Bible: Romans Intro Test

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who wrote Romans?

Paul

Paul was a one-time enemy of christianity who God turned into the...

greatest missionary of all time

Paul came from a \_____________ family in the Asia Minor (today's turkey)

jewish

What was Paul's jewish name?

Saul

Why was Paul sent to Jerusalem?

to study under the great teacher of Gamaliel

what was a pharisee? (paul was one)

a group of people who thought the followers of Christ were dangerous

who's stoning did Paul participate in when he was a pharisee?

Stephen (a christian leader)

where did Paul ask the chief priest in Jerusalem to give him authorization to arrest any follower of Jesus?

Damascus

What happened to Paul on his way to Damascus?

he was blinded by Jesus

What did Paul do after he was blinded?

he went to Annias' house to have his sight restored

What did Paul do after his sight was restored?

he became one of God's powerful tools to spread the good news of Jesus and traveled throughout the Roman Empire

During the very early years of Christianity, Jesus' disciples preached only to ________

Jews

When did Paul write Romans?

AD 57

What was going on when Paul wrote Romans?

it was the height of the Roman Empire and under the rule of Nero

Paul wrote Romans to the \____________ \_____ \_____________

church in Rome

Where were many Christian before Paul made his first journey to Rome around AD 57?

already there

What were the three main purposes of the letter of Romans?

missionary, pastoral, teaching

What was the reason for the missionary purpose of Romans?

Paul's ministry was, at its core, missionary—spreading the gospel throughout the world.

What was one of the reasons Paul wanted to visit Rome?

he wanted to make it his church base for launching a missionary effort to reach the end of the known world: Spain

What was the reason for the teaching purpose of Romans?

Romans is not a complete handbook of Christian beliefs; rather, it reveals an interest in themes

what are some of the themes that are taught in Romans?

Human need for salvation, Relationship between Jewish and Gentile Christians, Death and resurrection of Jesus as the way of salvation, Justification by faith alone, and Role of faith in people's lives

What was the reason for the pastoral purpose of Romans?

With pastoral love, Paul wrote to encourage and exhort Roman believers to unity and wisdom

Where did Paul start churches?

Corinth, Galatia, Philippi

why did Paul have to introduce himself at the beginning of Romans?

they (the Romans) did not personally know him

When Paul introduced himself as a servant of Christ Jesus, he drew from the ______ ______________ concept of servanthood

Old Testament

What is an apostille?

a messenger, one who brings his master's will to others.

Why did Paul introduce himself as an apostle?

because he was an apostle to the Gentiles, such as to the Roman Christians who received his letter.

Why did Paul introduce himself as set apart for the gospel of God?

because the Christian Romans were "called to be his holy people" and to be "holy" is to be "set apart"

what were the three point of the explanation Paul offers of the gospel of God?

it was promised, it's about Jesus, and it has effects

repetition of words observation

look for words and phrases that repeat

Contrast observation

ideas, individuals, and/or items that are contrasted with each other (Look for differences)

comparison observation

ideas, individuals, and/or items that are compared with each other (Look for similarities)

List observation

anytime the text mentions more than two items, identify them as a list

Cause and Effect observation

look for cause-and-effect relationships

Figures of Speech observation

identify expressions that convey an image, using words in a sense other than the normal literal sense.

Conjunction observation

notice terms that join unites, like "and," "but," "for." (Note what they are connecting)

Verb observation

note whether a verb is past, present, or future; active or passive; and the like

Pronoun example

identify what previously happened for each pronoun

Questions and answer observation

if the text is built on a question-and-answer format

Dialogue observation

note if the text includes dialogue (Identify who is speaking to whom)

Means observation

if a sentence indicates that something was done by means of someone/something(answers "how?"). Usually, you can insert the phrase "by means of" into the sentence

Purpose/result statement observation

more specific type of "means," often telling why, Purpose and result are similar and sometimes indistinguishable, In a purpose statement, you usually can insert the phrase: "in order that." In a result clause, you usually can insert the phrase: "so that"

General to specific and specific to general observation

find the general statements that are followed by specific examples or applications of the general (Also find specific statements that are summarized by a general one)

Conditional clauses observation

a clause can present the condition by which some action or consequence will result (Often statements use "if...then" )

Actions/roles of God observation

identify actions or roles that the text ascribes to God

Actions/roles of people observation

identify actions or roles that the text ascribes to people or encourages people to do/be

Emotional term observation

the passage uses terms that have emotional energy, like kinship words (father, son) or words like "pleading"

Tone of the passage observation

the overall tone of the passage (happy, sad, encouraging, and soon)

Logic of the Passage observation

the developed line of thinking that should be followed? "Since A, therefore B" or "If A, then B"

covenant

an agreement initiated by God through which He grants blessing to his people and demands a response from them

new perspective

denotes the new era that began with the coming of Christ and the pouring out of the Holy Spirit. It's one segment of a salvation-historical scheme

torah

a transliteration of the Hebrew word for "law" and used to refer to the law given by God to Israel through Moses

what was the first perspective of Romans from Martin Luther?

Martin Luther let his own bias and struggles get involved in how he interpreted the book of Romans and interpreted it from a Christian life standpoint

What was the second perspective of Romans from biblical scholars?

they said that Luther read the book of Romans with too much emotion and that he should have interpreted it from a 16th-century Jewish standpoint