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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. It is as important for the disciples to be apostles as it is for Jesus to be ___________________.
(a) Son of man.
(b) Son of God.
(c) The Christ.
(d) God.

2. What does Mack argue the author of the letters to the Hebrews is saying?
(a) Jesus is better than God.
(b) Jesus is better than the entire system of Israelite religion.
(c) Jesus is better than Moses.
(d) Jesus is better than the Roman gods.

3. What two sources does Mack claim Matthew used for his gospel?
(a) The gospel of Mark and the gospel of Luke.
(b) The book of Q and the gospel of Luke.
(c) The book of Q and the gospel of Mark.
(d) The book of Q and the gospel of the Christ cult.

4. What does Mack argue the Letter to the Hebrews is, in reality?
(a) False letters from the Jewish leaders.
(b) A philosophical exhortation.
(c) Letters that should be attributed to Paul.
(d) A statement of principle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the star from Chapter 13 to the end of the Acts of the Apostles?

2. What does Mack say about the letter of Jude?

3. Where did the Jesus movement begin their change to the Christ cult?

4. When would eternal life be obtained, according the Mack's depiction of Paul's letters to the Thessalonians?

5. What do Christians call the hidden messages in the Bible?

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