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20 Cards in this Set
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Who is the author of Colossians
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Paul
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Where was Paul when he wrote it?
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In Rome, awaiting trial before Caesar
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Is Pauline authorship usually called into question with Colossians?
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No
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Those who do question Pauline authorship presuppose the book is written to combat ____________?
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Gnosticism
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A careful reading of Colossians reveals not a Gnosticism but ____________?
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a mixture of Jewish, Hellenistic, and mystery religion ideas
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Had Paul visited Colossae to this point?
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No
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Who probably visited the city?
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Timothy and Epaphras
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What did they do there?
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Evangelized Colossae and founded the church
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When did they go to Colossae?
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During Paul's three-year stay in Ephesus
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When was this?
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During the third missionary journey
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After his conversion, where was Epaphras the first to preach?
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Lycus Valley
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What three cities did Epaphras have a burden for?
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Colossae, Hierapolis, and Laodicea
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Who was probably the majority membership in Colossae?
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Gentiles
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When was the book written?
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Probably around 60-63 AD
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What two other books were written at that time?
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Philemon and Ephesians
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What is the exact nature of the false teaching Paul is addressing?
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It's unknown
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What is the certain fact we can learn about the heresy by adding up facts from the epistle?
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It appears to be an early form of Gnosticism
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What are the two false principles with gnosicism?
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1) Salvation was by mystic, exclusive knowledge
2) Matter is evil |
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What are the 7 specific principles upon which the early undeveloped system is based on?
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1) The observance of certain religious rites of a Jewish nature
2) A rigorous practice of specific dietary prescription 3) Ascetic tendencies 4) Reliance upon human philosophy and special knowledge 5) Veneration of angels 6) Attacks upon the centrality of Jesus Christ 7) Exclusivism |
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Why was Colossians written?
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To combat an unspecified but dangerous heresy that crept into the church at Colossae some six years after its founding
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