Key Terms 1-20: CALLED TO BE GOD'S PEOPLE, An Introduction to the Old Testament (Andrew E. Steinmann)

Question 1

Aaronic Benediction

Answer 1

the blessing given to the priests by Moses to be used when placing God’s blessing upon the people (Num 6:22-27).

Question 2

Acrostic

Answer 2

in ancient Hebrew poetry, an alphabetic poem in which the first line. or group of lines begins with the first letter of the alphabet and subsequent lines begin with the following letter.

Question 3

Actual Sin

Answer 3

acts committed against God’s Law. These acts flow from the sinful corruption of human nature after the Fall (see Original Sin).

Question 4

Allegory

Answer 4

a non-literal, highly symbolic reinterpretation of a text.

Question 5

Ammon

Answer 5

an ancient people descended from Abraham’s nephew Lot. They inhabited the Transjordan Plateau northeast of the Dead Sea. Also the region inhabited by these people.

Question 6

Antithetical Parallelism

Answer 6

parallelism in Hebrew poetry marked by emphasis on contrasting concepts.

Question 7

Apocrypha

Answer 7

books often grouped with the canonical books of the Bible by Protestants but not considered part of Scripture. These books, written in the intertestamental period, are accepted as part of the canon by Roman Catholics and some Eastern Orthodox Christians.

Question 8

Arabah

Answer 8

the area south of the Dead Sea extending southward to the Gulf of Aqabah.

Question 9

Baal

Answer 9

the Canaanite storm god. During most of the Old Testament period he was considered the head god of the Canaanite pantheon.

Question 10

Bashan

Answer 10

region east and northeast of the Sea of Galilee.

Question 11

Bronze Age

Answer 11

period of time in the ancient Near East when bronze was the metal of choice for making most tools. It was followed by the Iron Age.

Question 12

Canaan

Answer 12

Son of Ham and grandson of Noah; also another name for Palestine, the region consisting in recent times by Israel and the western part of Jordan.

Question 13

Canon

Answer 13

when applied to the Bible, the collection or list of books that are considered Scripture.

Question 14

Catechesis

Answer 14

teaching the Christian faith.

Question 15

Causative Authority

Answer 15

the ability of the Scripture to testify to its own truthfulness as God’s word independent of human authorities.

Question 16

Chiasm

Answer 16

in literature, the use of concentric parallel items, themes or sections of a work making a pattern such as ABCCBA or ABBA.

Question 17

Christology

Answer 17

The study of the person and work of Jesus Christ, the Messiah.

Question 18

Conditional Promise

Answer 18

A promise that the one making the promise will keep only if the person or persons given the promise meets certain requirements. On occasion God gave conditional promises to his people.(See Unconditional Promise).

Question 19

Covenant

Answer 19

a mutually binding set of promises.

Question 20

Dagon

Answer 20

the Philistine grain god, head of the Philistine pantheon.