Unit Test (2)

Question 1

Blevins says that for Christians, the Bible’s authority is derivative in the sense that it is based upon a higher authority. That higher authority is:

Answer 1

Jesus

Question 2

Most scholars today believe Moses was the author of the Torah.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Bandstra says that in general, the stories of Joseph lack any mention of God: “there are no theophanies, no divine oracles…, no angels or visions, no direct divine interventions.”

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The attribution of human characteristics to a nonhuman being, usually a deity is called

Answer 4

anthropomorphic language

Question 5

Which source contains the majority of the genealogies in Genesis?

Answer 5

Priestly

Question 6

Blevins says that since our experiences are relative (different people have different experiences), truth is relative.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

A picture or conception of the universe is called a:

Answer 7

cosmology

Question 8

According to the Old Testament, the people of Israel got their name from Jacob.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

What was the E source?

Answer 9

the Elohist source

Question 10

In the NRSV, “YHWH” is translated as:

Answer 10

LORD

Question 11

“Elohim,” in the NRSV, is translated as:

Answer 11

God

Question 12

What does the word “adam” mean in the Hebrew Bible?

Answer 12

humankind

Question 13

What does Abraham almost do in obedience to his perception of God’s command?

Answer 13

kill his son

Question 14

Bandstra says the “us” in the verse in Genesis chapter 1 where God says, “Let us make humanity…” probably refers to:

Answer 14

the Divine Council

Question 15

One of Blevins’s truth-seeking principles is that changing one’s mind can be a sign of progress.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

In Genesis chapter 8, one tradition says that Noah sent out a dove to test whether there was dry land. What animal does another tradition say Noah sent out?

Answer 16

raven

Question 17

Which sources have slightly differing versions of the flood story in Genesis?

Answer 17

J & P

Question 18

Blevins insists that “a literal reading of the Bible is an essential aspect of true Christian faith.”

Answer 18

False

Question 19

What is the “J Source”?

Answer 19

the Yahwist

Question 20

Blevins says that when science and religion conflict, Christians should give priority to religious truth.

Answer 20

False

Question 21

Blevins says that viewing faith and reason as opposed to one another is problematic, because:

Answer 21

all of the above

Question 22

The Documentary Hypothesis provides an explanation for the main sources behind the entire Hebrew Bible.

Answer 22

False

Question 23

Bandstra says that in the Genesis stories, the oldest son is consistently the favored son.

Answer 23

False

Question 24

What is the meaning of the Hebrew word adamah?

Answer 24

ground

Question 25

What is the Pentateuch?

Answer 25

the same as the Torah

Question 26

Blevins uses the Noah's ark story to illustrate how the biblical traditions blend together in a perfect harmony.

Answer 26

False

Question 27

Of the main sources contained in the Torah, which do scholars believe is the oldest?

Answer 27

J

Question 28

In Genesis 1, God creates an inhabitable world out of the waters of:

Answer 28

chaos

Question 29

Which books are in the Tetrateuch?

Answer 29

Leviticus, Genesis, Numbers, and Exodus

Question 30

What did Martin Luther and other 16th century Protestant reformers do that changed the content of the Bible for Protestant translations, including the King James Version?

Answer 30

left out the Apocrypha

Question 31

According to Genesis chapter 1, what did God create on the first day?

Answer 31

light

Question 32

Who lived longer than any other person in the Bible (according to the biblical account, 969 years)?

Answer 32

Methuselah

Question 33

Which of the following is NOT an office that Samuel held?

Answer 33

x

Question 34

Who sides with the Hebrew spies against his/her own people and thereby deceives the King of Jericho?

Answer 34

Rahab

Question 35

What city became known as the "City of David"? (David made it his capital city.)

Answer 35

Jerusalem

Question 36

The tenth commandment in one version of the 10 Commandments states: "You shall not boil a kid in its mother's milk."

Answer 36

True

Question 37

What was the literal name of the body of water that the Israelites crossed in the Exodus?

Answer 37

Sea of Reeds

Question 38

Which group was in ongoing conflict with Israel during the period covered in Samuel and Kings? (hint: at one point they captured the Ark of the Covenant)

Answer 38

Philistines

Question 39

Which of the following are books of the Tetrateuch?

Answer 39

Exodus, Numbers, Leviticus, Genesis

Question 40

Elkanah and Hannah were the parents of:

Answer 40

Samuel

Question 41

What was the first city attacked by the Israelites (after circling the city and blowing trumpets, the city walls collapsed)?

Answer 41

Jericho

Question 42

Which of David's sons tried to become king by plotting and fighting against his father?

Answer 42

Absalom

Question 43

The year of Jubilee comes in which year?

Answer 43

fiftieth

Question 44

What sort of vow involved refraining from alcoholic beverages, not cutting one's hair, and not eating anything unclean?

Answer 44

Nazarite vow

Question 45

What does Joshua chapter 10 say happened to the sun that helped the Hebrews in their battle against the Amorites?

Answer 45

it stood still in the sky for about a day

Question 46

Which is the final plague in Egypt?

Answer 46

death of the firstborn

Question 47

Which book within the Torah is Deuteronomy?

Answer 47

fifth

Question 48

The material in the Pentateuch connected with the Israelite sojourn at Sinai comprises about how much of its content?

Answer 48

1/3

Question 49

Which of the following is the oldest ancient law code, dating to approximately 1750 BCE?

Answer 49

Code of Hammurapi

Question 50

What object did the Israelites convince Aaron to create while Moses was on the mountain?

Answer 50

golden calf