Question 1

Paul taught that Gentiles did not need to convert to Judaism to become followers of Christ.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Another term for "pseudepigrapha" is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Forgery 
B)  Pen name 
C)  Apocrypha 
D)  Apocalypse 
A)  Forgery 
B)  Pen name 
C)  Apocrypha 
D)  Apocalypse A

Question 3

Why would Paul's assertion that salvation was available to Gentiles seem counterintuitive to Jews of his day?

Accepted Answer

Paul was a Pharisee and admitted that he was an active persecutor of Christians. After he converted, however, he became the most important figure in the spread of early Christianity. His importance was due not only to his missionary zeal, but also to his mission to the Gentiles. According to Paul, the salvation that came through faith in Jesus was available to all people, not just to Jews. Paul, moreover, taught that Gentiles should not convert to Judaism, because Jesus brought God's promises to all people. This message of universality would sound strange to Jews in antiquity: if Jesus was the Jewish messiah and his coming was in accordance with God's plan, then this salvation should have been brought to God's chosen people, the people with whom he had made a covenant. Paul, though, spent his missionary life arguing vehemently against the exclusivity of salvation.

Question 4

Which of the following do most scholars believe was written by Paul?

Accepted Answer

A)  First Timothy 
B)  Second Timothy 
C)  First Thessalonians 
D)  Titus 
A)  First Timothy 
B)  Second Timothy 
C)  First Thessalonians 
D)  Titus

Question 5

Paul referred to Jesus as:

Accepted Answer

A)  The second member of the Trinity 
B)  The Lamb of God 
C)  The firstfruits of the resurrection 
D)  The Word 
A)  The second member of the Trinity 
B)  The Lamb of God 
C)  The firstfruits of the resurrection 
D)  The Word

Question 6

Paul emphasizes the covenant with Abraham as being for all people, not only for the Jews.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Scholars divide Paul's letters into three groups. What are these three categories, what books do they contain, and how does this categorization relate to the concept of pseudepigraphy in antiquity?

Accepted Answer

Writings under a false name are called p

Question 8

Before his encounter with Christ, Paul struggled with guilt as a result of his inability to keep the Jewish Law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Acts and Paul's genuine letters disagree on all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Paul's itinerary 
B)  Whether Paul went straight to Jerusalem after his conversion 
C)  That Paul referred to himself as a Jew 
D)  Whether Paul always tried to minister to Jews in the synagogues before preaching to Gentiles 
A)  Paul's itinerary 
B)  Whether Paul went straight to Jerusalem after his conversion 
C)  That Paul referred to himself as a Jew 
D)  Whether Paul always tried to minister to Jews in the synagogues before preaching to Gentiles

Question 10

In general terms, what was Paul's modus operandi? How, in other words, did Paul spread the gospel to Gentiles? What purpose did his letters serve in his ministry?

Accepted Answer

After his conversion, Paul's missionary

Question 11

Paul's usual practice seems to have been to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Focus on cities with no previous Christian presence 
B)  Focus on cities where Judaism was widespread 
C)  Avoid visiting the synagogue at all costs 
D)  Augment Christian communities established by other missionaries 
A)  Focus on cities with no previous Christian presence 
B)  Focus on cities where Judaism was widespread 
C)  Avoid visiting the synagogue at all costs 
D)  Augment Christian communities established by other missionaries

Question 12

Most scholars believe Paul wrote thirteen New Testament letters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Paul wrote his letters around:

Accepted Answer

A)  10 B.C.E. 
B)  15 C.E. 
C)  35 C.E. 
D)  50 C.E. 
A)  10 B.C.E. 
B)  15 C.E. 
C)  35 C.E. 
D)  50 C.E.

Question 14

Paul was a Pharisee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Paul taught that the Jewish Law:

Accepted Answer

A)  Was impossible to keep 
B)  Shows that everyone is alienated from God 
C)  Was abolished by Christ 
D)  Was unnecessary 
A)  Was impossible to keep 
B)  Shows that everyone is alienated from God 
C)  Was abolished by Christ 
D)  Was unnecessary

Exam 18: Paul the Apostle: the Man and His Mission

Paul taught that Gentiles did not need to convert to Judaism to become followers of Christ.

Another term for "pseudepigrapha" is:

Why would Paul's assertion that salvation was available to Gentiles seem counterintuitive to Jews of his day?

Which of the following do most scholars believe was written by Paul?

Paul referred to Jesus as:

Paul emphasizes the covenant with Abraham as being for all people, not only for the Jews.

Scholars divide Paul's letters into three groups. What are these three categories, what books do they contain, and how does this categorization relate to the concept of pseudepigraphy in antiquity?

Before his encounter with Christ, Paul struggled with guilt as a result of his inability to keep the Jewish Law.

Acts and Paul's genuine letters disagree on all of the following except:

In general terms, what was Paul's modus operandi? How, in other words, did Paul spread the gospel to Gentiles? What purpose did his letters serve in his ministry?

Paul's usual practice seems to have been to:

Most scholars believe Paul wrote thirteen New Testament letters.

Paul wrote his letters around:

Paul was a Pharisee.

Paul taught that the Jewish Law:

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