Midterm Flashcards
Since the dawn of history, the church had a problem not only with interpretation but also placing the Hebrew Bible in the Christian Bible. Several interpretive approaches have been developed during the Middle Ages, which one is the correct answer:
Literal; allegorical; moral; consummation of faith/hope of the Christian
Theophany in the Hebrew Bible means:
Appearance of God
Which book of the Hebrew Bible is the one: It is an important summary of the history of the wilderness period and contains three speeches of Moses:
Deuteronomy
In the Genesis God instituted a program of revelation called
The covenant
The purpose of the book of Genesis is to tell how and why God came to:
Choose Abraham’s family and make a covenant with them
The land where Cain went to live when he was expelled from God’s presence is
Nod
Which book of the Bible is this one: A manual of regulations and duties and a handbook of instruction prescribing practical “holy living” for the Israelite covenant community? It show God’s people how to maintain their relationship with him:
Leviticus
From a geographical standpoint, Genesis establishes that Abraham and his family were native to:
Mesopotamia
These Biblical personalities Isaac - Joseph - Lot - Manasseh - Terah are not in order. Which of the following answers, displays the correct chronological order from the oldest to the most recent:
Terah - Lot - Isaac - Joseph - Manasseh
God’s revelation in the Hebrew Bible has
A progressive and cumulative character
Major themes in the Book of Genesis according to Hill and Walton:
Monotheism, Sin, Covenant/election origins
Late date position among scholars on who was the pharaoh of the Exodus identifies this one:
Ramesses II (1304-1237 BC) as Pharaoh of the Exodus
The Historical purpose of the book of Exodus is:
A bridge between Patriarchs and the conquest of Canaan
Dyrness textbook is written from an
Evangelical perspective
His mother found a wife for him from the land of Egypt
Ishmael
These names from the book of Exodus: Goshen, Pi Hahiroth, Baal Zephon, Mara and Elim, associate the Hebrews with:
The route of Exodus
The theological purpose of the book of Exodus is:
Divine self-disclosure as God
What are the two major dates/centuries proposed by scholars for the Exodus?
15 and 13 centuries BC
The mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandment is:
Mount Horeb
Which of the following is a type of offering described in the first seven chapter of Leviticus
Guilt
The focal point of God’s revelation in the Hebrew Bible is
His revelation to His people
Choose one answer the first part of the book of Leviticus chapters 1-10, outlines the required
Procedures for worshiping God
Craftsmen responsible for the construction of the tabernacle and its furnishing:
Batalle and Oholiab
Some of the major themes of the Scroll of Esther
Purim; The people of God
One of the major purposes of the Scroll of Esther is
Saving acts of God may vary
According to Dyrness, the discussion on God’s Self-revelation must properly begin with
Abraham
The story of Esther took place during the reign of the Persian king:
Xeroxes I
One of the major themes of the book of Ezra and Nehemiah, was that their labor in restoring, rebuilding and reforming post-explicit Jerusalem was largely inspired by:
The theological truth of God as keeper of His covenant and being faithful to His Word
Which of the following is the correct purpose of the book of Ezra and Nehemiah?
Historical and theological importance
Revelation in the Hebrew Bible always leads to a:
Personal relationship with His people
