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There are a couple of non-Christian sources we depend upon as evidence that there was a historical Jesus. One of them was a Jewish historian from the 1st century. What was his name?

Biblical Scholars cannot find any textual support outside of the New Testament canon for the existence of Jesus.

In the Triumph of Christianity article, this is an example of religious syncretism within Christianity:

Which statement does not fit with the Yale Lecture?

List 2 dependent variables in the Laurent et al. (2024) study, “The Effects of a Direct Instruction Curriculum Sequence on the Reading Comprehension Responses of Early Readers”

In article 3 lesson 12 one was asked to read an article by Bart Erhman titled Biblical Scholarship and The Right to Know. He walks the reader through his journey as a fundamentalist Christian to a liberal Christian to an agnostic. He ends the article, however, with the statement that he has once again found God, returning to his Christian roots.

List 2 core features regarding the DI program design. 

This is a main branch of mystical Judaism:

One of the core design features of Engelmann’s Direct Instruction model is “careful sequencing.” What is the primary purpose of this design element?

Which Christian branch does this describe? It is the main Christian Church in Egypt with 6-11 million followers. They believe that their Church dates back to 50 CE when Mark the apostle visited Egypt. This Church played a huge role in contributing to monasticism since Egypt was the birthplace of Christian monasteries.