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Final Exam Flashcards

1
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All of Old Testament scholarship attributes the book of Isaiah to the prophet Isaiah talked about in the canonical book. (T or F)

A

False

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What are the responses given to those who question Isaianic authorship?

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Assyria and Babylon are mentioned in both halves of the book; The book operates as a unity, In mentioning Cyrus, Isaiah is predicting the future,
Jerusalem is threatened and intact in 1-39 and 40-66.

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What is the period in which the prophet, Isaiah, ministered?

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740 to 687 BC

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The most significant world power that threatened Israel during Isaiah’s ministry was _____.

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Assyria

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With respect to Isaiah 1-12, the authors speak of three courses of actions that Yahweh will take in order to achieve the restoration of which these chapters speak.

  1. God will send a day of judgment to cleanse his people.
  2. Yahweh will send warnings to his people through his prophets.
  3. ______
A

God will raise up a righteous son of David to lead the people to serve God.

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God will raise up a righteous son of David to lead the people to serve God.

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701

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7
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In chapters 36-39, Isaiah gives hope to which king of Judah?

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Hezekiah

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8
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In Isaiah 40-55, there are several passages (in Isaiah 42, 49, 50, and 52-53) that are often called “servant _________.”

A

songs

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Who are the kings who reigned during Jeremiah’s ministry?

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Jehoiakim, Zedekiah, Josiah, Jehoiachin

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10
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Jeremiah becomes a prophet in 627 BC and continues until after Jerusalem’s destruction in 539 BC. (T or F)

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False

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According to the authors, during the time of Jeremiah, the nation of Israel/Judah was caught between two world powers: Babylon and _____.

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Egypt

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Jeremiah is one of the few books of the Old Testament to speak to how at least some of the book was written. Who was the scribe that wrote down many of Jeremiah’s prophecies?

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Baruch

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Jeremiah 1 speaks of some reluctance on Jeremiah’s part to become a prophet. (T or F)

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True

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14
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The Lord asks Jeremiah (in ch. 13) to use some symbolic acts and word pictures in his prophecies. Among these is a lesson from wineskins. Which of the following is another of his acts or word pictures?

A

a ruined linen belt

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15
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Which chapters in Jeremiah speak of Israel’s ultimate restoration?

A

30-33

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16
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Jeremiah’s discussion of the New Covenant is found in Jeremiah ____.

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31

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17
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As you know, the great exile of Judah takes place in 587/6 BC. There were two smaller deportations that occurred before this in 605 BC and 597 BC. During which of these dates was Ezekiel taken to Babylon?

A

597

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The authors speak of four fundamental theological issues with which the people in exile were wrestling. What are the theological issues?

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Their national and spiritual distinctiveness lost by their assimilation to Babylon’s culture, God’s love/care for them outside of the promised land, Why they were in exile

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19
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Ezekiel was settled with other exiles in Babylon along the ______ River.

A

Chebar

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20
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In order to teach him to preach only God’s word, God strikes Ezekiel _____.

A

dumb

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21
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What are the sign-acts that Ezekiel is commanded by the Lord to perform?

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preaching to the mountains, cooking food over dung, laying siege to a model of Jerusalem

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22
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Ezekiel prophesies about two “sisters” who were engaged in prostitution. The two sisters are ________ and Jerusalem.

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Samaria

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23
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In Ezekiel 37, the prophet is commanded to prophesy over something in a valley. What did he prophesy over?

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dry bones

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24
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In chapters 38 and 39, Ezekiel prophesies about a future nation that fails to conquer the Jews. Although the identity of who this represents is highly debated, what is this nation’s name in these chapters?

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Gog

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25
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The 12 prophets in the Book of the Twelve are ordered according to chronology. (T or F)

A

False

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26
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The authors grouped the books into a thematic outline of 6 books about sin, 3 books about punishment, and 3 books about ______.

A

restoration

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27
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Hosea’s ministry was primarily focused on the __________ kingdom.

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northern

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28
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Joel

A

does not have an agreed-upon date (ranges from 800s to 300s in scholarship)

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29
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Hosea

A

married a wife who committed adultery

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30
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Micah

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preached in the southern kingdom about the same time as Isaiah

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31
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Jonah

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preached and Nineveh repented

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32
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Obadiah

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highlights Edom’s hatred for Israel

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33
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Amos

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date for the book established by an earthquake mentioned in the book

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34
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The book of Nahum focuses on the punishment of which nation?

A

Assyria

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35
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The city that Nahum mentions, which was destroyed in 612 BC by the Babylonians was _______

A

Nineveh

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36
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Among the answers that Yahweh gives to Habakkuk’s probing questions about the punishment of Babylon, the Lord says that “the righteous shall live by his __________.

A

faith

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37
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The authors talk about Habakkuk as prophesying at the same time as which other prophet?

A

Jeremiah

38
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Zephaniah wrote sometime during the time of which king of Judah (640-609 bc)?

A

Josiah

39
Q

Which prophet is concerned with temple restoration?

A

Haggai

40
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The authors mention multiple times that Persia defeated Babylon. What year did this happen?

A

539 BC

41
Q

Haggai ministered before the exile of Judah in 587/6 BC. (T or F)

A

False

42
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Zechariah was a post-exilic prophet. (T or F)

A

True

43
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In light of Passion Week this week, which book is quoted in the New Testament in referring to Jesus as the one who is “humble and mounted on a donkey”?

