Unit Test 2 Flashcards
What according to Bandstra, are the two foundational experiences in the faith of Israel that are recounted in the book of the Bible examined in this chapter?
Exodus from Egypt and the reception of the covenant at Mount Sinai
What is Pesach?
The Passover
According to Bandstra, how many main sections are there in the book of the Bible examined in this chapter?
Two main parts exit from Egypt (Ch 1 - 18) and traditions associated with the Mount Sinai revelation of YHWH (Ch 19 - 40)
The mountain of God in the Yahwist source is Mount Sinai. What is the name of the mountain in the Elohist source?
Horeb
Who was Zipporah?
Moses Wife
What is the name of a prominent code contained in the book of the Bible examined in this chapter?
Covenant Code
What is the name of a prominent Babylonian code mentioned in this chapter of Bandstra?
Code of Hammurapi
One of the decalogues mentioned in this chapter is the Ethical Decalogue. What is the name of the other decalogue?
Ritual Decalogue
What is the name of the portable tent shrine that served as God’s place of residence among his people?
Tabernacle
Bandstra says that the Bible contains at least how many versions of the Sea of Reeds incident?
Three
While Moses was on Mount Sinai receiving commandments from God, the people committed idolatry by worshipping:
A golden calf
What is the code called that is found in Leviticus chapters 17-26?
Holiness Code
What is the code called that begins in Exodus 19 and includes the entire book of Leviticus as well as the first part of the book of Numbers, according to Bandstra?
Priestly Code
Moses ordained and consecrated Aaron to serve as a:
priest
Priests came from the tribe of:
Levi
The rules of kashrut were for determining what was ____and what was _____.
clean and unclean
The “year of Jubilee” came in which year?
fiftieth
What was provided to the Israelites on a daily basis as sustenance while they were in the wilderness?
manna
Bandstra says that “Leviticus in its entirety belongs to the ___tradition of the Pentateuch”.
priestly
What was the only day of the year that someone entered the innermost sanctuary of the tabernacle/temple?
Day of Atonement/Yom Kippur
The opposite of “to sanctify” is to _____.
profane
Balak hired Balaam to:
curse the Hebrews
The book of Deuteronomy is linked with which king of Judah?
Josiah
The name “Deuteronomy” comes from a translation of the phrase “copy of the Torah” in Deuteronomy 17:18. What was the translation that used the word “deuteronominion” to translate this phrase?
Septuagint
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 is referred to by the Jewish community as the ____. Bandstra says that it is Judaism’s “prime prayer, recited daily by observant Jews”
shema
Bandstra says that the Israelites were warned against using traditional Canaanite high places because of the danger of blending Yahwism and Baalism, which Bandstra describes with the word:
syncretism
A suzerainty treaty is between a suzerain and a _____.
vassal
“DH” stands for ______.
Deuteronomistic History
Bandstra says that Deuteronomy was set in two worlds. One setting was the time of Moses. What was the other setting?
reign of King Josiah
In Deuteronomy 30:15-20, in the concluding section of Moses’s last address, the Israelites are told to choose what?
life
Name the main source(s) for the book of Deuteronomy.
Deuteronomist
Bandstra says that for the book of Deuteronomy, living a life of obedience leads to _____(Hebrew word), “the Hebrew notion of complete blessing”
shalom
What are the books in the Former Prophets? (4)
Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings
What are the books in the Terateuch? (4)
Gen, Exodus, Lev, Numbers
What are the books in the Pentateuch/Torah? (5)
Gen, Exodus, Lev, Numbers, Deut
What are the books in the Hexateuch? (6)
Gen, Exod, Lev, Num, Deut, Joshua
What are the books in the Deuteronmistic History? (5)
Deut, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings
What is the Nevi’im?
prophets
What was a navi?
prophet
What is the difference between the Book of the Twelve and the Minor Prophets?
they are the same thing
What is the cycle of sin, punishment, repentance, and deliverance called?
Deuteronomic theme
The Torah and Former Prophets together comprise what is called the ____History.
Primary
Bandstra says in this chapter that “one of the central themes of the Pentateuch was the promise of ______, and the book of Joshua details the actualization of this promise”.
land
What was the first city attacked by the Israelites (after circling the city and blowing trumpets, the city walls collapsed)?
Jericho
Who was the Canaanite prostitute who assisted the Israelite spies?
Rahab
What is the “ban” - the idea that something should be “devoted to destruction”?
holy war, destruction of the entire population
What was Achan’s punishment?
he and his entire family were stoned to death
Who tricked the Israelities into thinking they were foreigners and made a treaty with them?
Gibeonities
What does Joshua (chapter 10) say happened to the sun that helped them in their battle against the Amorities?
stood still in the sky for about a day
What were the cities called that provided safe haven for those who had accidentally killed someone?
cities of refuge
How many models for the “emergence of Israel” does Bandstra mention in this chapter?
four
What do Joshua and the Israelites do at Shechem (end of the book of Joshua)?
renew the covenant
In the book of Judges, what is a judge, according to Bandstra?
military leader/hero/superhero/savior/defender/deliver
Who were a group of “sea peoples” who represented the greatest challenge to the Israelites in their attempt to settle Canaan?
Philistines
What left-handed judge killed the Moabite king Eglon?
Ehud
Who had a nemesis named Delilah?
Samson
Who starts with an army of 32,000 but ends up taking only 300 into battle?
Gideon
Who sacrificed his own daughter after making a vow to YHWH?
Jephthah
Who commanded Barak to attack the forces of Sisera?
Deborah
Who killed Sisera with a tent peg?
Jael
Who refused to be king of the Israelites, even though they begged him to be their king?
Gideon
Who were the Midianites?
marauders
The books of Samuel include stories about three main characters. Who are they?
Samuel, Saul, David
Hophni and Phineas were sons of:
Eli
Elkanah and Hannah were the parents of:
Samuel
Bandstra says that the Shiloh priesthood were likely the ancestors of the Abiathar priesthood, which was deposed when Abiathar lost out to:
Zadok
Who captured the ark of the covenant at the battle of Aphek?
Philistines
The Hebrew word mashiach (messiah) and the Greek word christos (Christ) refer to one who is:
anointed
Jonathan was the son of:
Saul
Who raped his half-sister Tamar?
Amnon
Who killed his half-brother, drove his father out of the capital city, slept with his father’s concubines, but was later killed by the commander of his father’s troops?
Absalom
Who was challenged by the prophet Nathan for committing the sins of adultery and murder?
David
