Test 1 Flashcards
True or false: historical critical methodologies provide interpretations
false
true or false: there can only be one valid interpretation
false
true or false: meaning lies within and in front o the text
true
true or false: old man warner wants to change the tradition
false
true or false: tess says “i almost forgot what day it was”
false
true or false: the tree of eternal life is forbidden from man and woman
false- tree of the knowledge of good and evil
true or false: buck passing refers to adam and eves awareness of being naked
false
true or false: the days are counted in genesis 1
true
true or false: the black box represents the lottery
true
true or false: eve adds “nor shall you touch it” when she was referring to forbidden fruit
false- she was referring to the tree not the fruit
true or false: genesis 2 refers to gen 2:4-2:25
true
true or false: the order of creation in gen 2 for day six is man, animals, woman
true
true or false: ezer neged means corresponding opposite
true
true or false: adam is given the moral capacity to decide between right and wrong
true
true or false: god created the tree of good and evil to tempt humans
false- he gave humans free will
true or false: eve was alone when she picked the fruit
false- she was with adam
true or false: one of the consequences for eve is pain in child bearing
false- its increased pain
true or false: animals were created from earth in gen 2
true
true or false: gen 1 and 2 are about creation
false- its about who god is
true or false: god names the animals in gen 2
false- adam names the animals
true or false: god is gen 2 is imminent
true
true or false: all humanity continuously thought evil things
false- noah
true or false: there is one flood account
false- there are 2
true or false: if a human is unclean and goes to the tabernacle they risk the wrath of god being put upon them
true
true or false: the reason for bringing the animals on the ark was for procreation and food
false: its to preserve animals
true or false: uthapishtim wants to destroy the noisy humans in the gilgamesh epic
false: enlil brings about the flood killing everything
true or false: noah sends a dove out of the ark first
false- sends a raven
true or false: god only establishes a covenant with noah
false: he does the same with abraham and others
true or false: ham and japheth cover up noah
false- shem and japheth
true or false: the israelites are living in the promised land when the canaanites arrive
true
true or false: canaanites practice fertility rites and worship one god
false- they worship multiple gods
true or false: shinar translated means babylon
true
true or false: the purpose of genealogies is to chronologically list family trees and it has a unifying effect
false- not chronological
true or false: god delivers jacobs people from babylon in 1290
false- exodus happens in 1290
true or false: the phrase be fruitful and multiply is found in only gen 1 and 9
false- its in gen 2
true or false: god is there for abraham even when he lacks in faith
true
true or false: pharaoh looks more honorable than abraham in egypt
true
true or false: king melchizedek blesses abraham
true
true or false: abraham goes into a deep sleep where he learns about the future of his descendants
true
true or false: hagar has an encounter with an angel
true
true or false: abraham believes ishmael is the son god promised
true- even though the son god intended was isaac
true or false: abraham was 85 when he left his home with sarah and lot
false- he was 75
true or false: abram translated is father of a multitude
false- means exalted father
true or false: abraham was hospitable to three strangers
true
true or false: sarai translated is mother of a multitude
false- sarah means princess
true or false: he laughs or isaac refers to abraham laughing
true
true or false: election is a form of hope that only comes with privileges
false- also comes with responsibility
true or false: they shall be oppressed for 400 years refers to the israelites being in canaan
false
true or false: abraham has communicated with god prior to the war against the coalition of kings
true
true or false: lot is abrahams nephew
true
true or false: god told sarah she would bear a son and she laughed in gods face
false- she laughed but not in gods face
true or false: every man in sodom surrounded lots house when he had guests
true
true or false: lot is righteous because god saved him from the destruction of sodom
false- because he remembered abraham
true or false: the moabites and ammonites are neighbors and friends of the israelites
false- they were product of incest, loners
true or false: text condemns abraham for closing the wombs of women in abimeleks household
caused by abrahams wife sarah
true or false: shem sees noahs nakedness
false- ham sees him
true or false: with condemnation comes sadness
false- grace
true or false: with privilege comes only blessing
false
true or false: god of the old testament is harsh and unloving
false- he gives grace and is merciful
true or false: cherubins are half horse half man
false- they are half man half beast
true or false: god gradually lengthened lives
false- he shortened them
true or false: gods feelings of anger, sadness, and joy are examples of anthropopathic language
true
true or false: adam walked with god
false- enoch walked with god
true or false: enoch is the oldest man in the bible
false- methuselah is the oldest
true or false: the abraham cycle is symmetric
false- jacob cycle
true or false: juxtaposition is placing side by side
true
true or false: ishmaels genealogy is juxtaposed with the birth of jacob and esau to show the contrast between chosen and unchosen
true
true or false: the genealogies of the chosen envelope the story of the unchosen
false- stories of unchosen envelope the chosen
true or false: central position in the jacob cycle is the birth of jacob
false- birth of joseph
true or false: hesed is a story that explains why something is the way it is
false- its an etiology
true or false: the jewish community is deported because they were being led to new land
false
true or false: god blesses jacob because he is righteous
false- because of abraham
who kept the black box
mr summers
which is not a depiction of god in gen 1?
a) transcendent
b) orderly
c) imminent
d) pleased with creation
imminent
which of these are not consequences given to eve in gen 3?
