exam #1 questions Flashcards
1
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- What is the collection of biblical texts approved by the Catholic Church that we call the Bible?
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- Canon
2
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- For the Israelites what is the name of God that cannot be spoken?
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- YHWH
3
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- Wrongful actions we do that separate us from God
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sin
4
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- The combination of the Pope and the College of Cardinals
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- Magisterium
5
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- Characters or actions in the Old Testament that foreshadow Jesus Christ in the New Testament?
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- Typology
6
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- The trajectory of God’s plan to save his people from sin?
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- Salvation History
7
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- Events or objects that date to a time before the development of writing or written records
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- Prehistoric
8
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- Stories or myths about the origins of the earth, humans, languages, and cultures
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Primeval History
9
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- How many creation accounts exist in the book of Genesis?
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2
10
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- A binding agreement between humans or between God and his people, holding each other to a particular course of action
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- Covenant
11
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- The initial sin of Adam and Eve that resulted in the loss of original holiness?
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Original Sin
12
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- The primeval account in Genesis that describes the origins of different languages.
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The tower of Babel
13
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- Primeval accounts in and out of Genesis that describe a destruction of the world?
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- Flood Stories
14
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- Fathers of the Jewish faith?
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- Patriarchs
15
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- The first patriarch, considered the Father of all Jewish people?
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Abraham
16
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- Abraham’s son who plays a small role in Genesis – serving as a transitional character from Abraham to Jacob
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Isaac
17
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- Even though Jacob was the second born son of Isaac, how does he receive the birthright?
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Then laying his hands upon Jacob’s head, Isaac blessed him with the birthright, which Esau had traded for a bowl of soup
18
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- The patriarch that is sold into slavery in Egypt and eventually becomes right hand ruler to pharaoh
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Joseph
19
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- A name used in the Old Testament used to describe the Jews or Hebrews as God’s chosen people
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Israelites
20
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- The patriarch who led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt.
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Moses
21
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- Where did God appear to Moses in the wilderness and call him to set His people free?
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Burning bush
22
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- Signs that God sent to Egypt to try and persuade pharaoh to set the Israelites free?
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ten plagues
23
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- After their release from Egypt, how many years did the Israelites wander in the desert?
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40
24
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- The initial list of laws that God gave to Moses in the wilderness
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Ten Commandments
25
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- The item that held Aaron’s staff, a jar of manna, and the ten commandments?
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Arc of the Covenant
26
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- The mobile structure that the Israelites built in the wilderness where they worshipped God
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tabernacle
27
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- Who led the Israelites into the promised land?
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Joshua
28
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- Before the monarchy, this person would act as a temporary military or political leader to settle disputes or lead the Israelites into battle
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judges
29
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- The name of the Promised Land?
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caanan
30
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- The female judge who prophesied the death of a foreign king by nail to the head
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deborah
31
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- The judge who won a battle with only 300 men, torches, and clay jars?
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gideon
32
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- The judge known for his physical strength.
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samson
33
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- The term that applies to kings/queens/royal family
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monarchy
34
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- Who was the last judge of Israel?
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samuel
35
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- Who was anointed as the first king of Israel?
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saul
36
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- The most famous Israelite king, who conquered land, set up a tax base, and grew the strength of the Israelite nation.
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david
37
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- The Israelite king credited with the construction of the Temple
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solomon
38
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- While in Jerusalem, what took the place of the tabernacle as the Jewish place of worship?
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temple
39
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- The place where the arc of the covenant was placed in the temple
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holy of holies
40
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- Based on its physical layout, what other place did the temple represent?
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garden of eden
41
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- Following the death of Solomon, who led the revolt that split Israel into two kingdoms?
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jeroboam
42
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- Solomon’s son who acted as the first king of the southern kingdom.
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rehoboam
43
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- The name of the southern kingdom?
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judah
44
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- The name of the northern kingdom?
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isreal
45
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- Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel are known as?
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major prophets
46
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- The collection of twelve prophets in the Old Testament whose books are short and have very specific messages from God
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minor prophets
47
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- Who were the two main prophets of the south?
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Isaiah, Micah
48
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- Who were the four main prophets of the northern Kingdom?
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Elijah, Elisha, Amos, Hosea
49
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- What northern prophet was perhaps the strongest in speaking out against abuses of the rich against the poor?
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Amos
50
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- What Prophet had an unfaithful wife, which was meant to symbolize Israel’s relationship with God?
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hosea
