Ch17 Epistles After Apostle Deutero Test Questions & Answers

Chapter 17

Test Bank

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 01

1. Which of the following books is definitely not pseudonymous?

a. 2 Thessalonians

b. 1 Corinthians

c. Titus

d. 1 Timothy

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 02

2. Which of the following is not one of the Deutero-Pauline epistles?

a. Colossians

b. Titus

c. Ephesians

d. 2 Thessalonians

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 03

3. Which of the following is not one of the Pastoral epistles?

a. 2 Thessalonians

b. 1 Timothy

c. Titus

d. 2 Timothy

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 04

4. Which of the following is pseudonymous?

a. 1 Corinthians

b. 2 Corinthians

c. 3 Corinthians

d. 1 Thessalonians

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 05

5. All of the following were reasons for writing pseudonymously except _____.

a. for profit

b. as an act of humility

c. to gain authority for the work

d. to become famous

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 06

6. Which of the following characters appears in 2 Thessalonians?

a. Thecla

b. Theudas

c. the man of lawlessness

d. the Son of Man

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 07

7. One reason some scholars doubt the authenticity of the authorship claim of 2 Thessalonians is _____.

a. it claims to have been written by Paul

b. it talks about church leadership structures unknown in Paul’s day

c. it teaches the end will not come immediately

d. the author claims to have worked in Thessalonica

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 08

8. “Paul” is in _____ when he writes to the Colossians.

a. Galatia

b. Colossae

c. prison

d. Jerusalem

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 09

9. Colossians appears to oppose _____.

a. Paul

b. Jewish mysticism

c. Gentiles

d. marriage

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 10

10. Scholars question the authorship of Colossians because _____.

a. the writing style is poor

b. the author thinks that Christians already participate in Christ’s resurrection

c. the letter claims to have been co-written by Timothy

d. early Christians did not think Colossians was Pauline

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 11

11. All of the following are true about the Pastoral epistles except _____.

a. they claim to have been written by Paul

b. they are written to individuals

c. they address false teachings

d. they are addressed to church communities

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 12

12. The opponents in 1Timothy appear to resemble _____.

a. Montanists

b. Marcionites

c. Gnostics

d. Ebionites

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 13

13. One of the central concerns in the Pastoral epistles is _____.

a. administration of the church

b. explaining the delay of the parousia

c. establishing Paul’s authority

d. establishing Timothy’s authority

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 14

14. Most scholars believe Paul did not write the Pastoral epistles for all of the following reasons except _____.

a. the Pastoral epistles were written by the same person

b. the Pastoral epistles use non-Pauline vocabulary

c. Paul and the Pastorals assign different meanings to certain words

d. the Pastoral epistles address Gnosticism

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 15

15. In the churches that Paul founded, all of the following were true except _____.

a. they were charismatic communities

b. they believed everyone had received gifts from God’s Spirit

c. there was one man who was in charge

d. when there was a problem they wrote to Paul for advice

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 16

16. Many churches probably developed a hierarchy of leadership because _____.

a. the apostles had died and the churches no longer had leadership

b. Jesus ordained the clergy

c. the heretical groups had leaders

d. Paul instituted the hierarchy when he founded each church

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 17

17. The word “bishop” means _____.

a. man

b. overseer

c. elder

d. minister

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 18

18. The word “presbyter” means _____.

a. man

b. overseer

c. elder

d. minister

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 19

19. The author of the Pastorals writes against all of the following except _____.

a. celibacy

b. marriage

c. women’s leadership

d. myths and genealogies

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 20

20. The Greek word for knowledge is _____.

a. gnosis

b. presbyter

c. paidagogos

d. haruspex

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 21

21. The book of Titus is most like _____.

a. 1 Thessalonians

b. 1 Timothy

c. 2 Timothy

d. Colossians

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 22

22. Galen was a Roman who wrote a book explaining how to _____.

a. interpret the Pauline epistles

b. identify forgeries written in his name

c. write pseudepigraphical materials

d. set up proper church leadership

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 23

23. Which of the following is not a difference between Ephesians and the undisputed letters?

a. The undisputed letters say Paul was blameless before following Christ while Ephesians says he followed the desires of the flesh

b. Ephesians says Christians have been raised with Christ while the undisputed letters look forward to being raised with Christ

c. Ephesians speaks of “works of the law” while the undisputed letters talk about “works” more generally

d. Ephesians has much longer sentences than the undisputed letters

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 24

24. The word “deacon” means _____.

a. man

b. overseer

c. elder

d. minister

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 25

25. Which of the following was not a typical indication of forgery in antiquity?

a. variations in writing style between the original author and the forgery

b. blatant anachronisms in the forgery

c. variations in vocabulary between the original author and the forgery

d. too many books ascribed to one author

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 26

26. The Pastoral epistles were most likely written _____.

a. during Paul’s lifetime

b. around the time of the Gospel of Mark

c. around the beginning of the second century

d. in the late third century

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 27

27. The author of 2 Thessalonians claims all of the following about the end except _____.

a. it will come like a “thief in the night”

b. it is still to come

c. it should not encourage apocalyptic freeloading

d. it will be preceded by certain events

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 28

28. Which of the Deutero-Pauline epistles is best described as a “circular letter”?

a. 2 Thessalonians

b. Ephesians

c. Colossians

d. Titus

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 29

29. Ephesians and Colossians use which term in a different manner from its usual meaning in Paul’s undisputed letters?

a. resurrection

b. works

c. cross

d. forgery

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 30

30. According to the textbook, the Deutero-Pauline epistles were most likely written _____.

a. during Paul’s lifetime

b. in the middle of the first century

c. near the end of the first century

d. near the middle of the second century

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 01

1. The Pastoral epistles claim Paul as the authority for their views. Discuss the relationships between these texts and how you understand their relationship to Paul’s undisputed letters.

