Review Guide for Exam One

Review Guide One
REL266: Paul and the Pauline Literature, Spring, 2005

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I. Nature of the Exam

The exam will have two main sections. One will contain objective questions (multiple choice, matching, etc.), and the other will consist of a series of short-answer questions that you may answer in one to three sentences each. On this first exam there will be no major essay. The amount of written work will increase, however, on the other exams.
The material covered will come from three categories. About seventy percent (70%) will come from issues covered both in the assigned readings and in the lectures. Roughly fifteen percent (15%) will come directly from the class discussions (that is, issues discussed in class, but not necessarily in the assigned readings). The remainder of the exam (about 15%) will come directly from the assigned readings (that is, from issues discussed in the readings but not necessarily in class).
Pie chart showing material covered on the exam

Pie chart showing material covered on the exam

II. Strategies for Study

    Between now and the exam you should do the all of following things:

    Review your class notes. As you review, look for two things. First, notice any terms that seemed unfamiliar to you when you first heard them in class. Second, note the major areas of discussion. What were the main topics discussed in class?
    Look up unfamiliar terms in the index at the back of the book by Roetzel. (The index begins on page 233. Some of the terms you need may not appear in the index. Others that we used in class may appear in the index, but may be discussed in parts of the book that you have not yet read. You may need to ask a classmate about these.)

    Review the assigned readings. We have read three web pages:

Palmer, "Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles,"
Carter, "Paul and Corinthian Women's Head Coverings" and
Carter, "Paul and Corinthian Women's Hair Styles."

We have also read portions of three different books:

Furnish, The Moral Teaching of Paul, pages 11-51 (chapters one and two),
Stendahl, Paul Among Jews and Gentiles, pages 109-124 ("Glossolalia"), and
Roetzel, The Letters of Paul, pages 78-118 (chapter 4).

By the time of the exam, you will have read the following letters:

    As you review each of these assignments you should ask yourself, "What were the main topics discussed in this section?" Mark any unfamiliar terms and look at the context in which they are used. If you still do not understand a particular term, look it up in the index at the back of the book by Roetzel (beginning on page 233) to see if it is discussed in that book. Unfortunately, the books by Stendahl and Furnish do not have indeces.

    Review terms and concepts that seemed new to you when you saw them in the assigned readings or heard them in class. I have included several lists of Terms and Concepts to Remember at the end of this review guide. These are based on the main topics we have discussed in class. Each list is correlated with one topic (perhaps spread over several class periods) and the readings that supported that topic.
    If you don't recognize a term in one of the lists, look for that term in the book indicated at the top of the list and see how the author uses the term. No matter which book is listed at the top of the list, use the index at the back of Roetzel's book (beginning on page 233) to see if the term is discussed in that book, and find the appropriate pages. Look at how Roetzel uses the term. Look for discussions of the same topics in your class notes.
    The lists of terms and concepts to remember included below are representative of the kinds of terms and concepts the exam will expect you to recognize. A few others may appear on the exam as well. Look at your class notes to see if you can find terms that were written on the board and explained in class.

    Study the lists of review questions posted on the web. Many of the short-answer questions on the exam will be developed on the basis of these review questions.

    Review the maps posted on the website. To help you with this review, use the list of cities and regions given below.

    Take the online quizzes several times each.

III. Terms and Concepts

These lists are based on both the classroom discussions and the assigned readings, but they focus mostly on terms and concepts discussed in class. You can find some of them in the index at the back of the book by Roetzel starting on page 233.

From the class discussion and assigned readings on
"How should we read Paul's moral teachings?" (Furnish, pp. 11-28)
Compare the Study Questions on Furnish, Chapter One.

----------pages 11-18----------

William Wrede
"The founder of Christianity"
Sacred Cow
White Elephant
Second Timothy 3:16
"Inspired"

-----The next 4 are from the classroom discussions only.-----

theopneustos
theos
pneuma

John 3:1-10

----------pages 18-23----------

Martin Dibelius
Albert Schweitzer
First Thessalonians 4 and 5

----------pages 23-26----------

The role of the Holy Spirit in Paul's ethical teaching
The relationship between love and the Spirit

From the class discussions and assigned readings on First Thessalonians (Roetzel, pp. 79-83 and First Thessalonians) Take the online practice quiz on the letters to Thessalonica.
The city of Thessalonica (Where was it located? What was important about it?) The "first stage" in Paul's relationship to the churches (Paul's basic first sermon; what was it probably about?)	Tmothy's report (1 Thessalonians 3:1-10) Paul's correction of the Thessalonian Eschatology (What was the misunderstanding, and how did Paul correct it?)

From the class discussion and assigned reading on Second Thessalonians (the text of Second Thessalonians) Take the online practice quiz on the letters to Thessalonica.
Current views on the authorship of Second Thessalonians Deutero-pauline Possible dates for the letter	A letter "as though from us" The "lawless one" The "powerful delusion" from God

From the class discussion and assigned readings on
the Letters to Corinth (Roetzel, pp. 83-96)
Take the online practice quiz on the letters to Corinth.
Take the matching quiz on the chronology of Paul's relationship to this church.

