Bib Lit 1 Final Flashcards
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Where is your BIB 110 professor’s office?
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reade 147
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The meta-question which we will ask throughout this course is . . .
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“What understanding of God and of the world and of life emerges from the way things are presented in the OT/HB?”
3
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What crime to heckle and jeckle commit that undermines the collegiate educational economy?
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“Academic Insider Trading”
4
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This cheat monster preys on the angry puffed up entitled student
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Tex-Rex the Swaggerer
5
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This cheat monster preys on the anxious discouraged fearful student
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Vladimir the disquieter
6
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the word
“canon” is derived from the hebrew word “quaneh” and the greek word “kanon” which originally signified this
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A reed or measuring stick
7
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this city on the southwestern coast of israel was the site of the council of jewish scholars sometime around AD 90 who seem to have confirmed what most Jews had already recognized for generations as the books of the old testament
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Jamnia
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This group of jewish scribes worked around AD 500-1000 to preserve the old testament text that they had received. they had devised systems for writing vowels, for marking accents, and for writing detailed notes on the text
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The Masoretes
9
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This text of the OT was produced by a group of mixed Jewish and foreign descent who thought that they preserved a more ancient and pure form of faith
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Samaritan Pentateuch
10
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this collection of ancient manuscripts discovered in the area of Qumran confirms the reliability of the Masoretic text of the hebrew bible
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dead sea scrolls
11
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according to the textbook this hebrew text is the most reliable that we have
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Masoretic text
12
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this collection of aramaic writings based on the OT text provided common interpretations and commentary on the hebrew text for jewish people who understood aramaic better than Hebrew
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the Targums
13
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according to the textbook this form of ancient writing employed wedge-shaped incised into wet clay
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cuneiform
14
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The date for the lives of Israels patriarchs (Abraham, Issac, Jacob) may be generally placed in this age
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bronze age
15
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the dates of israels kings are generally placed in this age
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Iron age
16
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the group of newcomers to the ancient near east 1200s BC distributed all the major powers of the ancient. The Philistines were apart of this group
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Sea peoples
17
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native egyptian rule ended in egypt for about 150 years when this group of Semitic foreigners took over the country
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Hyskos
18
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the Babylonian king was responsible for the destruction and exile of the southern kingdom of Judah
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Nebuchadnezzar II
19
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this persian king was famous for his policy of tolerance and benevolence. he decreed that captive people in babylon were free to return to their homelands and establish a measure of self-rule
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Cyrus
20
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the northern kingdom of israel, especially under king omri and ahab, combined Mosiac Yahwism with this religion
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Canaanite Baalism
21
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the assyrian king brought the assyrian empire back to full strength in the eighth century BC
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Tiglath-Pileser III
22
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this assyrian King laid siege to Samaria, the capital city of northern kingdom of israel which eventually fell about three years later
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Shalmaneser V
23
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This region of the ancient near east is associated with the tigris and euphrates rivers
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mesopotamia
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this region of the ancient near east is associated with the jordan river valley and the levant
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Syria-palestine
25
according to dr. smith our lives consist of a series of decisions which we each make regarding
power, wealth, relationships
26
the name of this early christian leader has come to epitomize disparagement of the OT as holy scripture
Marcion
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in the tradition of OT wisdom Paul conceives of a community's engagement with scripture as a process involving teachers, students, and texts. which of the following represents how paul understands this process functioning?
when the process is going poorly, there are teachers of poor character, textual incompetence, a non-apostolic (ie foreign) doctrines driving it, when the process is going well, there are teachers characterized by virtue, textual competence, and apostolic doctrines driving it, paul understands that it is God who makes the process work well for edification of the Christian community, but the apostle sees God achieving this through human instruments that have purified themselves and are thus useful for his purposes.
28
According to 1 Timothy 1:5 love is a product of
Pure heart, good conscience, sincere faith
29
in 1 timothy 1:3-11 Paul links the goodness of the law with one using it...
Lawfully
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in 2 timothy 3:14-17 paul explains the value of the OT for christians in terms of its functionality as...