Feedback: In Paul’s undisputed letters, he preaches a message of celibacy and seems to allow a more prominent position for women in the church. For example, Paul teaches that the celibate life is best (but he does allow for marriage among weaker Christians). He also mentions many women who had been important in various churches (e.g., Romans 16). In the Pastoral epistles, however, marriage is the ideal. This author asserts that women are saved through childbirth. He, moreover, forbids women from having any authority over men.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 02

2. RESOLVED: Paul wrote 2 Thessalonians. Pick a side and argue it, using as many specific examples from the text as possible. Keep in mind that the most persuasive arguments anticipate (and answer) counterarguments.

Feedback: On the affirmative side, students might argue that 2 Thessalonians begins the same way as 1 Thessalonians, an undisputed Pauline letter. 2 Thessalonians, moreover, contains an apocalyptic message that stresses the immediate return of Jesus, the punishment of those who oppose Christians, and the reward of the faithful. The author seems to know of pseudepigraphic works circulating under Paul’s name and warns the community about them, assuring them that this letter is genuine. This author reminds the community that he worked when he was among them and, likewise, they must keep their jobs, not being dependent on others. Students can also point out that 1 Thessalonians only expects unbelievers to experience the parousia “like a thief.” On the negative side, students might argue that a person writing in Paul’s name would naturally try to sound like Paul. If the author of 2 Thessalonians knew 1 Thessalonians, it could account for the similarities between the letters. Perhaps the most problematic issue in 2 Thessalonians, however, is the teaching about what will take place before the end comes. Although it will come soon, there will be warnings (it will not come like a thief in the night as in 1 Thessalonians): A man of lawlessness will appear and declare himself to be God. This teaching does not occur in any of Paul’s undisputed letters and may be convincing evidence that Paul did not write this letter.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 03

3. Compare and contrast the theological emphases of any of the following sets of texts: (i) 1 and 2 Thessalonians; (ii) 1 Corinthians and Colossians; or (iii) 1 Corinthians and Ephesians. Feedback: For 1 and 2 Thessalonians, see essay 2

Feedback: For 1 and 2 Thessalonians, see essay 2. The letter to the Colossians espouses a theology that appears to contradict Paul’s teachings in other letters. In the Corinthian correspondence, Paul argues vehemently that although Christians had died with Christ through baptism, they had not yet been raised with him. Colossians, on the other hand, makes the opposite argument: Believers have both died with Christ and been raised with him. Similarly, Ephesians suggests that the believer has already been raised with Christ. The author of Ephesians, moreover, uses the term “works” differently from Paul. For Paul, “works” refers to adherence to the Jewish Law, actions that cannot save. The author of Ephesians, though, understands “works” to mean those actions that demonstrate one’s faith (like the book of James).

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 04

4. What is the ostensible occasion for each of the Deutero-Pauline and Pastoral epistles (i.e., what situation do they appear to presuppose)?

Feedback: 1 Timothy presupposes that Paul and Timothy visited Ephesus on the way to Macedonia and that Paul left Timothy behind to bring false teachers under control, to bring order to the church, and to appoint moral and upright leaders to keep things running smoothly. The letter is ostensibly written to Timothy giving instructions about Christian living and leadership. In 2 Timothy, Paul ostensibly writes to Timothy from Rome to encourage him in his ministry, instruct him how to deal with false teachers in the church, and to ask Timothy to come join him as soon as possible, bringing some of his personal belongings. Titus is much like 1 Timothy, presuming that Paul has left Titus behind on the island of Crete to guide the churches there, establishing reliable leaders and correcting false teaching. Again, much of the letter includes ethical advice to various social groups in the church. The letter concludes with a plea to Titus to join Paul in Nicopolis (several cities in Asia Minor had this name) before the winter.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 01

1. What reasons did people have for forging literary works?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 02

2. What techniques did forgers use?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 03

3. Was forgery an acceptable practice in the ancient world?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 04

4. What are some typical clues that a document is written pseudonymously?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 05

5. What is the ostensible occasion for each of the Deutero-Pauline and Pastoral epistles (i.e., what situation do they appear to presuppose)?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 06

6. What are the major themes of each letter?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 07

7. What are the arguments against Pauline authorship of each of the Deutero-Pauline epistles (there are somewhat different arguments for each of them)? Do you find these arguments persuasive? Why or why not?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 08

8. Why do most scholars think that the same author was responsible for all three of the Pastoral epistles?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 09

9. What are the arguments against Pauline authorship of each of the Pastoral epistles? Do you find these arguments persuasive? Why or why not?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 17 Question 10

10. How does the understanding of salvation differ between the Deutero-Pauline epistles and the undisputed letters?