Hebrews Flashcards
The rhetorical device synkrisis is the comparison of similar people and things.
False
The genre florilegium evokes “the gathering of flowers.”
True
gezerah sheva means
Comparison with the equal
In ancient rhetoric, digressions served the important purpose of keeping the attention of the audience.
True
Philo claimed to know God’s nature (fusis).
False
Some Jews may have attributed deity to an angel called
Metatron
A “word of exhortation” is a sermon.
True
Sabbath rest is primarily about inactivity.
False
Sympathy is sharing in another’s suffering.
True
Elohim is a singular in Hebrew.
False
Qal vahomer is like a rhetorical a fortiori argument.
True
According to the Preacher, what is the greatest hindrance to salvation and spiritual maturity?
Hardness of Heart
What do we call reading Scripture in light of its eternal significance?
Anagogical sense
Which is not true of the Dead Sea Scrolls’ presentation of Melchizedek?
Died on behalf of his people
Faith is the opposite of perception in Hebrews.
False
Rhetors would capture all the bits of their argument into a kephalaion or thing to be proved before moving to a new topic.
True
The tearing of the veil probably revealed God’s special presence invading the world.
True
Jesus did not use the term new covenant.
False
The world is like a scrim.
True
The repetition of a word at the beginning of a sentence is
Epanaphora
Who, after fighting in the Battle of Marathon and being part of the victory party, ran from the valley all the way back to Athens, without stopping?
Pheidippides
