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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. What does Mack say about the letter of Jude?
(a) It is literary genius.
(b) It is a sloppy literary production.
(c) It is a historical marvel.
(d) It is an intellectual masterpiece.

2. What list became the Christian Bible?
(a) The letter of Trier.
(b) The Festal Letter of Athenasius.
(c) The list of Eusebius.
(d) The list of Jerome's translations.

3. What is the only feature that all Christian religions have in common?
(a) Alms for the poor.
(b) Prayers to Mary.
(c) Reliance on the Bible.
(d) Prayers for the sick.

4. What was Valentinus' claim about what Christ made possible, in terms of knowledge of God?
(a) That Christ made it possible to know God through scripture.
(b) That Christ made it possible to know God by acquaintance.
(c) That Christ made it possible to know about God.
(d) That Christ made it possible to know God through apostles.

5. What does Mack claim is the purpose of the Miracle Stories of Mark?
(a) To create the impression of a divine power.
(b) To explain historic facts of Jesus.
(c) To explain the supernatural powers of the disciples.
(d) To describe the wonders of faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mack claim the Christ hymn was the result of?

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

3. Why does Mack claim the Bible was important by the end of the fourth century?

4. Why did the book of Hebrews not succeed?

5. Why does Mack claim that the Jesus cult succeeded?

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