Question 1

Paul demonstrates the truth of the general resurrection by appealing to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   his own resurrection
B)   the testimony of the women who found the empty tomb
C)   the empty tomb
D)   Christ's resurrectionE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Who helped Paul write 1 Corinthians?

Accepted Answer

A)   Timothy
B)   Silvanus
C)   Sosthenes
D)   AquilaE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Paul believed that married people _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   should be celibate
B)   should grant one another conjugal rights
C)   should get divorced
D)   should live in different housesE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Class differences in the Corinthian church led to all of the following except _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   members not conducting communal meals properly
B)   the wealthy asserting a more thorough knowledge than the poor
C)   separate churches for the rich and poor
D)   differences of understanding related to food sacrificed to idolsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above C

Question 5

Who informed Paul of the Corinthians' change of heart between Paul's writing of the two parts of 2 Corinthians?

Accepted Answer

A)   Apollos
B)   Chloe
C)   Titus
D)   PeterE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Paul says that his primary message to the Corinthians was _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   love one another
B)   Christ crucified
C)   the virgin birth
D)   the sinlessness of JesusE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Corinth is all of the following except _______.

Accepted Answer

A)   a prosperous port city
B)   a cosmopolitan city
C)   in the province of Achaia
D)   located in ItalyE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

1 and 2 Corinthians are unique because _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   they represent the only correspondence from a church to Paul
B)   they are pseudepigraphic
C)   they are written to a church Paul never visited
D)   they are the only undisputed letters Paul writes to the same communityE) B) and D)
F) None of the above D

Question 9

People in antiquity believed any of the following about the afterlife except _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   there was no afterlife
B)   the soul left the body
C)   they would be divinized and live on Mt Olympus with the gods
D)   there was a bodily resurrectionE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

With attention to both 1 and 2 Corinthians, discuss the history of Paul's relationship with the Corinthians.

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After Paul established the church at Cor...

Question 11

According to Ehrman's reconstruction, 1 Corinthians is Paul's ____ letter to Corinth.

Accepted Answer

A)   first
B)   second
C)   third
D)   fourthE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

The Corinthian community was made up of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   all poor people
B)   all uneducated people
C)   all wealthy people
D)   a mix of poor and wealthy peopleE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

The New Testament epistles are arranged _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   by date
B)   by popularity
C)   by length
D)   by importanceE) A) and B)
F) A) and D) C

Question 14

The superapostles believed that _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Christians were susceptible to sin and evil
B)   the Corinthians had to be circumcised
C)   Christians already enjoyed an exalted existence
D)   Paul was the ultimate authorityE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Presuming 2 Corinthians is a composite letter, Paul wrote at least _____ letters to Corinth.

Accepted Answer

A)   two
B)   three
C)   four
D)   fiveE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Who among the following was not a Corinthian who brought Paul a letter from their community?

Accepted Answer

A)   Achaicus
B)   Fortunatus
C)   Apollos
D)   StephanusE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Paul learned about the problems at Corinth from _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Peter's letter
B)   Chloe's people
C)   a vision of Jesus
D)   Apollos' messengerE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Who did Paul meet for the first time in Corinth?

Accepted Answer

A)   Priscilla
B)   Timothy
C)   Silvanus
D)   PeterE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

The first part of 2 Corinthians expresses _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Paul's joy for the community
B)   Paul's disgust for the community
C)   Paul's anger at the community
D)   Paul's humiliation when he visited the communityE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

According to Paul, one problem with misunderstanding the resurrection is that _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   people overlook the danger of sin
B)   people will die
C)   people need to be rebaptized
D)   it leads people to worship idolsE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Exam 13: Paul and the Crises of His Churches: The Corinthian Correspondence

Paul demonstrates the truth of the general resurrection by appealing to _____.

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Who helped Paul write 1 Corinthians?

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Paul believed that married people _____.

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Class differences in the Corinthian church led to all of the following except _____.

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Who informed Paul of the Corinthians' change of heart between Paul's writing of the two parts of 2 Corinthians?

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Paul says that his primary message to the Corinthians was _____.

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Corinth is all of the following except _______.

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1 and 2 Corinthians are unique because _____.

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People in antiquity believed any of the following about the afterlife except _____.

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With attention to both 1 and 2 Corinthians, discuss the history of Paul's relationship with the Corinthians.

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According to Ehrman's reconstruction, 1 Corinthians is Paul's ____ letter to Corinth.

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The Corinthian community was made up of _____.

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The New Testament epistles are arranged _____.

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The superapostles believed that _____.

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Presuming 2 Corinthians is a composite letter, Paul wrote at least _____ letters to Corinth.

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Who among the following was not a Corinthian who brought Paul a letter from their community?

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Paul learned about the problems at Corinth from _____.

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Who did Paul meet for the first time in Corinth?

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