Quiz 3

Question 1

Canon:

Answer 1

Greek term meaning measuring rod or bar which was adopted by the Church to determine which books were to be included in the Bible.

Question 2

Canonization:

Answer 2

The process of recognizing a book as divinely inspired requiring its inclusion in the canon of Scripture.

Question 3

Cosmology

Answer 3

The term used to describe the study of how the universe is structured.

Question 4

Fertile Crescent:

Answer 4

The region of fertile land stretching in an arch from the Persian Gulf up the Euphrates River and back down trough Palestine to include the upper Nile River/delta in Egypt.

Question 5

Ancient Near East (ANE):

Answer 5

The term used to identify the region of the world that was the center of the ancient world of Bible times and before.

Question 6

Dead Sea Scrolls:

Answer 6

The body of literature discovered between 1947—1956 in caves along the northwest side of the Dead Sea.

Question 7

Decalogue:

Answer 7

The term used to describe the 10 commandments as found in Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5.

Question 8

Hermeneutics:

Answer 8

The art and science of biblical interpretation which utilizes a defined set of rules.

Question 9

Mesopotamia:

Answer 9

The name given to the region between and around the Euphrates and the Tigris Rivers in ancient Babylon and Assyria stretching from the Persian Gulf to ancient Haran

Question 10

Monotheism:

Answer 10

The belief in one god.

Question 11

Theocracy:

Answer 11

A country believed to be governed by a god and set of religious rules or laws established by that deity

Question 12

Henotheism:

Answer 12

The belief in one god without denying the existence of other gods.

Question 13

Palestine:

Answer 13

The region between the Jordan River valley and the Mediterranean Sea.

Question 14

Postexilic:

Answer 14

The time period after the end of the Babylonian exile of 605-538BC and ended with the Roman Period in 63BC.

Question 15

Qumran:

Answer 15

The proposed physical location of the monastic settlement on the northwest shores of the Dead Sea believed to be where a group of Essenes copied and hid the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Question 16

Septuagint:

Answer 16

The Greek Old Testament written in the 3rd century BC which was used by the Greek-speaking communities of the NT Church. Also known as the LXX.

Question 17

Shephelah:

Answer 17

The lowlands consisting of gradual rolling hills located on Judah’s western frontier.

Question 18

Talmud:

Answer 18

The body of Jewish literature which consists of the Mishnah (the recorded Jewish oral tradition) and the Gemara (the explanation of the traditions).

Question 19

Targum:

Answer 19

The Aramaic paraphrase of the Hebrew Scriptures which came into use after the Hebrew language died out.

Question 20

Theophany:

Answer 20

The appearance of God or a heavenly being (such as an angel) to a human.

Question 21

Maccabees:

Answer 21

The heroic Jewish family that dominated the political scene of Israel during the Intertestamental period.

Question 22

Intertestamental:

Answer 22

The term used to designate the period of time between the last prophet Malachi and the birth of Jesus.

Question 23

Diachronic:

Answer 23

The study of how something (e.g., a text or book) developed over time.

Question 24

Synchronic:

Answer 24

The study of something (e.g., a text or book of the Bible) in its final form.

Question 25

Biblical Theology:

Answer 25

The theological study of themes and concepts across the entire text of Scripture with the purpose of developing a consistent line of thinking about a given topic in light of the constituent parts.

Question 26

The King’s Highway:

Answer 26

The ancient road running along the Transjordan plateau from the Gulf of Aqabah to Damascus.

Question 27

The International Coastal Highway (Via Maris—the way of the Sea):

Answer 27

The important trade route extending from the north-eastern delta of the Nile all the way to Mesopotamia.

Question 28

Negeb:

Answer 28

The semi-arid region to the south of Judah where Beer-sheba is located.

Question 29

Arabah:

Answer 29

The arid region south of the Dead Sea which ends at the Gulf of Aqabah.

Question 30

Apocalyptic (from the Greek meaning to “reveal”):

Answer 30

A genre of literature characterised by symbolism and elaborate imagery used by Jewish authors from about the 3rd century BC to the 2nd century AD.