Title: Chapter 07
Course: Encountering Romans 2e

Q: According to Romans 3:21, righteousness is available the law, but the law and the prophets.
- Through / only with a salvation-historical reading of (Refer p.66–67)
- Apart from / with no connection to (Refer p.66–67)
- Apart from / attested by (Refer p.66–67)
- In contrast to / in distinction from (Refer p.66–67)
A: Apart from / attested by

Q: In Romans 3:31, Paul is insistent that justification by faith does not the law but it.
@Refer p.71
- Establish / nullifies
- Nullify / upholds
- Reject / redefines
- Reestablish / rejects
A: Nullify / upholds

Q: When Paul says that Christians “uphold the law” (Rom. 3:31), he is probably referring to
@Refer p.72
- The sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit
- The Sermon on the Mount as the NT version of the law
- Christ’s fulfillment of the law for us
- All of the above
A: Christ’s fulfillment of the law for us

Q: Though “Jesus Christ faith” in Romans 3:22 could refer to or , Moo thinks the first is preferable, given Paul’s usual patterns of speech.
- Our faith in Jesus Christ / Jesus Christ’s faithfulness on our behalf (Refer p.67)
- Jesus Christ’s faithfulness on our behalf / Our faith in Jesus Christ (Refer p.67)
- Human faithfulness to the law / Christian faith in Christ (Refer p.67)
- Gentile faith in Jesus / Jewish faithfulness to the law (Refer p.67)
A: Our faith in Jesus Christ / Jesus Christ’s faithfulness on our behalf

Q: The verb and the noun come from the same Greek root.
- “justify” / “righteousness” (Refer p. 68)
- “believe” / “atonement” (Refer p. 68)
- “believe” / “justification” (Refer p. 68)
- “justify” / “faithfulness” (Refer p. 68)
A: “justify” / “righteousness”

Q: The verb meaning to “appease” or “placate” wrath is
- Atone (Refer p.68–69)
- Expiate (Refer p.68–69)
- Justify (Refer p.68–69)
- Propitiate (Refer p.68–69)
A: Propitiate

Q: The noun hilastērion, commonly translated as “propitiation” or “sacrifice of atonement” in Romans 3:25, is used in the Greek translation of the Old Testament to refer to
- The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) (Refer p.68–69)
- The cover of the ark of the covenant (Refer p.68–69)
- The blood of a sacrifice (Refer p.68–69)
- Moses’ seat of judgment (Refer p.68–69)
A: The cover of the ark of the covenant

Q: According Romans 3:27–31, justification by faith means that
@Refer p.70
- Human beings cannot boast.
- Jews and gentiles can receive the same benefits before God.
- The law is not abolished but upheld.
- All of the above
A: All of the above

Q: In Romans 3:29–30, Paul uses what Jewish doctrine to challenge the common Jewish assumption that salvation is available only to Israel?
@Refer p.71
- The omnipresence of God
- The infinite mercy of God
- Creation
- Monotheism
A: Monotheism

Q: The word for ________, used in Romans 3:24, originally referred to the price paid to secure the freedom of a slave.
A: redemption
Feedback ("redemption"): Refer p. 68

Q: Paul sees salvation history as being single and continuous, but falling into two distinct stages.
- True (Refer p.67)
- False (Refer p.67)
A: True