The Sophists were paid to teach

a. astronomy.
b. religion.
c. rhetoric and debate.
d. mathematics.


c

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What will be an ideal response?

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INSTRUCTIONS: Use an ordinary truth table to answer the following problems. Construct the truth table as per the instructions in the textbook. Given the pair of statements: ? (R ? M) and M • ? R These statements are:

A) Inconsistent. B) Invalid. C) Logically equivalent. D) Consistent. E) Contradictory.

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The time period in which Ezra-Nehemiah was written is generally classified as _________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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What do most scholars believe to be true about 1 Peter?

a. It is an authentic work by Peter b. It is a pseudonymous work by someone steeped in the Pauline tradition c. It was possibly written by Apollos, a companion in ministry to Paul d. It is anti-Pauline

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