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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mack note is mythmaking on a cosmic scale, in terms of the Christ hymn in Philippians 2:6-11?
(a) The reference to Jesus as lord.
(b) The reference to Jesus as a martyr.
(c) The concept of Jesus as a religious leader.
(d) The reference to Jesus as son of God.

2. Which group makes up the fifth of the Jesus Movements?
(a) The Pillars in Jerusalem
(b) The People of Q.
(c) The disciples of Thomas.
(d) The Jewish.

3. Why does Mack claim Columbus studied the Bible?
(a) To teach the natives of Jesus.
(b) To plan his voyages.
(c) To teach his men of its teachings.
(d) To strengthen his faith.

4. What two systems helped define the temple-state?
(a) Purity and salvation.
(b) Power and cruelty.
(c) Salvation and logic.
(d) Power and purity.

5. Who were the super apostles at Corinth?
(a) Jews and Protestants.
(b) The Pillars of Jerusalem.
(c) Hebrews and Israelites.
(d) Disciples of Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Paul's first argument against the idea that Christians should practice Jewish law?

2. What two notions was Paul caught between in the question of what to do with those already dead?

3. What do Paul's letters to the Romans represent?

4. What does Mack claim was the slogan for Paul's gospel?

5. What does Paul assure the Thessalonians in terms of "those who had died"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the three ideas that groups gathered around that resulted in the Jesus movements?

2. Describe the two major aspects in which the Christ cult differed from the Jesus movements.

3. Explain why Mack believes Galilee was the perfect place for social experimentation.

4. Describe the temple-state.

5. What are the three features of the text that indicate the Christ myth is based on the martyr myths?

6. What is the catch-22 Mack finds when discussing the New Testament and the origins of the Christian Church?

7. What are the four features of the Christ myth Mack claims are a result of the involvement of God?

8. Explain why social tension began to mount within the new mixed society of Greco-Roman times, and how these groups tried to keep their culture.

9. What is the fifth Jesus movement discussed in the book, and what is/are the primary components of the movement's teachings?

10. Explain why Paul is so important to views of Christianity, according to Mack.

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