Called to Share the Good News.

New Testament Letter.

Pg. 160

1. What does it mean to have an "I can do" attitude?

2. What are other words for epistle?

3. How many letters are in the New Testament?

4. Why were the letters written?

5. To whom were the letter written?

6. Who were the authors of the letters?

Pg. 162

1. Define each of these terms according to Paul's understanding: grace, justification, paradox of the cross, and the Body of Christ.

2. What characteristic make up the format of Paul's letters?

Pg. 169

1. Which of Paul's letters is the most articulate?

2. What caused the testing of the new faith of the people in Corinth?

3. Where was the first European church established by Paul?

4. Which letter was written to the people in a region renowned in the ancient world for its fascination with the realm of things magical and mysterious>

5. Which letters of Paul's is the shortest?

Pg. 171

1. Who wrote the First and Second Letters to Timothy and the Letter to Titus?

2, Why did Paul send Timothy to the churches inn Macedonia, Thessalonica, Philippi, and Corinth?

3. Why did Paul leave TItus in Crete?

Pg. 175

1. Which letter writer may have known Jesus personally?

2. Which letter earns his audience of self-decption?

3. What is the common theme found in all three of John's letters?

Vocab

Attitude-a measure of acting and feeling which shows our inner and outer disposition.

Epistle- taken from the Greek word epistole which means "message" or "letter"