Chapter 16: In the Wake of the Apostle:

The Deutero-Pauline and Pastoral Epistles

Test Bank

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 16 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.

Title: Chapter 16 Question 02

2. 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.

Title: Chapter 16 Question 03

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

Title: Chapter 16 Question 04

4. Discuss the two opposing positions on women that emerge among early Christians in the wake of Paul. How do both sides rely on Paul? Which traditions are associated with each position? Which side ultimately reflects the predominant, authoritative view?

Title: Chapter 16 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 16 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 16 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 16 Question 04

4. 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 16 Question 05

5. 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 16 Question 06

6. Colossians appears to oppose _____.

a. Paul

b. Jewish mysticism

c. gentiles

d. marriage

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 07

7. 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 16 Question 08

8. 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 16 Question 09

9. 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 16 Question 10

10. 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 16 Question 11

11. The word “bishop” means _____.

a. man

b. overseer

c. elder

d. minister

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 12

12. The word “presbyter” means _____.

a. man

b. overseer

c. elder

d. minister

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 13

13. 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 16 Question 14

14. The Greek word for knowledge is _____.

a. gnosis

b. presbyter

c. paidagogos

d. haruspex

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 15

15. 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 16 Question 16

16. The word “deacon” means _____.

a. man

b. overseer

c. elder

d. minister

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 17

17. 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 16 Question 18

18. 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 16 Question 19

19. 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 16 Question 20

20. 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 16 Question 21

21. 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: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 22

22. In Romans, Paul refers to Junia as _____.

a. foremost among the apostles

b. a deacon

c. a bishop

d. an elder

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 23

23. All of the following texts seem to have allowed women to hold significant positions except _____.

a. 1 Timothy

b. Romans

c. Acts

d. Philippians

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 24

24. The author of 1 Timothy requires that all male leaders (bishops, deacons, and elders) be _____.

a. celibate

b. married

c. submissive to their wives in the household

d. model their personal lives after Paul’s

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 25

25. 1 Timothy recommends all of the following for women except _____.

a. they should procreate with their husbands

b. they should avoid teaching in their congregations

c. they should avoid marriage

d. they should avoid telling old wives’ tales

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 26

26. The term “widows” in 1 Timothy seems to refer to _____.

a. early Christian women whose husbands had died

b. early Christian women who had no husband, regardless of prior marital status

c. elderly Christian women

d. clever women in the Christian community

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 27

27. The Acts of Thecla serves as stark contrast to which of the following?

a. the Pastoral epistles

b. Paul’s letter to the Romans

c. Jesus’ associations with women

d. Stoic philosophy

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 28

28. Who claimed, “There is no longer male and female, for all of you are one in Christ Jesus”?

a. Jesus

b. Paul

c. 1 Timothy

d. Thecla

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 29

29. In the early church, women occupied all of the following roles except _____.

a. financial supporters

b. evangelist

c. vestal virgin

d. prophet

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 30

30. The New Testament canon portrays _____.

a. a singular view of women that is typical of the ancient world

b. multiple views of women

c. the same view of women that is expressed in the Jewish Scriptures

d. only Paul’s view of women