PHIL 240 Quiz 6

PHIL 240 Quiz 6

PHIL 240 Quiz 6 Liberty University

PHIL 240 Quiz Exclusivity of Christ and Objections of Skeptics

1. The fact that most of what we know about the pagan mystery religions comes from the period when they were at their peak, the 2 ^nd
   and 3 ^rdcenturies shows that many of the claims of the pagan copycat theory are guilty of:
2. Religious pluralism is the view that there are many roads to God.
3. The real problem regarding religious particularism concerns the fate of unbelievers outside of one’s own particular religious tradition.
4. The fact that a previous religion may have a similar belief to that of Christianity proves that the previous religion was the cause of the belief in Christianity.
5. The idea of a physical resurrection in the present was a foreign concept within Judaism and within paganism during the 1 ^st
6. The notion of a savior who would die for the sins of his followers is a common theme among mystery religions of the 1 ^st
7. When the copycat theorists claim that Horus or Attis were crucified, they are guilty of:
8. Several contemporary scholars do see dependency between Christianity and pagan religions, but it is a reversed dependency, meaning that the pagan religions borrowed from Christianity (at least in the first three centuries after Christ).
9. Mystery religions as a whole had a unified message and functions as the sole predecessor to Christianity.
10. Early Christians were often subjected to severe persecution, torture, and death because they refused to embrace a pluralistic approach to religions.
11. The evidence clearly indicates an adoption of the virgin birth concept from Greek mythology into Christianity.
12. First century Judaism was very accommodating to religious syncretism and thus explains how easily Christianity was influenced by pagan religions.
13. In comparing religions, it is important to consider that the presence of parallels does not necessarily indicate any kind of borrowing or dependency.
14. The idea of a physical resurrection in the present was a foreign concept within Judaism and within paganism during the 1 ^st
15. The evidence clearly indicates an adoption of the virgin birth concept from Greek mythology into Christianity.
16. First century Judaism was very accommodating to religious syncretism and thus explains how easily Christianity was influenced by pagan religions.
17. A “genetic fallacy” involves trying to invalidate a position by criticizing the way a person came to hold that position.
18. The mystery religions were a diverse group of cults and sects that borrowed heavily from each other.
19. The notion of a savior who would die for the sins of his followers is a common theme among mystery religions of the 1 ^st
20. The dependency fallacy understands that Christianity borrowed the substance of the mystery religions and turned this into a new religion.
21. It is likely that Christianity borrowed from the mystery religions, but when Christianity did this was hundreds of years after it began, and thus has nothing to do with the core of Christian proclamation.
22. While weak parallels are present between certain aspects of Christianity and the pagan religions, there is a lack of strong parallels which might suggest dependence.
23. The real problem regarding religious particularism concerns the fate of unbelievers outside of one’s own particular religious tradition.
24. In comparing religions, it is important to consider that the presence of parallels does not necessarily indicate any kind of borrowing or dependency.
25. One of the main differences between Christianity and pagan mystery religions is that the mystery religions never claimed to be historical, while Christianity has always held the events in Jesus’ life really happened in history.

Set 2

PHIL 240 Quiz 6
Covers the Learn material from Module 6: Week 6.

While weak parallels are present between certain aspects of
Christianity and the pagan religions, there is a lack of
strong parallels which might suggest dependence.

Similarities between two particular religions always means
there is some level of dependence.
One of the main differences between Christianity and pagan
mystery religions is that the mystery religions never
claimed to be historical, while Christianity has always held
the events in Jesus’ life really happened in history.
Christianity is highly exclusive, meaning it argues against
other religions.
The evidence clearly indicates an adoption of the virgin
birth concept from Greek mythology into Christianity.
The claims from the pagan copycat theory about other
religions having saviors born on December 25th are guilty
of:
The accommodating language of early Christian writers
clearly supports dependence linking Christianity back to
Greek philosophy.
Several contemporary scholars do see dependency between
Christianity and pagan religions, but it is a reversed
dependency, meaning that the pagan religions borrowed from
Christianity at least in the first three centuries after
Christ.
One primary example of the exclusive teachings found in
Christianity is, Christ is the only way to be reconciled to
God.
First century Judaism was very accommodating to religious
syncretism and thus explains how easily Christianity was
influenced by pagan religions.
When the copycat theorists claim that Horus or Attis were
crucified, they are guilty of:
The real problem regarding religious particularism concerns
the fate of unbelievers outside of one’s own particular religious tradition.

The fact that a previous religion may have a similar belief
to that of Christianity proves that the previous religion
was the cause of the belief in Christianity.
Religious pluralism is the view that there are many roads to
God.
A “genetic fallacy” involves trying to invalidate a position
by criticizing the way a person came to hold that position.
In comparing religions, it is important to consider that the
presence of parallels does not necessarily indicate any kind
of borrowing or dependency.
The notion of a savior who would die for the sins of his followers is a common theme among mystery religions of the 1st century.
The pagan copycat theory is a new theory that has only
recently been proposed.
Early Christians were often subjected to severe persecution,
torture, and death because they refused to embrace a
pluralistic approach to religions.
Some of the common similariites between religions is an
attempt to deal with the problem of evil.
One argument against the pagan copycat theory is:
The dependency fallacy understands that Christianity
borrowed the substance of the mystery religions and turned
this into a new religion.
The composite fallacy lumps features of various mystery
religions together until a unified picture emerges that
shows strong parallels between mystery religion and the
gospel.
Mystery religions as a whole had a unified message and
functions as the sole predecessor to Christianity.
The mystery religions were a diverse group of cults and
sects that borrowed heavily from each other.