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1
Numerous non-Christian writers left behind comprehensive accounts of Jesus' life that scholars can compare to the content of the canonical Gospels.
A)True
B)False
2
Most members of the Jesus Seminar claim that Jesus was originally a Jewish wisdom teacher whose followers mistook him for an apocalyptic prophet because they misunderstood his figurative language to refer to the End of time.
A)True
B)False
3
Jesus often used metaphors dealing with growth and change in describing God's "domain" or kingdom.
A)True
B)False
4
According to the criterion of embarrassment, Jesus is unlikely to have done or said those things in the gospels that later Christians found embarrassing or awkward to explain.
A)True
B)False
5
According to the Jesus Seminar, the core of the actual historical sayings of Jesus in the Gospels is found in the Passion narratives, where there are the greatest parallels between the four Gospels.
A)True
B)False
6
Some scholars believe that Jesus was originally a disciple of John the Baptist.
A)True
B)False
7
Critics of the Jesus Seminar defend the notion of Jesus as an apocalyptic teacher, pointing out that much Jewish belief in Jesus' day was apocalyptically oriented.
A)True
B)False
8
Jesus often used similes of serene germination when describing the Kingdom of Heaven.
A)True
B)False
9
Scholars who champion a non-eschatological Jesus believe that he taught that God's rule is presently active in creation by difficult for most people to perceive.
A)True
B)False
10
The Gospel tradition indicates that Jesus' closest followers understood him.
A)True
B)False





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