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According to early church tradition, Paul wrote ___________ canonical letters while imprisoned in Rome. |
| | A) | one |
| | B) | two |
| | C) | three |
| | D) | four |
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Which of the following cities is NOT a location scholars have suggested as the probable place where Paul was imprisoned when he wrote the captivity letters? |
| | A) | Antioch |
| | B) | Ephesus |
| | C) | Rome |
| | D) | Caesarea |
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Paul wrote the Book of Philippians to thank the church at Philippi for |
| | A) | opposing the Roman government's persecution of Christians. |
| | B) | working to get Paul's son out of jail. |
| | C) | sending Paul a gift of money while he was in prison. |
| | D) | editing and publishing his letters. |
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The name of this person appears in the superscription of Philippians as coauthor of that book with Paul. |
| | A) | Clement |
| | B) | Timothy |
| | C) | Epaphroditus |
| | D) | Barnabas |
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Which of the following statements best describes the attitude that Paul expresses in Philippians concerning his imprisonment? |
| | A) | Paul is sad that he was unable to complete his third missionary journey. |
| | B) | Paul is afraid of dying in prison. |
| | C) | Paul sees his imprisonment as an opportunity to share the Gospel of Christ with his prison guards. |
| | D) | Paul does not understand why God is allowing him to suffer so much. |
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Since the fourth century, many Christian theologians have understood the Christ hymn of Phil. 2:6-11 to refer to |
| | A) | Jesus' virginal conception. |
| | B) | Jesus' fulfillment of prophecies in the Hebrew Bible. |
| | C) | Jesus' prehuman existence. |
| | D) | Jesus' ability to heal the sick and raise the dead. |
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A growing number of scholars see the Christ hymn in Phil. 2:6-11 as contrasting the ways Christ behaved toward God and the way ______________ responded to God in the Hebrew Bible. |
| | A) | Adam |
| | B) | Moses |
| | C) | Abraham |
| | D) | Jeremiah |
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In Phil. 3, Paul suddenly lashes out at his enemies the Judaizers, calling them __________________, a term ancient Jews commonly used to refer to Gentiles. |
| | A) | swine |
| | B) | donkeys |
| | C) | slugs |
| | D) | dogs |
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Paul's letter to _________________ is his shortest letter. |
| | A) | Titus |
| | B) | the Galatians |
| | C) | the Philippians |
| | D) | Philemon |
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According to the letter to Philemon, what did Paul do when he found out that his new friend was a slave who had run away from another old friend of Paul's? |
| | A) | Paul sent the runaway slave back to his original master. |
| | B) | Paul wanted to buy the slave for himself. |
| | C) | Paul turned the slave in to the Roman authorities and used the reward money to get out of jail. |
| | D) | Paul wrote this letter to Philemon, bitterly criticizing him for enslaving another human being. |
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Because of Christ's absolute submission and obedience to the will of God in going to the cross to secure humanity's redemption, Jesus deserves the title of kyrios or _____________, indicating God's high exaltation of his Son. |
| | A) | King |
| | B) | Lord |
| | C) | Savior |
| | D) | Messiah |
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What is the motivating force for acceptance of God's free gift of salvation? |
| | A) | faith |
| | B) | fear of hell |
| | C) | fear of religious authorities |
| | D) | a desire for immortality |
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What was the main 'stumbling block' to the Jews that prevented them from seeing Jesus as the long awaited Messiah? |
| | A) | The Messiah was supposed to be a glorious king, but Jesus was a poor carpenter. |
| | B) | The Messiah was supposed to be a ruler, but Jesus said that he was a servant. |
| | C) | The Messiah was supposed to be undefeated, but Jesus was killed. |
| | D) | The Messiah was supposed to be supernatural, but Jesus was human. |
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Why didn't Paul preach the need for social change, i.e. abolishing slavery, equality for women, getting rid of governmental injustice, and abolishing poverty? |
| | A) | He thought that the social hierarchy was already in its proper order. |
| | B) | He thought there was no point because everyone ought to spend the little time they had left focusing on salvation. |
| | C) | He thought that the church was not the right forum for discussing those matters. |
| | D) | He intended to - right after getting all the churches established. |
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What did Paul thank the Philippians for? |
| | A) | transportation |
| | B) | legal representation |
| | C) | taking dictation |
| | D) | financial support |
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