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Unit Test (3) Flashcards

1
Q

Which judge started with an army of 32,000 but only took 300 into battle?

A

Gideon

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2
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Why was the appeal to the Exodus experience in the Covenant Code important?

A

reminds the people what it was like to be a member of an underprivileged social class

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3
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Banstra says that a judge is a sort of superhero.

A

True

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4
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In what year (roughly) did David become king?

A

around 1000 BCE

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5
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Exodus 16-24 provides an account of the Israelites’ journey from Egypt to:

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Sinai

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6
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What was the major innovation of the early monarchy?

A

the army

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7
Q

What was Achan’s punishment?

A

He, along with his entire household (including women and children), was stoned to death

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8
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What happens after Saul’s death?

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David is chosen king and establishes his capital at Hebron

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9
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What is the difference between the minor prophets and the Book of the 12?

A

no difference

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10
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Explained in some sources as a punishment from Yahweh, who did not enter the Promised Land?

A

Moses

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11
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What is the primary meaning of the Hebrew word translated “holiness”?

A

separation

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12
Q

Which three Pentateuch sources can be found in the book of Exodus?

A

J, E & P

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13
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What did Absalom do to demonstrate that David was no longer in charge?

A

have sexual relations with all ten of David’s concubines

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14
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What is the name of the prophet who played a significant role in several stories about David, including one where David is rebuked for adultery and subsequent act of murder?

A

Nathan

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15
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Who was Saul’s son and was also a friend of David?

A

Jonathan

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16
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Name three of the Ten Commandments:
A. do not steal
B. do not murder
C. do not lie
D. love your neighbor as yourself
E. remember the sabbath day to keep it holy
A

A. do not steal
B. do not murder
E. remember the sabbath day to keep it holy

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17
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Which source is credited with writing the book of Leviticus?

A

P

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18
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Who did the Hebrews request to appoint a king over them so they would be “like other nations”?

A

Samuel

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19
Q

What does God regret doing, according to 1 Samuel?

A

choosing Saul

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20
Q

Who raped his half-sister Tamar?

A

Amnon

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21
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According to 1 Samuel, whom does God choose to be the first king of Israel?

A

Saul

22
Q

What are the Nevi’im?

A

prophets

23
Q

Who dedicates her son to the service of God because God blessed her with fertility?

A

Hannah

24
Q

Who had a nemesis named Delilah?

A

Samson

25
Q

Which of the following is NOT an attribute in relation to David as he is depicted in the Deuteronomistic History?

A

representation of purity

26
Q

In premonarchic Israel, when “there was no king in Israel,” the highest authority at the tribal level was the ________.

A

judge

27
Q

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?

A

Absalom

28
Q

Although most scholars say that for a variety of reasons such an attribution is impossible, who was identified as the author of the Pentateuch in pre-critical tradition?

A

Moses

29
Q

The “Ritual Decalogue” got its name because it

A

is primarily concerned with rituals for worship

30
Q

During David’s reign as king who had control over the religious institutions?

A

David

31
Q

According to ancient traditions, who was the primary heir within the family?

A

the eldest son

32
Q

Which judge took a Nazarite vow?

A

Samson

33
Q

The book of Deuteronomy is linked with which king of Judah?

A

Josiah

34
Q

Which books are contained in the Deuteronomistic History?

A

Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Deuteronomy, and Kings

35
Q

Which of the following is NOT true?

David’s power base, before becoming king, was in southern Judah

David was anointed king by Elijah

A

David was anointed king by Elijah

36
Q

A formula found four times in Judges (including the final verse of the book) is the phrase:

A

“In those days there was no king in Israel; all the people did what was right in their own eyes.”

37
Q

What cycle is found in the premonarchic period of the judges among the Israelites?

A

sin, punishment, repentance and deliverance

38
Q

A later version of many of the same events narrated in 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings is found in the books of:

A

Chronicles

39
Q

What are the books in the Former Prophets?

A

Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings

40
Q

Which of the following is a type of absolute or unconditional law, of which the Ten Commandments is an example?

A

apodictic

41
Q

The books of Samuel contain stories about three main characters. Who are they?

A

Samuel, David, and Saul

42
Q

Joshua

A

led Hebrews in battles against Jericho and other towns and cities of Canaan

43
Q

Miriam

A

Moses’ sister; like Moses, called a prophet; rebels (along with Aaron) against Moses’ leadership

44
Q

Balaam

A

though ordered to curse the Israelites, blessed them instead

45
Q

Jael

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killed Canaanite general Sisera by hammering tent peg through his temple

46
Q

Gibeonites

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n order to avoid being destroyed, deceived the Israelites into making a covenant with them

47
Q

Rahab

A

assisted the Israelites in conquering Jericho

48
Q

Philistines

A

a group of “Sea Peoples”; fought with Israel for control of Canaan

49
Q

Zippporah

A

wife of Moses

50
Q

Eli

A

priest who had two sons: Hophni and Phineas

51
Q

Jonathan

A

son of Saul

Intro to the Old Testament Ch 1 (7 decks)

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