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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. How many books of the New Testament is Paul responsible for, according to Mack?
(a) Five.
(b) Over one half.
(c) One.
(d) All of them.

2. What is the name of the form of mythmaking Mack notes these early Jesus people were engaged in?
(a) Epic authorship.
(b) Epic mythmaking.
(c) Epic tradition.
(d) Epic revision.

3. What does Mack note is mythmaking on a cosmic scale, in terms of the Christ hymn in Philippians 2:6-11?
(a) The reference to Jesus as lord.
(b) The reference to Jesus as son of God.
(c) The reference to Jesus as a martyr.
(d) The concept of Jesus as a religious leader.

4. What is contained in the Gospel of Thomas?
(a) Stories of creation.
(b) The sayings of Jesus.
(c) Stories of the disciples.
(d) The myth of the resurrection.

5. What did Paul's Jewish sensibility place high value on?
(a) Divinity.
(b) Community.
(c) Holiness.
(d) Honor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is different about Peter in comparison to Jude?

3. What does Mack argue the Gospel of Matthew is a document for?

4. What does Mack argue John was worried about, which resulted in his authorship of Revelations?

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

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