sda bible commentary introduction to 2nd corinthians
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SDA Bible Commentary
Introduction to 2nd Corinthians
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, textual evidence attests to what brief title?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, textual evidence attests to what brief title?
ANS: Pros Korinthious B (literally “To the
Corinthians 2”
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, the oldest extant manuscript of 2
Corinthians dates from when?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, the oldest extant manuscript of 2
Corinthians dates from when?
ANS: about the 3rd century
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, what longer title to 2 Corinthians was not
found until much later than the 3rd century A.D.?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, what longer title to 2 Corinthians was not
found until much later than the 3rd century A.D.?
ANS: “The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the
Corinthians”
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, what kind of evidence conclusively attests
Pauline authorship?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, what kind of evidence conclusively attests
Pauline authorship?
ANS: internal and external
5 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 821, name five of the early church
fathers who had quotations from or made reference
to 2 Corinthians. Be sure to differentiate persons
with the same name.
5 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 821, name five of the early church
fathers who had quotations from or made reference
to 2 Corinthians. Be sure to differentiate persons
with the same name.
ANS: Clement of Rome, Polycarp, Irenaeus,
Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, whose quotations and references provide
abundant testimony to 2 Corinthians genuineness
and integrity?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, whose quotations and references provide
abundant testimony to 2 Corinthians genuineness
and integrity?
ANS: early Church Fathers and writers
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, who wrote an epistle to the Corinthians
about 35 years after Paul wrote 2 Corinthians and
dealt with the same conditions as Paul did? Be
specific.
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, who wrote an epistle to the Corinthians
about 35 years after Paul wrote 2 Corinthians and
dealt with the same conditions as Paul did? Be
specific.
ANS: Clement of Rome
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, about how many years after Paul wrote 2
Corinthians did Clement of Rome write a letter to the
Corinthians and deal with many of the same issues
as Paul had?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, about how many years after Paul wrote 2
Corinthians did Clement of Rome write a letter to the
Corinthians and deal with many of the same issues
as Paul had?
ANS: about 35 years (A.D. 95)
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, who wrote to the Philippians and quoted 2
Cor. 8:21?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, who wrote to the Philippians and quoted 2
Cor. 8:21?
ANS: Polycarp
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, where was Polycarp bishop?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, where was Polycarp bishop?
ANS: Smyrna
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, who quotes and comments on Paul’s
account of his rapture to the third heaven?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, who quotes and comments on Paul’s
account of his rapture to the third heaven?
ANS: Irenaeus
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, Irenaeus wrote Against Heresies and
quotes and comments upon Paul’s account of what?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, Irenaeus wrote Against Heresies and
quotes and comments upon Paul’s account of what?
ANS: his rapture to the third heaven in 2 Cor. 12:2-
4
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, where was Irenaeus bishop?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, where was Irenaeus bishop?
ANS: Lyons
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, who quotes from 2 Corinthians not less
than 20 times? Be specific.
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, who quotes from 2 Corinthians not less
than 20 times? Be specific.
ANS: Clement of Alexandria
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, Clement of Alexandria quotes from 2
Corinthians not less than how many times?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, Clement of Alexandria quotes from 2
Corinthians not less than how many times?
ANS: not less than 20 times
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, who was the so-called father of Latin
theology?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, who was the so-called father of Latin
theology?
ANS: Tertullian
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, where was Tertullian from?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, where was Tertullian from?
ANS: Carthage
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, Tertullian was the so-called father of
what?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, Tertullian was the so-called father of
what?
ANS: Latin theology
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, internal evidence unmistakably points to
who as the author of 2 Corinthians?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 821, internal evidence unmistakably points to
who as the author of 2 Corinthians?
ANS: Paul
3 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 821, 2 Corinthians abounds with
references to what three things?
3 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 821, 2 Corinthians abounds with
references to what three things?
ANS: Paul, his experiences at Corinth, and the first
epistle to the church at Corinth
3 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 821-822, many Biblical scholars
consider 2 Corinthians as giving the clearest and
most complete picture of what three attributes of
Paul?
3 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 821-822, many Biblical scholars
consider 2 Corinthians as giving the clearest and
most complete picture of what three attributes of
Paul?
ANS: nature, personality, and disposition
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 822, the ___ ___ of the experiences
recorded in 2 Corinthians can be none other than
genuine.
