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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When would eternal life be obtained, according the Mack's depiction of Paul's letters to the Thessalonians?
(a) Never.
(b) In death.
(c) At the end of time.
(d) In accepting Christ.

2. What word is used to imply the significance of the miracle stories in the Gospel of John?
(a) Gifts.
(b) Signs.
(c) Revelations.
(d) Logos.

3. What is the myth of Jesus' death and resurrection rooted in, according to Mack?
(a) The concept of divinity.
(b) The ideas surrounding hero worship.
(c) The ideas of the kingdom of God.
(d) The concept of martyrdom.

4. Who is the star from Chapter 13 to the end of the Acts of the Apostles?
(a) John.
(b) Peter.
(c) Jude.
(d) Paul.

5. What feature of the Christ cult does Mack claim Paul found irresistible?
(a) The concept of a social group with mixed ethnicity and social status.
(b) The concept of an unmixed social group.
(c) The concept of a group dedicated to Jesus and the Jewish codes of cleanliness.
(d) The concept of a social group of only the lower class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the form of mythmaking Mack notes these early Jesus people were engaged in?

2. What are the two activities Mack gives credit to in terms of the creation of Christian beliefs?

3. Which group makes up the fifth of the Jesus Movements?

4. What was contained in the "Jefferson Bible"?

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

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