Question 1

The most important thing in Paul's letters was Paul's interpretation of Jesus's preaching.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What was a main argument some scholars have that challenged some letters attributed to Paul as being actually from others?

Accepted Answer

A)  They challenged Paul's belief in justification by faith 
B)  They do not share the same kerygma or central message 
C)  They reflect a more established church than in Paul's time 
D)  They clearly do not have Paul's handwriting 
A)  They challenged Paul's belief in justification by faith 
B)  They do not share the same kerygma or central message 
C)  They reflect a more established church than in Paul's time 
D)  They clearly do not have Paul's handwriting

Question 3

What finally ensured that Paul would be tried in Rome and ultimately martyred?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paul appealed as a Roman citizen that this was his right 
B)  The governor Festus feared Paul would create a riot in Jerusalem 
C)  King Agrippa was decidedly anti-Christian and wanted the full weight of Roman law to fall on Paul 
D)  He was charged with being a "ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes." 
A)  Paul appealed as a Roman citizen that this was his right 
B)  The governor Festus feared Paul would create a riot in Jerusalem 
C)  King Agrippa was decidedly anti-Christian and wanted the full weight of Roman law to fall on Paul 
D)  He was charged with being a "ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes."

Question 4

Where was Paul raised?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rome 
B)  Nazareth 
C)  Jerusalem 
D)  Damascus 
A)  Rome 
B)  Nazareth 
C)  Jerusalem 
D)  Damascus

Question 5

To whom was Paul most successful in converting?

Accepted Answer

A)  God fearers 
B)  Rabbis 
C)  Peasant Jews 
D)  Leading civic leaders 
A)  God fearers 
B)  Rabbis 
C)  Peasant Jews 
D)  Leading civic leaders

Question 6

What does soteriology refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  What humans need to believe 
B)  How believers are to conduct oneself morally 
C)  The study of a Christian sect known as Soter 
D)  How humans are saved and from what 
A)  What humans need to believe 
B)  How believers are to conduct oneself morally 
C)  The study of a Christian sect known as Soter 
D)  How humans are saved and from what

Question 7

The author says that Paul's metaphysics seems confused.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What did the Judaizers believe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Judaism was meant to save Jews and was not interested in Gentiles 
B)  Anyone who believed in Jesus was a false Jew 
C)  Unless Judaism was suppressed, the Roman Empire would eventually fall 
D)  To become a convert to the new faith in Jesus, one had to become Jewish. 
A)  Judaism was meant to save Jews and was not interested in Gentiles 
B)  Anyone who believed in Jesus was a false Jew 
C)  Unless Judaism was suppressed, the Roman Empire would eventually fall 
D)  To become a convert to the new faith in Jesus, one had to become Jewish.

Question 9

The author attributes Paul as being the most important member of the early church in terms of church history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Most scholars think that Paul did not write some of the letters that have his name on them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The most important thing in Paul's letters was Paul's interpretation of Jesus's preaching.

What was a main argument some scholars have that challenged some letters attributed to Paul as being actually from others?

What finally ensured that Paul would be tried in Rome and ultimately martyred?

Where was Paul raised?

To whom was Paul most successful in converting?

What does soteriology refer to?

The author says that Paul's metaphysics seems confused.

What did the Judaizers believe?

The author attributes Paul as being the most important member of the early church in terms of church history.

Most scholars think that Paul did not write some of the letters that have his name on them.

Introduction

The Old Testament

Jesus and the New Testament

Christianity Becomes a Religion

The Life of the Early Church

The Imperial Church

The Great Fathers and the Quest for Union With God

Christianitys Spiritual Life

Expansion and Change in the East and North

The Church and the Western Empire

Medieval Piety and the Rise of the Universities

The Renaissance

The Reformation

The Catholic Reformation

The Enlightenment: From Conflict to Tolerance

Colonization and Missions

Christianity in the United States to the Civil War

Modern Challenges to Christianity

The Rise of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity

Modern Faith and Future Trends

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Exam 4: Development of Christianity in the New Testament

The most important thing in Paul's letters was Paul's interpretation of Jesus's preaching.

What was a main argument some scholars have that challenged some letters attributed to Paul as being actually from others?

What finally ensured that Paul would be tried in Rome and ultimately martyred?

Where was Paul raised?

To whom was Paul most successful in converting?

What does soteriology refer to?

The author says that Paul's metaphysics seems confused.

What did the Judaizers believe?

The author attributes Paul as being the most important member of the early church in terms of church history.

Most scholars think that Paul did not write some of the letters that have his name on them.

Introduction

The Old Testament

Jesus and the New Testament

Christianity Becomes a Religion

The Life of the Early Church

The Imperial Church

The Great Fathers and the Quest for Union With God

Christianitys Spiritual Life

Expansion and Change in the East and North

The Church and the Western Empire

Medieval Piety and the Rise of the Universities

The Renaissance

The Reformation

The Catholic Reformation

The Enlightenment: From Conflict to Tolerance

Colonization and Missions

Christianity in the United States to the Civil War

Modern Challenges to Christianity

The Rise of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity

Modern Faith and Future Trends

Filters