OBST 680 Quiz 2
OBST 680 Quiz 2: Use of Scripture in Paul’s Letters
- Why does the expected Judah-king need to tie his donkey to a vine?
- How do many interpreters understand the shelter of David in Amos 9:11?
- What did they debate about at the Jerusalem council?
- What is the advantage of using academic level commentaries on the scriptures?
- Why does the cursing of the fig tree frame the account of Messiah’s cleaning of the temple in Mark?
- What is the purpose of responsible research for scripture interpretation?
- Does Matthew use the Hebrew text or Septuagint when he quotes the Old Testament?
- What does “Septuagint” refer to?
- How does the statement “the one who is” in Revelation 1:4 line up with Exodus 3:14?
- To whom does Paul apply Hosea’s message “my people”?
- What seems to be the stone in Isaiah 28?
- Which of Paul’s letters have the most scriptural citations?
- Why do some reject calling the scriptures Paul cited the “Hebrew Bible”?
- In addition to direct quotations, according to Moyise, how many times do Paul’s letters make allusions to Old
- What does it mean to refer to a citation of scripture as “marked”?
- According to Moyise, what is an implication of Paul’s statement that scriptures are the oracles of God in Romans 3:2?
- Which part of the Judaic canon was most debated in Paul’s day?
- What is(are) the element(s) in the Christ-event which gave Paul new eyes to interpret scripture?
- How many times does Paul quote from the biblical creation narratives?
- What might 1 Timothy 2:14 mean by saying Adam was not deceived but the woman was deceived?
- What is unusual about Paul’s Adam-Christ typology in Romans 5?
- What is one of the implications of “the first man Adam became a living being and the last Adam a life-giving spirit” in
- What is the logic in saying Paul’s view of Christ as savior shaped his views of the human condition?
- What is the device Paul uses to explain the term for “reckon” of Genesis 15:6 in Romans 4?
- How does Paul use the circumcision of Abraham in Romans 4?
- Who else in addition to Paul interpreted Ishmael “playing” in Genesis 21 as persecuting Isaac?
- According to Paul, what is the basis of the inclusion of gentiles with the descendants of Abraham in Romans 4?
- Where may the tradition of angels at Sinai to which Paul alludes in Galatians 3 come from?
- According to Moyise, what text does Paul likely allude to when he says the Spirit wrote on human heart in 2
- According to Moyise, what is impossible about the interpretation of Christ as the rock in the wilderness in 1
- What is an implication of Christ as the “telos” of the law in Romans 10:4?
- How do the ten commandments create a challenge to the traditional division between moral and ceremonial law?
- What evidence supports the claim that Paul is contrasting Leviticus 18:5 and Habakkuk 2:4 in Galatians 3:11-12?
- What does Richard Hays argue to support the claim that Paul’s doctrine of justification refers to the faithfulness of
- How was Paul’s use of law explained in the Reformation?
- How many times does Paul explicitly cite Isaiah?
- How does Paul expand the sense of “saved” in Joel 2:32 which referred to the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem when he
- What evidence led to the testimony hypothesis for New Testament use of scripture?
- Why may Paul have changed the singular messenger to plural in his use of Isaiah 52:7 (how beautiful are the feet of the
- How does Paul answer the question he raises in Romans 3:3 (Will their unfaithfulness nullify the faithfulness of God)?
- How does Paul change the subject of Isaiah 65:1 in Romans 10:21 when Isaiah 65:1 and 65:2 refer to the same subject?
- What is the traditional Jewish view of the pilgrimage of the nations in Isaiah 2:2-4?
- What does Peter’s use of Hosea 2:23 in 1 Peter 2:10 (once you were not a people) share in common with Paul’s use this
- What word does Paul add to his citation of Isaiah 28:16 in Romans 10:11 to demonstrate that the gospel is for the
- What passage does Paul use to dispel any notion of pride before God in 1 Corinthians 1:31?
- What is the purpose of Paul citing Isaiah 45:22 (every knee shall bow) in Romans 14:11?
- What is the purpose of Paul citing Isaiah 45:22 (every knee shall bow) in Philippians 2:10?
- According to Moyise, overall how does Paul use the Psalms?
- What does Paul understand by allusion to Psalm 8:6 as “all things in subjection” in 1 Corinthians 15:25-26?
- According to Moyise, who does Paul think “I” refers to in his use of Psalm 18:49 in Romans 15:9?
- For readers familiar with Psalm 112, who would they understand Paul to be referring to in his use of Psalm 112:9?
- According to Barrett, how does Paul use “burning coals” of Proverbs 25:22 in Romans 12:20?
- What does the psalmist refer to by “you have put all things under their feet” in Psalm 8:6?
- What figure of speech characterizes Paul’s use of Psalm 51:4 in Romans 3:4?
- According to Moyise, why may Paul have connected Isaiah 29:10 with Psalm 69:2-3 in Romans 11:7?
- What is Paul’s innovation in his use of Psalm 14:1-3 in Romans 3:10-12?
- How does John Paul Heil regard the surrounding context of the scriptural passages cited by Paul?
- According to Richard Hays, why does Paul allude to Job 13:16 (this will turn out for my deliverance) in Philippians
- Who does the Damascus Document (CD) identify as the expected king?
- How does the Dead Sea Scrolls Habakkuk commentary (1QpHab) apply Habakkuk 2:4 (but the righteous shall live by
- What are two ways that interpreters have explained the logic of Paul’s use of Deuteronomy 25:4 in 1 Corinthians 9:9-