Membership of the Corinthian Church
Stages in Paul's relationship to the church at Corinth (See the list on pages 84-85 and the list given in class. They are slightly different.)
The eschatological urgency of Paul's message
Paul's first (lost) letter to Corinth (1 Cor. 5:9)
The report from"Cloe's people"
The letter fromCorinth to Paul (What issues did it raise?)
Approximate date of First Corinthians

Location from which First Corinthians was sent
Major concerns of First Corinthians
Meat offered to idols
Head coverings or hair styles
Paul's use of charismatic gifts
The "resurrection body"
Paul's painful visit to Corinth (Where is it mentioned? What happened?)
Paul's "third" letter to Corinth
Titus' report
Paul's "fourth" letter to Corinth

From the class discussion and assigned readings on
Sex: Marriage and Divorce (Furnish, pp. 29-51)
Compare the Study Questions on Furnish, Chapter Two.
Take the online practice quiz on the chapter of Furnish's book.

1 Corinthians 7
The letter from Corinth to Paul
Libertinism
"All things are lawful" (1 Corinthians 6:12 and 10:23)
Ascetics
1 Corinthians 7:1b (Whose slogan is this?)
1 Thessalonians 4:3-7
The "obligation" to sexual relations within marriage
1 Corinthians 6:15-16a
Paul's view of mutual responsibility in marriage
3 conditions for sexual abstinence in marriage
Meaning of "concession" in 1 Corinthians 7:6
The "gift" of celibacy

Moses' view on divorce (Class lecture notes)
Jesus' view as presented by Paul (1 Cor. 7:10-11)
Matthew 5:31-32; Luke 16:18; Mark 10:11-12
Roman law on Divorce
Jewish law on Divorce
Marriages between believers and non-believers (What is the issue that concerns Paul here, and how does he address it?)
Divorce of a believer by an unbeliever (How does Paul view this?)
Four contributions of Paul's discussion of sex, marriage, and divorce for the modern church (What are they, according to Furnish?)

From the class discussion and assigned readings on Glossolalia (Stendahl, pp. 109-124) Compare the Study Questions on this article. Take the online practice quiz on glossolalia.
glossolalia charismata Romans 8:26-27 agape Paul's idea of the purpose of glossolalia	The meaning of "sign" in 1 Corinthians 14:22 Acts 2:1-21 Mark 13:11 Charismatic

Galatians Roetzel, pp. 96-103 Take the online practice quiz.
Date of composition Location of the Galatian Churches (See note 15 on pages 203-204 and the map of the Roman Empire with the province of Galatia highlighted.) Celts Nature of the Galatian opposition to Paul (circumcision, elements from folk religion, questions about Paul's qualifications) Three views of who Paul's opponents may have been (Can you briefly explain each view?) Johannes Munck	Walter Schmithals Syncretist Roetzel's view of who Paul's opponents may have been The missing Thanksgiving The source of Paul's Gospel The example of Abraham (How does Paul use it?) Paul's view of the Law in Galatians Five main sections of the letter to the Galatians (p. 102) Three components of Paul's defense of his Gospel (p. 102)

Philippians (Roetzel, pp. 113-116 and the Letter to the Philippians) Take the online practice quiz on Philippians and Philemon.
Date of writing (assuming the letter was written from Ephesus) Tone of the letter to Philippi Euodia and Syntyche (4:2-3) The Philippian church's support of Paul's ministry History of Paul's relationship to the church at Philippi (Roetzel, pp. 113-114) Arguments regarding the place of authorship, the location of Paul's imprisonment (See note 25 on page 205)	General contours of the opposition to Paul at Philippi Paul's view of the significance of his imprisonment The Christ hymn (2:6-11) (What point does Paul use this hymn to make?) Paul's view of his former "accomplishments" (3:4-11) 7 major sections of the letter to Philippi (See p. 116.) Location of Philippi (See the map of Achaea, Macedonia, and Asia.)

Philemon (Roetzel, pp. 116-118 and the Letter to Philemon) Take the online practice quiz on Philippians and Philemon.
Onesimus Philemon (the person, not the letter) Apphia Paul's request on Onesimus' behalf	Colossians 4:9 Paul's relationship to Onesimus (How did they meet?) Main sections of the letter (See p. 117.) Date of composition (two main possibilities)

Cities and Regions to Identify

Use the maps posted on the web site to locate the cities and regions in the table below. The following two maps will be particularly helpful:

Greece (Achaia), Macedonia, and the Coast of Asia
The Journeys of Paul as reported in the book of Acts

Cities	Roman Provinces and Regions
Tarsus Philippi Thessalonica Corinth Ephesus	Asia Cilicia Macedonia Achaia The Roman Province of Galatia The Ethnic Kingdom of Galatia

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Table of Contents

I. Nature of the Exam

II. Strategies for Study

III. Terms and Concepts

Cities and Regions to Identify