Title: Chapter 05
Course: Encountering Romans 2e

Q: Which of the following is a reason Paul gives in Romans 2:17–20 for Jews to take pride?
- They have access to the law. (Refer P.51)
- God initiated a special relationship with them. (Refer P.51)
- Israel was appointed to be a guide to other nations. (Refer P.51)
- All of the above (Refer P.51)
A: All of the above

Q: In Romans 2:17–29, Paul challenges the Jewish assumption that
- Gentiles are sinners, but Jews are not. (Refer P.51)
- Jews already keep the law perfectly. (Refer P.51)
- God’s covenant with Israel already covers the sins of Jews. (Refer P.51)
- Jews who keep the law don’t need to be circumcised. (Refer P.51)
A: God’s covenant with Israel already covers the sins of Jews.

Q: According to Moo, “robbing temples” in Romans 2:22 is probably a reference to
- Jews stealing from pagan temples, despite Old Testament warnings to the contrary (Refer P.52)
- Jews failing to pay the temple tax and thus stealing from God’s temple (Refer P.52)
- Jews committing sacrilege by elevating the law above God’s other requirements (Refer P.52)
- Greek soldiers plundering the Jerusalem temple under Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Refer P.52)
A: Jews stealing from pagan temples, despite Old Testament warnings to the contrary

Q: Paul’s argument in Romans 2:25–27 is that ___________, as the mark of entering the covenant, is only valuable if one also __________________.
- Circumcision / keeps the covenant requirements of the law (Refer P.52)
- Circumcision / is a Jew, one of the covenant people (Refer P.52)
- Reading the Torah / is circumcised, as the law requires (Refer P.52)
- Reading the Torah / teaches it to others (Refer P.52)
A: Circumcision / keeps the covenant requirements of the law

Q: The style of writing that involves using questions and answers in a fictional debate to make a point is called
- Chiasm (Refer P.47)
- Epictetus (Refer P.47)
- Lambast (Refer P.47)
- Diatribe (Refer P.47)
A: Diatribe

Q: How does Moo propose we understand those verses in Romans 2 (vv. 7, 13, 26–27) that seem to suggest salvation through works?
- Works serve as evidence of saving faith. (Refer P.47; cf. 49)
- Justification through works is theoretically possible, but impossible in practice because of sin’s control. (Refer P.47; cf. 49)
- Some people, by their good works, can be saved by God’s grace though they have never heard of Christ. (Refer P.47; cf. 49)
- Paul is speaking of Jews who lived before the time of Christ, claiming that they were saved by their obedience to the law. (Refer P.47; cf. 49)
A: Justification through works is theoretically possible, but impossible in practice because of sin’s control.

Q: According to Romans 2:12–16, Jews and gentiles are on equal footing because
- Jews, though they have the law, fail to keep it. (Refer P.49)
- Gentiles have access to the law, if they seek it. (Refer P.49)
- Jews and gentiles alike are made in the image of God. (Refer P.49)
- Jews and gentiles alike need both natural revelation and special revelation. (Refer P.49)
A: Jews, though they have the law, fail to keep it.

Q: When Paul speaks of gentiles who have “the requirements of the law written on their hearts,” he is saying that
- Gentile Christians, through the Holy Spirit, fulfill the Law’s requirements. (Refer P.50–51)
- Gentile Christians are no longer under Mosaic Law. (Refer P.50–51)
- Gentiles pagans, through natural revelation, have some knowledge of God’s moral requirements. (Refer P.50–51)
- Gentile pagans, through natural revelation, are able to know and fulfill all of God’s moral requirements. (Refer P.50–51)
A: Gentiles pagans, through natural revelation, have some knowledge of God’s moral requirements.

Q: In Romans 2:17–29, in order to establish the Jewish need for the righteousness of God in Christ, Paul focuses on what two elements of the Covenant?
- Food laws and circumcision (Refer P.51)
- The Torah and circumcision (Refer P.51)
- Food laws and the temple (Refer P.51)
- The Torah and the temple (Refer P.51)
A: The Torah and circumcision

Q: The A-B-B'-A' pattern, as seen in Romans 2:6–11, is known as a __________.
A: chiasm
Feedback ("chiasm"): Refer P.48

Q: Whereas in Romans 1, Paul addressed those who had spurned natural revelation, in Romans 2, he turns to those who have failed to live up to special revelation.
- True (Refer P.46)
- False (Refer P.46)
A: True

Q: When Paul speaks of “circumcision of the heart,” he is presenting a radically new idea to the Jews.
- True (Refer P.52–53)
- False (Refer P.52–53)
A: False

Q: When Paul says “first to the Jew, then to the gentile” in Romans 2:9, 10, his implication is that Jews, as recipients of God’s special revelation, will be held to a greater accountability in the judgment.
- True (Refer P.48–49)
- False (Refer P.48–49)
A: True

Q: Paul’s claim that “those who obey the law . . . will be declared righteous” (Rom. 2:13) implies that some people are able to live up to this standard of judgment.
- True (Refer P.50)
- False (Refer P.50)
A: False