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Intro to the Old Testament Ch 1 > Unit I Test > Flashcards

Unit I Test Flashcards

1
Q

How did God show mercy on Cain before sending him away?

A

put a mark on him

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2
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A sizable portion of the Joseph stories (Gen 37-50) come from the E source, which makes sense if one considers that Joseph was the father of Ephraim and Manasseh, the two largest tribes of the northern kingdom of Israel, where the E source originated.

A

True

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3
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eponym

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one who gives his name to a people, place, or institution

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4
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Israel

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a “northern” kingdom that existed for about two centuries; also refers to the entire land of the ancient Hebrews

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5
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LXX

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Septuagint

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6
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Tetragrammaton

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the four consonants of the divine name in ancient Hebrew

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7
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source criticism

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concerned with identifying the separate strands or documents that were blended together to form the content of the Bible

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8
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targums

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translations of Hebrew writings into Aramaic

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9
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Judah

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the “southern” kingdom; had an independent existence for about 3 1/2 centuries

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10
Q

Gilgamesh Epic

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includes story of Utnapishtim and flood

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11
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ziggurats

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religious temples found in ancient Babylonia

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12
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etiology

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a story that provides an explanation for why something is called what it is

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13
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a legendary narrative about a community figure

A

saga

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14
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patriarchs and matriarchs together are known as

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ancestors

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15
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an oath-bound relationship with defined expectations and obligations

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covenant

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16
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an appearance of God

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theophany

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17
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wrestles for a blessing

A

Jacob

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18
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main character of Gen 37-50 and ends up in a position of power in Egypt

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Joseph

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19
Q

sells his birthright and is tricked out of his father’s blessing

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Esau

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20
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wife of Abraham

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Sarah

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21
Q

daughter-in-law of Judah who posed as prostitute and became pregnant by Judah

A

Tamar

22
Q

wife of Isaac

A

Rebekah

23
Q

Which of the following is NOT one of the themes of Genesis mentioned by Bandstra?

A

Eternal life

24
Q

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of the divine-human relationship in Genesis mentioned by Bandstra?

A

Punishment for sins

25
Q

The Hebrew Bible contains 24 books, the Protestant Old Testament contains 39 books, and the Roman Catholic Old Testament contains 46 books.

A

True

26
Q

Tanak

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Hebrew Bible

27
Q

Elohist tradition

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originated in the northern kingdom and used a general or “family” name for God

28
Q

Torah

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first five books of the Hebrew Bible

29
Q

Deuteronomic tradition

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became prominent during the reform of Josiah; in the Torah is found in only one book

30
Q

Nevi’im

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considered part of the Hebrew canon by 200 BCE; contains prophetic books

31
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Yahwist tradition

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originated mostly in the southern part of Israel; used God’s personal name

32
Q

Ketuvim

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writings (including Psalms, Daniel, Chronicles, etc.) considered part of the Hebrew canon by the 2nd century CE

33
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Priestly tradition

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concerned with cultic and legal materials, genealogical lists, etc.

34
Q

Elohim

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a general word for a divine being or beings; can be translated “god” or “gods”

35
Q

Tetrateuch

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contains a mixture of Yahwist, Elohist, and Priestly traditions

36
Q

The books contained in Christian Orthodox and Catholic Bibles but not found in the Jewish canon are often called the

A

Apocrypha

37
Q

From which tree did Adam and Eve eat in the garden?

A

the tree of the knowledge of good and evil

38
Q

A date “early in the eighth century BCE” would be closer to 799 than to 700.

A

True

39
Q

Genesis 1:1-2:4a contains the:

A

Priestly “Elohim” creation story

40
Q

What is the Hebrew word that Bandstra says can be translated “generations,” “story,” “history,” or “developments”?

A

Toledot

41
Q

What was the name of the mother of Abraham’s first child?

A

Hagar

42
Q

In Jewish tradition the Bible consists of three parts. Which of the following is NOT one of those parts?

A

the Holiness Code

43
Q

What is the technical term for an official list of books considered authoritative?

A

Canon

44
Q

How many books are included in the Torah?

A

five

45
Q

The two different creation accounts in Genesis…

A

suggest two different authors with different perspectives.

46
Q

Which attained canonical status first?

A

Torah

47
Q

Which of the following books is contained in the Apocrypha?

A

Esdras

48
Q

Blevins argues that biblical authority is bottom-down.

A

False

49
Q

What is the sign of the covenant between God and Noah showing that God will not cause destruction by a flood again?

A

rainbow

50
Q

According to Richard Elliot Friedman, the strongest evidence for the Documentary Hypothesis is

A

convergence

Intro to the Old Testament Ch 1 (7 decks)

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