Theory Of Biblical Writing & Abraham Stories Flashcards
The “j” writer is the _______ and he uses ____ for gods name
Earliest, Yahweh
The “e” writer uses “Elohim” for gods name which literally means ____
The god
The “d” writer is completely different in his summary of Moses’ law. “D” stands for _____
Deuteronomy
The “p” writer is called the “priestly” writer. He uses very _____ Hebrew words
Modern
It seems in theory that the “p” writer might be the inspired person who wrote down the _____ of creation story
6 days
Many Christian and Jewish believers still hold that _____ wrote the whole Torah
Moses
List the five books of the “Torah” ____ ______ ______ ________ ________
Genesis, exodus, Leviticus, numbers, Deuteronomy
Abraham father was named _____. Abraham was born in _____
Terah , UR
Abraham wife was named ____ which means _____
Sarah, princess
When Abraham was young his father moved the family to ______
Harán
After Abraham father died ______ spoke to Abraham and made him a promise
God
Abraham followed gods call to the land of _____
Canaan
God promised Abraham three things _____ ______ _______
Land, descendants, protection
God made a special “contract” with Abraham. It is called a ______
Covenant
Abraham had to defend ________ to save his nephew lot
4 kings
The king of “salem” offered a sacrifice of _____ & _____ to thank god for protecting Abraham in his “big battle”
Bread and wine
Th name of the “king of salem” was ______
Melchizedek
Abraham also had a son by the servant woman Hagar. The sons name was _____
Ishmael
Abraham son by Sarah was named _____ hutch means “laugh”
Isaac
Briefly describe the famous “test” that god gave Abraham
God told Abraham to take Isaac to a distant mountain to sacrifice him to god
What happened in the end
An angle stopped Abraham & a ram was substituted
