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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Mack claim is the reason for the many portrayals of Jesus?
2. What is the myth of Jesus' death and resurrection rooted in, according to Mack?
3. What was Paul's view on circumcision for the Gentiles?
4. What does Mack believe the figure of Jesus became with the Pronouncement Stories?
5. Why does Mack claim Columbus studied the Bible?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the three myths merged in Philippians 2:6-11.
2. What were the three exegetical novelties Paul came up with that had a lasting effect on Christianity?
3. Explain how Mack views the authors of the literature in the New Testament.
4. What does Mack say about the Bible in early American history?
5. Describe the two major aspects in which the Christ cult differed from the Jesus movements.
6. What is the catch-22 Mack finds when discussing the New Testament and the origins of the Christian Church?
7. Explain what was meant by Jesus in referring to his body as the bread, and his blood as the wine.
8. Explain why Mack believes Galilee was the perfect place for social experimentation.
9. Explain why Paul is so important to views of Christianity, according to Mack.
10. What did Paul mean by "freedom from the law", according to Mack?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain and analyze the two forces that Mack claims drive Christianity. What are those two forces? How do those forces move Christianity along? What tensions are involved in these forces? when did these forces begin to have an effect on Christianity? Where else did Biblical influence become apparent? Why are these factors important when examining the construction of the Christian bible?
Essay Topic 2
Explain, in detail, the cosmic views that Mack claims are presented in the following texts. Be sure to include why Mack claims these texts reveal an image of Jesus as a cosmic lord, and the tools used to present Jesus in such a way.
• Gospel of John
• Letters to the Colossians and Ephesians
• Epistle to the Hebrews
• Revelation to John
Essay Topic 3
Discuss, in depth, the three concerns written about in the treatise that is the Epistle to the Hebrews. What three concerns does the author either discuss openly, or imply? Why were these particular concerns? What had happened in society that caused these concerns? How did the letter address these concerns? How are these concerns interrelated, according to Mack? What does Mack claim this shows the author was trying to do? Do you agree? Why or why not?
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