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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. What two notions was Paul caught between in the question of what to do with those already dead?
(a) The Jewish notion of faith and the Greek concept of religion.
(b) The Jewish notion of resurrection and the Greek concept of immortality.
(c) The Jewish notion of the spirit and the Greek concept of the body.
(d) The Jewish concept of purity and the Greek concept of divinity.

2. How many layers of the Gospel Q exist?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

4. What was the shift in mythmaking, according to Mack, that occurred at the turn of the second century?
(a) Christians began to associate gospels with disciples.
(b) Christians began to leave behind the gospels.
(c) Christians began to disassociate from John.
(d) Christians began to attribute more writings to Jesus himself.

5. In Revelations, who was found worthy enough to open the seven seals?
(a) Moses.
(b) Jesus.
(c) The lamb.
(d) Man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the super apostles at Corinth?

2. What is the myth of Jesus' death and resurrection rooted in, according to Mack?

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

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

5. What does Mack claim the kingdom of God represented?

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