WIsdom literature
31
which of the following individuals is noted for their serious engagement with the OT when formulating their own philosophies?
thomas hobbes, JOhn Locke, jean jacques Rousseau
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According to Dr. Smith the HB/OT is a touchstone for both christian education and liberal arts education
True
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critical analysis of a text that focuses on significant details or patterns in order to develop a deep, precise understanding of a texts form, craft, meanings, etc. is best associated with...
Close reading
34
in the hebrew canon, the books of genesis-deuteronomy are associated with the...
Torah
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In the hebrew canon, the books joshua-2 kings are associated with the...
Former prophets
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in the hebrew canon, the books of isaiah-malachi are associated with the...
Latter porhpets
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this term refers to the greek translation of the Hebrew Bible
The septuagint
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this term refers to those "extra books" which are included in catholic bibles but are usually excluded nowadays from the protestant Bibles
The apocrypha
39
Your BIB 110 professor suggests that when we speak of "the story of the bible" we should be mindful that...
neither the bible as a whole nor the OT and NT in themselves is literarily presented as a story, the Bible is not a narrative but is a collection of different types of literature, the BIble testifies or witnesses to an on-going story of what God has done, is doing, and will do with this world and everything in it.
40
Your BIB 110 professor argues that each work of literature in the Bible is a masterpiece of the highest aesthetic and artistic quality
False
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This term refers to "any recognizable and distinguishable type of writing or speech which operates within certain conventions that are statable in principle"
Genre
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this term refers to "having command of the conventions governing the production and thus the meaning of literary compositions"
literary competence
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the more the language of a discourse is schematic and figurative, the more it is associated with///
Poetry
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the more the language of a discourse is non-schematic and literal, the more it is associated with...
Prose
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hard evidence for the convention of composing major literary works from pre-existing literary material is documented in the history of composition associated with this major ancient near eastern literary work
the epic of gilgamesh
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this style of narrative prose in the hebrew bible is laconic and tends to refrain from direct commentary on events and persons
Saga style
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This style of narrative prose in the hebrew bible is one in which the divine attitude towards the actions of human characters is made unmistakable clear when overt evaluation statements are made regarding whether the deeds of the characters in the story were right or wrong
Deuteronomistic style
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this style of narrative prose in the hebrew bible is distinguished by what may appear to us as ponderous repetition and a tendency to use set formulas, along with a concern for matters of purity, worship, and liturgy rather than political and domestic events
priestly style
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resistance to understanding the bible as literature is a recent phenomenon
faslse
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which of the following was a feature that all religious cultures of the ancient near east had in common
Polytheism, sexuality, in the divine realm, kingship related to the gods
51
this date corresponds to the period of Israel's patriarchs
2000-1550 BC
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this date corresponds to the exilic period of babylonian rule
586-539 BC
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This date is about when David became king
1000 BC
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this date is when samaria fell and the northern kingdom of israel was exiled to Assyria
722 BC
55
this date marks the decree of Cyrus the great ending Judahs babylonian exile
538 BC
56
In this course we have spoken of the philosophy both as "the love of wisdom" and the...
management of knowledge
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according to diogenes Laertius this person was the first to use the term "philosophia" and to call himself a philosopher
pythagoras
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this eleatic greek philosopher attributed his rational philosophy, indeed, the very art of reasoning, to revelation he received from a goddess, a revelation of the power of reasoning
Parmenides
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this ancient philosopher is best known for his belief in the one-ness of all things ('monism") and his doubts regarding the reliability of human knowledge
Xeniphanes
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ancient greek philosophical tradition considered reason and revelation to be opposed to one another
False
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In colossians 2:8 the apostle Paul advises christians to stay away from philosophy because all philosophy because all philosophy inherently empty and deceitful
false
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the branch of philosophy deals with the first principles of things, including abstract concepts such as being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time, and space
Metaphysics
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This branch of philosophy is concerned with knowledge, the theory of knowledge, especially with regards to its methods, validity, and scope. it includes the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinon
Epistemology
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your BIB 110 professor suggests that it is justifiable, convenient, and helpful to see both theology and philosophy as subsumed within a biblical conception of wisdom
True
65
which one of the following pertains primarily to irrationalism generally and anti-reason particularly, and involves an assault on reason, coherence, and the "law" of non-contradiction as culturally constructed tools for opression?
