Unit 3 Vocab

Question 0

Circumcision

Answer 0

The removal of the foreskin of the penis, which shows the covenant between god and people established with Abraham

Question 1

Abraham

Answer 1

The father of the biblical faith

Question 2

Covenant

Answer 2

Solemn agreement between human beings and god where mutual commitments are present, another work for testament

Question 3

Historical genre

Answer 3

Rebelling of events paying particular attention to details like names dates and places. Used to communicate deeper meanings, but is used to give account of the development of a community and their identity

Question 4

Israel

Answer 4

One who has contended with divine human beings, originally Jacob

Question 5

Oral tradition

Answer 5

Storytellers have preserved sacred wisdom revealed to ancestors and passed down through the ages until they were written

Question 6

Patriarch

Answer 6

Title given to the father of the Old Testament like Abraham Isaac and Jacob who were divinely selected to guide the chosen people

Question 7

Sacrifice

Answer 7

Offering made of god as a sign of adoration thanksgiving petition and communion