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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: Letters from the Apostles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were issues such as homosexuality a source of cultural conflict?
(a) It was accepted by all cultures.
(b) It was unheard of in any culture.
(c) It was accepted by one culture, and rejected by another.
(d) It was not accepted by any culture.

2. What does Mack claim happens when a person brings in a Biblical position to an argument of social discussion?
(a) People become bored.
(b) People become angry.
(c) All religious history is brought up.
(d) All thinking and reasonable discussion stops.

3. What three figures did Paul bring together to combat the concept that the divine spirit was all that mattered?
(a) The mind, body, and soul.
(b) The heart, mind, and soul.
(c) The individual, Christ, and the congregation.
(d) The individual, Christ, and God.

4. What were the disciple teachers known as?
(a) Jesus leaders.
(b) Traditions.
(c) Narrative heirs.
(d) Successors.

5. What were some artifacts that helped preserve one's culture?
(a) Gestures and behaviors.
(b) Language and writing.
(c) Temples and cities.
(d) Books, statues, and symbols.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Jesus movement begin their change to the Christ cult?

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

3. What does Mack claim are the building blocks of the Gospel of John?

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

5. What does Mack claim is the point of the Letter of James?

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