Final quiz

Studying the Scriptures

Check what you have learned from the course. Answers are marked straight away, with an explanation for each question. Your answers are not sent anywhere.

10 questions

1Around what date was the letter to the Romans most probably written?

Around 35Around 57Around 70Around 95

Scholars largely agree on AD 57, give or take two years. Paul is then most likely in Corinth.

2Which verse of Romans shows that Paul did not found the Church in Rome?

Romans 1:16Romans 8:1Romans 13:1Romans 15:20

Paul explains there that he preaches the gospel where Christ has not been named, “lest I build on someone else's foundation”.

3How were the Christians in Rome organised in Paul's time?

In several house churchesUnder the authority of a single bishopIn a large basilicaWithin the main synagogue

The greetings in Romans 16 show several house groups, with no single central authority.

4According to Suetonius, which emperor expelled the Jews from Rome, forcing Aquila and Priscilla to leave?

AugustusNeroClaudiusTiberius

Claudius expelled the Jews from Rome around 49. Acts 18:2 mentions that Aquila and Priscilla had had to leave Italy for this reason.

5What does the Greek word doulos, which Paul uses to introduce himself in Romans 1:1, mean?

FriendSlaveEnvoyProphet

Doulos means a slave, someone who belongs entirely to his master. Paul is a willing slave of Christ.

6Which idea sums up Romans 1:16-17?

Salvation is reserved for the JewsGod's righteousness is obtained through obedience to the lawThe gospel saves everyone who believes, the righteous shall live by faithCreation is enough to be saved

The gospel is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes. Paul quotes Habakkuk 2:4, “The righteous shall live by faith”.

7What is meant by “natural revelation” in Romans 1:19-20?

Knowledge of God through creationThe visions granted to the prophetsThe reading of the ScripturesThe spiritual gifts

Creation shows God's eternal power and divine nature. It is not enough to be saved, but it is enough to recognise that he exists.

8According to Alfred Kuen, which reading of Matthew 16:18 was the most widespread among the Church Fathers?

The rock is Peter himselfThe rock is the apostle PaulThe rock is the Temple in JerusalemThe rock is Peter's confession of faith

According to Kuen, 44 Fathers, against 17 for Peter himself, saw the rock as the confession “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God”.

9What position does this course take on Matthew 16:18?

Peter is a foundation stone because he confessed Jesus, with no transmissible primacyPeter received a primacy passed on to his successorsThe verse speaks only of Jesus and not at all of PeterThe verse concerns only the Church in Rome

The course holds that Peter is a stone because he confessed Christ, and that all who confess him become “living stones” (1 Peter 2:5).

10Why, according to this course, is a purely cultural reading of 1 Timothy 2:12 not enough?

Because Paul was not speaking about the Church in EphesusBecause Paul also appeals to the order of creation, Adam formed firstBecause the Greeks accepted women teachingBecause Paul never worked with women

In 1 Timothy 2:13-14, Paul relies not only on the customs of his time but on creation. The course affirms equality before God, with functions that may be different.

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