New Testament Midterm 2

Question 1

• Who was the Greek philosopher responsible for many of the views of the ancient Greeks?

Answer 1

Plato - Truth can’t be found empirically because the world is unreliable.

Outside worlds contains things in their perfect forms

Question 2

How did Plato’s teachings impact the way people saw the world?

Answer 2

People became distrustful of the world and their own bodies.

Didn’t want to be resurrected, other strange conflicts.

Question 3

Ascetics

Answer 3

Deny the physical body, the things it wants are wrong.

This view eventually wins out in the Christian church.

Question 4

Hedonists

Answer 4

Doesn’t matter what you do with the body.

Pleasure is the only good thing in life.

Question 5

Honor and Shame in the Ancient World

Answer 5

Natural Order - Certain types of beings dominated or ruled over other beings.

God - Men - Women - Children - Animals

Honor was currency of ancient world.

Shame - when you mess up, you shame the people higher than you. Shame is stepping out of social order

Question 6

What were the major problems of the Corinthian church?

Answer 6

Disunity - Divisions about who to follow

Status obsessed city

Question 7

What image does Paul use to unify his fractured congregation? (Corinth)

Answer 7

The Cross

Question 8

What did many Christians associate the cross with?

Answer 8

Tree of Life

Body Hangs on the cross like fruit hangs on the tree.

Question 9

What are Paul’s views on marriage?

Answer 9

General - Reciprocity

Widows / Divorced - Stay Single

On the Rocks - Stay Married

Part Member Marriage - If they support, stay
married

Engaged - Do you really want to marry with second coming nigh?

Question 10

What is Christian liberty, and what issues raises it?

Answer 10

Criteria:
Holy Spirit must Approve
Can’t be a stumbling block for the week

Issue that raised it:
Eating meat that had been offered to idols

Question 11

How does Paul react to issue of dress standards?

Answer 11

Men cover heads

Women don’t cover heads

More than anything else, Paul wants the church to live in harmony

Question 12

What does Paul say about women speaking in church?

Answer 12

Women should remain silent in church, questions asked to men at home.

JST replaces “speak” with “rule”

This may have simple been confirming that the appointed Bishop was in charge of church services, even though they were held in the home.

Question 13

Faith

Answer 13

Loyalty, Trust

Question 14

Hope

Answer 14

Expectation

Question 15

Charity

Answer 15

Agape - Self Sacrificing Love

Question 16

How does Paul understand “celestial” and “terrestrial”?

Answer 16

Celestial - heavenly - our resurrected bodies

Terrestrial - Earthly -

Question 17

Evidence for baptism of dead in ancient world?

Answer 17

1 Cor. 15:29

Why baptize for the dead if you don’t believe in the resurrection?

Also montanists, and marcionites

Question 18

Who are Paul’s opponents?

Answer 18

Super Apostles

Jewish

Believe in Jesus

Valued Rhetoric

Boastful

Accepted Money

Question 19

How do the Corinthians feel about Paul’s appearance?

Answer 19

Weak Physical Presence
Manual Labor
Poor Rhetoric
Won’t accept money

Question 20

How does Paul defend himself against the Super Apostles?

Answer 20

Says all bad things that happened to him

Tries to avoid boasting

Says Christ’s grace can turn his weakness into strength

Question 21

What is Paul’s thorn?

Answer 21

An impediment, perhaps bad eyesight

Question 22

What is Paul’s theology of suffering?

Answer 22

He is strongest when he is weakest

Question 23

How many different letters did Paul write to the Corinthians?

Answer 23

4 (we have 2)

Question 24

Main problem in second corinthians?

Answer 24

Inverted value system

Question 25

Why is Paul arrested and almost killed?

Answer 25

People claimed that Paul took gentiles into the temple.

Question 26

What are Paul's "prison epistle?"

Answer 26

Colossians, Ephesians, Philippians, Philemon

Question 27

Felix

Answer 27

Procurator Said he'd let Paul go if he was paid (bribe). Paul spends 2 years under house arrest

Question 28

Festus

Answer 28

Felix's replacement. Asks Jews what they want with Paul, they want him tried in Jerusalem. Paul appeals to Rome.

Question 29

Herod Agrippa II

Answer 29

Tells Festus technically Paul is free to go, but Paul had already appealed to Rome. Paul goes to Rome and is eventually executed.

Question 30

What type of custody did Paul enjoy in Rome?

Answer 30

Military

Question 31

What is the Colossian heresy?

Answer 31

Taking elements of popular culture and integrating them into the Christian church. Syncretism

Question 32

What is a Christ-Hymn?

Answer 32

Christological poems about Jesus. May have been sung or recited at early Christian meetings.

Question 33

Why were angels such a problem for the Colossian church?

Answer 33

They didn't know where to put Jesus in he divine hierarchy

Question 34

What does Paul teach about Jesus in the Colossian Christ-hymn.

Answer 34

Jesus is the image of the invisible God. Jesus was created by God. Jesus created everything else (even the Angels!) Christ is 100% divine

Question 35

General Sense of superstition in ancient world?

Answer 35

Key part of the culture, amulets, etc Strong believe in fate

Question 36

What does Paul mean when he speaks of pre-destination?

Answer 36

House of Israel, no individual

Question 37

What does Paul teach about evil?

Answer 37

Evil is real. Prince of the power of the air is real with fiery darts Armor of God metaphor

Question 38

What role does Ephesus play in the Great Apostasy

Answer 38

Ground zero or apostasy

Question 39

Where does Paul stress unity to the Ephesians?

Answer 39

Doctrine Against the World Family - wives submit God and you (armor of God)

Question 40

What does Paul mean when he encourages wives to submit to husbands?

Answer 40

Husband is to wife and Jesus is to the Church Jesus gave everything for the church Wives should feel comfortable submitting because of the love that husbands show

Question 41

Corinth

Answer 41

Most Problematic Church Port city with traffic Patron deity is Aphrodite Social Classes

Question 42

1 Corinthians

Answer 42

Problems with unity, who to follow Marriage Unity with the Cross Christian Liberty Dress Standards

Question 43

2 Corinthians

Answer 43

Inverted Value System Super Apostles

Question 44

Colossians

Answer 44

Melting Pot for Religious Expression, resulted in syncretism

Question 45

Ephesians

Answer 45

Artemis was chief deity - Unity in the face of apostasy and faith in the face of fear ( 4 things) People were obsessed with fate

Question 46

What are Pauls feelings toward the Phillipians?

Answer 46

His favorite church

Question 47

Who does Paul accept financial support from?

Answer 47

Philippians

Question 48

What does Paul teach in the Philippian Christ hymn?

Answer 48

Christ descended, and after his death was Exalted (kenosis) We should be of the same mind as Christ - prepared to descend and suffer

Question 49

Who was Paul's true Yokefellow?

Answer 49

Perhaps is wife. Maybe Lydia, the seller of purple

Question 50

Admonition of Paul

Answer 50

13th article of faith Philippians 4:8

Question 51

Phillipians

Answer 51

Paul's favorite congregation Be prepared to descend below all things Accepted financial support

Question 52

Who was Philemon, Onesimus? Where do they live?

Answer 52

Onesimus was Philemon's slave. Live in Colossae, with his wife Apphia.

Question 53

How common was slavery in ancient world?

Answer 53

Extremely common - 30% of Rome was slaves.

Question 54

What does it mean to be redeemed?

Answer 54

Literally to buy a slave to set them free. When Paul says servant, the real translation is slave.

Question 55

Philemon

Answer 55

Personal letter trying to get Philemon and Onesimus to reconcile.