Life of Paul midterm

according to Bandy’s introduction, how many letters of the New Testament did Paul write?

13

The Apostle Paul’s birth was approximately around AD…?

AD 5

True or False. The Apostle Paul was probably born around the time of the birth of Jesus Christ

True

What famous Israelite ancestor was Paul possibly named after?

Saul

True or False. According to Bandy, Paul was probably given at least two names at his birth.

True

True or False. The apostle Paul was Jewish and yet a Roman citizen at the same time

true

what was Paul’s probable hometown

tarsus

which Jewish party did Paul identify with

pharisees

which revered Jewish rabbi did Paul study with as a teenager

Gamaliel the elder

where did Paul go to study as a teenager

Jerusalem

Who was stoned to death in Acts 8 with Saul as the lead henchman

Stephen

according to Alan Bandy’s chapter 2, Saul was the “…” who had the chops to pursue the so-called heretics with determination and skill

pit bull

Who empowered and authorized Saul to make a concerted effort to rid the earth of Jesus’s followers

Sanhedrin

what was the approximate Jewish population of Damascus which justified Paul’s reason for going there

10,000

True or false. According to Brandi’s chapter 2 Paul converted from Judaism to Christianity on the road to Damascus

False

Paul heard a voice on the way to Damascus. According to bandy’s chapter 2, what language did the voice speak

Aramaic

according to bandy, what snapped into focus as Saul learned the identity of the one who so abruptly interrupted his journey?

an understanding of who God is and an understanding of Jesus

what is a good indicator that Paul saw his new faith as a continuation of his Jewish heritage and a fulfillment of Israel’s scriptures

he went to the synagogues

who was the man assigned to heal Paul’s blindness

ananias

in the Damascus event, Paul received a calling to preach the gospel among the…

gentiles, Jews, and kings

How many years did Paul spend in Damascus before returning to Jerusalem for the first time after his conversion/calling experience

3

who helped advocate for the apostle Paul during Paul’s first visit back to jerusalem

barnabas

which disciple of Jesus did Paul live with during his first two weeks back in jerusalem

barnabas

true or false. Paul’s time in erusalem was limited to private meetings with the disciples of Jesus due to Paul’s previous reputation in Jerusalem as a persecutor

false

during Paul’s first visit back to Jerusalem, he met with a disciple of Jesus who may have been the leader of a more conservative Jewish group. Who was that particular disciple?

james

which city did the disciples of Jesus decide to send Paul when they discovered that the Jews in Jerusalem wanted to kill him

tarsus

barnabas becomes an important individual in Paul’s life. What does barnabas’s name mean

the encourager

after Paul left Jerusalem after his first visit back, he would spend time in Cilicia and Syria. Approximately, how many years would the apostle Paul spend there?

10

how did the apostle Paul support himself financially during his time in Cilicia and Syria?

tent-making

This gentile believer from the church in Antioch would travel with Paul to Jerusalem on the famine relief visit. This gentile believer would become one of Paul’s most trusted companions in the gospel ministry. Who was it?

titus

who traveled with Paul and barnabas to the island of Cyprus as a helper or assistant

mark

according to bandy chapter 4, a key individual grew up on the island of Cyprus. Who was it

barnabas

once Paul and his traveling crew arrived on the island of cyrprus, where did they go first for ministry opportunity

jewish synagogues

according to bandy chapter 4, how many miles was it from the city of salamis to the city of paphos

100 miles

on the island of Cyprus who was the Roman governor of paphos who summoned Paul to his court

sergius paulus

according to the book of acts, who was the first recorded convert during the Paul’s first missionary journey

Sergius paulus

who was the Jewish false prophet who opposed Paul’s gospel message on the island of Cyprus

elymas aka bar-Jesus

true or false. According to bandy chapter 4, the shift in names from Saul to Paul occurred at his conversion on the Damascus road

false

What was the first miracle associated with Paul on the first missionary journey in the book of acts

striking a man with temporary blindness

true or false. We are told that sergius paulus is baptized shortly after his conversion

false

After leaving the island of Cyprus, Paul, barnabas, and mark arrived on the southern coast of Asia Minor. What city did they land in

perge

which individual suddenly departed from the first missionary journey and returned home to jerusalem

mark

why did one of the individuals abandon the mission to Asia minor

luke offers no details

after one of the individuals left the mission, what city did the other two men travel to next

pisidian Antioch

True or false. Psidian antioch was refounded as a Roman colony and was home to 3,000 army veterans.

