The Gospel according to Paul: The + Verified Test Bank Ch.16

Chapter 16

Test Bank

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 01

1. Romans is unique among the undisputed Pauline letters because_____.

a. it is a unified letter

b. it is a composite letter

c. it is written to a community Paul did not found

d. it is written to Jews in the synagogue

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 02

2. Paul may have written to the Romans for all of the following reasons except _____.

a. to explain his beliefs

b. to ask them to help get him out of jail

c. to put to rest any suspicions they may have about his ministry

d. to hope to receive financial support for his ministry

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 03

3. In Romans, Paul defends himself and his beliefs using the rhetorical tool of _____.

a. apology

b. justification

c. epistle

d. diatribe

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 04

4. According to Paul, which of the following is not necessary for salvation?

a. trusting acceptance of God’s act of salvation in Christ

b. circumcision

c. commitment to the belief in Jesus’ death and resurrection

d. fulfilling the righteous requirements of God’s Law

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 05

5. All of the following are true for both of Paul’s models of salvation except _____.

a. the problem is sin

b. Jesus’ death is part of the solution

c. the virgin birth is part of the solution

d. Jesus’ resurrection is part of the solution

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 06

6. In the judicial model, all of the following are true except _____.

a. breaking the law is sin

b. God gave the law

c. sin is a cosmic force

d. God is the judge

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 07

7. The judicial model is also called _____.

a. justification by faith

b. justification by baptism

c. justification by the Law

d. the participationist model

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 08

8. In Romans, Paul protested against reports that he taught _____.

a. people to love one another

b. against the Law

c. that Jesus is God

d. that circumcision is evil

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 09

9. According to the judicial model, all of the following are true except _____.

a. everyone sins

b. the penalty for sin is death

c. baptism cleanses people of their sin

d. reconciliation with God depends on belief in Jesus’ death and resurrection

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 10

10. According to the participationist model, sin is_____.

a. breaking the law

b. being circumcised

c. not believing in Jesus

d. a cosmic power that enslaves people

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 11

11. The participationist model envisions Jesus’ death and resurrection as _____.

a. a payment for the sins of others

b. a defeat of the power of sin and death

c. a tragedy

d. a judgment against the Jews who participated in Jesus’ trial

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 12

12. According to the participationist model, people are joined with Jesus through _____.

a. baptism

b. circumcision

c. knowledge

d. the Law

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 13

13. Paul believed that baptism did all of the following except _____.

a. create a community of believers

b. create a union between the believer and Christ

c. reveal the believer’s exalted state

d. represent a Christian’s death with Christ

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 14

14. According to Paul’s letter to the Romans, which statement is not true concerning both Jews and Gentiles?

a. The both can be made right with God by being circumcised, baptized, and obeying the Law.

b. They are both on equal footing with God.

c. They both can be made right with God by believing in Jesus’ death and resurrection.

d. They are both equally alienated from God.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 15

15. Paul believed all people were enslaved to sin because of _____.

a. Sarah’s questioning of God

b. Abraham’s union with Hagar

c. Sodom and Gomorrah

d. Adam’s disobedience

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 16

16. Who does Paul identify as the carrier of his letter to the Romans?

a. Peter

b. Phoebe

c. Mary

d. Philemon

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 17

17. Before he could travel to Rome, Paul notes that he expects to make a trip to _____.

a. Jerusalem

b. Corinth

c. Galatia

d. Alexandria

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 18

18. Romans 1 includes all of the following except _____.

a. Paul’s plan to visit the Roman congregation

b. a thanksgiving

c. Paul’s statement that not ashamed of his gospel

d. Paul’s request for money

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 19

19. According to Paul, God is righteous because he _____.

a. has kept his covenantal promises by making all people, Jew and Gentile, righteous through Christ

b. he revises his earlier promises to the Jews

c. he favors the Gentiles

d. he maintains exclusive benefits for the Jews

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 20

20. In Romans, to show that he did not invent his gospel message, Paul stresses that his message is rooted in _____.

a. apostolic teachings

b. the Jewish Scriptures

c. his encounter with Jesus

d. Roman law

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 21

21. Paul’s participationist and judicial models of salvation _____.

a. are not mutually exclusive

b. are kept distinct in Paul’s letters

c. conflict with one another

d. are exactly the same

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 22

22. The death of Christians reveals to Paul that _____.

a. those Christians have not been baptized

b. those Christians are not participating

c. Christians have not yet experienced the resurrection

d. Christians are following the Law

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 23

23. According to the judicial model of salvation, sin is _____.

a. human disobedience

b. failure to follow the Jewish Law

c. a cosmic power

d. not an option

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 24

24. According to Romans, Paul’s gospel is essentially _____.

a. justification by faith

b. participationism

c. the Jewish Law

d. God’s act of salvation in Christ

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 25

25. Paul and Jesus are similar in all of the following ways except _____.

a. born and raised Jewish

b. held an apocalyptic worldview

c. viewed the love of one’s neighbor as the sum of the Law

d. taught the need for faith in Jesus’ resurrection

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 26

26. Which of the following views of Paul did Jesus share?

a. Faith involves belief in the death and resurrection of Christ.

