Paul's Letters Flashcards
Surrounded by Ephesus, known as one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.
Temple of Artimis
St. Nicholas’s hometown
Patara
Doesn’t have a good relationship with Paul. He left Paul.
John Mark
Magician who challenged Paul
Elimas
Where Paul gave his farewell speech
Miletus
Church leader of Jerusalem
James
Paul’s birthplace
Tarsus
Replaced Felix as governor of Caesura
Porcius Festus
Radical Zealots
Sicarii
Roman proconsul who was converted by Paul
Sergius Palus
Cult of Aphrodite is located here
Paphos
St. Barnabas’s home and the first step on Paul’s journey
Salamias
The city where Paul is baptized
Damascus
Who baptized Paul
Ananias
A missionary from Tarsus who traveled with Paul on his first journey
Barnabas
What happened when Paul returned from his first journey?
He took the Gentiles’ temple and was arrested - Everything was negative.
What background does Paul come from?
Educated, Roman, Jewish
Why is Paul thrown out of Ephesus?
Turned people from Idols and silversmiths. He hurt the economy and politics.
What happened to Paul at the end of 64 AD?
HE was beheaded under the Neronian persecution.
What do biblical scholars consider Paul?
First real theologian
What was the end result of the Jerusalem Conference?
Don’t have to become Jewish before Christian
How was Paul treated in Rome?
Very well
Why does Paul write the 2nd letter to the Thesolonians?
Rumor spread that they missed Christ’s coming back, and Paul writes to them to tell them that it’s false and that it is not true unless it comes from him.
Was Paul successful in Athens?
No
How was Paul treated by fellow Jews
Not well. They saw him as a liar and a traitor.
What city does John Mark leave the group in?
Perga
Why did Felix and Dressiula keep APul around for 2 years>
Dressiula liked Paul’s message until he began to talk about adultery. Felix wanted to get a ransom for Paul.
Which city was the Roman capital of Asia?
Ephesus
Where is Paul taken after he was arrested in Jerusalem?
Caesura
Who went with Paul on his 2nd missionary journey?
Silias, Timothy, and Luke
What is true about Thessolonica?
- Largest city in Macedonia
- Seat of Roman government
- Paul stayed there for 3 weeks
- Reasoned in Synagogues
- Jews and Greeks believed
- Taught Eschalcon
What is true about Corinth?
- City of the two seas
- Great commercial prosperity and luxury
- Name synonyms with sex (Corinth girl)
- Colonists poor, but freed the slaves.
Where does Paul ship wreck?
Malta
In which city does Luke join Paul?
Troas
What city does Paul have a vision of?
Troas
Where does Paul stop first on all missionary journeys?
Salamias
Who persuaded Paul to come to Antioch with him?
Barnabas
Where did Paul spend a majority of his time on his 3rd missionary journey?
Ephesus
Who does Paul first go to talk to in new places?
Jews
In what city does Paul say, “Now we turn to the Gentiles.”
Pisidian Antioch
Which city is the cult of Aphrodite in?
Paphos
Which city does Paul start using his Roman name in?
Paphos
Who was with Paul on his 1st mission?
John Mark, Barnabas
Why did Paul push for the Justification by faith? What happened at the Jerusalem Conference in 51 AD?
Jesus created a new covenant, so the old one with the laws was not needed anymore. Jesus brought the laws of love, hope, faith, and universality to follow because Gentiles were not going to follow all the old laws with the dietary and sacrificial things.
At the Jerusalem Conference, Paul said that the Gentiles did not need to become Jews and follow all the laws before becoming Christians.
