View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10: Claiming Israel's Epic.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mack note the Corinthians are the first example of?
(a) A congregation of Paul's disciples.
(b) A Hellenistic, urban congregation.
(c) A congregation of Jews.
(d) A congregation gone awry.

2. When did Jesus Movements start in Galilee?
(a) During the 30s of the first century.
(b) During the 20s of the second century.
(c) In the late first century.
(d) At the end of the last century, B.C.E.

3. What does each of these movements attempt to link Jesus to, according to Mack?
(a) The grand traditions of Israel.
(b) The fight against Rome.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) The kingdom of God.

4. Who defended the centrist Christian position from those who challenged it?
(a) Marcion.
(b) Philo.
(c) Valentinus.
(d) Justin Martyr.

5. What does Mack claim about the Book of Isaiah?
(a) It was used as a source for the imagery in the Christ hymn.
(b) It did not exist.
(c) It was not used as a source for the imagery in the Christ hymn.
(d) It was the same as the information in the Christ hymn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the shift in mythmaking, according to Mack, that occurred at the turn of the second century?

2. What two sources does Mack claim Matthew used for his gospel?

3. What does Mack note is mythmaking on a cosmic scale, in terms of the Christ hymn in Philippians 2:6-11?

4. What does Mack argue the author of the letters to the Hebrews is saying?

5. When does Mack claim the books of the New Testament were written?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 393 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample