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1. What is the significance of the"Erastus Inscription" in Corinth
2. According to the textbook, what percentage of the ancient Mediterranean society lived below the subsistence level, and what persentage lived a minimal existance at the subsistence level
3. According to the textbook, what class of people (upper class, middle class, dirt poor) contributed most to the financial gift from the Macedonian Churches
4. From the textbook section on 2 Corinthians 8:14, what is Paul's basic concern with respect to sharing of wealth
5. Using the textbook, describe Paul's views on Philanthropy
6. According to the textbook, what is Paul's view of the goal of work.
7. According to the textbook, what were some of the ways used to elect or choose people for office in the early Church
8. What evidence does the New Testament give that some of the Corinthian Christians were relatively wealthy
9. How does the non-canonical book "The Acts of Paul and Thecla" describe Paul
10. According to the textbook (page 241), what may have been the fundamental problem of the Corinthians
11. Using the textbook and any other sources, discuss the nature of Paul's opponents in Corinth
12. Using the textbook and any other sources, describe the conditions in a typical Roman jail
13. Using the textbook and any other sources, describe the guidelines for flogging as laid down in the Mishnah
14. Using 2 Corinthians 11:24-27, give an account of the hardships which Paul had endured
15. According to the textbook, what are some of the possible explanations for Paul's "thorn in the flesh"
16. How did Paul eventually come to value his weakness
17. How does Paul summarize his prayer for the Corinthians (13:11)
18. According to the textbook, what evidence do we have that the problems in Corinth persisted after the time of Paul
19. How does the textbook describe the use of the kiss in the Church
20. What guidelinea do we get from chapter 13 for discipline in the Church

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