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 822, the ___ ___ of the experiences
recorded in 2 Corinthians can be none other than
genuine.
ANS: historical spontaneity
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, how many visits did Paul make to the
church at Corinth?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, how many visits did Paul make to the
church at Corinth?
ANS: at least three
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, how many epistles did Paul write to the
church at Corinth?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, how many epistles did Paul write to the
church at Corinth?
ANS: three, perhaps four
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, Paul’s first visit to Corinth came in
approximately what year?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, Paul’s first visit to Corinth came in
approximately what year?
ANS: A.D. 51
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, Paul’s first visit to Corinth came during the
course of which missionary journey?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, Paul’s first visit to Corinth came during the
course of which missionary journey?
ANS: the Second Missionary Journey
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, how long did Paul stay in Corinth during
his first visit in about A.D. 51?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, how long did Paul stay in Corinth during
his first visit in about A.D. 51?
ANS: year and a half
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 822, what did Paul do during his first
visit to Corinth in about A.D. 51?
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 822, what did Paul do during his first
visit to Corinth in about A.D. 51?
ANS: founded and organized the church
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, is 1 Corinthians believed to be Paul’s first
written contact with the church at Corinth?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, is 1 Corinthians believed to be Paul’s first
written contact with the church at Corinth?
ANS: no, the first written contact is mentioned in 1
Cor. 5:9
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, during which missionary journey did Paul
write 1 Corinthians?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, during which missionary journey did Paul
write 1 Corinthians?
ANS: the Third Missionary Journey
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, which epistle did Paul write toward the
close of more than two years spent at Ephesus?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, which epistle did Paul write toward the
close of more than two years spent at Ephesus?
ANS: First Corinthians
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, where did Paul spend more than two
years before he wrote First Corinthians?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, where did Paul spend more than two
years before he wrote First Corinthians?
ANS: Ephesus
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, it is generally accepted that how long a
period elapsed between Paul writing 1 Corinthians
and his writing of 2 Corinthians?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, it is generally accepted that how long a
period elapsed between Paul writing 1 Corinthians
and his writing of 2 Corinthians?
ANS: several weeks
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, where was Paul when he wrote 1
Corinthians?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, where was Paul when he wrote 1
Corinthians?
ANS: Ephesus
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, where was Paul when he wrote 2
Corinthians?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, where was Paul when he wrote 2
Corinthians?
ANS: Macedonia
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, how long did Paul intend to stay in
Ephesus before going to Corinth by way of
Macedonia?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, how long did Paul intend to stay in
Ephesus before going to Corinth by way of
Macedonia?
ANS: until Pentecost
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, Paul intended to leave Ephesus and
travel to Corinth by way of where?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, Paul intended to leave Ephesus and
travel to Corinth by way of where?
ANS: Macedonia
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, Paul’s leaving Ephesus earlier than
planned may have been due in part to what?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, Paul’s leaving Ephesus earlier than
planned may have been due in part to what?
ANS: popular uprising that nearly cost him his life
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, Paul referred to the opponents of truth in
Ephesus as what?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, Paul referred to the opponents of truth in
Ephesus as what?
ANS: “beasts”
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, to what port did Paul journey to so he
could embark for Macedonia?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, to what port did Paul journey to so he
could embark for Macedonia?
ANS: Troas
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, what place was the port of embarkation
for Macedonia?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, what place was the port of embarkation
for Macedonia?
ANS: Troas
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, Troas was the port of embarkation for
where?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, Troas was the port of embarkation for
where?
ANS: Macedonia
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, who did Paul expect to meet in Troas with
a report from Corinth?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, who did Paul expect to meet in Troas with
a report from Corinth?
ANS: Titus
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, where did Paul meet Titus, who had news
from Corinth?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, where did Paul meet Titus, who had news
from Corinth?
ANS: Philippi
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, with what two emotions did Paul listen to
the report Titus gave of the church at Corinth?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, with what two emotions did Paul listen to
the report Titus gave of the church at Corinth?
ANS: relief and joy
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, who did Paul send to Corinth after he
dispatched a letter of reprimand and counsel to the
Corinthians?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, who did Paul send to Corinth after he
dispatched a letter of reprimand and counsel to the
Corinthians?
