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1
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1020

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saul becomes king

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2
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1000

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david becomes king

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3
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960

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solomon becomes king

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4
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922

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the kingdoms divide

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5
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875

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assyria presses to the mediterranean and sees the potential of the land

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6
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869

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beginning of the aramean wars

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7
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796

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adad-nirari III of assyria overruns damascus and syria

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8
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735-732

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syro-ephraimitic crisis

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9
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722

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fall of samaria to sargon II of assyria, north kingdom destroyed

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10
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714-711

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ashood rebellion

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11
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701

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sennacherib of assyria besieges jerusalem

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12
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621

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deuteronomic reform

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13
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611

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fall of nineveh

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14
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609

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josiah killed trying to stop neco of egypt from helping assyria, judah now paying tribute to egypt

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15
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605

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battle of carchemish, babylon defeats egypt

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16
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601

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babylon repulsed by egypt

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17
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597

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babylonian exile begins, 1st deportation, Neb. attacks jerusalem

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18
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587

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fall of jerusalem, temple destroyed, 2nd deportation

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19
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539

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cyrus conquers babylon

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20
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538

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cyrus issues edict so captives can return, building temple begins again

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21
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520

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haggai and zechariah, building temple resumes

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22
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515

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temple completed

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23
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444

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walls of jerusalem rebuilt, nehemiah

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24
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333

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conquest of palestine by alexander the great

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25
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301

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ptolemies of egypt had control over palestine

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26
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198

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antiochus defeated ptolemies and gets control of palestine

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27
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168

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antiochus sent troops to collect tribute, outlawed judaism and enforced paganism

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28
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167

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climax of opposition movement came

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29
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164

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jews won jerusalem and cleansed temple/rededicated it to yahweh

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30
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142

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israel gains political independence

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31
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63

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two maccabes struggle for the throne

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32
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who is joab

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joab is a helper of david of did his dirty work and was loyal to a fault

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33
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why is david upset with joab when he is on his death bed

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joab killed unjustly abner and amsa in a time of peace

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34
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david makes a covenant with______ and breaks it on his death bed

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shimei (threw stones at david)

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35
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who does david tell solomon to kill and who does he say to deal loyally with on his death bed

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tells him to kill shimei and joab but deal loyally with barzalli because he helped david when he was on the run from saul

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36
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solomon is the _____ and last king over ______ _______

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3rd, united kingdom

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37
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name at least four transgressions against solomon

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overworked people/overtaxed, had pagean wives, worshipped foreign gods, gave away the promised land

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38
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what is the consequence of solomons fall out with god

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he loses 10 tribes

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39
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who is king after solomon

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rehoboam

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40
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in comparison to his father what is rehoboam like

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he is much harsher

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41
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when kingdom splits in 922, _______ is king over the northern kingdom of israel or ephraim and ______ is king over the southern kingdom of judah

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jeroboam 1, rehoboam

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42
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which kingdom is stronger and why

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israel is stronger because they controlled roads, taxes could be levied, and better land

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43
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what gave judah some stability

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the leaders were a continuation of the davidic dynasty

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44
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what is the importance of knowing there were several sources that create kings

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the material was arranged and things were included or not included based on what deuteronomist was trying to convey

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45
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what are the 5 messages kings is trying to get across to the audience

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hope, reason for the downfall of judah/israel, what they need to do- repent and covenant, man is not able to wield the power associated with being a king, kings evaluated by worship and foreign policy

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46
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the deuteronomist ______ each king in terms of _____ and _____ ______

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worship and foreign policy

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47
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what is important about omri

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he moved capital of israel to samaria giving stability to northern kingdom

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48
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how is jeroboam evaluated in terms of worship and foreign policy

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he builds temples in bethel and dan and put golden calfs in both of them so he and every king after him receives a negative evaluation because they never destroyed the temples

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49
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what is tribute

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to pay someone to not hurt you, one nation paying another

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50
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amos translated means

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to carry a load

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51
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who does amos prophesize against

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neighboring nations, israel, judah

