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Unit 2 -Test Flashcards

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Cain

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Brother of Abel, killed his brother

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Abel

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Brother of Cain, killed by Cain because Cain was jealous

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Abraham

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  1. Married to Sarah
  2. Father of Isaac (with Sarah) and Ishmael (with Hagar)
  3. Means Exalted one (originally Abram)
  4. Has covenant with God
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Sarah

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  1. Married to Abraham
  2. Wanted child, had Isaac
  3. Means Princess (originally Sarai)
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Abraham’s covenant

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  1. Signs = circumcision and Kosher

2. Promised land and as many descendents as stars in the sky

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Isaac

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  1. Son of Sarah and Abraham
  2. Marries Rebekah
  3. Has Esau and Jacob
  4. Means Laughter
  5. Jacob is his favorite
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Jacob

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  1. Son of Isaac and Rebekah
  2. Loves Laban’s daughter Rachel
  3. Works for Lamen for 7 years
  4. Lamen tricks him he marries other daughter Leah
  5. Works another 7 years for Rachel
  6. Has 12 boys and 1 girl with Leah and Rachel
  7. Favorite is Joseph (son of Rachel)
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Joseph

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  1. Jacob and Rachel’s son
  2. Brothers enslave him in Egypt
  3. Can interpret dreams
  4. Name changed to Israel
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9
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Covenant

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Sacred Vow

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10
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The second Creation story does not contain which theme:

a. Freewill
b. Temptation
c. Ecology and stewardship of the Earth
d. Creation is good

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d. Creation is good

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Who killed his brother:

a. Adam
b. Cain
c. Abel
d. Noah

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b. Cain

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12
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What was the sign of the covenant with Noah

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Rainbow

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13
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The story of Noah and the Ark can also be an example of

a. Theogony
b. Etiology
c. Cosmogony
d. Anthropomorphism

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b. Etiology

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14
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History before recorded time is known as

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Primeval/Primordial History

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15
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The punishment for the tower of Babel

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Confusing speech AND Scattering across the land

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16
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God makes male and female at separate times

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Second Creation Story

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God calls his creation good

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First creation Story

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18
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God created humans

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Both

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Reads more like a narrative

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Second

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20
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God instructs the humans to take care of God’s creation

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Both

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21
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Themes of free will and temptation

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Second

22
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Themes of the human person having inherent dignity and respect

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First

23
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Contains etiology

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Second

24
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God created Earth in six days and rested on the seventh

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First

25
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God created man as equal partners for each other

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Second

26
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Canaan

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Promise land of Abraham

27
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Theogony

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How Gods are created

28
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Circumcision

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Visible sign of God’s followers, done at 8 days old to sons, part of Abraham’s covenant with God

29
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Abraham’s test

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Kill Isaac, he brings Isaac to alter, angel stops him, they never talk again

30
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Etiology

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Why something is the way it is

31
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Cosmogony

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How Earth was created

32
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Myth

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A story that may not be true with a deeper meaning or lesson.

33
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Anthropomorphism

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Personification

34
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What are the religious truths in the first creation story?

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  1. God made the Earth out of love and goodness
  2. God created humans to care for Earth
  3. God created Earth
35
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What are the religious truths in the second creation story?

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  1. God gives humans second chances
  2. Humans have free will
  3. Humans can be tempted
36
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What are the differences between the two stories? How are they similar?

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Both are creation stories and humans must care for God’s creation.
First is more of a list, second is a narrative
First talks of Earth’s creation, second is human
First has etiology second does not
First God says creation is “good” second does not
First God creates humans together, second at separate times.

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What can be inferred about human nature from Genesis 2-3?

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Humans have freewill and we can be tempted as well as greedy and selfish

38
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How is Genesis 2-3 more like a myth than a factual historical story?

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Humans came from evolution, but this story tells more of etiology and the Original Sin, then actual facts of science. The story is not proven, but it has morals and lessons.

39
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How do the stories of Cain/Abel, Noah, and the Tower of Babel add to the cycle of sin?

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Humans sinned in both stories, yet God still gave them a second chance.

40
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Who is called the father of biblical faith? Why?

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Abraham because of his covenant with God and show of true faith

41
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What does God promise to Abram as the covenant?

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As many descendants as there are stars and the promise land of Canaan

42
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How does Abraham respond to his test?

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He follows God’s orders and goes to sacrifice his son until God’s angel shows up and tells him he has passed the test

43
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Why does Rebekah try to maneuver Jacob into the position of principal heir of Isaac?

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Because there was a prophecy that their youngest son would be the more powerful one so she felt that Jacob should be the one to get the birth right and live up to the prophecy

44
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What strange encounter does Jacob have on the way back to Canaan? What new name is he given then, and what does it mean?

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Jacob wrestles with an angel and he is given the name Israel meaning may God prevail

45
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What do Joseph’s brothers do to him as a young man, and why?

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They send him to be a slave in Egypt because he told them that one day they would bow down to him

46
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How did Joseph gain the pharaoh’s favor?

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He interprets the Pharaoh’s dream and helps him get through the famine

47
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In what ways do Joseph and his brothers grow through the story?

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They learn about jealousy and how to be helpful and about forgiveness

48
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How are the meaning of names used throughout the matriarchs and patriarch stories?

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The meanings of the names represent the situations people go through or what their purpose is, this is shown with the names “” and “” because , and “” and “” because

49
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How are some of the patriarch and matriarch stories, stories of deception, struggle, and doubt?

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Deception = Jacob stealing birth right or Laman
Struggle = Jacob and angel (Internal struggle)
Doubt = Adam and Eve doubt God's word about the fruit
50
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Why do creation stories exist?

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To tell us how things were created and why

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