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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 words came to represent the debate between power and the divine law of nature?
(a) Power and nature.
(b) Nature and tyrants.
(c) King and tyrant.
(d) Priests and rulers.

2. What does Mack claim about the Book of Isaiah?
(a) It did not exist.
(b) It was the same as the information in the Christ hymn.
(c) It was used as a source for the imagery in the Christ hymn.
(d) It was not used as a source for the imagery in the Christ hymn.

3. What do the pillars in the Jerusalem group do that other Jesus movements do not?
(a) Adhere to the Jewish purity codes.
(b) Believe in the concept of Jesus as a god.
(c) Believe in the creation myth.
(d) Disobey Jewish purity codes.

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

5. Why does Mack state that people become silent when confronted with Biblical information?
(a) There is little public knowledge about the Bible.
(b) There is too much public knowledge about the Bible.
(c) People are afraid to be incorrect in their interpretations of the Bible.
(d) People have too much time invested in the study of the Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the myth of Jesus' death and resurrection rooted in, according to Mack?

2. Where was Jesus from?

3. How many books of the New Testament is Paul responsible for, according to Mack?

4. Why does Mack call the Christ cult the first Christians?

5. Why does Mack claim the Bible is constantly consulted?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mack believe early Christians were excited about the concept of the kingdom of God?

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

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

4. What myths did the concept of the death and resurrection of Christ draw upon?

5. Explain what was meant by Jesus in referring to his body as the bread, and his blood as the wine.

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

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

8. Explain the findings of Carsten Thiede, Mack's response, and what this argument shows.

9. Why are Paul's letters to the Thessalonians important?

10. What did Paul mean by "freedom from the law", according to Mack?

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