the gospel of Luke.
(d) The book of Q and the gospel of the Christ cult.

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

5. What does Mack believe the authors intended to convey by having Peter and James defend Paul's ideas about Jewish law?
(a) That the Christian message was not meant for gentiles.
(b) That the Christian message was meant for Jews.
(c) That the Christian message was meant for gentiles.
(d) That the Christian message was not meant for Jews.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What feature of the Christ cult does Mack claim Paul found irresistible?

3. How did Luke portray Jesus?

4. Why does Mack claim that the Jesus cult succeeded?

5. Where did the writer of the gospel of Luke write the gospel, according to Mack?

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