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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 two realms did the Corinthians combine?
(a) Greek philosophy and the Christ myth.
(b) Jewish belief and Greek myth.
(c) Greek philosophy and Jewish belief.
(d) The Christ myth and Jewish belief.

2. What feature of the Jerusalem group allows readers to build a profile?
(a) The leaders' political ambitions are known.
(b) The leaders' names are known.
(c) The leaders' home states are known.
(d) The leaders' religions are known.

3. What three figures did Paul bring together to combat the concept that the divine spirit was all that mattered?
(a) The heart, mind, and soul.
(b) The individual, Christ, and the congregation.
(c) The individual, Christ, and God.
(d) The mind, body, and soul.

4. What two Gods from different cultures were seen to be the same?
(a) Philo and Alexandria.
(b) Hermes and Thoth.
(c) Athena and Zeus.
(d) Osiris and Isis.

5. Who did Paul argue was the seed of Abraham?
(a) God.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Paul himself.
(d) Jesus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mack claim is the link that gives the Christian Bible logic and force?

2. What does Mack compare the Pronouncement Stories to in Chapter 2?

3. What does Mack believe the figure of Jesus became with the Pronouncement Stories?

4. What was the Greek concept of civilization?

5. What does Mack claim about the image of Christ asking his disciples to eat and drink of him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the concept of the polis.

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

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

4. Describe the temple-state.

5. Explain Paul's concept of the spiritual body.

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

7. How did Paul link Christianity to the Greek concept of self control?

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

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

10. What were the three exegetical novelties Paul came up with that had a lasting effect on Christianity?

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