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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 do the sermons in the Acts attempt to do?
(a) Validate the claims of Jesus.
(b) Validate the rights of the Jews.
(c) Validate God.
(d) Validate the authority of the disciples.

2. What does the gospel of Matthew argue Jesus' teachings were based on?
(a) The gospel of Q.
(b) The Torah.
(c) The gospel of Mark.
(d) The gospel of Luke.

3. 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 a martyr.
(c) The concept of Jesus as a religious leader.
(d) The reference to Jesus as lord.

4. How did the Christ cult differ form the Jesus movement?
(a) It focused on Jesus' death and his teachings.
(b) It focused on Jesus' life and his teachings.
(c) It focused on Jesus' death and celebrated his spirit.
(d) It focused on Jesus' life and celebrated his spirit.

5. What does Mack argue the Gospel of Matthew is a document for?
(a) Jewish Christianity.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) The Christ cult.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What two sources does Mack claim Matthew used for his gospel?

3. Who was the leader of the empire who tried to have his images placed in the temple of Jerusalem?

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

5. What is the myth of Jesus' death and resurrection rooted in, according to Mack?

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