This test presumes that explanations given in Solving the Paul Puzzle are correct and that other proposals regarding the New Testament chronology are incorrect.
1
Which verse has been disruptive to understanding the New Testament chronology?
1 Tim 1:17
2 Tim 1:17
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2
Some people say Paul returned to Asia Minor after prison in Italy.
Yes, they do.
No, they don't.
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3
In 2 Tim 1:18 Paul mentions which city as though he had recently been there?
Corinth
Ephesus
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4
Which epistle mentions that a disciple was left in Crete?
Titus
1 Timothy
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5
The Pastoral Epistles — 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus — were written in a short time.
True
False
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6
What was Paul's psychological state at the end of his third missionary journey?
Confident
Apprehensive
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7
Paul's situation was not bad in Italy. He rented a house.
True
False
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8
The 2 Tim 4:6 words "I am already being poured out like a drink offering": What country?
Italy
Palestine
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9
In front of whom did Paul have his "first defense"?
Caesar
Felix
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10
Acts Chapters 21~26 describe a long series of events in which country?
Italy
Palestine
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11
In the verse 2 Tim 1:17, Paul used the word "Rome" as a nickname for Caesarea.
True
False
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12
How much did Caesarea resemble the capital in Italy?
A Little
Very Much
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13
What city is mentioned in both Acts 20:6 and 2 Tim 4:12?
Philippi
Troas
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14
What city is mentioned in both Acts 20:15 and 2 Tim 4:20?
Miletus
Corinth
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15
The arc of Paul's last trip to Jerusalem exactly traces the locations mentioned in 2 Timothy.
True
False
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16
Who would have been familiar with Paul's figures of speech?
Timothy
Peter
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17
What time of year was Paul imprisoned in Palestine?
Winter 56
Summer 57
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18
The Book of Romans mentions 23 names: how many of those appear in 2 Timothy?
0
4
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19
The only sensible place for the authorship of 2 Timothy is:
Italy
Palestine
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20
Where did Paul say "I am now standing before Caesar's court"?
Caesarea
Rome
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21
What letter similarly mentions "Caesar's household" and was written in Palestine?
Colossians
Philippians
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22
Would Paul have taken a years-long break from epistle writing, from 57 to 59?
Yes
No
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23
Paul visited Crete by leaving from which city?
Ephesus
Corinth
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24
How long did Paul stay in his base city before and after the Crete trip?
1~2 years
2~3 years
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25
In the Book of Romans, Paul mentions where he wants to go after Italy. Where?
Spain
Greece
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26
How likely is it that Paul went back to Asia after imprisonment in Rome?
Very Likely
Not Likely
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27
When did Paul go to Nicopolis?
56AD
61AD
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28
Romans 15:19 gives a name for the region around Nicopolis. What is it?
Illyricum
Achaia
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29
The Pastoral Epistles were written after Paul had been to Italy.
True
False
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30
Could the Prison Epistles also be called the Caesarean Letters?
