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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Visions of the Cosmic Lord.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two notions was Paul caught between in the question of what to do with those already dead?
(a) The Jewish notion of the spirit and the Greek concept of the body.
(b) The Jewish notion of resurrection and the Greek concept of immortality.
(c) The Jewish notion of faith and the Greek concept of religion.
(d) The Jewish concept of purity and the Greek concept of divinity.

2. What does Mack note the Corinthians are the first example of?
(a) A congregation of Jews.
(b) A Hellenistic, urban congregation.
(c) A congregation of Paul's disciples.
(d) A congregation gone awry.

3. What does Mack claim is the purpose of the Miracle Stories of Mark?
(a) To create the impression of a divine power.
(b) To explain historic facts of Jesus.
(c) To describe the wonders of faith.
(d) To explain the supernatural powers of the disciples.

4. What two realms did the Corinthians combine?
(a) Greek philosophy and Jewish belief.
(b) Jewish belief and Greek myth.
(c) Greek philosophy and the Christ myth.
(d) The Christ myth and Jewish belief.

5. What does Mack claim is the reason for the many portrayals of Jesus?
(a) Different people changed the true description for political gain.
(b) There is no difference in the portrayals of Jesus.
(c) Different groups saw him differently, based on his age.
(d) Different groups developed his image to support their movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mack argue Paul saw the Christ myth as, in terms of the State of Israel?

2. What does Mack suggest the taking up of residence in Jerusalem signifies for the group?

3. What word is used to imply the significance of the miracle stories in the Gospel of John?

4. What does Mack claim was the slogan for Paul's gospel?

5. What did Paul's Jewish sensibility place high value on?

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