De-Hellenizing Christianity
66
This is the basic etymological meaning of the word "theology"
"god-talk"
67
this word functions in the bible as the nearest semantic equivalent to the word theology
wisdom
68
the first occurrence of the word "theology" in literary history is found in this ancient work
platos republic
69
which of the following is a source for theology
tradition, reason, experience
70
what kind of definition of theology already has theological conclusions "baked into" it regarding the locus of revelation?
Prescription definitions
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what kind of definition of theology does NOT recapitulate a theology of revelation because it is recognized that positing the locus of revelation is itself an exercise in theology?
descriptive definitions
72
the authority of the OT is a perennial and systemic challenge for theology on this major religion
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
73
This perennial and systemic challenge for theology is concerned with explaining the existence of evil in relation to God
Theodicy
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this perennial and systemic challenge for theology is particularly associated with the question of "How involved is God with Creation?"
Transcendence vs. Immanence
75
this discipline for doing theology better is essentially the same as the integration of faith and learning
Systemic theology
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which of the following Psalms did your BIB 110 professor use to show theology being done within the hebrew bible
Psalm 44
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John collins organizes the basis for ethics in the hebrew bible in terms of...
creation, covenant, eschatology
78
John Barton organizes the basis for ethics in the Hebrew Bible in terms of...
Obedience to God's declared will, "natural law" or the idea that there is a moral order in the world, imitation of God
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this term has in view rules and regulations that are subject to administration by systems of sanctions and adjudication involving judicial or quasi-judicial processes
Positive law
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the term typically refers to the idea that there are moral principles "baked into" the natural order of things and these principles can be discerned by humans employing their rational faculties
Natural law
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commands which are presented as unconditional pronouncements of fundamental moral principles are often categorized as...
Apodictic Law
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These types of laws apply fundamental moral principles to particular kinds of situations and specify certain punishments for certain infractions
conditional , casuistic or case law
83
are moral norms good because God commands them, or does God command them because they are good? With which of the following is this question best associated?
Euthyphro Dilemma
84
in this kind of poetic parallelism, the second line normally completes a thought that the first line left incomplete
Synthetic Parallelism
85
this term is used to describe a literary feature of hebrew poetry whereby successive lines of poetry reverse the order in which parallel themes appear ( ex.: A-B-C-C-B-A)
Chiasmus
86
which of the following is a characteristic of a sapiential worldview (a.k.a wisdom worldview)
Commitment and quest for wisdom that looks to subject everything in this life and world to Yahwistic moral-theological evaluation, very high regard for the power of tradition to function as a conduit for the preservation and conveyance of either reliable knowledge or corrupting lies across generations, does not countenance the modern categorical distinctions of natural vs. supernatural or sacred vs. secular and its places no limits on how the ways and will of Yahweh may interface with the biological, social, political, spiritual, psychological, moral, and temporal orders
87
the hebrew bibles sapiential worldview emphasizes...
The fear of Yahweh/God, knowledge, and cognitive processes, various hierarchies, boundaries, pathways
88
Which of the following is characteristic of the fear if Yahweh/God in the HB/OT?
Religious virtue that involves more than real fear but certainly nothing less than real fear, motivation for ethical behavior even when there are no social sanctions in force, whether laws, customs, or social expectations, an attitude with cognitive
89
Failure to observe and know this seems to be the root of sin and folly in wisdom literature and in many of the prophetic books in the HB
The order of God's world
90
which of the following best represents the components of the "character-consequence" nexus?
Disposition>values/perspective>actions>consequences>reinforced disposition
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on the wisdom-folly continuum, this type of person represents where everyone starts out
The young, naïve, gullible person, the simple (petî)
92
on the wisdom -folly continuum, these types of persons are associated with sophisticated verbal and rhetorical capabilities
The wise man, expert, and the perverse fool, knave
93
on the wisdom folly-continuum, the "patron" of the wise person is...
Lady Wisdom
94
on the wisdom-folly continuum, the patron of the wise person is...