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52
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in amos why are the israelites condemned

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they sell righteous people for silver, stomp dust on heads of the poor, push the afflicted, father and son go into same girl, lay down beside altar on garments talen in pledge

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53
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true or false uzziah was struck because he touched the ark

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true

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54
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true or false absalom attempted to usurp davids throne

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true

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55
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true or false abner worked for ishbosheth

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false

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56
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true or false abner was loyal to a fault to david

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false, it was joab

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57
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true or false in davids final instructions he wanted joab and abner killed

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false he wanted joab and shimei killed

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58
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true or false solomon was the last king over united israel

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true

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59
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true or false david overworked and overtaxed the israelites

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false it was solomon

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60
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true or false solomon worshipped foreign gods

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true

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61
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true or false david worshipped foreign gods

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false

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62
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true or false rehoboam is solomons successor even though he is not his son

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false

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63
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true or false rehoboam ruled over the northern kingdom of israel

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false

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64
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true or false jeroboam creates two temples with golden calves in them

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true

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65
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true or false assyria and israel are neighbors that constantly fight each other for more land

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false its syria

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66
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true or false amos translated means prophet of doom

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false it means to carry a load

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67
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true or false amos was wealthy

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true

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68
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true or false aramean is another word for assyrian

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false its syrian

69
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true or false after the split judah is a stronger nation

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false its israel

70
Q

old testament has 3 parts what are they

A

pentateuch/torah, prophets, writings

71
Q

what is canon

A

refers to the official or accepted list of books that comprise the old and new testaments

72
Q

the pentateuch is the ______ __ __ _____ bible

A

heart of the hebrew

73
Q

what part of the old testament became authroitative the earliest

A

the pentateuch

74
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the hebrew bible/old testament gained canonical status through what

A

common use and acceptance

75
Q

what did the hebrew bible/old testament do for the community of faith of the israelites

A

it reflected what they understood of god and gods interaction in the life of israel

76
Q

true or false we have none of the original manuscripts of the bible

77
Q

true or false the dead sea scrolls are the oldest manuscripts we have found

78
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what is septuagint

A

its the greek translation of the old testament

79
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where does amos prophesize

A

the northern kingdom of israel during the reign of jeroboam II

80
Q

true or false amos is a seer

A

true amos has a vision and is thus a seer

81
Q

what are the five visions of judgement

A

locusts, fire, plumbline, basket of summer fruit, and destruction

82
Q

what are the 5 themes in amos

A

social injustice, meaningless rituals, only justice and righteousness are pleasing to the lord, turned upside down, sovereignty of god

83
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true or false jonah is a didactic short story

84
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what does jonah largely depend on

A

irony and satire

85
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what is ironic about jonah

A

everyone in the story appears more faithful than him

86
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why does the author satirize jonahs failure

A

he does it to admit his own selfcenteredness and to understand truly and appreciate the sovereignty and grace of god

87
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where does god command jonah to go

88
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what is jonahs response to god telling him to go to nineveh

89
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the prophet jonah represents what

A

the israelite view

90
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what does yrd mean

A

going down

91
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what does mnh mean

92
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what does tul mean

93
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what is the central theme of jonah

A

understanding who yahweh is as yahweh reveals yahwehs self

94
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what themes are in jonah

A

challenging the idea of election and yahwist, satirization of hypocritical worship, sovereignty of god, grace of god

95
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true or false the themes in jonah deal with post exilic issues

96
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who is samuel

A

annoints saul and david, he is a prophet, priest, kingmaker, last of judges

97
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samuel brings ____ ______ upon saul

A

gods condemnation

98
Q

what does samuel tell saul

A

he says that god has given the kingdom to a neighbor who is better and that god does not nicham

99
Q

who does samuel think will be the next king

A

eliab because he is the oldest

100
Q

who is out hunting for his fathers donkeys when he is made king

101
Q

who is hiding in baggage when he is publicly annointed

102
Q

out of david, saul, and solomon who is corrupted by power

A

all of them

103
Q

who tries to kill david

A

goliath and saul

104
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true or false saul follows gods instructions to cherem the amalekites

