Episode 79 Quiz

Welcome to the quiz for Episode 79: The Pauline Epistles. See what you remember about the letters of Saint Paul by clicking “START” below!

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The famous quote “the letter kills, but the spirit gives it life” (2 Cor 3:6) is about what?

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The “Apostle to the Gentiles” in the Book of Acts is whom?

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The Book of Hebrews, though no longer attributed to Paul, emphasizes that Christ made the ultimate sacrifice for humanity, and thus:

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Which ideology was NOT invested in a mind-body dualism?

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Which Christian theologian was angered by the thought of Christians attending traditional Jewish holiday celebrations like Rosh Hashanah?

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Which doctrine of salvation is NOT introduced in the Pauline epistles?

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The words of God in Romans 9:14-16 state “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” What sort of salvation is described here?

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Paul was from Tarsus. Where was Tarsus?

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The Christian Bible’s proscriptions on male homosexuality occur in the books of Leviticus and:

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How many Epistles in the New Testament have traditionally been attributed to Paul?

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Which Pauline Epistle contains substantial differences from the Book of Acts – especially on the subject of Paul’s actions at the Counsel of Jerusalem and the general Apostolic attitude toward Gentiles and Mosaic Law?

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The second half of this episode explored the extent to which the intended readership of many of Paul’s epistles likely consisted of:

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Which schema of salvation is described here?: “I will tell you a mystery! We will not all die, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed” (1 Cor 15.51-2).

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What did the term “God-fearers” mean to Paul’s generation?

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The theologian Pelagius, active in the early 400s, was associated with which heretical doctrine?

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