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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: Paul and His Gospels.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mack claim about the authors of the sections in the New Testament?
(a) They were uneducated militants, rebelling against the Church.
(b) They are not the people each section is attributed to.
(c) They were descendants of Jesus.
(d) They are the people each section is attributed to.

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

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

4. What does Mack suggest as a reason that Mark was overly critical of the disciples of Jerusalem?
(a) They disobeyed the Jewish purity codes.
(b) They believed in the creation myth.
(c) They adhered to the Jewish purity codes.
(d) They believed in the concept of Jesus as God.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Mack claim is the purpose of the Miracle Stories of Mark?

4. What two systems helped define the temple-state?

5. What does each of these movements attempt to link Jesus to, according to Mack?

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