ANS: Titus
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, Paul sent Titus to Corinth to prepare the
way for what?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, Paul sent Titus to Corinth to prepare the
way for what?
ANS: a further visit Paul planned to make
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, why did Paul not take advantage of the
open door to the preaching of the gospel at Troas?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, why did Paul not take advantage of the
open door to the preaching of the gospel at Troas?
ANS: anxiety for the church at Corinth
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, what was Paul unable to take advantage
of at Troas because he had no rest of spirit because
of the anxiety he felt for the church at Corinth?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, what was Paul unable to take advantage
of at Troas because he had no rest of spirit because
of the anxiety he felt for the church at Corinth?
ANS: open door to preaching the gospel
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, when he met Paul at Philippi, Titus
brought good news from where?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, when he met Paul at Philippi, Titus
brought good news from where?
ANS: Corinth
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 822, in 2 Cor. 2:4, Paul refers to a
former letter he had written to Corinth “out of much
___ and ___ of heart.”
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 822, in 2 Cor. 2:4, Paul refers to a
former letter he had written to Corinth “out of much
___ and ___ of heart.”
ANS: affliction, anguish
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, what was the reaction of the church at
Corinth to the letter Paul wrote to them “out of much
affliction and anguish of heart”?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, what was the reaction of the church at
Corinth to the letter Paul wrote to them “out of much
affliction and anguish of heart”?
ANS: it made them sorry
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 822, there are two theories as to the
letter Paul wrote to Corinth “out of much affliction
and anguish of heart”. What are the two thoughts as
to the letter Paul referred to?
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 822, there are two theories as to the
letter Paul wrote to Corinth “out of much affliction
and anguish of heart”. What are the two thoughts as
to the letter Paul referred to?
ANS: another letter written between 1 Corinthians
and 2 Corinthians and lost, it was preserved as 2
Corinthians chapters 10-13
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, the commentary assumes that what was
the letter to which Paul refers in 2 Corinthians?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, the commentary assumes that what was
the letter to which Paul refers in 2 Corinthians?
ANS: 1 Corinthians
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, about what date did Paul write 2
Corinthians?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, about what date did Paul write 2
Corinthians?
ANS: about A.D. 57
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, it appears Paul wrote 2 Corinthians while
he was where?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 822, it appears Paul wrote 2 Corinthians while
he was where?
ANS: Macedonia
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, it is evident from Rom. 16:23 that Paul
was hospitably received and entertained by whom
while in Corinth?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, it is evident from Rom. 16:23 that Paul
was hospitably received and entertained by whom
while in Corinth?
ANS: one of the chief members of the church
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, what two epistles did Paul write
while in Corinth?
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, what two epistles did Paul write
while in Corinth?
ANS: Galatians and Romans
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, the collection for the saints of what place
came to a successful conclusion while Paul was in
Corinth?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, the collection for the saints of what place
came to a successful conclusion while Paul was in
Corinth?
ANS: Jerusalem
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, who wrote an epistle to the Corinthians in
about A.D. 95? Be specific.
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, who wrote an epistle to the Corinthians in
about A.D. 95? Be specific.
ANS: Clement of Rome
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, in about what year did Clement of Rome
write an epistle to the Corinthians?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, in about what year did Clement of Rome
write an epistle to the Corinthians?
ANS: A.D. 95
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, what did Clement of Rome rebuke the
Corinthians for when he wrote them in about A.D.
95?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, what did Clement of Rome rebuke the
Corinthians for when he wrote them in about A.D.
95?
ANS: strife and party spirit
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, what was the last information we have
concerning the church in Corinth during the apostolic
age?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, what was the last information we have
concerning the church in Corinth during the apostolic
age?
ANS: the epistle Clement of Rome wrote them in
about A.D. 95
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, what was the immediate occasion for the
writing of 2 Corinthians?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, what was the immediate occasion for the
writing of 2 Corinthians?
ANS: the encouraging report of Titus brought from
Corinth
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, the first part of 2 Corinthians
deals with what two things?
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, the first part of 2 Corinthians
deals with what two things?
ANS: the reception the Corinthians gave the first
epistle and reviewed some of the problems dealt with
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, what had the Corinthian church done with
the immoral offender in 1 Corinthians?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, what had the Corinthian church done with
the immoral offender in 1 Corinthians?