a) desire shall be for husband
b) husband shall rule over her
c) ground cursed
d) increase pain in child birth
ground cursed (that was adams)
a saga is defined as
a story connected to history but designed for the purpose of teaching
the act of grace given by god in the tower of babel story is
abraham
noahs three sons were
ham, shem, japheth
the abraham cycle refers to
genesis 11:27-25:11
the order after the flood went
send out birds, worship, covenant with rainbow, animals for food, penalty and multiply
“these are the generations” is mentioned in
2:4, 5:1, 6:9, 10:1, 11:10, 11:27
which of these are not reasons judah thought they could never fall
a) chosen people
b) convenant with yahweh
c) babylon gods in zion would protect them
d) david and his successors were gods chosen people
c) babylonian gods in zion would protect them
why did god want the israelites to utterly destroy the canaanites
fertility rites, multiple gods, temple prostitutes, evil practices
israelites delivered from egypt in
1290
the phrase in gen 6 “and it grieved him” is an example of
anthropopathic
the sun, moon, and stars were created on
day 4
another name for jerusalem is
zion
in which chapters does god convenant with abraham
12, 13, 15, 17, 22
period of judges
1200-1020
theodicy is
a justification of god
what are the two components of election
responsibilty and privilege
who blesses abraham because he recognizes god has blessed and provided for abraham
king melchizedek
“o that ishmael might live in your sight” represents
abrahams plan for ishmael to be his promised son
which of these do not represent an act of grace given by god
a) animal skins
b) put out of garden
c) mark of protection
d) freedom of choice
freedom of choice
the babylonian exile began in
597
when abraham went against the coalition of kings he did all of the following but
a) lie to the kings and god intervened on abrahams behalf
b) brought 318 men
c) saves lot
d) communicate with god before pursuing the coalition
lie to kings and god intervened on abrahams behalf
in what chapter does god recognize abraham as righteous and believing
gen 22
theory that says meaning lies within the text
text immanent exegesis
abraham was how old when hagar had ishmael
86
the fall of jerusalem occurred on
587
how old was sarah when she left with abraham and lot in gen 22
65
who told abraham that sarah shall have a son
god
a weakness for ______ includes that it ignores historical facts and things the reader brings stuff to the reading
text immanent exegesis
lot was taken by angels and saved from the destruction of sodom because
god remembered abraham
in gerar abraham lies to
abimelech
abraham took isaac to be sacrificed because
he feared and obeyed the lord
abrahams responsibility in gen 17 is
walk before god and be blameless
election is signified by
convenants
on what day did god gather waters and create vegetation
day 3
the israelites divided into separate kingdoms in
922
gen 1 and 2 are concerned with answering
who
“even before a word is on my tongue, o lord, you know it completely”
psalm 139
“the fear of the lord is the beginning of knowledge fools despise wisdom and instruction”
proverbs 1
“therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgement nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous”
psalm 1
“i praise you for i am fearfully and wonderfully made”
psalm 139
“wisdom cries out in the street in the squares she raises her voice”
proverbs 1
o lord our sovereign how majestic is your name in all the earth
psalm 8
happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked…
psalm 1
yet you made them a little lower than god and crowned them with glory and honor
psalm 8
in response to sarahs laughter the lord asked abraham
is anything to wonderful for the lord
what was the greatest threat to the convenant
abraham telling abimelech sarah is his sister
god was showing jacob his_____when he let jacob win
grace
noah cursed
canaan
which of the following does gen 1-11 not do
a) link creation to abraham/israelites
b) link creator to abraham/israelites
c) signifies canaan as the promised land
d) signifies the choosiness of abraham/israelites
signifies canaan as the promised land
how old was sarah when she left with abraham and lot in gen 12
65
which chapters contain a convenant
12, 13, 15, 17, 18:19, 22
noah cursed
canaan
which of the following is not a theme in gen 3
materialism
cyrus allows some jews to return to jerusalem
538
fall of jerusalem
587
israelites begin conquering promised land
1250
babylonian exile begins
597
exodus
1290
period of judges
1200
northern kingdom israelites deported to assyria
722
israelites divide
922
monarch
1020
cain
me
cherubim
1/2 animal 1/2 human
justification of god
theodicy
sorry
nicham
walked with god
enoch
969 years old
methusaleh
built an ark
noah
grants eternal life
enlil
exer neged
eve
first deportation
597
depiction of god in gen 1
elohim
gen 1:1-2-4a
gen 1
from the dust
adam
kills father
Ea
to create
bara
israelites divide
922
documentary hypothesis
julius wellhausen
depiction of god in gen 2
yahweh
northern kingdom destroyed by assyrians
722
jerusalem destroyed
587
mother in babylonian creation account
tiamat
father in babylonian creation account
apsu
genealogy has a _____ and _____ effect
unfiying and telescoping
northern kingdom is _____
israel
southern kingdom is ______
judah
adamah means
dust
top of faith chart
gen 12 when in israel
bottom of faith chart
gen 12 in egypt
two most important things in those times
land and kids
what is abraham supposed to do in gen 12
go
ishmael means
god hears
pentateuch
gen exo lev num deut
who gets stoned in the lottery
tessie
who forgot it was the lottery
delacroix
in the second flood account water came from
the sky and the ground
in gen 3 eve is tempted in three categories
materialism, pleasing the senses, and wisdom
three things in the garden
pride, disobedience, and rebellion
esau goves away birthright for
food
rebekah put furs on jacobs
neck and hands
