Chapter 25 Self Quiz

. Most scholars believe the same person wrote 2 Thessalonians and Colossians.

True

False

. The Pastoral epistles and the Acts of Paul and Thecla take similar positions on the role of women.

True

False

. Most scholars believe the same person wrote all three Pastoral epistles.

True

False

. Which of the following books is definitely not pseudonymous?

Second Thessalonians

First Corinthians

Titus

First Timothy

. Which of the following is pseudonymous?

First Corinthians

Second Corinthians

Third Corinthians

First Thessalonians

. Colossians appears to oppose:

Paul

Jewish mysticism

Gentiles

Marriage

. Scholars question the authorship of Colossians because:

The author's writing style is poor.

The author thinks that Christians already participate in Christ's resurrection.

The letter claims to have been co-written by Timothy.

Early Christians did not think Colossians was Pauline.

. All of the following are true about the Pastoral epistles except that:

They claim to have been written by Paul.

They are written to individuals.

They address false teachings.

They are addressed to church communities.

. One of the central concerns in the Pastoral epistles is:

Administration of the church

Explaining the delay of the parousia

Establishing Paul's authority

Establishing Timothy's authority

. In the churches that Paul founded, all of the following were true except:

There was no elder or overseer.

They believed everyone had received gifts from God's Spirit.

There was one man who was in charge.

When there was a problem they wrote to Paul for advice.

. Many churches probably developed a hierarchy of leadership because:

The apostles had died and the churches no longer had leadership.

Jesus ordained the clergy.

The heretical groups had leaders.

Paul instituted the hierarchy when he founded each church.

. Apostolic succession means that:

The apostles were in charge.

Churches could trace their clergy back to an apostle.

Paul's ministry to the Gentiles was divinely ordained.

The apostles came after Jesus.

. First Timothy makes Jesus' words authoritative by:

Setting them next to Paul's teachings

Setting them next to Jewish Scripture

Setting them next to Gospel teachings

Referring to them as divinely inspired

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