A

false he doesnt kill them

105
Q

who was the northern king during stability

A

jeroboam 2

106
Q

who curses david

107
Q

when was the fall of nineveh

108
Q

who killed pekah

109
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who is the king during the second deportation

110
Q

who touches the ark and dies

111
Q

who moved the capital of israel to samaria

112
Q

who is jonathan’s son that was called to davids table

A

mephibosheth

113
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who is absalom

A

he kills amnon

114
Q

what does shuv mean

115
Q

what does amos 5:24 talk about

116
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what does LXX mean

117
Q

how many translators were used in LXX

118
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when was the LXX worked on

A

3rd century BC through 1st century AD

119
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what were the earliest texts prior to the dead sea scrolls and when were they written

A

they were the masoretic texts and were written in the 9th century a.d

120
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what are the dates of the dead sea scrolls

A

2nd century bc to 1st century ad

121
Q

true or false both old and new testament books can be canon

122
Q

true or false david plays the lyre and is sauls armor bearer

123
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who sends an evil spirit to torment sauls soul

124
Q

who becomes obsessed with power

A

david, saul, and solomon

125
Q

by seeming to kill david saul is ______ god

126
Q

who loves david as his own soul

127
Q

who defied the armies of the living god

128
Q

who contrasts saul and tje israelites

129
Q

who doesnt think david is worthy of being king

130
Q

what does david take with him to fight goliath

A

stones, sling, staff

131
Q

jerusalem is a ______ and ______ center

A

political and religious

132
Q

who makes jerusalem his capital

133
Q

who is michal

A

davids wife and sauls daughter

134
Q

why does god have mephibosheth sit at his table

A

so he can keep watch on him

135
Q

who is bathsheba

A

uriahs wife who david commits adultery with

136
Q

what does david do to uriah

A

he sends him to the front lines so that he is killed in battle. he sends the message via uriah

137
Q

who condemns himself when nathan comes

138
Q

what is davids consequence of his actions involving adultery

A

his son with bathsheba dies

139
Q

how long does it take for his child to die

140
Q

who is amnon

A

he is davids son who rapes his sister

141
Q

who kills amnon

142
Q

what are the two choices joab gives david

A

mourn and lose kingdom or stop and keep kingdom

143
Q

true or false solomon prays for wisdom to govern, builds a temple, overworks and over taxes the peopl

144
Q

what does the story of the three kings show

A

that only god can be king

145
Q

who builds the temples at dan and bethel

A

jeroboam 1

146
Q

uzziah

A

king of judah during stability

147
Q

who is ishabaal

A

sauls son who rules 10 northern tribes before david

148
Q

who was the syro ephraim crisis between

A

syria and israel

149
Q

what two people got favorable evaluations

A

josiah and hezekiah

150
Q

what is a universalist

A

god loves all people and desires to be in a relationship with everyone

151
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what is a particularist

A

god is particular and we are his particular people

152
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examples of particularist

A

ezra, nehemiah, jonah

153
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examples of universalist

A

book of jonah and ruth

154
Q

true or false both old and new testments in canon books

155
Q

who can see the things of god

A

samuel and david and jonathan

156
Q

who does samuel contrast

157
Q

who bad things do the israelites do

A

make nazerites drink wine, stomps dust on heads of poor, tell people not to prophesize

158
Q

who is hosea

159
Q

who is abner

A

ishabal general but then davids

160
Q

who is ahaz

A

young king of judah

161
Q

who builds siloam tunnel

162
Q

who found the book of law

163
Q

what is the capital of assyria

164
Q

who prophesized the destruction of jerusalem and the temple

A

ezekial and jeremiah

165
Q

god promised what things to jerusalem

A

wall of fire for protection, agriculture wealth, peace

166
Q

who introduced major religion reform

167
Q

who surrenders to babylon

168
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date of the book of jonah

A

happens in jeroboam 2 reign but written in 8th century or post exilic

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