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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue: The Fascination of the Bible.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does evidence for the Christ cult come from?
(a) The Gospel of Thomas.
(b) The Sayings of Q.
(c) The Dead Sea Scrolls.
(d) Letters of Paul written in the 50s.

2. How did Luke portray Jesus?
(a) A teacher of the Torah.
(b) A wandering prophet.
(c) The manifestation of obedience to the spirit.
(d) A powerful deity.

3. What does Paul ask Philemon to do with Onesimus?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Punish him as God would punish him.
(c) Send him into exile.
(d) Receive him without punishment.

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

5. What did Paul stress was important, since they were "members of Christ"?
(a) The body.
(b) The mind.
(c) The spirit.
(d) The soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mack note causes some of the differences between the stories of the New Testament?

2. What was the Greek concept of civilization?

3. What is the Jewish story of the persecuted sage also called?

4. What did Justin argue to the Romans about Christianity?

5. What term replaced "disciples"?

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