Question 1

How were Paul's household codes different than typical ancient Greco-Roman household codes?

Accepted Answer

A)  The head of the household is restricted. 
B)  Mutual submission between male and female is included. 
C)  Slaves are treated like people and not property. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  The head of the household is restricted. 
B)  Mutual submission between male and female is included. 
C)  Slaves are treated like people and not property. 
D)  All of the above

Question 2

Which letter involves Paul's heavy handed use of pathos or what Witherington calls "emotional arm twisting"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Philippians 
B)  Philemon 
C)  Colossians 
D)  Ephesians 
A)  Philippians 
B)  Philemon 
C)  Colossians 
D)  Ephesians

Question 3

Ephesians is a sermon while Colossians is a situation-specific discourse written according to the conventions of deliberative rhetoric

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the incarnation? What does it reveal about Christ?

Accepted Answer

The incarnation is a term used to refer

Question 5

In Ephesians 5:21-24 Paul argues for . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  mutual submission of all Christians to one another. 
B)  only wives submitting to their husbands. 
C)  only husbands submitting to their wives. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  mutual submission of all Christians to one another. 
B)  only wives submitting to their husbands. 
C)  only husbands submitting to their wives. 
D)  None of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Colossians, Ephesians, Philemon and Philippians are usually viewed by scholars as some of the later letters by Paul. 
B)  A majority of scholars accept Colossians as written by Paul. 
C)  The authorship of Ephesians is debated more and about half of scholars think it is written by Paul. 
D)  The authorship of Philemon is heavily debated and most do not think that it is written by Paul. 
A)  Colossians, Ephesians, Philemon and Philippians are usually viewed by scholars as some of the later letters by Paul. 
B)  A majority of scholars accept Colossians as written by Paul. 
C)  The authorship of Ephesians is debated more and about half of scholars think it is written by Paul. 
D)  The authorship of Philemon is heavily debated and most do not think that it is written by Paul.

Question 7

Colossians and Ephesians are Paul's only letters that employ Asiatic rhetoric.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following are characteristics of Asiatic rhetoric?

Accepted Answer

A)  Long sentences 
B)  Fanciful style 
C)  Ornate sentences 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Long sentences 
B)  Fanciful style 
C)  Ornate sentences 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

What type of documents are Colossians and Ephesians, and what type of rhetoric do they employ? Which was written first?

Accepted Answer

Colossians is a situation-specific docum

Question 10

Tradition about Onesimus states that he . . . was martyred.

Accepted Answer

A)  ran away again and did not return to Philemon. 
B)  went on to be a bishop and leader in the church. 
C)  None of the above 
A)  ran away again and did not return to Philemon. 
B)  went on to be a bishop and leader in the church. 
C)  None of the above

How were Paul's household codes different than typical ancient Greco-Roman household codes?

Which letter involves Paul's heavy handed use of pathos or what Witherington calls "emotional arm twisting"?

Ephesians is a sermon while Colossians is a situation-specific discourse written according to the conventions of deliberative rhetoric

What is the incarnation? What does it reveal about Christ?

In Ephesians 5:21-24 Paul argues for . . .

Which of the following is NOT true?

Colossians and Ephesians are Paul's only letters that employ Asiatic rhetoric.

Which of the following are characteristics of Asiatic rhetoric?

What type of documents are Colossians and Ephesians, and what type of rhetoric do they employ? Which was written first?

Tradition about Onesimus states that he . . . was martyred.

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The Literature of the New Testament

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First-Century Family Values

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The Most Popular Gospel-Matthew

Luke the Historians Two-Volume Work-Lukeacts

The Last Word on Jesus-The Beloved Disciples Testimony in the Gospel of John

Paul-Outlines of the Life and Letters of the Apostle

Paul the Letter Writer Part One: The Earlier Letters

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

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

The Sermon of James the Just-Jesus Brother

Jude-The Other Brother and His Eschatological Thinking-Jude

The Suffering Servant-1 Peter

Hebrews: the Sermon of the Famous Anonymous Preacher-Hebrews

A Beloved Sermon and Two Elderly Letters-13 John

Picking up the Pieces, Forming up the Canon-2 Peter

Apocalypse Later-The Book of Revelation

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How were Paul's household codes different than typical ancient Greco-Roman household codes?

Which letter involves Paul's heavy handed use of pathos or what Witherington calls "emotional arm twisting"?

Ephesians is a sermon while Colossians is a situation-specific discourse written according to the conventions of deliberative rhetoric

What is the incarnation? What does it reveal about Christ?

In Ephesians 5:21-24 Paul argues for . . .

Which of the following is NOT true?

Colossians and Ephesians are Paul's only letters that employ Asiatic rhetoric.

Which of the following are characteristics of Asiatic rhetoric?

What type of documents are Colossians and Ephesians, and what type of rhetoric do they employ? Which was written first?

Tradition about Onesimus states that he . . . was martyred.

The Texture of the Text of the New Testament

The Literature of the New Testament

Jesus of Nazareth in His Early Jewish Setting

First-Century Family Values

The Earliest Good News-Marks Gospel

The Most Popular Gospel-Matthew

Luke the Historians Two-Volume Work-Lukeacts

The Last Word on Jesus-The Beloved Disciples Testimony in the Gospel of John

Paul-Outlines of the Life and Letters of the Apostle

Paul the Letter Writer Part One: The Earlier Letters

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

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

The Sermon of James the Just-Jesus Brother

Jude-The Other Brother and His Eschatological Thinking-Jude

The Suffering Servant-1 Peter

Hebrews: the Sermon of the Famous Anonymous Preacher-Hebrews

A Beloved Sermon and Two Elderly Letters-13 John

Picking up the Pieces, Forming up the Canon-2 Peter

Apocalypse Later-The Book of Revelation

The Making of the New Testament-Did the Canon Misfire

Q Material, Synoptic Writers, and Pseudonymous Documents in the New Testament

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