Unit 3 Flashcards
What book is the sequel to Luke and are similar in style and structure?
Acts
Luke was a member of whose mission team?
Paul’s
What are the major themes of Acts?
The guiding presence of the Holy Spirit
The power of the gospel to break through social barriers
Ecclesiology
What is Ecclesiology?
The study of the Church
What happened to Paul while he was training as a Pharisee?
He was exiled
Why and where was Paul when he saw the ascended Christ?
He was traveling to Damascus, Syria, to thwart the spread of the gospel
What was Paul’s first name?
Saul——> Paul
Was Paul an apostle and what does apostle mean?
Paul was an apostle and it means to be an ambassador or emissary
When did Paul come to believe the gospel?
When were most of his letters written?
When did he die?
Believe: AD 30s
Letters: AD 50s
Die: AD mid 60s
How many major missionary journeys did Paul go on?
He led three
What were the two key concepts of Paul’s ministry?
Righteousness and faith
What is Romans 4
“Faith is living out the conviction that God keeps promises”
What makes Paul’s letters stand out from the normal pattern of other Greco-Roman letters?
They are much longer
Though Paul is the author of the letters that bear his name, a fuller pictured his letter writing ministry involves _______, __________, _________
co-authors, deliverers, and amanuenses
Who is an amanuensis?
They pen a letter as orally guided by the author
What is eschatology?
The study of the end times and it’s relevance to Christian life
What books were sent from Corinth to the new Christians in Thessalonica with the common theme of eschatology?
1 and 2 Thessalonians
What book did Paul write to defend his ministry in Galatia and thereby to emphasize Christian freedom. He called his opponents in Galatia “Judaizers” because they promoted a false gospel where a gentile must become a Jew to be a Christian
Galatians
What book of the Bible has the fruit of the spirit?
Galatians
Paul from this from Ephesus to Corinth to address several problems in the house churches there.
1 Corinthians
What is a prime example of of “occasional letters” or letters that are written in light of a specific occasion?
1 and 2 Corinthians
What letter shines with more joy and unity than the others, which is noteworthy because Paul was in prison at the time?
Philippians
What is Paul’s longest and most influential letter because the gospel is more expressed?
Romans
What is Romans 1 16-17? (recognize)
“I’m not ashamed of the gospel: it is Gods own power for salvation to all who have faith in God, to the Jew first and Lao to the Greek. Gods righteousness is being revealed in the gospel, from faithfulness for faith, as it is written, The righteous person will live by faith”
What is Romans 8 1
“So now there isn’t any condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus”
What chapter has the longest list of Paul’s greeting?
Romans 16
What is Paul’s shortest letter that was sent to a leading Christian regarding his runaway slave Onesimus
Philemon
What two books share many similarities including g themes?
Ephesians “The church is the body of Christ”
and
Colossians “Christ is the head of the church”
What books are considered the the pastoral letters?
1 and 2 Timothy
Titus
What were Paul’s final words in the NT regarding church leadership?
2 Timothy
