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NT exam #2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 66 Books in Bible | Old Testament: 39, New Testament: 27 |
| Pseudepigraphy | Falsely attributed work |
| Pharisees | Group Paul belonged to |
| Epistles or letters written by Paul | 13 |
| Paul's conversion | Happened on Damascus road, blinded for 3 days |
| 1 Corinthians 15 | List of witnesses to Jesus' resurrection |
| Ananias | Restored Paul's sight and baptized him |
| Paul | Tent maker, wrote almost 1/2 of NT, first name was Saul |
| Salvation | Comes by Grace and Faith |
| Ephesians and Colossians | Connected by author, themes, theology |
| Christ:Hymn | Philippians 2:5 |
| Benediction | Short blessing |
| Amanuensis | Scribe who dictated letters for the apostles |
| Epistolography | Writing letters with their relationship between writer and reader |
| Structure/format of letters | Salutation, Thanksgiving, Main Body, Closing |
| Papyrus | Material letters were generally written on |
| Romans | Longest letter of Paul's undisputed |
| Justification by Faith | Act of being put in right relationship with God |
| Sanctification | Being made holy or righteous by God |
| Christian Freedom | Theological theme of Galatians |
| Agapé | Love, occurs more in Ephesians than any other NT book |
| Baptist | Participate in the death and resurrection of Christ |
| Church Unity | "Temple of God", refers to "Body of Christ" |
| Lord's Supper | Celebration reflecting on unity, like a potluck dinner |
| Love Chapter | 1 Corinthians 13, Agapé "The most excellent way" |
| Apostolic Authority | Qualifications for Apostleship given by Paul |
| Galatians | Angry letter, addresses accepting circumcision and other Jewish laws for salvation |
| Circumcision | Sign of commitment in OT, not necessary for salvation |
| Cross | One way of salvation, according to Galatians |
| Ephesians and Colossians | Literary siblings |
| Mystery | Something that had once been hidden but is now revealed to God's people |
| Divine Mystery | Revealed by the Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets |
| Crucifixion and exaltation | Two stages of the Divine Mystery |
| Epaphroditus | Sent by the church to take care of Paul |
| Incarnation | Doctrine that Jesus was God come to earth as a human being |
| Preexistence of Christ | Form of God, doctrine of the Trinity |
| Philippians 1:6 | Verse about God's work in one's life |
| Koinōnia | Greek for Christian Fellowship, "co |
| The Cosmic Christ | Ruler of the universe, reconciler in heaven and on earth |
| Eschatology | Refers to the end of times, death, judgment, and final destiny of the soul |
| Thessalonica | Commercial city with around 100,000 people |
| Insula | Building with living quarters on top floor and shops on the bottom |
| Parousia | Second coming of Christ |
| Idleness | Lazy people, keep working until Christ returns |
| The typical structure of an ancient letter was | salutation, thanksgiving, main body, closing |
| The pastoral Letters are | the three letters addressed to colleagues of Paul entrusted with pastoral leadership of churches: 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus |
| Paul understood his life-changing revelation of Jesus on the road to Damascus as | A prophetic call |
| Paul's interest in Jesus focuses mainly on | Jesus' death and resurrection |
| In the book of Acts, Paul is also known by his Hebrew name | saul |
| Theologically, Paul understands Jesus to be | the image of God, the Son of God, and Lord |
| What trade was Paul known for? | tent maker |
| According to Paul's letters and Acts, which of the following is an aspect of Paul's early life? | Paul was a Pharisee ,Paul was a Roman citizen, Paul studied under the famous Rabbi Gamaliel |
| In Christian letters, a Benediction is used customarily by many of the authors. What is a Benediction? | A blessing found as a closing for the letter |
| Which of the following is not a feature of letter writing in ancient times as reflected in the New Testament letters? | The mandatory use of official Roman stamps (or imprints) on letters. |
| Paul tells the Corinthians that he decided to know nothing among them but Christ | Crucified |
| In his teaching on the resurrection, Paul emphasized in 1 Corinthians 15 that | those who are raised by Christ will have new, glorified bodies |
| Problems arose around the Lord's Supper in the Corinthian church because | wealthier members were eating the food before the lower class members arrived after long working hours |
| According to 1 Corinthians 13, what will abide forever? | faith, hope, and love |
| Though there may be more, a close reading of 1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians reveals that Paul actually wrote ___________ letters to the Corinthians. | 4 |
| As dealt with in 2 Corinthians 8-9, Paul organized a fund-raising campaign among his churches for the Jerusalem Church, which had the purpose of | demonstrating the unity of Gentile and Jewish believers |
| According to the Corinthian letters, Paul's qualifications for apostleship include all of the following except ___ | one who was designated one of the twelve apostles by Jesus |
| The term justification derives from the language of God's covenant with Israel. Justification means | the act of being put into a right relationship with God |
| Given the abrupt changes in tone and content in 2 Corinthians, some scholars argue that this writing is really _______ | a compilation of several letters |
| One image for explaining how Christ justifies people is reconciliation, which means | Jesus offers his own life to restore the broken relationship between people and God |
| Paul claims that if the Galatians seek justification (a right relation with God) by observing the law they are nullifying | The Grace of God |
| Why does Paul think the Galatians are fools? | They want to be circumcised. |
| According to Ephesians, what was the mysterious plan of God? | To unite all people in Christ. |
| Ephesians is remarkably similar and has close parallels to material found in what other New Testament letter, which has resulted in the two letters being called "literary siblings"? | Colossians |
| According to Ephesians, the mysterious plan of God is accomplished in what two stages? | Jesus' crucifixion and exaltation |
| The theme of fellowship in Paul's letter to the the Philippians is exemplified by Paul's repeated references to the members of their church as | Siblings. |
| Paul's letter to the Philippians is best designated as | A friendship letter. |
| Paul indicates to the Philippians that suffering can actually have all of the following positive effects except | Suffering for Christ completes their salvation. |
| Paul urges the Philippians to have humility, which in this letter means | To put others first and consciously seek what is best for others over what may be best for one's self. |
| In Philippians the doctrine of Incarnation states that Jesus was God come to earth as a human being. The ministry of Christ Jesus reveals this through: | He was born in human likeness, and He lived and died as a human being, Philippians 2:7-8. He was exalted by God to be Lord of all,Philippians 9:11. He was in "the form of God" from Philippians 2:6. |
| In addition to its parallels with Ephesians, Colossians is also closely tied to the production of this Pauline letter. | Philemon |
| Realized eschatology functions in Colossians to | Assure the Colossians that no power in the universe is able to affect those who believe in Christ. |
| According to Colossians, spiritual growth and maturity is attained by | Remaining steadfast in what they have already been taught. |
| The image in Colossians of people stripping off old ways of being human and clothing themselves with virtuous behavior may drive from | Early Christian baptismal practices. |
| Colossians presents Christ as exalted and cosmic in all of the following ways except | Christ descended to Hades. |
| One notable characteristic of 1 Thessalonians is the number of times that Paul | Reminds his readers of things that they already know. |
| In 1 Thessalonians, Paul addresses concerns about those who died | Before Christ returned. |
| First Thessalonians has the distinction of being | The earliest of Paul's letters that have survived. |
| Although both 1 and 2 Thessalonians address similar topics, the tone of the second letter is usually thought to be more | Stern and strident. |
| In dealing with the issue of idleness. 2 Thessalonians states that anyone unwilling to work should | Not share in the church's meal. |
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