Lady wisdo
95
this refers to any asset that is acquired through unethical means
ill-gotten gain
96
This refers to the wisdom idea that evildoers destroy themselves by means of the evil they themselves
Intrinsic retribution
97
the idea of intrinsic retribution on the wisdom literature of the hebrew bible is founded on seeing a moral order as part as part of God's creation and a tool for his judgment
True
98
This is the first and controlling principle of wisdom according to the book of proverbs
The fear of the Lord
99
Chapters 1-9 of the book of Proverbs consist mainly of this
long well-crafted discourses
100
Chapters 10-31 of the book of proverbs consist mainly of this
Short, tightly written sayings
101
In the book of proverbs, wisdom is poetically personified as a...
woman
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in the book of proverbs, folly is poetically personified as a ...
Woman
103
in the book of proverbs, folly is poetically personified as a ...
woman
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proverbs 1-9 contains three major sections devoted to this topic
warnings against adultery and the dangers of immoral women
105
this section of the book of proverbs appears to have existed independently at one point. most scholars assume that this material is of arabian descent. the section is marked by the repetition of numerical sayings
Sayings of Agur (30)
106
It is now virtually certain that this section of proverbs was modelled on the egyptian work, the instruction of amenemope
The (thirty) sayings of the wise (22:17-24:34)
107
The book of proverbs ends with a famous poem devoted to this topic
the Excellent wife
108
the prologue to proverb in 1:1-7 claims that one of its specific purposes is to provide the young simple person with this
cunning and shrewdness
109
the prologue to proverbs in 1:1-7 sets forth insight into this moral category as an advanced purpose of the book
the sage, wise person
110
the prologue to proverbs in proverbs in 1:1-7 presents this person as its primary implied benecifiary
the young, simple, naïve person
111
according to the prologue of the proverbs 1:1-7, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of this
Knowledge
112
the purpose statements of proverbs appear to progress from somewhat general. purposes regarding knowledgeable content to more specific purposes regarding the acquisition of particular virtues and skills
true
113
reality-defining speeches offered by an authority figure to mark or assist another's transition into a new stage of life and responsibly are called
threshold speeches
114
in proverbs 1:8-19 the father-figures rhetorical strategy involves impersonating ...
the gang
115
the fathers lecture in proverbs 1:8-19 concerning the temptation to join a gang in designed to illustrate the folly and danger of this
ill-gotten gain
116
your BIB 110 professor suggests that all wicked ill-gotten gain getters have this one thing in common
un-self regulating invasiveness of anothers space
117
this designates the wisdom idea that a persons disposition influences their values, which in turn governs their actions, which then have outcomes which reinforce their disposition
the character consequence nexus
118
In Proverbs 1:20-33 the poet introduced personified wisdom as a woman
calling out in public
119
in proverbs 1:20-33, personified wisdom says that she will do this to those two continue to ignore her
ignore them in return when they find themselves in trouble and call out to her for help
120
proverbs 2 appears to outline four stages of labor and reward in the wisdom process. the first stage of initial labor involves...
becoming an upright person through rigorous attention to traditional wisdom instruction in moral behavior
121
proverbs 2 appears to outline four stages of labor and reward in the wisdom process. the second stage of initial reward involves
acquisition through divine grant of a theological moral attitude [fear of Yahweh] with a constant background sensitivity to God's will [knowledge of God]
122
proverbs 2 appears to outline four stages of labor and reward in the wisdom process. the third stage of advanced labor involves...
Acquisition of divinely bestowed wits that empower one to escape seduction by evil people and to conform to the power of good people
123
proverbs 2 appears to the outline four stages of labor and reward in the wisdom process. the fourth stage of advanced reward involved...
