Deck 14: Unity,freedom,and Christs Return

Question 1

Where is the most extensive commentary on life after death in the New Testament found?

A)Corinthians,chapter 15
B)Corinthians,chapter 13
C)1 Thessalonians,chapter 6
D)1 Thessalonians,chapter 12

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What policy did Paul establish in the Corinthian church to deal with believers who openly live a sinful life?

A)excommunication
B)confession
C)counseling
D)exorcism

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In his letters to the Corinthians,Paul spends more time and space than he does with any other church outlining the principles of

A)sexual ethics.
B)eschatology.
C)love and compassion.
D)medical ethics.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What was the main basis Paul's opponents had for challenging his apostolic authority?

A)his Roman citizenship
B)the fact that he never met the earthly Jesus or witnessed the resurrection
C)his allegiance with the Pharisees
D)the fact that Jesus didn't invite him to the Last Supper

Question 5

Who was a presiding officer in the Cenchreae church?

A)Luke
B)Paul
C)Priscilla
D)Phoebe

Question 6

In his quarrel with the Corinthians,Paul argues that God uses __________ in order to show divine strength.

A)the cross
B)fire
C)human weakness
D)natural disasters

Question 7

Why does Paul's proclamation of a crucified messiah offend Greeks?

A)Paul failed to give enough relevant supporting premises for his conclusion,and the Greeks couldn't accept a conclusion that resulted from an invalid argument form.
B)They couldn't handle the philosophy of dualism.
C)None of the Greek gods died,let alone in humiliation.
D)The proclamation is an absurdity to those who seek rational explanations of the universe.

Question 8

When the Thessalonians were worried about those who had died before Jesus' return,Paul reassured them that when the trumpet of the Final Judgment sounded,the Christian dead would be resurrected; in fact,they

A)would have God's special blessing.
B)would have been waiting in heaven until the full number of souls were collected.
C)would assist the living as they rose to meet Jesus in the air.
D)would rise first,ahead of those still alive.

Question 9

Paul regards singleness (being unmarried)as

A)a prerequisite to a higher spiritual state.
B)a practical response to the eschatological crisis.
C)unseemly for adult Christians.
D)a necessary condition for those entering the priesthood.

Question 10

Which city was the richest and most populous city in Greece in 27 BCE under the emperorship of Augustus?

A)Corinth
B)Ephesus
C)Athens
D)Philippi

Question 11

The recurrent "flavor" of Paul's letters is

A)apocalyptic.
B)comforting.
C)encouraging and soothing.
D)poetic.

Question 12

What evidence does Paul provide in his argument that not only is a believer's spirit resurrected but so too is the physical body?

A)that the conservation of matter necessitates the preservation of the body
B)that the postresurrection Jesus appeared to 500 people in the flesh
C)that,although the postresurrection Jesus was spirit only,he claimed that humans would keep the flesh
D)that the ancient Hebrew book of Leviticus supports this theory

Question 13

Paul's letters to the young Greek churches at Thessalonica and Corinth reveal that

A)the first Christians held remarkably similar opinions about belief and practice of the new religion because they all built upon a common foundation of Greek culture.
B)the first Christians held widely divergent opinions about belief and practice of the new religion.
C)the first churches in Greece were unified internally but bickered with each other.
D)the first churches in Greece challenged Paul to leadership by elevating an Orthodox leader that unified them against Jerusalem and Rome.

Question 14

On what did Paul claim that true apostleship depended?

A)the leader's virtue
B)the leader's strength of character
C)the leader's complete dependence on God
D)the proper anointing

Question 15

Paul reports that,as eschatological judge,Jesus serves the double function of punishing the disobedient and

A)deifying the obedient.
B)sending them to the abyss for eternity.
C)forgiving them if they repent.
D)vindicating the faithful.

Question 16

Why did Paul's proclamation of a crucified Messiah offend Jews?

A)Jesus didn't fit any of their prophesies.
B)The Messiah was not supposed to be associated with anything "unclean" such as blood and death.
C)The Jews weren't expecting the Messiah for another millennium.
D)The Messiah was supposed to be a victorious conqueror,not an executed criminal.

Question 17

Priscilla and Aquila were

A)Roman soldiers who protected Paul while he was in Rome.
B)harlots who were expelled from the church.
C)Jewish Christians who accompanied Paul on some of his journeys.
D)demons who infiltrated the early churches to cause trouble.

Question 18

Paul was convinced that Jesus' death and resurrection inaugurated the End time,and the Parousia was imminent.

Question 19

Agapē means

A)brotherly love.
B)erotic love.
C)selfless love.
D)divine love.

Question 20

Paul thought it was important that his apostolic credentials be recognized so that this message would be taken seriously.To the Thessalonians,he also justified himself by emphasizing the way he was while he was with them.What did he work hard to be?

A)well-read
B)honest
C)less intense
D)financially self-supporting

Question 21

Agapē love was first associated with the Greek goddess Aphrodite.

Question 22

Paul believed that he personally would witness the Parousia within his lifetime.

Question 23

According to Galatians,Christian equality transcends sex,class,race,and nationality.

Question 24

Many people in the churches Paul visited debated his teachings; however,nobody doubted his authority.

Question 25

Paul argues that the new faith is essentially compatible with individual pride.

Question 26

Paul thought that human reason,although necessary,is not sufficient,by itself,to know God.

Question 27

The "false wisdom" Paul refers to is really an attempt to discourage human competitiveness.

Question 28

Paul warned all the churches to stifle charismatic behavior on the grounds that enthusiastic visionaries would introduce falsehood.

Question 29

One of the gifts of the Spirit was super human strength.

Question 30

In Paul's day,Corinth was an agrarian,back-water village,relatively cut off from trade with other cities.

Question 31

Paul's letters are remarkably consistent with regard to the equality of women.

Question 32

Scholars believe that 1 Corinthians is really a patchwork of many different letters and 2 Corinthians is a single document.

Question 33

The Corinthians wrote back to Paul.

Question 34

The capital of the Roman province of Macedonia,during Paul's time,was Corinth.