Calendar: 1870-1871 Page 496

496 GENERAL LITERATURE AND SCIENCE Sketch the chief events in St Paul's life connected with Corinth and Ephesus Note the characteristics of the two cities and show that they were especially fitted to he centres of Christian teaching Compare the Epistles to the Thessalonians with the later Epistles of St Paul What light do they throw on the peculiar excellences and dangers of primitive Christianity am of Paul and of Apollos and of Cephas and of Christ What were probably the special characteristics of these parties and how far are they typical of later divisions in the Church What evidences have we of the dates and immediate pur- poses of the two Epistles to the Corinthians Analyse that part of the First Epistle which is an answer to the letter from the Corinthian Church and show from it how occasions of only temporary importance gave rise to the enuncia- tion of principles of permanent value 10 In what respect is the second part of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians chaps iii -vi unique among the Epistles of St Paul Illustrate from it and trom other paits of his writings his symbolical treatment of the Old Testament 11 What was the origin and the special importance of the "almsgiving" so often noticed and enforced by St Paul Show from different Epistles and especially from the Second Epistle to the Corinthians in what light lie regards almsgiving generally 12 What signs have we of sudden break in this Epistle at the close of the ninth cliapter Sketch from St Paul's Epistles the form of this second outbreak of Judaism and the nature of his struggle with it 13 Explain the exact meaning of the following passages Through infirmity of the flesh preached the gospel to you 11 Galatians Gallio cared for none of these things fought with wild beasts at Ephesus determined not to know anything among you save Jesus Christ and Him crucified If Christ be not raised ye are yet in your sins '' "My strength is made perfect in weakness