What Made the Christian New Testament a Powerful Influence for Centuries

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Multiple Choice

What made the Christian New Testament a powerful influence for centuries after Jesus?

• A)The Gospels are testimonials of faith that did not depend on eyewitness evidence.
• B)Other Greek and Roman writings confirmed all of the main points of the Christian writings.
• C)Most people around the Mediterranean continued to speak Greek for centuries after Jesus.
• D)Christian writings confirmed Jewish expectations that the Messiah would be a political rather than a spiritual leader.
• E)Paul made the historical Jesus he had personally known the center of the faith.

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