Exam 13: Paul and the Crises of His Churches: The Corinthian Correspondence

Groups within the Corinthian church appealed to all of the following authorities except _____.

Scholars who partition 2 Corinthians believe that chapters 1-9 contain _____.

The Christians in Corinth appear to have believed that _____.

What are the reasons many scholars believe 2 Corinthians is actually the combination of more than one letter? Where do these scholars usually divide the letter? Do you find this persuasive? Why or why not?

Paul admitted that the superapostles _____.

Paul taught the Corinthians that the resurrected body _____.

In 1 Corinthians, Paul says that he learned about some of the problems in Corinth from _____.

In the "conciliatory" portion of 2 Corinthians, Paul notes he will not visit the community for a third time because _____.

One could argue that many, if not all, of Corinth's problems stemmed from a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of the resurrection. Discuss how the Corinthians misinterpreted Paul's teachings on the resurrection and how that misunderstanding led to the various problems in that community.

The church in Corinth had all of the following problems except _____.

Paul mentions all of the following things about Jesus except _____.

Paul visited the Corinthians at least _____.

According to 1 Corinthians, what are some of the problems that have arisen in the Corinthian community since Paul's departure? How might these problems be related to socio-economic differences in the community? In what ways does Paul deal with these issues?

Many scholars think 2 Corinthians is _____.