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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. How did Mark portray Jesus?
(a) As a powerful authority figure.
(b) As a teacher.
(c) As a God.
(d) As a backdrop to Jewish scripture.

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

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

4. What does Mack claim about the image of Christ asking his disciples to eat and drink of him?
(a) It is impossible.
(b) It is literary.
(c) It is historical.
(d) It is imaginary.

5. What does the passage in Romans 3:21-26 say about why Jesus' death was effective?
(a) Because he was justified.
(b) Because he was the son of God.
(c) Because he was faithful.
(d) Because he was a sinner.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mack call the Christ cult the first Christians?

3. What does Mack claim the Christ hymn was the result of?

4. What is contained in 1 Clement?

5. What does Mark's gospel do to the disciples that the story of Q did not?

(see the answer key)

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