Romans and Galatians Test 2 Study Guide

How were slaves and children alike in Paul’s time?

They weren’t free

What are “the elemental things of the world?”

Basic teachings- comparable to basic religious knowledge and rites possessed by the pagans

The stars and planets (‘stoicheia’)

What were significant features of Roman adoption?

Lost all former debts, connection to former family, and became of equal rank with the adoptive family

What identifies a person as a son of God according to Galatians 4.6?

Possessing the Spirit of His Son

How did Paul characterize the Judaizers and their motives (6.11ff)?

Elitist; self-serving; “boasting”

What passage from the OT prompted Paul to see the story of Sarah and Hagar allegorically?

Isaiah 54.1ff

How does the treatment of the story of Sarah and Hagar relate to the larger context of Galatians?

False teachers may have made some kind of argument with this (that Paul’s converts= Ishmael)

Paul’s reading presupposed his understanding the centrality of salvation through the promise to Abraham

What is “the present Jerusalem” (Gal 4.25)?

Hagar/Mt. Sinai

What point did Paul make with his Sarah/Hagar allegory?

Following the Law is not the way to inherit the Abrahamic promiseand those who do are like Ishmael, not Isaac.

Did other Jewish teachers ever refer to the Law as a “yoke”?

Yes! See Gal. 5 handout for quotes

What element of Jewish identity did the Judaizers emphasize more than the other elements?

Circumcision

What shift do we see in the letter starting in chapter 5?

From the identity of God’s people to their behavior

In Galatians 5, what did Paul get repeatedly sarcastic about? And how many times?

Circumcision; 3 times

What does the flesh versus spirit discussion in chapter 5 have to do with the main subject of Galatians?

The flesh=law and Spirit=gospel; chapter 5 is about the lifestyles that come with each

What point does Paul argue in 5.13-15? How does this point prove to be ironic?

Freedom from the Law gives opportunity to serve and love others

It’s ironic because the Judaizers were following a law they didn’t need and in turn missed the law they did need

What is the danger in trying to correct an erring brother? (Gal. 6.1ff)

Arrogance in the fact that you were the one to help them

What sin might Paul have had in mind in Gal 6.1?

Following the Judaizers

What is “the law of Christ”

The pattern/example/demand of Christ

What caution does Paul issue about our generosity?

Don’t pay false teachers

What motivated the Judaizers according to Gal 6.11ff?

Power/greed, selfish ambition, elitismto gain followers and influence

How might we reconcile Gal 6.2 and 6.5

Each will have to bear his own load on the day of judgment

What did Paul brag about in Gal 6.14?

The cross

Who is “the Israel of God” in Gal 6.16?

The church

What superior fleshly mark did Paul claim to have?

Scars for Jesus were his stigmata