Answer: Eunice
We know from Acts 16:1-4 that Timothy was the son of a Greek father and a Jewish mother. It is interesting that the names "Lois", "Eunice" (or "Eunike" = "good victory"), and "Timothy" are all Greek. Lois is the name of Timothy's grandmother, while Lydia was Paul's first convert in Europe (Acts 16) and Prisca (or Priscilla) was a Jewish woman whom Paul met at Corinth (Acts 18).
From Quiz: BBB Bible Series: II Timothy
Answer: Because he had acted out of ignorance in unbelief
In the text, we see that Paul does not make excuses for his own previous actions which he now sees as wrong, but that he instead offers an explanation of God's love and mercy. He is not justifying ignorance, either. He is simply stating that God extended his mercy toward Paul in spite of what he had chosen to believe or disbelieve.
From Quiz: A Young Man Named Timothy
Answer: Paul
It says in II Timothy 1:1, "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus."
Paul is very encouraging in his letters to Timothy.
From Quiz: II Timothy
Answer: Paul
It says in I Timothy 1:1, "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope."
I and II Timothy are letters by Paul, written to Timothy.
From Quiz: I Timothy
Answer: Rome
Paul does not specifically name his location but this may be inferred from the following:
"May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains. On the contrary, when he was in Rome, he searched hard for me until he found me" (2 Timothy 1 v. 16-17).
Additionally, both the book of Acts and church tradition have Rome as Paul's final destination.
From Quiz: Quizzing the New Testament: 2 Timothy
Answer: Preventing the teaching of false doctrine
"As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies." (1 Timothy 1 v. 3-4)
There are few clues in the letter as to the nature of this false doctrine. Paul does refer to those who "forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods" (1 Timothy 4 v. 3) and this has been used to speculate that the teachings involved were those of a sect called the Encratites. In this same section, he also affirms the physical nature of Jesus' incarnation:
"Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in a body, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory" (1 Timothy 3 v. 16).
As a side note, this latter verse was the subject of a dissertation by Isaac Newton entitled "An Historical Account of Two Notable Corruptions of Scripture". Newton, who professed Unitarian views, argued against the King James Version's use of "God" rather than "He".
From Quiz: Quizzing the New Testament: 1 Timothy
Answer: two
The two epistles are called 'The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy', and 'The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy'. The first epistle is the longest with six chapters, and the second epistle has four.
From Quiz: Timothy - The Epistles
Answer: Ephesus
1:3 'As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine.'
From Quiz: 1 Timothy
Answer: the ungodly
The law was not for the ones that were perfect, but was for the instruction and guiding of the ungodly.
"We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers-and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine 11 that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me." (I Timothy 1:8-11, NIV)
From Quiz: BBB Bible Series: I Timothy
Answer: Onesiphorus
The name Onesiphorus in Greek means "bringer of profit" and is mentioned only in II Timothy. At 1:15-18 we learn that he had looked hard to find Paul in Rome and at the end of the letter Paul sends greetings to the family of Onesiphorus. Some scholars, from the references to his family, conclude that Onesiphorus had now died.
From Quiz: BBB Bible Series: II Timothy
