Exam 1 Flashcards
The UR 3rd period came to a close as the last long of UR was overthrown by who?
The Elamites
Sargon 1st established his Capitol at?
Akkad
we have confidence to accept the Old Testament as God’s word because we have full access to the info regarding the writing editing and collecting of each book into the Canon
false
the transition from scrolls to books took place well after the time of the Old Testament
false
identifying something as narrative in the Bible is not the same as identifying it as history
true
the Bible endorses a particular kind of government as the norm to be followed
false
Egypt was overrun by which power at the end of the 13th Dynasty
Hyasos
which archive is the oldest
Ebla
what is the purpose of Genesis
it begins the story of the Covenant
most interpreters agrees that the Tower of Babel was a ziggurat
true
the shrine at the top of the ziggurat was a place of worship
true
in the ancient world palaces and temples were primarily used for growing vegetables
false
the typical house in the time of Jacob had how many
4
approximately how many years passed between the story of Joseph in the beginning of the Exodus story
400 years
at the time of Abraham the Sumerians dominated that area politically
true
Israel is known for its natural resources and fertile soil
false
what was the Eden problem
sin
in the ancient world the order of various ancestors was fixed
true
when God first gave the Israelites regulations for sacrifice he was not initiating a new Institution
true
many of the literary pieces of the ancient world likely had a single author
false
the Holiness mandate cost for lifestyle rather than method
true
as we look at Abraham we should be more interested in finding out what God is like than an imitating Abraham
true
Abraham had daily conversations with God
false
what represents God initiative and intends to correct the Bable Problem by providing a means by which God can reveal himself to the world
the Covenant
the Covenant in the Old Testament addresses what
the Bable problem
the Covenant in the New Testament addresses what problem
the Eden problem
where were ziggurats typically constructed
next to a temple
Genesis
promise
Exodus
presence
Leviticus
holiness
numbers
testing
Deuteronomy
renewal
what are the four ingredients listed as part of a story
plot, character, setting, and point of view
Who is credited with many of the important developments in Civilization including the foundations of mathematics astronomy law and Medicine
Samerians
the uneasy balance of power between the four cities Larsa Mari Assur and Babylon was seeing clearly during the
old Babylonian period
Abraham entered Canaan during the
middle Bronze Age
what kingdom permanently shaped Egypt both politically and culturally
the Old Kingdom
what was most likely the period for initial contact between Egypt and the Hebrew Patriarchs
12th Dynasty
the text found that what city gives us our best picture of Canaanite culture
Ugarit
the archive found at what city provides extensive historical information for the period of Hammurabi
Mari
the Old Testament is more than simply human thoughts and opinions about God rather it is God’s presentation
himself
creation
fall
flood
Tower of Babel
Patriarchs Sojourn
Exodus
wilderness
Conquest / judges
United Kingdom
divided Kingdom
exile
return
what was the bable problem
so they could meet the needs of God
which of the books of the pentateuch are the most closely Bound in style subject and perspective
Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers
rather than correcting or enhancing the scientific understanding of the Israelites what did God do with the knowledge that they
used what they knew to clarify his role and character
in the ancient world genealogies most frequently served
a political role
mythology in the ancient world serve the same function as what in our modern world
science
