{"id":21282,"date":"2013-08-11T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2013-08-11T19:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/?p=21282"},"modified":"2015-05-26T16:26:38","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T23:26:38","slug":"answers-17-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2013\/08\/11\/answers-17-27\/","title":{"rendered":"New Testament Warm-Ups: Answers 17-27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20747 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bible-Question-Mark.png\" alt=\"Bible Question Mark\" width=\"580\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bible-Question-Mark.png 580w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bible-Question-Mark-300x98.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2013\/08\/12\/answers-1-16\/\" target=\"_blank\">Earlier today<\/a> I started posting the answers to the <a title=\"New Testament Warm-ups\" href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2013\/07\/13\/warm-ups\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Testament Warm-Up<\/a> questions. Here is the next set of answers&#8230;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>17. What books appear in the Bible after Acts of the Apostles?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe 9 epistles sent by St. Paul\u00a0to different Christian communities.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>18. How are these epistles arranged?<\/strong><br \/>\nThey are arranged roughly in order of length, from the longest to the shortest.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>19. What are the names of the cities\/communities to which Paul writes?<\/strong><br \/>\nRomans (City of Rome)<br \/>\n1 &amp; 2 Corinthians\u00a0(City of Corinth)<br \/>\nGalatians (The region of Galatia)<br \/>\nEphesians (City of Ephesus)<br \/>\nPhilippians (City of Philippi)<br \/>\nColossians (City of Colossae)<br \/>\n1 &amp; 2 Thessalonians\u00a0(City of Thessalonica)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>20. From where did Paul write the epistle to the Philippians?<\/strong><br \/>\nHe wrote it from prison (or while under house arrest).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>21. What city was he in most likely at the time?<\/strong><br \/>\nRome.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>22. Why did Paul write his letter to the Philippians?<\/strong><br \/>\nPaul\u2019s primary purpose in writing this letter was to thank the Philippians for the \u201cgift\u201d they sent him (probably money), which they sent to him upon hearing of his\u00a0incarceration.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>23. Who probably delivered this letter for Paul?<\/strong><br \/>\nA man by the name of <span style=\"color: #993300\">\u201cEpaphroditus\u201d<\/span>. This man was the emissary from the Philippian congregation. He was quite sick and near death during his time with Paul.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>24. What are the main themes of the letter to the Philippians?<\/strong><br \/>\nJoy, regardless of the circumstances, through Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>25. What Christian hymn does Paul quote in the letter in Chapter 2?<\/strong><br \/>\nHe quotes the song known as \u201cThe Carmen Christi\u201d (Latin for \u201chymn of Christ\u201d): <span style=\"color: #993300\">&#8220;Though he was in the form of God&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>26. What is the main theme behind the letters to the Thessalonians?<\/strong><br \/>\nChrist&#8217;s Second Coming.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>27. What claim-to-fame do the Thessalonian letter have?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt was most likely the first piece of the New Testament to ever be written.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;ll post some more answers tomorrow. Happy Lord&#8217;s Day!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2013\/08\/11\/answers-1-16\/\">1-16<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a017-27\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2013\/08\/12\/answers-27-42\/\">27-42<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a title=\"New Testament Warm-Ups: Answers 43-52\" href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2013\/08\/12\/answers-42-52\/\">43-52<\/a> | <a title=\"Hey Jude Q&amp;A\" href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2015\/03\/20\/hey-jude\/\">53-57<\/a> | <a title=\"Colossian Questions\" href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2015\/03\/22\/colossian-questions\/\">58-67<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2015\/04\/26\/ephesians-questions\/\">68-71<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2015\/05\/26\/questions-for-1-2-3-john\/\">72-81<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/commentary\/new-testament-qa\/\">All Questions<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center\"><em>The article <a title=\"New Testament Warm-Ups: Answers 17-27\" href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2013\/08\/11\/answers-17-27\/\">New Testament Warm-Ups: Answers 17-27<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/RestlessPilgrim.net\" target=\"_blank\">RestlessPilgrim.net<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier today I started posting the answers to the New Testament Warm-Up questions. Here is the next set of answers&#8230; 17. What books appear in the Bible after Acts of the Apostles? The 9 epistles sent by St. Paul\u00a0to different Christian communities. 18. How are these epistles arranged? 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