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Missionary Journeys of Paul

16.4 Let’s Practice…

1. How many times did Paul visit Corinth?

2. What was Hellenization?

3. What was the major cultural contributions of Hellenization?

4. Why did Paul have to defend his ministry from the accusations that it lacked the power of
God?

5. What impact does knowing the culture make on interpreting passages that say things like
“examine yourselves to see if you are in the faith”?

6-7. Which deities names remain unchanged between Greek and Roman rule?

8. Why was religion not simply a personal and private thing in Hellenistic Greece?

9. How would the message of Christ change the expectation of how Christians behaved when
gathered together for the Corinthians?

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