A

Zechariah

44
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Malachi is mostly dated around 430 BC because it matches circumstances similar to those described in which book?

A

Ezra-Nehemiah

45
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The fact that the book of Psalms is divided into _____ sections reflects some purposeful arranging of the book.

A

5

46
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The scholar most associated with the categories of genres of the psalms is _______.

A

Hermann Gunkel

47
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What are the genres of psalms discussed by the authors?

A

community laments, hymns of praise, royal psalms, thanksgiving songs, individual laments

48
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In their discussion of greater historical understanding of the Psalms, the authors mention the similarities that exist between poetry found in a city on the northern Syrian coast. What city was it?

A

Ugarit

49
Q

The title of this chapter is “Psalms: How to ________.”

A

worship

50
Q

The longest psalms, which is also the longest chapter in the Bible, is Psalm ____.

A

119

51
Q

Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes are part of a great ancient tradition called _________ literature.

A

wisdom

52
Q

Though it is difficult to know when Job was written, its setting is during __________ era.

A

Abraham’s

53
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Job 3 mirrors a genre that is often found among the psalms. What genre?

A

lament

54
Q

What is the name of the young man who responded to Job and his friends after they came to an impasse in their discussions about wisdom and suffering?

A

Elihu

55
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What does the Hebrew word mashal mean?

A

proverb

56
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Who are the authors in the book of Proverbs?

A

Agur, Solomon, Lemuel

57
Q

According to Proverbs, the beginning of knowledge is the ______ of the Lord

A

fear

58
Q

The poem about the “excellent wife” is found in Proverbs ____.

A

31

59
Q

The authors talk about a few ancient customs that help the reader understand some of the tensions in the book of Ruth. Among these is the role of a brother in producing a son with his brother’s widow. An individual who performed this duty was called a “________ redeemer.”

A

kinsmen

60
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Ruth occurs during the time described in which other OT book?

A

Judges

61
Q

The city from which Naomi and her family leave Israel and where she and Ruth return is _________.

A

Bethlehem

62
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Ruth marries and has a child by _________.

A

Boaz

63
Q

Scholars all agree that the book of Song of Songs is about Jesus. (T or F)

A

False

64
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Though authorship is not necessarily definitive, the book of Song of Songs is normally attributed to whom?

A

Solomon

65
Q

What is the term used in Ecclesiastes to refer to the “preacher”?

A

Qoheleth

66
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The term hebel, which is used often in Ecclesiastes, means _______.

A

vanity

67
Q

Lamentations concerns the destruction of the city named __________.

A

Jerusalem

68
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Though it doesn’t list an author, Lamentations is normally attributed to which person?

A

Jeremiah

69
Q

Lamentations was probably written shortly after _____ b.c.

A

587/6

70
Q

What is the most characteristic poetic feature of Lamentations?

A

acrostic

71
Q

According to Lamentations, there is no hope for Israel, Jerusalem, and those in exile. (T or F)

A

False

72
Q

The book of Esther tells the story of how Esther, an Israelite woman, became queen of ______.

A

Persia

73
Q

The story of the book of Esther takes place during the reign of ______, who is better known as Xerxes I.

A

Ahasuerus

74
Q

One of the reasons for Esther’s inclusion in the Hebrew Bible may have been its description of the feast of _________.

A

Purim

75
Q

Which two languages is Daniel first written in?

A

Hebrew and Aramaic

76
Q

The authors speak of Daniel as one of the most controversial books in Scripture. What are the reasons they give for this?

A

Daniel’s visions are difficult to interpret, the time of Daniel and his prophecies result in disagreement on the dating of the book, the book’s authorship is debated

77
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One of the reasons that the author give for why Daniel is included in the Writings (instead of the Prophets) is because it is a/an ________ book.

A

apocalyptic

78
Q

Daniel was taken to Babylon in _____ BC.

A

605

79
Q

What are the kings that the visions/dreams of Daniel refer to?

A

Rome, Medo-Persia, Babylon, Greece

80
Q

The Messianic passage concerning the “Son of Man” is found in Daniel chapter _____ (just give the number).

A

7

81
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What are the reasons why Ezra-Nehemiah is/are placed after 1 & 2 Chronicles in our English Bibles?

A

Because Ezra-Nehemiah continues the history that Chronicles begins, Because Ezra 1:1-2 is identical to the last 2 verses of Chronicles

82
Q

The last book in the Hebrew Bible is Ezra-Nehemiah. (T or F)

A

False

83
Q

In which year did Ezra lead a second group of Israelites back from captivity to the land of Israel?

A

458 BC

84
Q

According to the authors, why do many think that Ezra & Nehemiah either wrote or dictated some of the book of Ezra-Nehemiah?

A

The book is autobiographical

85
Q

The man who leads the nation to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem after exile is __________.

A

Nehemiah

86
Q

What is “a continuous historical account of events arranged in order of time”?

A

chronicle

87
Q

The book of Chronicles was written during the exile. (T or F)

A

False

88
Q

Unlike the book of Kings, there is little information in Chronicles about the Northern Kingdom of Israel. (T or F)

A

True

89
Q

1 Chronicles 1-9 consists of a series of _________.

A

genealogies

90
Q

Chronicles deals almost exclusively with stories about which kings?

A

those of Judah (South)

91
Q

The reason that Chronicles focuses on the kings that it does is because they are all from the lineage of ______.

A

David

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