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Chapter 24 Self Quiz
From Paul’s Female Colleagues to the Pastor’s Intimidated Women: The Oppression of Women in Early Christianity
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The epistle of James argues against Paul's view of justification.
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Paul and Jesus each taught the love of one's neighbor as the means of fulfilling the Law.
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In the
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Paul wrote to the Corinthians that the only thing that mattered to him was:
Christ crucified
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Following the Law
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Approval from the apostles
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Jesus' teachings
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Which of the following books seems to stand as a correction to a misunderstanding of Paul's teaching on justification by faith?
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Acts of
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James
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Matthew
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Philippians
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The book of James says that people are:
Doomed to eternal judgment
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Justified by works
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Justified by faith
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Justified by baptism
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In the
Acts of Paul
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Christ crucified
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Marriage
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Celibacy
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Against arranged marriages
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According to both Jesus and Paul, how can the Law be summed up?
Love one another.
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Obey those in authority over you.
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Do not question authority.
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you (i.e., the Golden Rule).
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Did Paul teach that total sexual abstinence was necessary?
Yes. It was necessary for salvation.
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Yes. It was necessary before one could be baptized.
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No. Paul said that it was desirable for the sake of the gospel, but that sex was acceptable for married couples.
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No. Paul said that sex was not to be thought of as any different than any other biological function.
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Who were the "twelve tribes in the Dispersion" in the book of James?
The original twelve tribes of Israel
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Unnamed Christians living outside Palestine
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Modern-day Jews who never moved back to Israel
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Christian Jews living inside Palestine
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What does James mean when he says that those who fail to do good works, or deeds, have a faith that is "dead"?
Their faith is ineffective.
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Their faith is really in themselves.
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Their faith is not authentic.
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Their faith is empowered by Satan.
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Why did the Gnostics claim Paul as their ultimate authority?
Because Paul was the first Christian Gnostic
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Because Paul preached sexual renunciation, just as the Gnostics did
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Because Paul helped liberate the Gnostics from the enforced subservience of marriage
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Because Paul referred to "mysteries" in the gospel that were "hidden" and only available to those who were "mature," just as the Gnostics did
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Which book shows that some may have interpreted Paul as meaning that good works don't matter?
Matthew
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James
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First Peter
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First John
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