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Old Testament Books
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Verse Matthew 5:17 | Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. |
| Verse Matthew 5:18 | For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from..." “ For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. ” |
| The very first verse of the New Testiment begins with a reference to the __ | Old Testament |
| What is Divine Pedagogy? | God gradually teaching his people |
| What are the 4 main types of books in the Old Testament? | Law, History, Wisdom & Prophecy |
| The first __ books of the OT are the Books of the Law Pentatuchum for the Greek word for __ volumes | 5 5 |
| Torah is Hebrew for __ (hint: first 5 books of OT are this type) | Law |
| What is the 1st book of the Bible? It is the Greek word for ___. | Genesis, beginning |
| This book discusses origins of the world & Israel. Ex include Adam & Eve, Noah's Ark, Abraham & Isaac, Joseph & his brothers | Genesis |
| 2nd book of the bible is ___ & is Greek word for ___ ___ | Exodus, going out |
| Which book discusses slavery in Egypt, wandering in desert heading to promised land & failure of Israel to live up to covenant | Exodus |
| This book of the bible is related to the priesthood with the same name & is from the tribe of Levi | Leviticus |
| This book of the bible (hint: one of first 5 books) discusses religious observance & right to worship | Leviticus |
| This book of the bible discusses the census of the tribes of Israel. How many years did they spend wandering in the desert? | Numbers 40 |
| Deuteronomy is the greek word for ____ ____ | second law |
| This book reiterates laws already written in earlier books Mentions new laws related to life in the Promised Land, Prophetic interpretation of Israel’s history Connects faithfulness with joy, suffering with sin | Deuteronomy |
| History of the people of ___ Variety of styles: some cover lengthy ___ periods & some focus on life of __ | Israel, time periods, life of one individual |
| Who is Moses' successor who led the people into the promised land. Tells of beginning of the conquest of Canaan | Joshua |
| This book discusses the story of the conquest after the death of Joshua. The people were unfaithful to god so he allowed them to fall to their enemies to call for repentance then God sent judges to rescue them from their enemies | Judges |
| This book tells the story of a foreign woman who marries an Israelite & converts. After the death of her husband, she remains extremely loyal to her mother in law, Naomi. | Ruth |
| This foreign woman eventually marries Boaz & becomes the great grandmother of King David | Ruth |
| This book discusses the story of Saul, the first king of Israel who is annoited king by this prophet. Saul disobeys god & loses favor with god which leads to civil war between David & Saul | 1 Samuel |
| This book discusses David's story after the death of Saul when god makes a covenant with David. Jerusalem becomes the center of the Israelite nation, a religious center, gods dwelling place | 2 Samuel |
| This book discusses David's son Solomon who built Temple of Jerusulum. People fall into idolatry so God sends prophets like Elijah to rebuke them | 1 Kings |
| This book discuss people turn to idols creating a division between Judeah & Israel then both kingdoms are conquered & destroyed | 2 Kings |
| Book discuss story of David's reign (like 1 & 2 Samuel) with more emphasis on religious aspect like preparation for building of temple | 1 Chronicle |
| Book retells story of 1 & 2 Kings with emphasis on history of Judah | 2 Chronicle |
| Book discusses the return of some people after exile in Babylon & rebuilding the temple | Ezra |
| Book continues Exra, returned exiles rebuild Jerusalem & renewed promise of fidelity to the lord | Nehemiah |
| Book discusses story of a faithful man living in exile with his son Tobias who goes on a journey with archangel Rafael during which Tobias meets & marrys Sarah. Rafael cures Tobit's blindness | Tobit |
| Book discusses a woman who saves Israel from their enemies by trusting in the lord | Judith |
| Story of a heroic Israelite woman who becomes Queen of Persia & ends up saving the Jewish exiles. She is often compared to Mary | Esther |
| Wisdom Books: Psalms are written in ___ & Proverbs are written as daily life ___ | songs, advice |
| In Wisdom Literature, Israel ponders truths about __ & there is an advance in Israel's understanding of __ | God, God |
| Book discusses person who suffered much but did nothing wrong. | Job |
| Book is a collection of songs & religious poems which are attributed to King David. The prayer of Israel. Jesus grew up praying these. He prayed these from the cross & the church still says these in the liturgy every day. | Psalms |
| Book is a collection of wise sayings attributed to King Solomon | Proverbs |
| Long meditation of the pointlessness of worldly things because all these things will come to an end | Ecclesiastes |
| Book is a love poem analogous to the love between Israel / The Church & God as well as the individual soul & God | Song of Solomon |
| Book is a poem in praise of Wisdom attributed to Solomon | Wisdom |
| Book with instructions for living a good life & how to remain faithful to God in daily matters | Sirach |
| They were sent by God to bring his word to his people. Prophecy IS NOT primarily about foreseeing the future. It is primarily to explain the will of God. Prophets speak to the stubbornness of men's hearts words of warning or consolation | The Prophets |
| Book contains Messianic prophesies written over long spans of time. Beginning warns Judah of disaster if they don't repent & later part promises redemption even though they sinned | Isaiah |
| Book foretells the destruction of Judah. This prophet is rejected by people for his hard message. He is known as the weeping prophet | Jeremiah |
| Book laments (mourns) the destruction of Jerusalem & is attributed to Jeremiah | Lamentations |
| Book prophesies a new covenant with Israel & is attributed to a disciple of Jeremiah | Baruch |
| Book discusses writing to Israelites already in exile with a message of hope (i.e. dry bones prophesy) . Contemporary of Jeremiah | Ezekiel |
| Book discusses his exile in Babylon where he gains favor with the court of Babylon while remaining faithful to God | Daniel |
| Image of Israel as an unfaithful wife who God wishes to draw back to fidelity & love. This prophet is called to marry an unfaithful woman | Hosea |
| Book has warning of divine judgement & calls people to repent. Foretells an outpouring of the Spirit of God on all people | Joel |
| Book prophesies to the Northern Kingdom that their infidelity to god will lead to suffering | Amos |
| Shortest book of the old testament that foretells the fall of Judah's enemy, Edom | Obadiah |
| This books prophet is sent to preach repentance to Nineveh but tried to run away & was redirected to Ninevah in whale stomach. Shows universitality of God's mercy | Jonah |
| Book prophesies against corruption & exploitation of the poor. Also foretells that Christ will be born in Bethleham | Micah |
| Book foretells the fall of Nineveh / The Assyrian Empire | Nahum |
| Book prophesies judgement on the wicked & comfort to the righteous | Habakkuk |
| Book prophesies judgement on the whole earth by the universal prophet. Message of comfort is God will renew his people. | Zephaniah |
| Book encourages the rebuilding of the temple after the exile | Haggai |
| Book also encourages rebuilding the temple & foretells King riding into Zion riding a donkey | Zechariah |
| Book warns the people that their worship of God must also lead to upright living | Malachi |
| In some Bibles, this book is considered part of the historical books. Revolt of Judas & his brothers in order to preserve faithfulness to God | 1 Maccabees |
| Book discusses revolt from a more religious perspective | 2 Maccabees |
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