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Providentially, Joseph is able to save his family from a a severe famine while living in this land Egypt
THis name passed into history as a symbol for any oppressive empire or state Babylon
The name of the land God promised to give to Abraham Canaan
The new name given to Jacob by God Isreal
The scientific theory that proposes that current forms of live developed gradually out of earlier ones Evolution
Symbolic stories that express a spiritual truth or a basic belief about God Myths
The innermost spiritual aspects of humans soul
The first eleven chapters of Genesis are considered to be examples of this Primeval history
A more generic name for Israel's God, translated simply as God Elohim
A combination of idol worship (idolatry) and worship of many gods paganism
T/F: Satan was at first a good angel, but he became evil through his own choices along with other angels, who then are called "demons" or devils. True
The Sacrament of Baptism restores original holiness and original justice False
Genesis 1-11 is not historical in the sense that it includes verifiable names, facts, and dates True
The first creation account in Genesis focuses primarily on the creation of man while the second creation account describes the creation of the world and man over a period of six days False
God revealed himself gradually throughout history True
The accounts of the great flood and Tower of Babel provide insight into God's anger rather than his justice False
Because the Fall of man described in Genesis 3 is told in figurative languages, it does not describe an actual dee that took place at the beginning of human history False
The division of humanity into different peoples and languages, as related in the story of the Tower of Babel, was not punishment but liberation for most people of Shinar True
A popular theory about why some of the stories in Genesis repeat details or have two different account of the same story is that similar stories were merged together at a much later time by biblical editors True
Jacob never reconciled with his brother, Esau False
Which of these is not one of Israel's patriarchs of faith? Esau
How the ancient Hebrews preserved their stories for thousands of years, prior to its written form oral tradition
Creation is the work of 1. God the Father 2. God the Son 3. God the Holy Spirit
God's first covenant was made with Abraham
In essence, the Original Sin is that man preferred himself to God
The cycle stories of Jacob have these recurring themes trickery and deception
A benefit of original holiness and original justice no suffering or death harmony between man and woman peace between Adam and Eve and all of creation
The Epic of Gilgamesh corresponds closely with which Genesis story? the flood story
Christians often understand the passage of Abraham's near sacrifice of Isaac as an anticipation of the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross
This woman was the mother of Abraham's firstborn son Hagar
A binding and solemn agreement between human beings or between God and his people, holding each to a particular course of action covenant
The sin of disobedience committed by Adam and Eve that resulted in their loss of original holiness and original justice and their becoming subject to sin and death original sin
the surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis; the physical sign of the covenant between God and Abraham circumcision
The person who reveals God most fully Jesus Christ
A spiritual, personal, and immortal creature with intelligence and free will, who glorifies God and serves as God's messenger angel
The basic root of sin is man's rejection of God and opposition to God's ______ will
The "new Eve" Mary
Male rulers, elders, or leaders Patriarchs
The story of Joseph sets the stage for the main event of the Old Testament: the formation of the people of Israel in the Book of_____ Exodus
The "father of faith," not only for Judaism but also fo Christianity and Islam Abraham
Another name for the Ten Commandments Decalogue
The stories in the BOok of Exodus of the complaints of the Israelites in the desert against Moses and against God Murmurings
Laws that rely on punishment as a deterrent to criminal activity punitive justice
A word for God which is a historically mistaken for the "true" name of God Jehovah
Laws that are concerned primarily with rebuilding community after an offense has occurred restorative justice
A name derived from a Hebrew verb meaning "drew out" Moses
A name that literally means YHWH Saves Jesus
In the tradition of the Hebrews, this was an agreements between God and people Covenant
Another word for "departure" Exodus
A book that tells the story of the Israelites' journey beginning with their departure from Egypt and continuing for thirty-eight years Numbers
T/F: The book of Exodus continues the story of Abraham that ended at the conclusion of the Book of Genesis Fals
The staff that Moses carried was a reminder that he did not go to the Pharaoh alone True
A good way to understand the ten plagues is that each was directed against a specific Egyptian god False
The likely number of Hebrews who left Egypt was in the hundreds of thousands False
The Nile turned to blood in the first plague True
Remarkably, Jesus never makes specific reference to the Old Testament Commandments False
THe first three Commandments concern the love of GOd True
The Ten COmmandments are recorded in both the Book of Exodus and the Book of Leviticus, and they are identicial False
Catholics today are obligated to follow all the 613 laws of the Old Testament False
One explanation of the strict purity laws found in the Pentateuch is that the Israelites feared contamination from threat of assimilation with foreign cultures True
Birth stories are rare in the Bible but when they occur it is usually a strong indication that the person born is going to be someone important
The purpose of the stories of the plagues is mean to show that God's will is for the liberation of the slaves and the formation of a people.
Moses fled and lived for years among a desert-dwelling people called the Midianites after he killed an Egyptian slave master
The tenth plague death of the firstborn
THe five books of Moses end with the Israelite people still wandering in the wilderness
While living among the Midianites Moses objected to God's call for him to go to the Pharaoh learned God's name met God in a fiery bush in the desert
The purpose of editing the two traditions about the release of the Hebrews from Egypt together mainly to show that God keeps his promises to his people
In the New Testament, the Passover memorial takes on a new and deeper meaning when the Church celebrates the Eucharist
The very center of the relationship between god and the people in the Hebrew tradition is focused on how the people live their lives
In a small-scale agricultural society such as early Israel, laws and traditions were maintained by the elders of villages and towns punitive justice restorative justice
The participation of man in God's eternal law that reveals what God intends us to do and avoid according to his wise and loving plan Natural law
Laws dealing with the day to day issues that arise between people living community civil laws
This code, also called the "Holiness Code" because it includes several uses of the world "holy," is found in Leviticus 17-26 Livitacus cod
A group of non-Egyptians who came to power in Egypt roughly between 1650 and 1550 BC Hyksos
THe second of the law codes given by God to Moses at Mount Sinai Covenant code
The common name for the agreement between God and the Chosen people Sinai Covenant
The name given to Deuteronomy 12-26 which highlights the special relationship between the Israelites and YHWH Deuteronomic Code
Every seventh Sabbatical year, a time when all debts were to be forgive and land that had been sold to pay a debt was to be returned to the original family Jubilee
Mature usually male members of the israelite community who met regularly to rule on specific disputes within the community Elders
In the case of the Israelites, Laws that govern the actions of the priests, the regulations for sacrifice, and the building and maintenance of the Temple Religious laws
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