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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 did early people think their society was based on?
(a) The model of the universe.
(b) The model of the Jewish state.
(c) The model of the Church.
(d) The model of the gods.

2. What became the sign of belonging to the new fellowship that became the Christ cult?
(a) Fighting together.
(b) Praying together.
(c) Singing together.
(d) Eating together.

3. 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 disassociate from John.
(c) Christians began to attribute more writings to Jesus himself.
(d) Christians began to leave behind the gospels.

4. What is featured in the Gospel of Thomas that is missing in the Book of Q?
(a) References to creation.
(b) References to the disciples.
(c) References to the resurrection.
(d) References to God.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the pillars in the Jerusalem group do that other Jesus movements do not?

2. What two realms did the Corinthians combine?

3. What is the common core of the Jewish scriptures?

4. What two Gods from different cultures were seen to be the same?

5. What concept was important to the Jewish temple-state, the Greek polis, and the Roman system of government?

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