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Unit 1: Introduction and Pre-History Flashcards

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The Catholic Church believes the Bible to be…

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the inspired Word of God

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The word “Bible” comes from the Latin “biblia” meaning

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the books

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The old testament was written primarily in what language?

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Hebrew

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The New Testament was written entirely in what language?

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Greek

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The Jewish term for the first five books of the bible is:

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Torah

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The compilation of the books of the Bible agreed on by 70 scholars is called:

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Septuagint

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Approximate number of books in the Christian Bible:

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70

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The term for “measurement” of which books are included in the Bible.

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Canon

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The name of the LORD God which translates as “I am who am”

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YHWH

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From the Prologue to John’s Gospel: What is the Greek word for “Word” and who or what is the word?

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Logos; Jesus.

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What is the term for Almighty God used by the Priestly source?

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LORD God

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Jonah is sent to the city of ____, proclaiming that YHWH will destroy them because of their wickedness.

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Ninevah

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In a psalm-like prayer from the belly of a great fish, Jonah prays:

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Out of my distress I cried to Yahweh…

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YHWH is amazed that Jonah is more worried about ____ than people.

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A castor-oil plant

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The two primary sources of our Scriptures are the Priestly source and…

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The Yahwist tradition

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The first story of creation comes from the ____ and the second from the ____.

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Priestly source, Yahwist tradition

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“And God saw that it was ____.”

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Good

17
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According to the first story of Creation and Jewish tradition, each day begins:

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at sunset

18
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“God created man in the image of himself, in the image of God he created him, _____________ he created them.”

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Above all other creatures

19
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Adam and Eve were forbidden to eat the fruit of which tree?

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Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

20
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Abel was a _____ and Cain was a ____.

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shepherd, tiller of the soil

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When YHWH asks Cain “Where is your brother Abel?” Cain replies:

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In the fields with his sheep.

22
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A biblical unit of measurement used by Noah to build the ark.

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Cubit

23
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What is the covenant sign that God will never destroy the earth by a flood again?

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a bow in the clouds

24
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Famous tower built by proud people who spoke the same language

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Babylon

25
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Three Division of the Jewish Bible

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torah, histories, wisdom.

26
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What are the three approaches to studying the bible ?

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Contextual/Historical, Theological, Inspirational

27
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What are the First five books in the bible?

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Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

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What punishment did Adam and Eve each receive from being banished from the Garden?

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Adam was to work the field.

Eve would have a painful childbirth

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