Title: Chapter 14
Course: Encountering Romans 2e

Q: Broadly speaking, while Romans 9 explains the situation of Israel as a whole in terms of , Romans 10 explains it in terms of .
- Jewish unbelief / gentile belief (Refer P.142)
- God’s election / human response (Refer P.142)
- Human action / divine providence (Refer P.142)
- Individuals / people groups (Refer P.142)
A: God’s election / human response

Q: In Romans 10:16, Paul quotes Isaiah 53:1 in order to communicate that
- Israelites have heard God’s message but have not believed it. (Refer P.148)
- Gentiles have not yet heard God’s message and need to be told it. (Refer P.148)
- Hearing the gospel is helpful, but not necessary, to produce faith. (Refer P.148)
- God’s truths are revealed in all of creation. (Refer P.148)
A: Israelites have heard God’s message but have not believed it.

Q: According to Romans 9:30–32, the difference between Jews and gentile is that
- Jews sought after righteousness while gentiles did not. (Refer P.143)
- Many gentiles attained righteousness while most Jews did not. (Refer P.143)
- Gentiles attained righteousness through faith, while Jews sought it by works. (Refer P.143)
- All of the above (Refer P.143)
A: All of the above

Q: According to Moo, the Jews’ desire to establish “their own righteousness” in Romans 10:3 most likely refers to
- Trying to establish salvation for Jews, at the exclusion of gentiles (Refer P.144)
- Trying to establish salvation by their own efforts (Refer P.144)
- Desiring to receive righteousness as God’s gracious gift (Refer P.144)
- Receiving salvation for themselves, but refusing to tell others about it (Refer P.144)
A: Trying to establish salvation by their own efforts

Q: According to Moo, the relationship of Christ to the law (Rom. 10:4) is best described as
- The finish line of a race (Refer P.144–45)
- The target for an archer (Refer P.144–45)
- The end of a dictatorship (Refer P.144–45)
- A person’s spirit and their body (Refer P.144–45)
A: The finish line of a race

Q: Why, according to Moo, does Paul apply Deuteronomy 30:11–14, which talks about the law, to the gospel (in Rom 10:6–8)?
- He is using the language of Deuteronomy, but not actually quoting it. (Refer P.146)
- He is following some Jewish interpretations that see those verses as prophesying the Messiah. (Refer P.146)
- He is saying that the same grace of God that revealed the law is now at work in the word of Christ. (Refer P.146)
- He is deliberately taking the verses out of context and reapplying them. (Refer P.146)
A: He is saying that the same grace of God that revealed the law is now at work in the word of Christ.

Q: Paul’s main point in Romans 10:14–15 is that
- Christians need to be involved in missions and evangelism. (Refer P.147)
- God has sent preachers to Israel, and so they have had an opportunity to believe. (Refer P.147)
- Many gentiles still haven’t had a chance to believe in the gospel. (Refer P.147)
- Those who don’t go out to preach are responsible for sending others. (Refer P.147)
A: God has sent preachers to Israel, and so they have had an opportunity to believe.

Q: According to Moo, Paul is borrowing the language of Psalm 19:4 in Romans 10:18, but he is not claiming that the verse applies exactly as he uses it.
- True (Refer P.147, 148)
- False (Refer P.147, 148)
A: True

Q: In Romans 9:32–33, Paul quotes two passages from Isaiah in order to portray Christ as a foundation stone and the Law as a stone that people trip over.
- True (Refer P. 144)
- False (Refer P. 144)
A: False

Q: In Romans 10:2, Israel’s problem could be described in terms of having “head knowledge” (knowing about God), but lacking “heart knowledge,” or zeal for God.
- True (Refer P.144)
- False (Refer P.144)
A: False

Q: In Romans 10:13, Paul takes an Old Testament verse referring to Yahweh and applies it to Jesus, thereby making an assertion of Christ’s divine identity.
- True (Refer P. 145)
- False (Refer P. 145)
A: True