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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 is Ignatius' second appeal in his letters to the churches?
(a) For the congregations to become martyrs.
(b) For the congregations to rise up against Rome.
(c) For the congregations to obey their bishops.
(d) For the congregations to pray for Ignatius.

2. What did Justin argue to the Romans about Christianity?
(a) That it was better than Judaism.
(b) That all Christians should be exiled.
(c) That it hurt their government.
(d) That it actually helped them.

3. Who does Mack argue at the end of Chapter 8 became the beloved disciple?
(a) Mark.
(b) Matthew.
(c) John.
(d) Paul.

4. When do scholars place the writing of the Gospel of John?
(a) In the third century.
(b) Before Christ.
(c) In the 90s.
(d) In the 1800s.

5. What was Valentinus' claim about what Christ made possible, in terms of knowledge of God?
(a) That Christ made it possible to know God through scripture.
(b) That Christ made it possible to know about God.
(c) That Christ made it possible to know God by acquaintance.
(d) That Christ made it possible to know God through apostles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What collection of early Christian texts does the Didache now belong to?

2. How many miracles occur in the Gospel of John?

3. When does Mack argue Mark's gospel was written?

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

5. What does Mack claim about Paul's letters to Colossians and Ephesians?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the two key arguments that the centrists tried to use against the non-centrist positions of Valentinus and Marcion?

2. What are the significant differences between the Pauline and Johannine traditions, as discussed by Mack in chapter 8?

3. What are the standard writing conventions used in the Acts of the Apostles?

4. Describe the situation in the empire since the reign of Caligula, in terms of the political mood of the Jews.

5. What were the common values contained in both the temple system of sacrifice and the family system of rituals that allowed the translation of one into the other?

6. What are the major points of the sermons contained in the Acts, according to Mack?

7. What does Mack say about the "overwhelming concern" in the Didache about the practice of alms, gift giving, and supporting those who ask for hand outs?

8. Explain the observations Mack claims are important about Mark's use of the pronouncement stories.

9. What is Mack's argument about why John wrote Revelations?

10. What were the four ways of reading the scripture that supported the Christian inclusion of Jewish scripture in their religion?

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