Question 1

More scholars think Paul wrote Colossians than think he wrote Ephesians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The book of Titus is most like

Accepted Answer

A)  1 Thessalonians. 
B)  1 Timothy. 
C)  2 Timothy. 
D)  Colossians. 
A)  1 Thessalonians. 
B)  1 Timothy. 
C)  2 Timothy. 
D)  Colossians. B

Question 3

Many scholars doubt Paul wrote 2 Thessalonians because of its eschatology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

All of the following were reasons for writing pseudonymously except

Accepted Answer

A)  for profit. 
B)  as an act of humility. 
C)  to gain authority for the work. 
D)  to become famous. 
A)  for profit. 
B)  as an act of humility. 
C)  to gain authority for the work. 
D)  to become famous.

Question 5

Timothy is more encouraging of marriage and family commitments than 1 Corinthians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Most scholars agree that 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus were all written by the same person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

"Paul" is in ____________ when he writes to the Colossians.

Accepted Answer

A)  Galatia 
B)  Colossae 
C)  prison 
D)  Jerusalem 
A)  Galatia 
B)  Colossae 
C)  prison 
D)  Jerusalem

Question 8

The Pastoral Epistles reflect a church structure differenrom the one reflected in Paul's undisputed letters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Nearly all scholars agree Paul wrote Ephesians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Colossians states that Christians have already been joined together with Christ in heaven.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The view of the resurrection in Colossians and Ephesians differs with that of Paul as found in Romans and the Corinthian correspondence. Pick a side and argue it, using as many specific examples from the text as possible. Keep in mind that the most persuasive arguments anticipate (and answer) counterarguments.

Accepted Answer

On the affirmative side, in the Corinthi

Question 12

Most scholars agree that Paul did not write the Pastoral Epistles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Compare and contrast the theological emphases of any of the following sets of texts: (i) 1 and 2 Thessalonians, (ii) 1 Corinthians and Colossians, and (iii) 1 Corinthians and Ephesians.

Accepted Answer

For 1 and 2 Thessalonians, see previous

Question 14

Which of the following is not among the reasons 1 Timothy offers for why women should not teach men?

Accepted Answer

A)  The church already has enough male teachers. 
B)  Women were created as secondary to men. 
C)  Women are like Eve. 
D)  Women are easily deceived. 
A)  The church already has enough male teachers. 
B)  Women were created as secondary to men. 
C)  Women are like Eve. 
D)  Women are easily deceived.

Question 15

The opponents in 1Timothy appear to resemble

Accepted Answer

A)  Montanists. 
B)  Marcionites. 
C)  Gnostics. 
D)  Ebionites. 
A)  Montanists. 
B)  Marcionites. 
C)  Gnostics. 
D)  Ebionites.

Question 16

Discuss the evidence for women's positions in Christianity from Jesus to the Pastoral epistles. In what ways did women's leadership roles change over time? Why do you think this happened?

Accepted Answer

The earliest Gospel traditions make clea

Question 17

The author of 2 Thessalonians claims all of the following about the end except it

Accepted Answer

A)  will come like a "thief in the night." 
B)  is still to come. 
C)  should not encourage apocalyptic freeloading. 
D)  will be preceded by certain events. 
A)  will come like a "thief in the night." 
B)  is still to come. 
C)  should not encourage apocalyptic freeloading. 
D)  will be preceded by certain events.

Question 18

Many churches probably developed a hierarchy of leadership because

Accepted Answer

A)  the apostles had died and the churches no longer had leadership. 
B)  Jesus ordained the clergy. 
C)  the heretical groups had leaders. 
D)  Paul instituted the hierarchy when he founded each church. 
A)  the apostles had died and the churches no longer had leadership. 
B)  Jesus ordained the clergy. 
C)  the heretical groups had leaders. 
D)  Paul instituted the hierarchy when he founded each church.

Question 19

The opponents in 1 Timothy seem to have been Gnostics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the churches that Paul founded, all of the following were true except

Accepted Answer

A)  there was no elder or overseer. 
B)  they believed everyone had received gifts from God's Spirit. 
C)  there was one man who was in charge. 
D)  when there was a problem they wrote to Paul for advice. 
A)  there was no elder or overseer. 
B)  they believed everyone had received gifts from God's Spirit. 
C)  there was one man who was in charge. 
D)  when there was a problem they wrote to Paul for advice.

Exam 25: In the Wake of Paul: Deutero-Pauline Epistles

More scholars think Paul wrote Colossians than think he wrote Ephesians.

The book of Titus is most like

Many scholars doubt Paul wrote 2 Thessalonians because of its eschatology.

All of the following were reasons for writing pseudonymously except

Timothy is more encouraging of marriage and family commitments than 1 Corinthians.

Most scholars agree that 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus were all written by the same person.

"Paul" is in ____________ when he writes to the Colossians.

The Pastoral Epistles reflect a church structure differenrom the one reflected in Paul's undisputed letters.

Nearly all scholars agree Paul wrote Ephesians.

Colossians states that Christians have already been joined together with Christ in heaven.

Most scholars agree that Paul did not write the Pastoral Epistles.

Compare and contrast the theological emphases of any of the following sets of texts: (i) 1 and 2 Thessalonians, (ii) 1 Corinthians and Colossians, and (iii) 1 Corinthians and Ephesians.

Which of the following is not among the reasons 1 Timothy offers for why women should not teach men?

The opponents in 1Timothy appear to resemble

Discuss the evidence for women's positions in Christianity from Jesus to the Pastoral epistles. In what ways did women's leadership roles change over time? Why do you think this happened?

The author of 2 Thessalonians claims all of the following about the end except it

Many churches probably developed a hierarchy of leadership because

The opponents in 1 Timothy seem to have been Gnostics.

In the churches that Paul founded, all of the following were true except

What Is the Bible

Why Is the Bible so Hard to Understand

The Book of Genesis

Who Wrote the Pentateuch

From Egypt to Mount Sinai: Exodus and Leviticus

From Mount Sinai to the Promised Land: Numbers and Deuteronomy

The Deuteronomistic History: Joshua and Judges

The Books of Samuel and Kings

The Early Israelite Prophets: Amos and Isaiah

Other Pre-Exilic Prophets: Hosea, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, and Habakkuk

The Historians of Exile and Return: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Beyond

The Exilic and Post-Exilic Prophets

The Poets of Ancient Israel

Storytellers in Ancient Israel

The Wisdom Literature

Jewish Apocalyptic Literature and the Apocrypha

The World of Jesus and His Followers

The Synoptic Problem and the Gospel of Mark

The Gospels of Matthew and Luke

The Gospel of John and the Later Gospels

The Historical Jesus

The Life of the Apostle Paul

The Letters of Paul

The Acts of the Apostles

The General Epistles and the Book of Revelation

Appendix: the Canon and Text of the Bible

Filters