b. Judgment will take place within the current generation.

c. The coming cosmic judge is Jesus.

d. Jesus’ importance lies in his death and resurrection for sins.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 27

27. In Romans, Paul claims that God has been __________________ in his treatment of the Jews and of all people.

a. strict

b. consistent

c. inconsistent

d. unpredictable

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 28

28. What term corresponds with Paul’s depiction of Jesus as sacrifice that brings atonement?

a. expiation

b. redemption

c. participation

d. kosher

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 29

29. Which of the following does not reflect an early Christian tradition about Paul’s activity in Rome?

a. Paul was martyred in Rome.

b. Paul was sent to Rome after being arrested.

c. Paul ultimately became the bishop the Roman church.

d. Paul hoped to use Rome as a basis for a mission to Spain.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 30

30. After Paul wrote Romans, _____.

a. the Roman congregation invited Paul to visit

b. Paul was rejected by the Christians at Rome

c. the letter almost did not make it into the canon

d. the letter became a central text of the Reformation

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 01

1. Compare and contrast the judicial and participationist models of salvation. What is the problem in each of these scenarios? What is the solution? How is a believer justified?

Feedback: Paul presents two central models of salvation in Romans. First is the judicial model. In this scenario, God is both lawmaker and judge. Humans disobey God (sin), and the penalty for sin is death. The solution to this problem is Jesus’ death. Jesus pays the penalty for human sin. God’s acceptance of this payment is apparent because he resurrects Jesus. For Christians to appropriate Christ’s payment, they must have faith in its efficacy. Second is the participationist model. Here, too, the problem is sin, but sin is not an act; it is a cosmic force that enslaves humans. The solution to this problem is Jesus’ death, envisioned as the defeat of the power of sin and death. People participate in Christ’s victory and are united with him through baptism.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 02

2. How does Paul argue that Jews and Gentiles are equally entitled to salvation and that God has not broken his promises to Israel?

Feedback: Paul’s gospel centered on the availability of salvation to both Jews and Gentiles. Because the Jews had the Scriptures, though, and because Jesus came to the Jews, Paul taught that salvation came first to the Jews and then to the Gentiles. Even though the Jews had this advantage, both were on equal footing before God. Justification by faith, moreover, is revealed in scripture: Abraham was justified by his faith, not his works. Because salvation had always been offered on the basis of faith, then, God had not broken his promises to the Jews.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 03

3. What does Paul apparently want to achieve by writing this letter to the Romans? What particular features of the letter assist him with his goal?

Feedback: It appears that Paul hoped that the Roman Christians would welcome him and offer him some support as he extended his mission further west into Spain. It may be that the Roman Christians had already heard of Paul’s message and were not fans, or that they knew very little of Paul. In either case, he set out to convince them of his particular gospel, with particular attention to the standing of Jews and Gentiles before God. Paul’s tone and style are fitting for a letter that attempts to persuade an unfamiliar congregation of his views. Paul also uses diatribe, a rhetorical technique that helps him defend his views and address possible objections.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 04

4. What is a diatribe? How did Paul use this rhetorical style to explain, defend, and justify his views? Give examples from Romans.

Feedback: A diatribe is a rhetorical style involving advancing an argument by stating a thesis, having an imaginary opponent raise objections to it, and then providing answers to these objections. Paul was effective in countering arguments that others had made against his teaching using the diatribe method. He not only showed awareness of the issues but also validated the positions on all sides. By being able to counter all the objections, he showed that he knew what he was talking about..

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 01

1. In what ways is the letter to the Romans unique among the Pauline epistles? In particular, you should ask who the recipients were, what their relationship to Paul was, and why he was writing to them (e.g., in contrast to the other letters).

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 02

2. Many people take Romans 1:16–17 to be the fundamental theme of this letter. What do these verses indicate about Paul’s “gospel” and its significance?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 03

3. What are the major themes that Paul develops through Romans 1–8? According to these chapters, why do people need to be made righteous, how does God bring about justification (“being made righteous”), and how does the Jewish Law figure into this act of justification?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 04

4. Compare and contrast the judicial and participationist models of salvation.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 05

5. What is Paul’s position on God’s past promises to Israel?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 06

6. Why should believers in Christ behave ethically, loving one another and “fulfilling” the Law, if salvation comes completely apart from the Law?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 07

7. In Romans, how does Paul show the equality of Jews and Gentiles before God?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 08

8. Rhetorically speaking, how does Paul frame his letter to the Romans? How does this rhetorical strategy work?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 09

9. What does faith mean to Paul?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 16 Question 10

10. What do we know about Paul’s relationship with the Roman Christians following the composition of this letter?