Question 1

The harsh words found in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 may have been:

Accepted Answer

A)  Part of an ancient baptismal formula 
B)  Inserted by a scribe at a later date 
C)  Intentionally altered while Paul was dictating to his scribe 
D)  Actually written by Luke 
A)  Part of an ancient baptismal formula 
B)  Inserted by a scribe at a later date 
C)  Intentionally altered while Paul was dictating to his scribe 
D)  Actually written by Luke

Question 2

Which of the following duties were not traditionally expected of women in Greco-Roman antiquity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Public engagement 
B)  Preparing food 
C)  Managing household finances 
D)  Educating children 
A)  Public engagement 
B)  Preparing food 
C)  Managing household finances 
D)  Educating children

Question 3

Why didn't Jesus preach social reform and teach people how to build a new society, a community of equals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because he believed society was doomed for destruction with the coming of the Son of Man and that its re-creation would be done by God 
B)  Because he believed it was too late; Satan had control of society 
C)  Because he didn't have to: people were taking his words to heart and reforming things on their own 
D)  Jesus did insist on radical social reform 
A)  Because he believed society was doomed for destruction with the coming of the Son of Man and that its re-creation would be done by God 
B)  Because he believed it was too late; Satan had control of society 
C)  Because he didn't have to: people were taking his words to heart and reforming things on their own 
D)  Jesus did insist on radical social reform

Question 4

During Jesus' ministry, women seem to have done all the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Anoint him with oil 
B)  Provide him with financial support 
C)  Participate in the Last Supper 
D)  Travel with him from Galilee to Jerusalem 
A)  Anoint him with oil 
B)  Provide him with financial support 
C)  Participate in the Last Supper 
D)  Travel with him from Galilee to Jerusalem

Question 5

According to the original text of Romans 16:7, how was Paul related to Andronicus and Junia?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were his blood brother and sister. 
B)  They were fellow apostles. 
C)  They were his jailers. 
D)  They were his enemies. 
A)  They were his blood brother and sister. 
B)  They were fellow apostles. 
C)  They were his jailers. 
D)  They were his enemies.

Question 6

Women were an important part of Jesus' ministry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Compare later Pauline Christian perceptions of women's roles in Christian assemblies. How do each of these groups appeal to Paul in their respective positions?

Accepted Answer

Since Paul's views of women could be int

Question 8

Besides the disciples of Jesus, which other early Jewish group seems to have benefited from the support of women?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Pharisees 
B)  The Essenes 
C)  The Zealots 
D)  The Cynics 
A)  The Pharisees 
B)  The Essenes 
C)  The Zealots 
D)  The Cynics

Question 9

Describe in detail the role of women within Paul's early assemblies. What were Paul's attitudes toward women in the Church? the evidence for women holding leadership positions in Christianity from the time of Jesus to the time of the Pastoral epistles. In what ways did women's leadership roles change over time? Why do you think this happened?

Accepted Answer

Paul's letters give somewhat mixed messa

Question 10

Women's roles in the church may have become curtailed as churches:

Accepted Answer

A)  Became more private, meeting in people's homes 
B)  Became more secular 
C)  Stopped worshiping Jesus 
D)  Grew in size and became more public 
A)  Became more private, meeting in people's homes 
B)  Became more secular 
C)  Stopped worshiping Jesus 
D)  Grew in size and became more public

Question 11

With what arena(s) were men's virtues associated?

Accepted Answer

A)  The public arena of power relations 
B)  The domestic arena of home 
C)  Both the public and the private arena 
D)  The gladiatorial arena 
A)  The public arena of power relations 
B)  The domestic arena of home 
C)  Both the public and the private arena 
D)  The gladiatorial arena

Question 12

In Paul's day, "widows" were not only women whose husbands had died and who never remarried, but also:

Accepted Answer

A)  Women who had no overlord in the role of husband (whether or not they had ever been married) 
B)  Women who had never been married 
C)  Women who remarried repeatedly 
D)  Any elderly woman 
A)  Women who had no overlord in the role of husband (whether or not they had ever been married) 
B)  Women who had never been married 
C)  Women who remarried repeatedly 
D)  Any elderly woman

Question 13

Women in the Greco-Roman world exercised authority in:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Senate 
B)  The workplace 
C)  The courts of law 
D)  The home 
A)  The Senate 
B)  The workplace 
C)  The courts of law 
D)  The home

Question 14

Being _________________ made people into "new creations," and new creations implied a new social order.

Accepted Answer

A)  anointed in Christ 
B)  baptized in Christ 
C)  taught in Sunday school 
D)  celibate 
A)  anointed in Christ 
B)  baptized in Christ 
C)  taught in Sunday school 
D)  celibate

Question 15

Describe how men and women of the Roman world largely understood gender difference. How did these ancient ideologies of gender come to affect the way proto-orthodox Christians came to organize themselves?

Accepted Answer

Students should be able to articulate th

Question 16

Even though the master-slave relationship was allowed to continue outside of church, within the church slaves were to be treated _________________ than their masters.

Accepted Answer

A)  better 
B)  with more respect 
C)  no differently 
D)  worse 
A)  better 
B)  with more respect 
C)  no differently 
D)  worse

Question 17

The Pastoral epistles and the Acts of Paul and Thecla take starkly opposite views of women and family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 24: From Pauls Female Colleagues to the Pastors Intimidated Women: the Oppression of Women in Early Christianity

The harsh words found in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 may have been:

Which of the following duties were not traditionally expected of women in Greco-Roman antiquity?

Why didn't Jesus preach social reform and teach people how to build a new society, a community of equals?

During Jesus' ministry, women seem to have done all the following except:

According to the original text of Romans 16:7, how was Paul related to Andronicus and Junia?

Women were an important part of Jesus' ministry.

Compare later Pauline Christian perceptions of women's roles in Christian assemblies. How do each of these groups appeal to Paul in their respective positions?

Besides the disciples of Jesus, which other early Jewish group seems to have benefited from the support of women?

Women's roles in the church may have become curtailed as churches:

With what arena(s) were men's virtues associated?

In Paul's day, "widows" were not only women whose husbands had died and who never remarried, but also:

Women in the Greco-Roman world exercised authority in:

Being _________________ made people into "new creations," and new creations implied a new social order.

Describe how men and women of the Roman world largely understood gender difference. How did these ancient ideologies of gender come to affect the way proto-orthodox Christians came to organize themselves?

Even though the master-slave relationship was allowed to continue outside of church, within the church slaves were to be treated _________________ than their masters.

The Pastoral epistles and the Acts of Paul and Thecla take starkly opposite views of women and family.

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The Synoptic Problem and Its Significance for Interpretation

Jesus, the Jewish Messiah: the Gospel According to Matthew

Jesus, the Savior of the World: the Gospel According to Luke

Jesus, the Man Sent From Heaven: the Gospel According to John

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Paul and the Crises of His Churches: 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, and Philemon

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