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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 is contained in 1 Clement?
(a) The story of Jesus.
(b) An admonishment to Corinth congregations.
(c) Instructions for congregations.
(d) Sayings of Jesus.

2. 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 not meant for Jews.
(d) That the Christian message was meant for gentiles.

3. What does Mack claim is Mark's greatest achievement?
(a) That he succeeded in converting the Jews.
(b) That he succeeded in creating the origins for Christian imagination.
(c) That he succeeded in publishing his work.
(d) That he succeeded in tying Jesus with Moses.

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

5. What feature of the Christ cult does Mack claim Paul found irresistible?
(a) The concept of a group dedicated to Jesus and the Jewish codes of cleanliness.
(b) The concept of a social group of only the lower class.
(c) The concept of an unmixed social group.
(d) The concept of a social group with mixed ethnicity and social status.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Luke portray Jesus?

2. Where did the Jesus movement begin their change to the Christ cult?

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

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

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

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