Exam 16: Letters From Prison

What was the "Ephesian theory?"

The Jerusalem church leadership was conspicuously missing from Paul's defense in his arrest,imprisonment,and transportation to Rome.

Euodia and Syntyche were

Paul compares his life to a race,running to win

With whom did Paul establish the church at Philippi?

By "faith," Paul is referring to more than individual awareness of God,but also of a set of religious doctrines that permit the individual to experience faith completely.

What characteristic of Jesus does Paul most encourage his readers to emulate?

What did Paul mean by "Justification?"

In the third chapter of Philippians,Paul denounces circumcision as

In Paul's view of human history,Adam is considered the earthly prototype of humanity,while Jesus is considered Adam's moral opposite.

What does Paul tell Philemon to do about the money Onesimus may have stolen?

The letter to Philemon was a personal letter addressed to

The amount of area Paul covered to establish churches (throughout Syria,Asia Minor,Macedonia,and Greece)impresses scholars with the sheer physical stamina he must have had.

In Paul's view,because God grants his rewards freely,a person can neither earn nor deserve them.

Paul discounts his Jewish heritage as "garbage," worthless when compared to the new life God gives in Christ.

When was the doctrine of the "Trinity" officially adopted by the church?

In the second of the six parts of Philippians,Paul meditates on

What does the author of 2 Peter say will happen to the "ignorant and unstable" who misinterpret Scripture (in this case,Paul's Gospel)?

When was Christianity introduced to Egypt?

Scholars have uncovered evidence that Paul founded the Italian churches,including the main one in Rome.