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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Paul's Letters to the Greeks and Romans.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did the Jesus movement begin their change to the Christ cult?
(a) Western Syria.
(b) Northern Syria.
(c) Southern Syria.
(d) Eastern Syria.

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

4. What does Mack suggest the taking up of residence in Jerusalem signifies for the group?
(a) A political agenda.
(b) A disrespect for Jewish tradition.
(c) A religious agenda.
(d) A loyalty to the Pharisee.

5. What are the two activities Mack gives credit to in terms of the creation of Christian beliefs?
(a) Social conflict and experimentation.
(b) Social disintegration and intellectual stimulus.
(c) Social formation and mythmaking.
(d) Apocalyptic preaching and fantasy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is contained in the Gospel of Thomas?

2. In the temple-state model of civilization, what system does the priest represent?

3. What is the Jewish story of the persecuted sage also called?

4. What does Mack claim about the Book of Isaiah?

5. Whose stories are mimicked in the Miracle Stories?

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