14. The various communities based in Jesus traditions of the second and third ce

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14. The various communities based in Jesus traditions of the second and third centuries were perpetuated as ___.

A. illegal, secret, closed societies

B.the imperial religion of the Roman Empire (like a state or national henotheism)

C. Jewish apocalyptic sects

D.missionary churches spreading the gospel near and far

E. one of the many religious lifestyles that were tolerated in Classical (Greco-Roman) polytheism

16. Redaction criticism seeks to uncover the communities who produced the gospels and identify what each of these confessing communities added from their own ____.

A. critical analyses

B. beliefs, interpretations, and assimilations

C. memories of Jesus

D. apostolic testimony (reports from a disciple of Jesus)

E. eye-witness perspectives

Explanation / Answer

14. The correct answer is Option E. The various communities based on Jesus traditions of the second and third centuries were perpetuated as one of the many religious lifestyles that were tolerated in Classical (Greco-Roman) polytheism.

16. The correct answer is Option B,  Redaction criticism seeks to uncover the communities who produced the gospels and identify what each of these confessing communities added from their own beliefs, interpretations, and assimilations.

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