Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. For many Christians, it is not the author but the spiritual content of a disputed work that gives it religious value.
2.In 2 Thessalonians, the author emphasizes the stealthy, imminent nature of the Parousia.
3. Invoking Hebrew prophetic visions, 2 Thessalonians describes Christ as descending from heaven in a lightning-filled thunderstorm, overthrowing those who disobey his gospel.
4. In 2 Thessalonians, the "anti-Christ" figure, perhaps the Roman emperor, invokes the Book of Daniel's demonization of Antiochus IV.
5. A small town in the Roman province of Asia, Colossae's church had been founded by Titus, one of Paul's missionary associates.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE

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