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Hebrews Flashcards

1
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The rhetorical device synkrisis is the comparison of similar people and things.

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False

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2
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The genre florilegium evokes “the gathering of flowers.”

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True

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3
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gezerah sheva means

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Comparison with the equal

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In ancient rhetoric, digressions served the important purpose of keeping the attention of the audience.

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True

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5
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Philo claimed to know God’s nature (fusis).

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False

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6
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Some Jews may have attributed deity to an angel called

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Metatron

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A “word of exhortation” is a sermon.

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True

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Sabbath rest is primarily about inactivity.

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False

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9
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Sympathy is sharing in another’s suffering.

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True

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10
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Elohim is a singular in Hebrew.

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False

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11
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Qal vahomer is like a rhetorical a fortiori argument.

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True

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12
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According to the Preacher, what is the greatest hindrance to salvation and spiritual maturity?

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Hardness of Heart

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13
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What do we call reading Scripture in light of its eternal significance?

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Anagogical sense

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14
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Which is not true of the Dead Sea Scrolls’ presentation of Melchizedek?

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Died on behalf of his people

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15
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Faith is the opposite of perception in Hebrews.

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False

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16
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Rhetors would capture all the bits of their argument into a kephalaion or thing to be proved before moving to a new topic.

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True

17
Q

The tearing of the veil probably revealed God’s special presence invading the world.

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True

18
Q

Jesus did not use the term new covenant.

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False

19
Q

The world is like a scrim.

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True

20
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The repetition of a word at the beginning of a sentence is

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Epanaphora

21
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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?

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Pheidippides

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