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Old Testament Introduction Flashcards

1
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Ancient Jewish literature is unique for its ____ __ _______

A

lack of details

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Unwritten, memorized versions of Israel’s history and laws: ____ _________

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Oral Traditions

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Elders recited stories at major celebrations like ________

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Passover

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The first written documents of the Old Testament were likely the histories of the _____ (____ _____)

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kings; King David

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5
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Later, some people who spoke for God (_______) and others who taught about human and divine wisdom (_____) wrote their own works

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prophets; sages

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Finally, editors combined these _______ ______ with the ____ _________ onto scrolls

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written records; oral traditions

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Humanity’s oldest form of storytelling: _________

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Mythology

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Myths are stories that hold significant ______ and _______

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truths; meaning

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Mythology should not be read _______. Rather we should ask, “What does this mean?” (_________)

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literally; literarily

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10
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An ancient ___________ city in which the __________ originated from: _______

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Mesopotamian; Israelites; Babylon

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____ and ______ created many gods who became ____ and bothersome. Apsu tried to convince Tiamat to ____ their children, but she _______ the idea. Apsu’s assistant, _____, suggested that he go behind Tiamat’s back and kill them anyway. However, one of their children, __, heard of Apsu’s plan. So Ea put Apsu into a ____ _____ and _____ him.

A

Apsu; Tiamat; noisy; kill; rejected; Muumu; Ea; deep; sleep; kills

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When Tiamat discovers that Apsu was killed, she wages a ___ against the gods. Ea creates ______ to fight Tiamat. Marduk agrees to fight only if he can become ____ __ ___ ____. Ea agrees and the gods go to war against ______. Marduk defeated Tiamat by splitting her in half with his ___ and _____. Marduk uses Tiamat’s body to create the _____ and ___. Afterward, Marduk creates ______ from the _____ of a god that they can offer _________ and do the work on earth that the gods did not want to do themselves.

A

war; Marduk; king; of; the; gods; Tiamat; bow; arrows; earth; sky; humans; blood; sacrifices

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Enuma Elish Says:

  1. The gods are ______ and _______
  2. Everything is created through _______ and ____
  3. Humans are made to _____ ___ ____
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fickle; violent; violence; chaos; serve; the; gods

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Genesis Says:

  1. God created everything out of _______ (without _______)
  2. God gives humans the ability to ____ ___ ________ (_____ in His _______ _______)
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nothing; violence; care; for; creation; share; creative; abilities

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The creation/flood stories in Genesis are likely borrowed from early ___________ literature

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Mesopotamian

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Origin stories help to explain the ______ (How God acts with love and ________, why humans are ________)

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present; generosity; rebellious

17
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Genesis’ creation-flood stories are meant to provide ______ about God and _____ ______

A

answers; human; beings

18
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Tiller of soil (______): ____

A

farmer; Cain

19
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Keeper of flocks (________): ____

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shepherd; Abel

20
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God favored _____ offering more than _____ because Abel offered his ____ _______

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Abel’s; Cain’s; best; flockling

21
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“If you act rightly, you will be accepted; but if no, sin lies in wait at the door: its urge for you, yet you can ____ over it.” (Genesis 4:7)

A

rule

22
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Even though Cain is banished from his ____ and ____, God promises to keep him ____ from harm

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work; home; safe

23
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God saw how _______ the world became, and his heart _______ so much that he decided to flood the earth

A

lawless; grieved

24
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Noah found _____ with God. So much so, that Noah even “______ with God.”

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favor; walked

25
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God tells Noah to build an ___ for himself and his family so that they can be saved from the flood

A

ark

26
Q

God asks Noah to gather _____ _____ of every _____ _____ and ___ ____ of every _______ ______

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seven; pairs; clean; animal; one; pair; unclean; animal

27
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_____ days pass until the _____ begins

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Seven; flood

28
Q

Noah was in the ark with his wife, his sons, and their _____.

A

wives

29
Q

After the flood, Noah first released a _____.

A

raven

30
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Then Noah releases a ____, but it comes back to him

A

dove

31
Q

After _____ days, Noah releases the dove a second time. It returns to him with an _____ ______

A

seven; olive; branch

32
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The _____ time Noah releases the dove, it ____ ___ ____ ____.

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third; does; not; come; back

33
Q

Never again will I curse the ground because of human beings, since the desires of the human heart are evil from youth; nor will I ever again strike down every living being, as I have done: God’s _______ to ____

A

covenant; Noah

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