Test 2

Question 1

In your textbook it claims James establishes a close link between belief and?

Answer 1

Practice

Question 2

In your textbook the clearest sociological emphasis in James is on?

Answer 2

Economic justice

Question 3

According to your textbook where was Titus ministering when Paul wrote to him?

Answer 3

Overseeing several other pastors on the island of Crete

Question 4

One word “doulos” know all about it.

Answer 4

Doulos – Bond Servant

Question 5

Definitions of bond servant.

Answer 5

• One who freely gives his life over to the master
• One who bears the mark(s) of servanthood
• One who lives on behalf of the master
• One who represents, in all details, the master
One who declares “servant for life” to the master

Question 6

Know the themes and major focus of each book.

Answer 6

2 Timothy – Reflections and Sufferings
Titus – My notes say that it is the same as Timothy (Lexxie) In the Power Point it says something about teaching. I know it has to do with appointing elders as well
Hebrews - The superiority of Jesus Christ (“better,” “greater,” “superior,” “more” …)
James - Practical Exhortations & Wisdom for Holy Living

Question 7

Know what book was wisdom Literature in the NT.

Answer 7

James

Question 8

Command of Greek Rhetoric

Answer 8

the system of oral argument to persuade one to the other aide. (PP #56-57)

Question 9

HBLT

Answer 9

Exordium - Hook
Persuasion - Book
Peroration - Look
Paraenesis - Took

Question 10

Know when each book was written

Answer 10

2 Timothy – 66 AD -Written in Maritime Prison
Titus – Early 60 AD – There is nothing in the PowerPoints or the book I would say that this is a good assumption as it seems to be have written around the same time is Timothy (Lexxie)
Hebrews – before 70 AD (at the time of Nero’s persecution around 64 AD?)
James – 45 – 62 AD

Question 11

Know the OT characters mentioned in Hebrews and why

Answer 11

Melchizedek

• POINT – CHRIST’S PRIESTHOOD IS MORE LIKE MELCHIZEDEK THAN AARON-THUS BETTER

Question 12

Know the author for each book

Answer 12

2 Timothy – Paul
Titus – Paul
Hebrews – Unknown – God Knows
James – James brother of Jesus

Question 13

Know the recipients of the various books

Answer 13

2 Timothy – Paul to Timothy, this should be correct (Lexxie)
Titus – The Rulers – pastors This should be Paul to Titus, it is about the rulers but addressed to Titus
Hebrews – Hellenistic Jewish Christian
James – the twelve tribes in the Diaspora, Jewish Christians in Palestine

Question 14

Know the information given about the general epistles – pp 53

Answer 14

•	Hebrews through Jude
•	Longest to shortest
•	To a general audience (some more specific)
•	After Hebrews, title indicates author, not recipient
•	Common topics:
–	Support through persecution, suffering
–	Encouragement for holy living
–	Warnings about false teaching

Question 15

What books are missing parts of the ancient letter format or if they don’t follow it at all

Answer 15

2 timothy – Follows the Ancient letter format
Titus – Missing Thanksgiving and prayer
Hebrews – Hebrews does not follow the letter formation and is more a sermon – lacks the Pauline greeting
James – Opening, Author identified, Recipient – very general, Greeting – brief, standard
Thanksgiving – missing, Closing – no personal greetings or farewell

Question 16

Know the instructions Paul gave Titus

Answer 16

Organize - put in order what was left unfinished
Expand - and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.”
Teach - Must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine

Question 17

Know the aspects of wisdom – Needs to be compared

Answer 17

Three main points:
• Right Heart – Orthopathy
• Right thinking – Orthodoxy
• Right Behavior – Orthopraxis

Question 18

Know what the books say about leadership both pastoral and lay

Answer 18

2 Timothy – Must flee youthful lusts and quarrels, replacing them with Christian virtues that will facilitate effective pastoral leadership – but times are perilous with religious deceivers poised to take advantage of the unwary. You can overcome their threat through the apostolic example and teaching, through faith, and through attention to scriptures
Titus –Refute those who are misleading (opposing Christian message) Keep the word of God from being taught in a negative manner – keep it attractive. Blameless, not over bearing, not quick tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.
Hebrews – For Hebrews, in my notes I have encouragement for Holy living and warnings about false teaching as common topics. I would say that these are things that pastoral and lay people should know (Lexxie) this is a general epistal
James – James deals with taming the tongue in all types of situations. I would count this as what Lay and pastoral leaders need to know. (Lexxie) also this is a general epistle
The Pastoral Epistles – deal with pastoral matters involving the care of should and the orderly conduct of God’s people in the church as well as the world

Question 19

Know which books are not in letter format and what format they are in

Answer 19

Hebrews – Sermonic Epistle (this is correct Lexxie)

Question 20

Know where the various people in the pastoral epistles were ministering -Book - 317

Answer 20

*The pastoral epistles are 1&2 Timothy & Titus
•	Crete 
•	Rome
•	Ephesus
•	Macedonia
•	Miletus
•	Corinth
•	Spain
•	Troas
•	Nicopolis

Question 21

Marten Luther said about the book of James –

Answer 21

“eyn rechte stroern Epistel” – A rather strawy Letter

Again please make sure you read your textbook on the Pastoral Epistles especially