Karl Marx defined religion as:
A) The daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
B) A set of things which the average man thinks he believes and wishes he was certain of.
C) The opiate of the people.
D) The key to the ultimate truth about life.
Question 2
Regarding the New Testament, which of the following is not one of the factors that delayed the pace of its writing?
a. Paul was imprisoned for much of two decades
b. the early church already had the Jewish Bible
c. many early Christians believed that the end of world was near
d. the early Christians used the words and deeds of Jesus in oral form.