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Galatia is the name of a region, not a city. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to the "South Galatia" theory, the intended readers of Paul's letter to the Galatians may have lived in the cities of _________________ where Paul had already established churches. |
| | A) | Corinth and Athens |
| | B) | Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe |
| | C) | Philippi, Beroea, and Thessalonica |
| | D) | Ephesus and Colossae |
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Paul's opponents in Galatia may have advocated the mixing of selected practices from several different religions, including Judaism. This mixing of religious traditions is known as _______________. |
| | A) | mythology. |
| | B) | samsara. |
| | C) | polytheism. |
| | D) | syncretism. |
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Paul claimed in Galatians 1 that his version of the gospel was correct because he received it directly from the apostle Simon Peter. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In contrast to Acts, Paul in Galatians portrays himself as essentially independent of the authority of the Jerusalem church. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In Galatians 2, Paul recounts an incident at Antioch in which he directly confronts the apostle _______________ because that apostle was behaving inconsistently in associating with uncircumcised believers. |
| | A) | Barnabas |
| | B) | Peter |
| | C) | Thomas |
| | D) | Apollos |
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In Paul's interpretation of Jesus' crucifixion, Jesus' voluntary death paid the Torah's penalties for all lawbreakers (sinners). |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Paul asserts in Galatians that the original purpose of the Law was to _________________. |
| | A) | teach people that they are sinners. |
| | B) | show persons how to please God through moral living. |
| | C) | lay out a plan of salvation that applied to Jews alone. |
| | D) | test the faith of committed Jews by requiring them to keep the Law's extensive ritual requirements. |
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In Galatians, Paul claims that in Jesus Christ all believers are equal regardless of race, social class, or gender. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Some of the Galatians used Paul's doctrine of freedom from the Law as an excuse to indulge in any desire or appetite, a view known as __________________. |
| | A) | democracy. |
| | B) | laissez-faire. |
| | C) | authoritarianism. |
| | D) | antinomianism. |
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Romans is regarded as a more systematic expression of Paul's theology of justification by faith than that found in Galatians. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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As is the case with Romans, Paul wrote most of his letters to churches that had been founded by someone else. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Paul writes the Book of Romans because ___________________. |
| | A) | the Roman Christians had abandoned Paul's version of the Gospel after Paul left Rome. |
| | B) | the Roman Christians had written Paul a letter asking for his advice on several theological and ethical issues. |
| | C) | Paul wanted to thank the Roman Christians for sending him a monetary gift while he was in prison. |
| | D) | Paul wanted to enlist the help of the Roman church for his upcoming mission trip to Spain. |
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In Rom. 1, Paul asserts that Gentiles stand under the judgment of God because they are completely ignorant of the nature and expectations of the one true God. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In both Galatians and Romans, Paul uses the Hebrew Bible character of __________________ as an example of a Jew who was justified before God because of his faith and not because of his obedience to the Torah. |
| | A) | Jesus |
| | B) | Abraham |
| | C) | Adam |
| | D) | Moses |
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In Romans 5, Paul uses the Greek term hamartia or "sin" to describe humanity's rebellion against God. The term hamartia literally means _________________. |
| | A) | falling away. |
| | B) | missing the mark. |
| | C) | starting a war. |
| | D) | self-deception. |
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Some later theologians used Paul's description of sin in Romans 5 to formulate a doctrine of _______________, which is the idea that all human beings are innately corrupt morally and inherit an unavoidable tendency to do evil. |
| | A) | original sin |
| | B) | universalism |
| | C) | eschatology |
| | D) | realized eschatology |
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In Romans 7, Paul speaks of sin as if it were an animate force inside of him, forcing him to do what he would otherwise not do. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In Romans 9-11, Paul argues that Israel's rejection of Jesus' messiahship is part of God's plan to allow the Gospel to be brought to the Gentiles. Later theologians used such arguments to formulate a doctrine of ________________, which claims that God has already decided who would be saved and who would be damned. |
| | A) | forbearance |
| | B) | eternal security |
| | C) | adoption |
| | D) | predestination |
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In Romans 13, Paul argues that the Roman government is in league with Satan and that Christians should oppose Rome whenever and wherever possible. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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