Question 1

The practice of spreading Greek culture and language and architecture and habits is known as . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  democratizing. 
B)  Hellenizing. 
C)  Grecography. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  democratizing. 
B)  Hellenizing. 
C)  Grecography. 
D)  none of the above. B

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only Roman citizens had the right of legal appeal to the emperor. 
B)  Beheading as capital punishment was usually reserved for Roman citizens. 
C)  Roman citizenship could be purchased with capital or by special labor. 
D)  Sadducees rejected Roman citizenship. 
A)  Only Roman citizens had the right of legal appeal to the emperor. 
B)  Beheading as capital punishment was usually reserved for Roman citizens. 
C)  Roman citizenship could be purchased with capital or by special labor. 
D)  Sadducees rejected Roman citizenship. D

Question 3

In Paul's first postconversion visit to Jerusalem, he met privately with whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  the twelve apostles 
B)  Rabbi Gamaliel 
C)  Jesus' biological family 
D)  Peter and James (Jesus' half-brother) 
A)  the twelve apostles 
B)  Rabbi Gamaliel 
C)  Jesus' biological family 
D)  Peter and James (Jesus' half-brother) D

Question 4

What was Paul's attitude toward his Jewish heritage?

Accepted Answer

A)  He rejected it altogether for the sake of the Gospel. 
B)  He tended to mention it only in polemical situations. 
C)  He made it a platform for his evangelization. 
D)  He believed it put him on a higher spiritual level than Gentiles. 
A)  He rejected it altogether for the sake of the Gospel. 
B)  He tended to mention it only in polemical situations. 
C)  He made it a platform for his evangelization. 
D)  He believed it put him on a higher spiritual level than Gentiles.

Question 5

What is rhetoric? Why was it important in an oral culture?

Accepted Answer

Rhetoric refers to the science and art o

Question 6

Paul was born in . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  Jerusalem. 
B)  Caesarea. 
C)  Tarsus. 
D)  Athens. 
A)  Jerusalem. 
B)  Caesarea. 
C)  Tarsus. 
D)  Athens.

Question 7

What co-worker/s accompanied Paul on his first missionary journey?

Accepted Answer

A)  Barnabas and Mark 
B)  Silas and Timothy 
C)  Silas 
D)  Timothy 
A)  Barnabas and Mark 
B)  Silas and Timothy 
C)  Silas 
D)  Timothy

Question 8

In antiquity, public speaking was actually one of the sports that comprised the Olympic games

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The domain of forensic rhetoric was . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  law court. 
B)  public assembly. 
C)  funeral. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  law court. 
B)  public assembly. 
C)  funeral. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 10

What term best describes the reality of a collectivist culture where group identity is primary and individual identity is secondary?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary personality 
B)  Incorporative personality 
C)  Collectivist corroborative personality 
D)  Individualism 
A)  Primary personality 
B)  Incorporative personality 
C)  Collectivist corroborative personality 
D)  Individualism

Question 11

What is meant by the "new perspective on Paul"?

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasizing Paul's role as a pastor rather than an evangelist 
B)  considering Paul's Gospel from the perspective of the mystery cults 
C)  viewing Paul as an apostate Jew 
D)  understanding Paul's caveats against "works of the law" to refer exclusively to those boundary-defining rites of circumcision, food laws, and Sabbath keeping that especially distinguished Jews from Gentiles 
A)  emphasizing Paul's role as a pastor rather than an evangelist 
B)  considering Paul's Gospel from the perspective of the mystery cults 
C)  viewing Paul as an apostate Jew 
D)  understanding Paul's caveats against "works of the law" to refer exclusively to those boundary-defining rites of circumcision, food laws, and Sabbath keeping that especially distinguished Jews from Gentiles

Question 12

Paul's experience on the Damascus Road should be seen as . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  a prophetic calling. 
B)  a genuine conversion. 
C)  both of the above. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  a prophetic calling. 
B)  a genuine conversion. 
C)  both of the above. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 13

According to the traditional reckoning, how many letters did Paul contribute to the New Testament?