ANS: disfellowshiped him
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, what did Paul instruct the church at
Corinth to do with the immoral offender in 1
Corinthians?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, what did Paul instruct the church at
Corinth to do with the immoral offender in 1
Corinthians?
ANS: disfellowship him
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, what did Paul advise the Corinthians on in
regards to the immoral offender they had
disfellowshiped?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, what did Paul advise the Corinthians on in
regards to the immoral offender they had
disfellowshiped?
ANS: how to win him back
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, the contributions for the poor
gathered among the churches of what two countries
was given special emphasis by Paul?
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, the contributions for the poor
gathered among the churches of what two countries
was given special emphasis by Paul?
ANS: Macedonia and Greece
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, the project of gathering
contributions for the poor was close to Paul’s heart
because it would bind the hearts of what two kinds of
Christians?
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, the project of gathering
contributions for the poor was close to Paul’s heart
because it would bind the hearts of what two kinds of
Christians?
ANS: Jewish and Gentile
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, the project of gathering contributions for
the poor would bind the hearts of Jewish and Gentile
Christians together in what?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, the project of gathering contributions for
the poor would bind the hearts of Jewish and Gentile
Christians together in what?
ANS: bond of fellowship and unity
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, the Gentile believers would be led to
appreciate the sacrifices of the Jewish Christians in
bringing them what?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, the Gentile believers would be led to
appreciate the sacrifices of the Jewish Christians in
bringing them what?
ANS: a knowledge of the gospel
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, the gifts contributed by the Gentile
Christians bore mute but eloquent witness to the
Jews of what?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, the gifts contributed by the Gentile
Christians bore mute but eloquent witness to the
Jews of what?
ANS: spirit of fellowship
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, which church had been delinquent in
collecting their contribution for the poor?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, which church had been delinquent in
collecting their contribution for the poor?
ANS: Corinth
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, the churches of which place were far
ahead in the collection of contributions for the poor?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, the churches of which place were far
ahead in the collection of contributions for the poor?
ANS: Macedonia
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, in regards to the collection of
contributions for the poor, what final appeal did Paul
make in 2 Corinthians?
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, in regards to the collection of
contributions for the poor, what final appeal did Paul
make in 2 Corinthians?
ANS: promptness and diligence
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, who did the church at Corinth receive with
open arms?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, who did the church at Corinth receive with
open arms?
ANS: Titus
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, the open and malignant opposition to Paul
in the church at Corinth probably came from what
kind of faction?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823, the open and malignant opposition to Paul
in the church at Corinth probably came from what
kind of faction?
ANS: Judaizing faction (similar to the one in
Galatia)
3 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, the objective of the Judaizing
faction was to undermine what three things of Paul?
3 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, the objective of the Judaizing
faction was to undermine what three things of Paul?
ANS: work, authority, and apostleship
3 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, what three things did those
opposed to Paul accuse him of?
3 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, what three things did those
opposed to Paul accuse him of?
ANS: fickleness, lacking apostolic authority, coward
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, what are the first nine chapters
of 2 Corinthians characterized by?
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, what are the first nine chapters
of 2 Corinthians characterized by?
ANS: gratitude and appreciation
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, what are last four chapters of 2
Corinthians characterized by?
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, what are last four chapters of 2
Corinthians characterized by?
ANS: severity and self-defense
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, it has been suggested that the
first nine chapters of 2 Corinthians were addressed
to the majority who accepted Paul’s what?
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, it has been suggested that the
first nine chapters of 2 Corinthians were addressed
to the majority who accepted Paul’s what?
ANS: counsel and reproof
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, it has been suggested that the
last four chapters of 2 Corinthians were addressed
to a minority who persisted in doing what?
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, it has been suggested that the
last four chapters of 2 Corinthians were addressed
to a minority who persisted in doing what?
ANS: opposing Paul’s efforts to restore the church
to a spirit of harmony
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, Paul’s essays or letters were
written to do what two things?
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 823, Paul’s essays or letters were
written to do what two things?
ANS: prove his apostleship and vindicate his
conduct among them
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823-824, what three proofs of his apostleship
did Paul give in 2 Corinthians?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 823-824, what three proofs of his apostleship
did Paul give in 2 Corinthians?
