NT 2 Final Exam Flashcards
(106 cards)
Which prison epistle was written to a city Paul had probably not yet visited?
Colossians
What major city was the city of Colossae relatively near?
Laodicea and Hieropolis
What other Pauline Epistle has much in common with Colossians in content?
Ephesians
Which prison epistle warned against following wrong doctrine?
Colossians
What was the Colossian heresy?
- A mix of unorthodox Judaism and incipient (early) gnositicism
What does Jesus being the “first-born of all creation” mean (Col 1:15)? What does it not mean?
- He is preeminent/supreme over all creation. Does NOT mean that he was created.
Who is the ‘head’ of the church (Col 1:18)? In what other Pauline letter is He called the ‘head’ of the church?
Christ; Ephesians
What were ancient household codes? What are two ways Christian household codes differed from pagan household codes?
- This is a set of conduct rules for how a married couple, children, & servants should relate to each other.
- Christian household codes have a strong emphasis that relationships should be reciprocal.
- Also, common equality among the members, thus a social reconciliation of what society considered to be weak members (women, children, slaves).
What are six possible ways to interpret how Paul and other writers of the NT dealt with slavery? Which one do you believe and why?
- Explicit affirmation
- Implicit affirmation
- Accommodation
- Neutrality
- Implicit Condemnation (my view, see Paul’s request that Philemon welcome Onesimus back as a brother, not as a slave)
- Explicit Condemnation
Who probably delivered the Colossians letter to that church (Col 4:7-8)?
- Tychicus and Onesimus
What is the setting of Philemon? (In other words, who were Philemon and Onesimus? What was Paul’s relationship with them? What had happened to Onesimus?)
- Onesimus was a runaway slave who belonged to Philemon, who lived in Colossae. Onesimus met Paul (probably during Paul’s house arrest in Rome) and converted to Christianity. Philemon had probably been a convert from Paul’s Ephesian ministry.
What is Paul’s shortest epistle in the NT?
Philemon
What did Paul mean by calling Onesimus “my child” (Phil 10)?
- Onesimus came to Christ under Paul’s ministry
What three theological assumptions did Paul make in his appeal to Philemon?
- Christians can be led by God to make correct decisions.
- The core of Christian ethics is loving one’s neighbor.
- The Gospel demolishes social barriers.
When Paul wrote Philemon, did Paul expect to be released from captivity in the near future (Phil 22)?
Yes
During what two-year period did Paul most likely write the Pastoral Epistles, according to Dr. Wicker?
AD 65-66
What three letters are called the Pastoral Epistles? Why are they called by that name? In what order did Paul most likely write the Pastoral Epistles?
- 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus
- Called pastoral epistles because they address pastoral issues
- Order of writing: 1 Timothy, Titus, 2 Timothy
What is the theme of 1 Timothy? For what two church offices does it give qualifications?
- Godliness and pastoral care
- Gives qualifications for pastors (elders) and deacons
Explain five interpretations of women teaching men (1 Tim 2:11-15).
- Paul was wrong. Women can teach men.
- It was a cultural situation with no application today. Women can teach men.
- Women can teach men if under the authority of their husbands. (Dr. Wicker’s view)
- Women can teach men informally (like a visiting Sunday school teacher) but not formally.
- Total prohibition from women teaching men.
Explain three interpretations of a “husband of one wife” (1 Tim 3:2, 12).
- No divorce and no remarriage if your wife dies.
- No polygamy.
- Husband must be faithful to his wife (one-woman man).
Explain two interpretations of “women” in v. 11 of the qualifications for deacon (1 Tim 3:11).
- Deaconess – but there are no qualifications listed for her that would parallel those for a deacon or pastor.
- Wife of a deacon. (My view)
What NT words have the same meaning as “pastor” (give the English words)?
- Overseer, elder, presbyter, shepherd, bishop,
In what Pauline epistle do we find the most detailed qualifications for pastors and deacons? In what two Pauline epistles do we find a list of pastor qualifications?
- 1 Timothy contains detailed qualifications for both pastors and deacons. 1 Timothy and Titus both contain lists of pastor qualifications.
What did Paul mean that they were in the “later times” (1 Tim 4:1)?
- In the perspective of human time, the Church Age is the last segment of history.