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According to the "South Galatia" theory, the intended readers of Paul's letter to the Galatians may have lived in the cities of _________________ where Paul had already established churches. |
| | A) | Corinth and Athens |
| | B) | Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe |
| | C) | Philippi, Beroea, and Thessalonica |
| | D) | Ephesus and Colossae |
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Paul's opponents in Galatia may have advocated the mixing of selected practices from several different religions, including Judaism. This mixing of religious traditions is known as |
| | A) | mythology. |
| | B) | samsara. |
| | C) | polytheism. |
| | D) | syncretism. |
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In Galatians 2, Paul recounts an incident at Antioch in which he directly confronts the apostle _______________ because that apostle was behaving inconsistently in associating with uncircumcised believers. |
| | A) | Barnabas |
| | B) | Peter |
| | C) | Thomas |
| | D) | Apollos |
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Paul asserts in Galatians that the original purpose of the Law was to |
| | A) | teach people that they are sinners. |
| | B) | show persons how to please God through moral living. |
| | C) | lay out a plan of salvation that applied to Jews alone. |
| | D) | test the faith of committed Jews by requiring them to keep the Law's extensive ritual requirements. |
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Some of the Galatians used Paul's doctrine of freedom from the Law as an excuse to indulge in any desire or appetite, a view known as |
| | A) | democracy. |
| | B) | laissez-faire. |
| | C) | authoritarianism. |
| | D) | antinomianism. |
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Paul writes the Book of Romans because |
| | A) | the Roman Christians had abandoned Paul's version of the Gospel after Paul left Rome. |
| | B) | the Roman Christians had written Paul a letter asking for his advice on several theological and ethical issues. |
| | C) | Paul wanted to thank the Roman Christians for sending him a monetary gift while he was in prison. |
| | D) | Paul wanted to enlist the help of the Roman church for his upcoming mission trip to Spain. |
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In both Galatians and Romans, Paul uses the Hebrew Bible character of __________________ as an example of a Jew who was justified before God because of his faith and not because of his obedience to the Torah. |
| | A) | Jesus |
| | B) | Abraham |
| | C) | Adam |
| | D) | Moses |
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In Romans 5, Paul uses the Greek term hamartia or "sin" to describe humanity's rebellion against God. The term hamartia literally means |
| | A) | falling away. |
| | B) | missing the mark. |
| | C) | starting a war. |
| | D) | self-deception. |
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Some later theologians used Paul's description of sin in Romans 5 to formulate a doctrine of _______________, which is the idea that all human beings are innately corrupt morally and inherit an unavoidable tendency to do evil. |
| | A) | original sin |
| | B) | universalism |
| | C) | eschatology |
| | D) | realized eschatology |
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In Romans 9-11, Paul argues that Israel's rejection of Jesus' messiahship is part of God's plan to allow the Gospel to be brought to the Gentiles. Later theologians used such arguments to formulate a doctrine of ________________, which claims that God has already decided who would be saved and who would be damned. |
| | A) | forbearance |
| | B) | eternal security |
| | C) | adoption |
| | D) | predestination |
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By what act did Abraham prove the integrity of his faith, according to James? |
| | A) | when he had himself circumcised as an adult |
| | B) | when he almost offered Isaac as a human sacrifice |
| | C) | when he built the arc |
| | D) | when he married Sarah |
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Although Paul places the responsibility for his sinful nature on himself, he concludes that the origin of this sin-nature is not himself, but rather the |
| | A) | devil. |
| | B) | Torah. |
| | C) | sin that is lodged within him. |
| | D) | temptation of the world. |
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For what reason has God taken advantage of Israel's unresponsiveness to Jesus? |
| | A) | for humanity's universal benefit |
| | B) | to appease his righteous jealousy |
| | C) | because he could, and might makes right |
| | D) | for the redemption of the Gentiles only |
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In his letter to the Romans, Paul pleads with believers to |
| | A) | work hard to change the unfair social system. |
| | B) | abolish slavery. |
| | C) | encourage people to obey the Torah. |
| | D) | live blameless lives until the Parousia. |
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Paul implies that voluntary cooperation with Rome will |
| | A) | pollute Christians. |
| | B) | benefit Christians. |
| | C) | make Christians hypocrites. |
| | D) | endanger Christians. |
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