Acquisition of a sophisticated moral attitude characterized by insight into justice, righteousness, and equity and thus recognition of every good way in life
124
the book of job is especially concerned with underserved (or innocent) suffering and this attendant theological problem
theodicy
125
in the book of job, God allows this character to afflict job with extreme suffering
the satan
126
according to you BIB 110 professor, job 1-2 establishes unequivocally that job has done nothing to deserve his suffering
true
127
each of jobs three friends blames job for his suffering, but they do so each in their own way. according to the textbook, which of the following is most characteristic of eliphaz?
emphasizes God's justice and purity and teaches that people bring trouble on themselves
128
each of jobs three friends blames job for his suffering but they do so in their own way. according to the textbook which of the following is most characteristic of Bildad
appeals to tradition considers himself a defender of orthodox doctrine and explains that individuals who pursue wickedness should not be surprised by divine punishment
129
each of jobs three friends blames job for his suffering, but they do so each in their own way. according to the textbook, which of the following is most characteristic of zophar?
considers himself a rationalist and reasons that jobs punishment is no less than can be resonably expected
130
in the book of job this young angry man enters the debate between job and his three friends in an effort to rectify the situation
elihu
130
gods speeches to job eventually come to focus on lengthy descriptions of these two incredible creatures
behemoth and leviathan
131
which of the following is characteristic of the end of the story?
God vindicates and restores job, this sufferer who never sacrificed his integrity or submitted to the friends arguments, god charges the three friends with not speaking rightly about him as job has done, jobs friends and entire community who are compelled to reorder themselves around job whom they had formerly ostracized
132
in the hebrew bible the book of ecclesiastes is called...
qoheleth
133
the sage whose teachings are presented in the book of ecclesiastes associates himself with the persona of this famous israelite king. however, the sage never explicitly mentions this king by name
solomon
134
ecclesiastes famous dicctum is traditionally translated "vanity of vanities, all is vanity" (1:2, 12:8) however the hebrew word for rendered here as "vanity" is a key word in ecclesiastes that is very hard to understand. it has also been translates as "meaningless", "absurdity", "emptiness" "vapor", "futility", "nonsense". etc. what is the hebrew word?
hebel
135
according to ecclesiastes, this is a gift of God
to eat, to drink, to find satisfaction in work
136
according to ecclesiastes, this is the common fate for all humans and animals
death
137
jewish allegorical interpretation of the song of songs takes it as referring to the love between yahweh and
Israel
138
christian allegorical interpretation of the songs of songs takes it as referring to the love between christ and
the church
139
according to the textbook, the contents of the song of songs are best understood in this way
as a collection of many love poems woven together with thematic and structural unity
140
the term pentateuch comes from the greek words pente and teuchos and means
five scrolls
141
the hebrew word torah usually translated as law is better understood as meaning
instruction
142
this part of the torah is understood to present a universal problem (ie evil) in which God created a world that he evaluated as "good" then but humanity brought ruin on what he had created
genesis 1-11
143
this part of the torah is understood to present God as beginning a plan to solve the universal problem of evil by choosing an individual man and then bringing blessing to all the world through that mans descendants
Genesis 12-50
144
this part of the torah tells of the preparation and call of moses and his role in leading the Israelites out of egypt
exodus
145
this part of the torah initially appears to interrupt the historical flow of the narrative as it calls gods people to ritual and moral purity
leviticus
146
this part of the torah relates how gods people tragically wandered in the wilderness for forty years as divine punishment for their refusal to enter the promise land
numbers
147
this part of the torah consists of a series of moses farewell speeches, warns irael against turning from God to worship other deities, and aims to re-establish the covenant between god and his people
deuteronomy
148
which of the following themes is characteristic of the pentateuch?
sovereignty of GOd, history, fallen condition of humanity, salvation, holiness
149
this is the classic critical theory regarding the composition of the pentatech. it argues that over the course of time ancient israelite editors created the torah as we now have it by combining at least four different preexisting literary sources, each designated by modern scholars using the J-E-D-P
The documentary hypothesiswhich
150
which of the following represents the view of the conservative biblical scholars regarding the composition of the pentateuch?
