MidTerm

Question 1

What are the three specific parts of the OT canon, as the first disciples would have received them?

Answer 1

Torah, Prophets, Writings

Question 2

Which of the following books is found in a different place in the Hebrew Bible as compared to the order of our common English Bibles?

Answer 2

Chronicles, Lamentations, Ruth

Question 3

The following is a line of poetry from Proverbs 12:1:

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but he who hates reproof is stupid.

Does this best represent synonymous, antithetical, or synthetic parallelism?

Answer 3

Antithetical

Question 4

The following is a line of poetry from Psalm 122:7:

Peace be within your walls
and security within your towers!

Does this best represent synonymous, antithetical, or synthetic parallelism?

Answer 4

Synonymous

Question 5

Match the following events in order of when they occurred, from the most ancient (first) to the most recent (fifth):

Life of Abraham
Period of the Judges
Fall of Northern Israel
Fall of Jerusalem & Exile
Career of Ezra & Nehemiah

Answer 5

First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth

Question 6

Which of the following is the date of the fall of the North Kingdom, Israel?

Answer 6

722 BC

Question 7

The “swath of agriculturally abundant land which stretches from Egypt north to Syria and south through Mesopotamia” is called the __________ Crescent.

Answer 7

Fertile

Question 8

The people group most closely associated with Baal worship were the ….

Answer 8

Canaanites

Question 9

What language “became the common international language until the time of Alexander”?

Answer 9

Aramaic

Question 10

The term ______ can mean “law” or “instruction”.

Answer 10

Torah

Question 11

(T or F) All OT scholars believe that Moses wrote the Pentateuch.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

The word Sabbath comes from the Hebrew word meaning…

Answer 12

rest

Question 13

The name Adam comes from the Hebrew word for…

Answer 13

man

Question 14

What is the word for “stories of origin”?

Answer 14

etiologies

Question 15

Which of the following is not an example of a story from the Ancient Near East that speaks about the origins of creation?

Answer 15

Gilgamesh Epic

Question 16

The promise of Gen 3:!5 regarding the crushing of the serpent’s head is called the

Answer 16

protoevangelion

Question 17

The three sons of Noah were Shem, Japheth, and _____ (the one who’s son, Canaan, was cursed).

Answer 17

Ham

Question 18

The relationship that God entered with Noah, which basically means a “binding agreement,” is called a….

Answer 18

covenant

Question 19

In which Ancient Near Eastern myth did the flood come as a result of the gods becoming annoyed by the noise coming from the increased population of humanity?

Answer 19

Atrahasis Epic

Question 20

What is the term that has been defined as the attempt “to evaluate the significance of the material remains of past human activity” (Harrison, quoted on p. 28)?

Answer 20

Archaeology

Question 21

Abram’s original homeland before he moved to Haran and later to Canaan was the land of _____. The Nuzi tablets have explained many customs related to Abram’s time.

Answer 21

Ur

Question 22

A ________ in the Old Testament is a spoken word that places lasting benefits on a person or group.

Answer 22

Blessing

Question 23

(T or F) Abraham lived around 2500 BC

Answer 23

False

Question 24

According to Genesis 15:6, Abraham’s faith resulted in what?

Answer 24

righteousness from God