Quiz

Question 0

Babylon

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Ancient Near Eastern Empire located in southern Mesopotamia, which dominated Judah in the later seventh and sixth centuries BCE.

Question 1

Assyria

Answer 1

A major ancient Near Eastern Empire, located in Mesopotamia, which dominated Israel and the entire region from the ninth through the seventh centuries BCE.

Question 2

Canaan

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Name of the region in Palestine, before being named Israel. (The land promised to Moses and the children of Israel, the land of milk and honey).

Question 3

Canon

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From a Greek term of “rule,” or “standard.” Any list of religious writings deemed authoritative.

Question 4

Cosmos

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Referring to the entire universe considered as an ordered whole, as opposed to the chaos that precedes and stands against cosmos.

Question 5

Covenant

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A formal, sacred treaty or agreement between two parties with wash assuming obligation. Relationship between God and the Israelites.

Question 6

Elohim

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Hebrew for “gods” or “God.” Most common name for God in the Tanak.

Question 7

Epistle

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From the Greek, means letter.

Question 8

Exile

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The period during the sixth century BCE when part of the population of Judea was taken into captivity in Babylon.

Question 9

Exodus

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Becomes a powerful biblical symbol for God’s deliverance of the chosen people from bondage.

Question 10

Genre

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A literary term designating literature according to basic, distinctive types.

Question 11

Gospel

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The Good News of Victory. Also the first four books of the New Testament.

Question 12

Hermeneutics

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An area of study dealing with the principles and process of the interpretation of the Bible or other literature.

Question 13

Israel

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The name of the 12 tribes that the Tanak says descended from the patriarch Jacob. A political destination for the people who inhabited the land of Canaan.

Question 14

Jew

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A designation of the people from the Judean Kingdom.

Question 15

Judah

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1. Son of Jacob and Rachel
2. Region of Southern Palestine associated with the Tribe.
3. Ruled by the Davidic dynasty until the Babylonian conquest.

Question 16

Messiah

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The only King. Hebrew for “anointed one.”

Question 17

Monotheism

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The belief in one all-powerful god to the exclusion of all other deities.

Question 18

Moses

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The leader of the people of Israel. Who led them out of bondage from Egypt. He was the communicator between God and the people of Israel, who led them into covenant with God. Known as the lawgiver.

Question 19

Myth

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Stories that embody the traditional foundations of a culture.

Question 20

Palestine

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Name for the area along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean. Also known as, Canaan, Israel, and The Promised Land.

Question 21

Passover

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The Jewish festival commemorating God’s deliverance of the people of Israel from bondage.

Question 22

Pentecost

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Celebration that happens 5 weeks after the Passover.

Question 23

Prophet

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One who serves as an instrument of communication between God and humans.

Question 24

Rabbi

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A teacher.

Question 25

Righteousness

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The state of being right or in proper relationship with God.

Question 26

Second Temple

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Refers to the Jerusalem Temple from its rebuilding following the Babylonian exile.

Question 27

Tanak

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An acronym created from the Hebrew words for the three canonical sections of the Hebrew Bible: Torah, Neviim, Ketuvim.

Question 28

Temple

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The house or place of God. A place of sacrificial worship.

Question 29

Theology

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The application of human reason to the study of God and Devine revelation in an attempt to explain their meanings.

Question 30

Torah

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Hebrew for “instruction teaching.” The first 5 books of the bible.

Question 31

Yahweh

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The name fore God, this name was revealed to Moses and was the special Israelite name for God. It is so sacred that it isn’t ever pronounced, that they use Adonai instead.