they date the pentateuch to the mosaic period but allow for various degrees of post-mosaic material, they date the final form as the Pentateuch to a period between joshua and solomon (as late as 930 BC), with much of its material thought to be mosaic while substantial amounts of post-mosaic material were also included, they believe that the pentateuch acquired its current form relatively late in israels history (ninth to fifth centuries BC), reconizing that there is much that is ancient in these books, but also thinking that the pentateuch grew as a result of later generations adapting mosaic material at important crisis in israels history
151
this person was the most important advocate of the documentary hypothesis
julius wellhausen
152
in its current canonical place in the tanakh, the torah is the first part of a broader epic-historical narrative known as
the primary history
153
this is the "guts of the torah"
the sinai pericope
154
this book in the torah represents the dominant theological framework of the tanakh
deuteronomy
155
this generation of israelites in the torah represents "israels greatest generation"
the new generation that arose in the wilderness
156
the sinai pericope is best associated with this text
exodus 19-numbers 10
157
the book of the covenant/ the mishpatim is best associated with this text
exodus 21-23
158
the patriarchal history is best associated with this text
genesis 12-26
159
the e- decalogue is best associated with this text
exodus 20
160
the d-decalogue is best associated with this text
deuteronomy 5
161
the story of israels exodus is best associated with this text
exodus 1-15
162
the holiness code is best associated with text
leviticus 17-26
163
the priestly code is best associated with this text
leviticus 1-16
164
this biblical covenant is associated with the revelation of god as el shaddai. its ethics are associated with the positive (ritual) law of circumcision as its sign, living in submission to god and being blameless, and doing "justice and righteousness"
the covenant with abraham
165
this biblical covenant is associated with the revelation of gods proper and personal name as yahweh and his character as holy. its ethics are associated with the positive laws of the passover, sinai and deuteronomic legislations
the covenant with moses and israel
166
the biblical covenant is associated with the revelation of god as impassioned and wrathful but appeasable though priestly zeal. its ethics are associated with the positive laws of priestly conduct
the covenant with phinehas
167
this biblical covenant is associated with the revelation of god as elohim (god) its ethics are associated with the natural law of bloodshed and murder and corruption and violence vs. righteous and blameless character
the covenant with noah
168
explaining the literary composition of the torah essentially boils down to
accounting for the presence of continuous and discontinuous elements in the torah
169
the term primeval history is used to designate
genesis 1-11
170
the thematif continuity of the torah narrative is demonstrated in its theme of
promise, election, deliverance, covenant, land
171
according to dr. smith, genesis shows itseld to be
a composite work of primarily narrative literature, an epic story designed to make profound claims regarding god and the world, a work that prepares one to grasp the significance of israel
172
the ancient near eastern epic tells how marduk defeated the monstrous mother-goddess, tiamat, made the heavens and earth from her carcass and how in gratitude the rest of the gods then built the city of babylon for marduk
enuma elish
173
this epic is the oldest near eastern primeval history that exists in nearly complete form. it presents in historical sequence both the creation of humanity and its near extinction by a flood in a sequence similar to that found in gensis
epic of atrahasis
174
this latin expression is used to designate the idea that god created humanity in his own image
imago dei
175
outside the hebrew bible other ancient near eastern creation accounts portray the creation of humans as
slave labor for the gods
176
this phrase in english translation reflects the hebrew texts use of the word "toledot" as a literary structuring device to mark out distinct sections in the book of genesis
"these are the generations"
177
which of the following best describes the genre of genesis 1:1-2:3
cosmogony
178
genesis 1:1-2:3 presents day 1-3 of the creation week in 1:3-13 as addressing this aspect of the earths state described in circumstantial superscription of 1:1-2
formlessness
179
genesis 1:1-2:3 presents days 4-6 of the creation week in 1:14-31 as addressing this aspect of the earths state described in the circumstantial superscription of 1:1-2
emptiness
180
in the primeval history, this son of noah is associated with the line of descendants that god would use to provide a glimmer of hope in light of the sin problem
shem
181
the reference to the relations between the sons of god and the daughters of men in genesis 6 inaugurates a motif concerning this which spans the primeval and patriarchal histories
sexual misconduct
182
noahs cursing of hams son , canaan, in the primeval history inaugurates this motif which spans the entire torah
motif of anti-canaanite polemic
183
yahwehs covenant with noah in the primeval history is presented as a unilateral promise to preserve the created order but also
to check the human criminal violence of murder
184
this story marks the literary boundary between the primeval history and the patriarchal history in genesis
the story of the tower of babel
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