Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israel

Question 1

Books of the Hebrew Bible

Answer 1

TaNaKh
Torah: Law
Nevi’im : Prophets
Khetuvim: Writings

Question 2

Mesopotamia?

Answer 2

Land between rivers (between Tigris and Euphrates Rivers)

Question 3

Ancient Near East?

Answer 3

Egypt to Turkey and Iran that roughly corresponds to modern Middle East.

Question 4

Early Judaism discusses the idea of?

Answer 4

Henotheism

Question 5

Henotheism?

Answer 5

Belief that one god is worshiped BUT there may be others

Question 6

tetragrammaton?

Answer 6

Four letters or four signs (YHWH)

Question 7

What name can be said to refer to the Jewish God?

Answer 7

HaShem or Adonai

Question 8

Creation of the world, human condition, Genealogies, The Flood, Patriarchs and Matriarchs, Descendants of Jacon/Israel ending up in Egypt

Answer 8

Genesis

Question 9

Three promises bestowed to Abraham and Sarai

Answer 9

Eternal blessings

Will be given “this land” (Canaan)

Question 10

Jacob’s story?

Answer 10

Runs away from homeland and has twelve children which become the 12 tribes of Israel

Question 11

Joseph?

Answer 11

Has a dream where all brothers bow to him. They try to kill him but instead trade him and he is sent to Egypt

Question 12

The fall?

Answer 12

Unlike Christianity, Judaism takes the Original Sin as an example of humans having the ability to make both right and wrong decisions

Question 13

Exodus?

Answer 13

Founding myth of Israelites and centre of Jewish identity

Question 14

Exodus climax?

Answer 14

Revelation on Mt Sinai

Question 15

Covenant (berit)?

Answer 15

contractual agreement

Question 16

Halakha?

Answer 16

Jewish law

Question 17

Joshua and Judges?

Answer 17

Entry back into Canaan/Israel

Focuses on the Judges(chieftains/military warriors) which has tales of folklore of people of their pasts