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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 did Paul stress was important, since they were "members of Christ"?
(a) The soul.
(b) The spirit.
(c) The body.
(d) The mind.

2. What does Mack argue the Letter to the Hebrews is, in reality?
(a) Letters that should be attributed to Paul.
(b) False letters from the Jewish leaders.
(c) A statement of principle.
(d) A philosophical exhortation.

3. What does Mack claim are the building blocks of the Gospel of John?
(a) The proclamation stories.
(b) The references to Q.
(c) The references to Mark.
(d) The miracle stories.

4. What way did ethnic or cultural groups create small social units within the larger culture they found themselves in?
(a) They met in educational institutions.
(b) They met in government.
(c) They worked with one another.
(d) They created fellowships and associations.

5. What two words came to represent the debate between power and the divine law of nature?
(a) King and tyrant.
(b) Nature and tyrants.
(c) Power and nature.
(d) Priests and rulers.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the time of the writing of Revelations, what does Mack argue the Christians were being accused of by the Romans?

2. What does Mack claim the Jews had done since the time of David and Solomon?

3. What were some artifacts that helped preserve one's culture?

4. What does Mack note the Corinthians are the first example of?

5. What does Mack compare the Pronouncement Stories to in Chapter 2?

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