Deck 11: Paul, the Letter Writer Part Two: The Capital Pauline Epistles

Question 1

The Corinthian house churches were doing very well and Paul writes to them to encourage them to continue as they have been doing.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

1 Corinthians is the second letter Paul writes to his converts in Corinth.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Paul writes 1-2 Corinthians as general letters addressing the general types of problems that were typical in ancient churches.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Paul's epistles note several women who apparently had some level of leadership in the body of Christ.

Question 5

Romans is predominately written to all the people Paul has converted in Rome.

Question 6

An ad hoc document is a document written . . .

A) to address specific audience.
B) to address specific issues.
C) to address a specific point in time.
D) All of the above

Question 7

How does your textbook view the first person singulars in Romans 7:7-25?

A) as Paul's autobiography describing his preconverted state
B) as Paul's autobiography describing his present struggle with the flesh
C) as Paul's telling the story of Adam (vv. 7-11) and his descendants under conviction (vv. 14-25) rhetorically in the first person
D) None of the above

Question 8

What does Witherington argue is the main purpose of passages like 1 Cor. 14.33b-36 or 1 Tim. 2.8-15 which have been used to stifle or stop the ministry in the women in the body of Christ?

A) The purpose is corrective
B) The purpose is redemptive
C) The purpose is restorative
D) The purpose is instructive

Question 9

What evidence does your author give that Romans 7:7-11 is uniquely Adam's story?

A) reference to a single commandment
B) personification of sin
C) reference to a time before the law
D) reference to knowing about sin ONLY from commandment, not from experience
E) All of the above

Question 10

According to Paul, Abraham is the father of . . .

A) Jewish believers.
B) Gentile believers.
C) both of the above.
D) none of the above.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT true about the Mosaic law?

A) It was intended to be temporary.
B) It incited sin.
C) It was rendered obsolete by the coming of Christ.
D) It was defective.

Question 12

The term insinuatio refers to . . .

A) a rhetorical technique.
B) an attempt to soften up the audience before matters of contention are approached.
C) an attempt to establish rapport with the audience.
D) All of the above

Question 13

A synkrisis is . . .

A) a rhetorical device.
B) a comparison and contrast of two things.
C) a synthesized argument.
D) Both a and b
E) All of the above

Question 14

What does Paul mean when he calls a resurrection body a spiritual body?

A) It is an immaterial body.
B) It is made of spirit.
C) It is a body energized and sustained by the Holy Spirit.
D) None of the above

Question 15

When comparing Galatians and Romans, we notice that Paul uses the Abraham story in a . . .

A) similar way.
B) different way.
C) conflicting way.

Question 16

The theme of Romans is . . .

A) justification by grace through faith.
B) the righteousness of God.
C) the supremacy of Christ.
D) the law of the Spirit.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT among the faces of God's righteousness that your textbook notes?

A) God's wrath against sin
B) God's faithfulness to his promises
C) God's "setting right" of sinners
D) God's patience with humanity

Question 18

According to your author, the idea that while we are in fact sinners and scoundrels, nonetheless God is going to credit us as righteous now and forever because of what Jesus did on the cross for us is . . .

A) "legal fiction."
B) "the core of the Gospel."
C) "the effect of the Gospel."
D) "heresy."

Question 19

We see the largest number and variety of problems in the churches at . . .

A) Philippi
B) Thessalonike
C) Rome
D) Corinth

Question 20

In his correspondence with the Corinthian churches, Paul . . .

A) restricts himself to deliberative rhetoric.
B) restricts himself to epideictic rhetoric.
C) restricts himself to forensic rhetoric.
D) uses all of the above.

Question 21

The major problem among the churches at Corinth appears to have been . . .

A) sexual immorality.
B) disunity.
C) greed.
D) disrespect.

Question 22

According to your textbook, 1 Corinthians 7:1 "It is good for a man not to touch a woman [i.e., have sexual relations]" is . . .

A) not Paul's statement but the statement of someone/s in the churches at Corinth.
B) Paul's preference for celibacy.
C) Paul's negative view of marriage.
D) Paul's negative view of sexual relations.

Question 23

What does Witherington say 2 Corinthians is mainly about?

A) Christian unity
B) Holiness
C) Justification and sanctification
D) Paul's comparison of himself with false teachers

Question 24

Which epistle has been called the "quintessence of Pauline thought"?

A) Romans
B) Galatians
C) Ephesians
D) Philippians

Question 25

What does Paul boast about in 2 Corinthians?

A) his physical appearance
B) his rhetorical abilities
C) his education
D) his weakness

Question 26

Why do you think Paul wrote letter discourses that were so much longer than almost all other ancient letters?

Question 27

If you had to assess Paul's emphases in his discourses, would you say he put more emphasis on belief or on behavior? Why did he see both as very important to one's faith and salvation?

Question 28

How would you explain Paul's use of rhetoric, and why does he do it? Why does Paul say in Philemon that he would rather persuade than command Philemon to do something? What implication does this have for leaders today? Why in most cases is persuading better than demanding?

Question 29

What sort of problems did Paul's largely Gentile congregations have? Why do you think it is that so many of Paul's letters are troubleshooting or problem-solving letters? What sort of image does this leave in your mind when it comes to Paul's churches? Are they much different from churches today?