ANS: his visions and revelations from the Lord, his
unparalleled sufferings for the Lord Jesus, the seal of
divine approval evident in the fruitfulness of his labors
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 824, what about Paul’s words concerning
certain false prophets and those under their
influence was without parallel in Paul’s epistles to
the other churches?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 824, what about Paul’s words concerning
certain false prophets and those under their
influence was without parallel in Paul’s epistles to
the other churches?
ANS: the severity of Paul’s words
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 824, 2 Corinthians does set forth
important doctrinal truths, though its main concern
was not doctrinal, as were the main concerns of
what two epistles?
2 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 824, 2 Corinthians does set forth
important doctrinal truths, though its main concern
was not doctrinal, as were the main concerns of
what two epistles?
ANS: Galatians and Romans
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 824, of 1 Corinthians or 2 Corinthians, which is
more objective and practical?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 824, of 1 Corinthians or 2 Corinthians, which is
more objective and practical?
ANS: 1 Corinthians
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 824, of 1 Corinthians or 2 Corinthians, which is
more subjective and personal?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 824, of 1 Corinthians or 2 Corinthians, which is
more subjective and personal?
ANS: 2 Corinthians
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 824, of 1 Corinthians or 2 Corinthians, which is
more calm and measured in tone?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 824, of 1 Corinthians or 2 Corinthians, which is
more calm and measured in tone?
ANS: 1 Corinthians
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 824, of 1 Corinthians or 2 Corinthians, which
reflects Paul’s anxiety for news from Corinth?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 824, of 1 Corinthians or 2 Corinthians, which
reflects Paul’s anxiety for news from Corinth?
ANS: 2 Corinthians
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 824, of 1 Corinthians or 2 Corinthians, which
reflects Paul’s relief and joy when Titus finally
arrived?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 824, of 1 Corinthians or 2 Corinthians, which
reflects Paul’s relief and joy when Titus finally
arrived?
ANS: 2 Corinthians
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 824, of 1 Corinthians or 2 Corinthians, which
reflects Paul’s firm purpose to deal effectively with
those who still troubled the church?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 824, of 1 Corinthians or 2 Corinthians, which
reflects Paul’s firm purpose to deal effectively with
those who still troubled the church?
ANS: 2 Corinthians
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 824, of 1 Corinthians or 2 Corinthians, which
reflects conditions in the Corinthian church?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 824, of 1 Corinthians or 2 Corinthians, which
reflects conditions in the Corinthian church?
ANS: 1 Corinthians
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 824, of 1 Corinthians or 2 Corinthians, which
reflects the passion of the apostle Paul for the
church?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 824, of 1 Corinthians or 2 Corinthians, which
reflects the passion of the apostle Paul for the
church?
ANS: 2 Corinthians
5 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 824, in the discussion on how 1
Corinthians and 2 Corinthians differ, what were five
characteristics of 1 Corinthians?
5 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 824, in the discussion on how 1
Corinthians and 2 Corinthians differ, what were five
characteristics of 1 Corinthians?
ANS: objective, practical, calm, measured in tone,
reflect conditions in the Corinthian church
6 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 824, in the discussion on how 1
Corinthians and 2 Corinthians differ, what were six
characteristics of 2 Corinthians?
6 points. According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro
to 2 Cor. page 824, in the discussion on how 1
Corinthians and 2 Corinthians differ, what were six
characteristics of 2 Corinthians?
ANS: largely subjective, personal, reflects Paul’s
anxiety for news from Corinth, reflects Paul’s relief
and joy when Titus finally arrived, reflects Paul’s firm
purpose to deal effectively with those who troubled
the church, reflects Pauls passion for the church
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 824, the main concern of 2 Corinthians is not
what?
According to SDA Bible Commentary Intro to 2 Cor.
page 824, the main concern of 2 Corinthians is not
what?
ANS: doctrinal
True or False. According to SDA Bible Commentary
Intro to 2 Cor. page 824, there are no important
doctrinal truths in 2 Corinthians.
True or False. According to SDA Bible Commentary
Intro to 2 Cor. page 824, there are no important
doctrinal truths in 2 Corinthians.
ANS: False, it (2 Corinthians) does set forth
important doctrinal truths