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Nearly all scholars agree Paul wrote Ephesians.

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Discuss the evidence for women's positions in Christianity from Jesus to the Pastoral epistles. In what ways did women's leadership roles change over time? Why do you think this happened?

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The earliest Gospel traditions make clea...

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The Pastoral Epistles reflect a church structure differenrom the one reflected in Paul's undisputed letters.

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Most scholars agree that 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus were all written by the same person.

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Most scholars agree that Paul did not write the Pastoral Epistles.

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All of the following were reasons for writing pseudonymously except


A) for profit.
B) as an act of humility.
C) to gain authority for the work.
D) to become famous.

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The opponents in 1Timothy appear to resemble


A) Montanists.
B) Marcionites.
C) Gnostics.
D) Ebionites.

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More scholars think Paul wrote Colossians than think he wrote Ephesians.

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Colossians states that Christians have already been joined together with Christ in heaven.

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The opponents in 1 Timothy seem to have been Gnostics.

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The book of Titus is most like


A) 1 Thessalonians.
B) 1 Timothy.
C) 2 Timothy.
D) Colossians.

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Many scholars doubt Paul wrote 2 Thessalonians because of its eschatology.

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Timothy is more encouraging of marriage and family commitments than 1 Corinthians.

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Compare and contrast the theological emphases of any of the following sets of texts: (i) 1 and 2 Thessalonians, (ii) 1 Corinthians and Colossians, and (iii) 1 Corinthians and Ephesians.

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For 1 and 2 Thessalonians, see previous ...

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"Paul" is in ____________ when he writes to the Colossians.


A) Galatia
B) Colossae
C) prison
D) Jerusalem

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Many churches probably developed a hierarchy of leadership because


A) the apostles had died and the churches no longer had leadership.
B) Jesus ordained the clergy.
C) the heretical groups had leaders.
D) Paul instituted the hierarchy when he founded each church.

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Which of the following is not among the reasons 1 Timothy offers for why women should not teach men?


A) The church already has enough male teachers.
B) Women were created as secondary to men.
C) Women are like Eve.
D) Women are easily deceived.

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In the churches that Paul founded, all of the following were true except


A) there was no elder or overseer.
B) they believed everyone had received gifts from God's Spirit.
C) there was one man who was in charge.
D) when there was a problem they wrote to Paul for advice.

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The view of the resurrection in Colossians and Ephesians differs with that of Paul as found in Romans and the Corinthian correspondence. Pick a side and argue it, using as many specific examples from the text as possible. Keep in mind that the most persuasive arguments anticipate (and answer) counterarguments.

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On the affirmative side, in the Corinthi...

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The author of 2 Thessalonians claims all of the following about the end except it


A) will come like a "thief in the night."
B) is still to come.
C) should not encourage apocalyptic freeloading.
D) will be preceded by certain events.

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