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New Perspective on Paul
  • 1. What does N. T. Wright suggest about the unity of the 'New Perspective'?
A) It is unjustified as there are many different positions.
B) It is a consensus that only involves three major scholars.
C) It is a concept that is largely misunderstood by laypeople.
D) It is a perfectly unified school of thought.
  • 2. What is the primary argument of New Perspective scholars regarding 'works of the Law'?
A) They refer to the rejection of the Roman Empire.
B) They refer to the internal struggle against sin.
C) They represent personal moral failures.
D) They represent badges of covenant membership.
  • 3. What historical phenomenon presented Israelites with a choice between ancestral customs and Greek customs?
A) Secularization
B) Hellenization
C) The Enlightenment
D) Romanization
  • 4. Whom does Paul use as an example to show that righteousness existed before the Torah?
A) Isaiah
B) Moses
C) Abraham
D) David
  • 5. According to Craig A. Evans, what does the 4QMMT text suggest about 'works of the Law'?
A) It refers to purity laws like avoiding eating with Gentiles.
B) It refers to the necessity of total adherence to all sacrifices.
C) It refers to Roman citizenship laws.
D) It refers to the Ten Commandments.
  • 6. What is the primary meaning of the Greek word 'pistis' according to recent studies?
A) Emotional fervor
B) Intellectual belief
C) Faithfulness
D) Blind obedience
  • 7. How do historic Protestant scholars typically translate the Greek word 'charis'?
A) Mercy
B) Favor
C) Gift
D) Grace
  • 8. What is the core argument of New Perspective scholars regarding the translation of 'charis'?
A) It should be translated as 'unearned gift'.
B) It should be translated as 'favor'.
C) It should be translated as 'mercy'.
D) It should be translated as 'divine love'.
  • 9. How did ancient societies view the concept of a 'favor'?
A) It was a religious mandate exclusively for the poor.
B) It was a system involving the expectation of reciprocity.
C) It was a legal contract that could be enforced by a judge.
D) It was an unconditional gift with no strings attached.
  • 10. What is a common criticism of interpreting 'charis' as 'favor'?
A) It might imply that Christians must earn their way to heaven.
B) It makes the Bible too modern in its terminology.
C) It ignores the Greek etymology entirely.
D) It removes the role of Jesus from the salvation process.
  • 11. What specific customs does Paul identify as concerns in his writings?
A) Temple sacrifices and political allegiance.
B) Marriage customs and burial rites.
C) Language use and agricultural practices.
D) Circumcision, dietary laws, and special days.
  • 12. In the context of the 'favor' interpretation of 'charis', what do Christians have an obligation to do?
A) Reject all human effort in their daily lives.
B) Stop performing all laws immediately.
C) Build more temples to honor the gift.
D) Repay the favor God has done for them.
  • 13. Who published the 1977 book Paul and Palestinian Judaism?
A) N. T. Wright
B) Krister Stendahl
C) James D. G. Dunn
D) E. P. Sanders
  • 14. What is the traditional Protestant theological principle for salvation by faith alone called?
A) Sola fide
B) Covenant theology
C) Mosaic legalism
D) Boundary marker theory
  • 15. Which scholar argued that the typical Lutheran view of Paul's theology did not align with Paul's actual writings?
A) E. P. Sanders
B) Krister Stendahl
C) James D. G. Dunn
D) N. T. Wright
  • 16. Who was the first to use the term 'New Perspective on Paul' in a 1978 lecture?
A) N. T. Wright
B) E. P. Sanders
C) Krister Stendahl
D) James D. G. Dunn
  • 17. What kind of methods are often used by scholars studying the Bible in its historical context today?
A) Traditionalist liturgical methods
B) Social-scientific methods
C) Strictly theological dogmatism
D) Purely linguistic methods
  • 18. Who served as President of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas in 2002?
A) N. T. Wright
B) Krister Stendahl
C) E. P. Sanders
D) James D. G. Dunn
  • 19. What did Krister Stendahl warn against doing to the Bible?
A) Imposing modern Western ideas
B) Comparing with ancient texts
C) Translating into modern languages
D) Using historical analysis
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