Accepted Answer

A)  13 
B)  10 
C)  8 
D)  7 
A)  13 
B)  10 
C)  8 
D)  7

Question 14

The sum total of fixed ideas, concepts in a person's mental world that are "givens," not debated, but taken for granted, are denoted by . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  "presupposition." 
B)  "predisposition." 
C)  "preunderstanding." 
D)  "symbolic universe." 
A)  "presupposition." 
B)  "predisposition." 
C)  "preunderstanding." 
D)  "symbolic universe."

Question 15

How and why do stories function in an individual's worldview?

Accepted Answer

All of life is lived corporately and ind

Question 16

What was Paul's attitude toward Roman citizenship?

Accepted Answer

A)  He often mentioned it because people were more apt to accept his Gospel if they respected his social status. 
B)  He didn't mention it because it would make his potential converts jealous. 
C)  He mentioned it only in dealings with Romans or people who worked for Rome in judicial matters. 
A)  He often mentioned it because people were more apt to accept his Gospel if they respected his social status. 
B)  He didn't mention it because it would make his potential converts jealous. 
C)  He mentioned it only in dealings with Romans or people who worked for Rome in judicial matters.

Question 17

In all likelihood, Paul's epistles were in circulation before the Gospels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Witherington argues that Pillipians and Romans can be categorized as . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  Deliberative rhetoric 
B)  Epideictic Rhetoric 
C)  Forensic
Rhetoric 
D)  Incorporative Rhetoric 
A)  Deliberative rhetoric 
B)  Epideictic Rhetoric 
C)  Forensic
Rhetoric 
D)  Incorporative Rhetoric

Question 19

Rhetoric was not a part of ancient higher education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is the best understanding of "rhetoric" in Paul's day?

Accepted Answer

A)  political bombast 
B)  using figures of speech rather than literal language 
C)  flowery language, not restrained by truth, designed to humiliate an opponent or to manipulate someone to follow the speaker's desired course of action 
D)  the science and art of speaking or writing in such a way as to persuade the hearer or reader to the speaker's/writer's belief or behavior 
A)  political bombast 
B)  using figures of speech rather than literal language 
C)  flowery language, not restrained by truth, designed to humiliate an opponent or to manipulate someone to follow the speaker's desired course of action 
D)  the science and art of speaking or writing in such a way as to persuade the hearer or reader to the speaker's/writer's belief or behavior

Exam 9: Paul-Outlines of the Life and Letters of the Apostle

The practice of spreading Greek culture and language and architecture and habits is known as . . .

Which of the following is NOT true?

In Paul's first postconversion visit to Jerusalem, he met privately with whom?

What was Paul's attitude toward his Jewish heritage?

What is rhetoric? Why was it important in an oral culture?

Paul was born in . . .

What co-worker/s accompanied Paul on his first missionary journey?

In antiquity, public speaking was actually one of the sports that comprised the Olympic games

The domain of forensic rhetoric was . . .

What term best describes the reality of a collectivist culture where group identity is primary and individual identity is secondary?

What is meant by the "new perspective on Paul"?

Paul's experience on the Damascus Road should be seen as . . .

According to the traditional reckoning, how many letters did Paul contribute to the New Testament?

The sum total of fixed ideas, concepts in a person's mental world that are "givens," not debated, but taken for granted, are denoted by . . .

How and why do stories function in an individual's worldview?

What was Paul's attitude toward Roman citizenship?

In all likelihood, Paul's epistles were in circulation before the Gospels.

Witherington argues that Pillipians and Romans can be categorized as . . .

Rhetoric was not a part of ancient higher education.

Which of the following is the best understanding of "rhetoric" in Paul's day?

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Paul, the Letter Writer Part Two: The Capital Pauline Epistles

Paul the Letter Writer Part Three: The Captivity Epistles

Paul the Letter Writer Part Four: The Pastoral Epistles and the Problem of Pseudonymous Letters

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