Chapter 14 Self Quiz

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. According to Paul, circumcision _____.

was painful and therefore unnecessary correct incorrect

was of the utmost importance for Christians correct incorrect

made no difference in whether a person was righteous correct incorrect

was a personal choice for Christians correct incorrect

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. Galatians is unique among the undisputed Pauline letters because _____.

it is a compilation of two letters correct incorrect

it contains no thanksgiving correct incorrect

it is not addressed to a Christian community correct incorrect

it contains no prescript correct incorrect

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. Paul founded the Galatian churches _____.

by setting up shop in an insula correct incorrect

by preaching in the synagogue correct incorrect

by sending Timothy to the area correct incorrect

when he fell ill in the area correct incorrect

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. Paul's opponents in Galatia appear to have _____.

questioned Paul's authority to preach correct incorrect

fully supported Paul's gospel correct incorrect

insisted on rebaptizing the Galatians correct incorrect

preached primarily in the local synagogue correct incorrect

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. Paul countered his Galatian opponents by saying that he _____.

received knowledge about Jesus from the disciples correct incorrect

was an eyewitness to Jesus' ministry correct incorrect

received his knowledge directly from God correct incorrect

had been baptized by John correct incorrect

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. One way Paul argued against his Galatian opponents was _____.

to point out that the apostles agreed with him correct incorrect

to point to the Gospels correct incorrect

to send Phoebe to them correct incorrect

to work miracles correct incorrect

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. Which of the apostles joined Paul in Antioch and stopped eating with the gentiles?

Cephas correct incorrect

James correct incorrect

Titus correct incorrect

Matthew correct incorrect

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. According to Paul, a person is justified by _____.

adhering to the Law correct incorrect

being circumcised correct incorrect

faith in Christ correct incorrect

believing in the virgin birth correct incorrect

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. According to Paul, gentiles fulfill the law by _____.

circumcision correct incorrect

keeping the Sabbath correct incorrect

observing the dietary laws correct incorrect

loving one another correct incorrect

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. Euodia and Syntyche were _____.

missionaries who traveled with Paul correct incorrect

bishops in Galatia correct incorrect

women causing problems in Philippi correct incorrect

Paul's patrons correct incorrect

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. Philemon is different from the other undisputed letters because _____.

it is addressed to a church he did not found correct incorrect

it argues against an apocalyptic worldview correct incorrect

it argues that gentiles must be circumcised correct incorrect

it is addressed to an individual correct incorrect

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. Onesimus was _____.

a missionary correct incorrect

a slave correct incorrect

one of Jesus' disciples correct incorrect

a slaveholder correct incorrect

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. Which Pauline letters includes a Christ poem?

Philemon correct incorrect

Philippians correct incorrect

Galatians correct incorrect

Romans correct incorrect

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. Paul's letter to the Galatians is best characterized as _____.

friendly correct incorrect

justified correct incorrect

pro-circumcision correct incorrect

angry correct incorrect

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. What is one likely reason for Paul's relative lack of attention to social inequities?

his apocalyptic outlook correct incorrect

He noted other apostles were taking care of such issues. correct incorrect

the absence of such issues in the Gospels correct incorrect

His correspondence never offered occasions to deal with such issues. correct incorrect