true

according to bandy, what was the total population of pisidian antioch

10,000

once arriving in pisidian Antioch, where did Paul and barnabas go on their first sabbath day

jewish synagogue

in Paul’s first sermon in Galatia, he summarized the history of … and presented … as the culmination of all God had done and promised

Israel, Jesus

according to the apostle Paul, the good news of the living resurrected Christ is that now full… of sins is available through faith in Him

forgiveness

who became jealous of Paul and barnabas’s ministry success in pisidian antioch

jews

according to bandy chapter 5, how many miles did Paul and barnabas travel between pisidian Antioch and iconium

90 miles

iconium was such an important city that the Roman emperor Claudius renamed it? What was its new name?

claudiconium

paul and Barbara’s begin their missionary ministry in iconic in usual fashion. How so

attending synagogue

Who directly contradicted Paul’s teaching of justication by faith in iconium

synagogue jews

according to bandy chapter 5 how many miles was there between iconium and lystra

22 miles

true or false. Paul and Barbara’s attended Jewish synagogue worship in lystra

false

the apostle Paul performed a miracle in lystra. What was it

healed a man who was crippled from birth

what idolatry characterized the city of lystra

worship Zeus and hermes

which group of people was behind the attempt to kill the apostle Paul in lystra

jews from iconium

according to bandy chapter 5 how many miles was it from lystra to derbe

60 miles

according to bandy chapter 6 the completed work of Jesus Christ established a new covenant based on

the presence of the indwelling Holy Spirit

according to bandy what was the hallmark of Jewish identity that set them apart as God’s covenant people

circumcision

where did the controversy take place that required a resolution from the mother church in Jerusalem

Antioch HQ

according to bandy who was the first apostle to share the gospel with a gentile audience

peter

true or false. The reason for the Jerusalem council was the controversy over the inclusion of uncircumcised gentiles as equal members of God’s people

true

what metaphor was used by peter in his argument at the Jerusalem council?

yoke

according to bandy which apostle presided over the Jerusalem council

james

which two representatives from the Jerusalem church were selected to deliver the letter to the church in antioch

judas and Silas

which group present at the Jerusalem council strongly objected to the inclusion of the uncircumcised

Pharisee believers

what was the name of the Roman centurion that peter preached to and to whom the Holy Spirit had been given

cornelius

according to bandy chapter 6 who did barnabas want to bring along on the second missionary journey with paul

mark

according to bandy chapter 6 Paul didn’t think mark should travel along because he had shown himself to be

unreliable

Who ended up traveling with barnabas on his mission to cyprus

Mark

who ended up traveling with the apostle Paul on the second missionary journey

silas

true or false, as a result of the sharp disagreement the apostle Paul would never see mark again in his missionary career

false

Where did the sharp disagreement take place between Paul and barnabas

antioch

according to to bandy how many days did it take for Silas to travel back to Antioch from Jerusalem

7

on Paul’s second missionary journey he met Timothy, what city did Paul meet Timothy in

lystra

according to Alan bandy what was the strategic choice that Paul made regarding Timothy

to circumcise timothy

because Timothy was uncircumcised when Paul met him Timothy would never be accepted by the

jewish

according to Alan bandy Paul might have been directly responsible for timothy’s

conversion

at Alexandria trials what confirmed to Paul that God was calling him to Greece

a dream

based on the significant shift from they to we who joined up with Paul, Silas, and Timothy at troas

luke

On his second missionary journey Paul had walked from Antioch to Alexandria troas. According to bandy, approximately ho many miles is this

1,000

true or false. Walking by faith means we go even though God may not reveal his plans until we’re already in motion

true

who are the four individuals on the second missionary trip that lands in philippi

paul, Silas, Timothy, luke

what was the main highway that extended east-west through Macedonia? The apostle Paul and his team would have used this road on their second missionary trip

via egnatia

On Paul’s second missionary journey what is and served as a good halfway point for Paul between Alexandria troas and neapolis

samothrace

the city of Phillippi was one of the leading Roman colonies in Macedonia. Whose father was the city named after

alexander the great

according to bandy Philippi was home to a large number of

army veterans