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OT Quiz 2
Exodus - Leviticus
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the three Jewish designations for the sections of the Tanakh (OT)? | Torah: Teaching or Law Nevi'im: Prophets Ketuvim: Writings |
| Which books are contained within the Torah? | Pentateuch |
| Which books are contained within Nevi'im? | Former Prophets-Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings Latter Prophets-Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Twelve Minor Prophets |
| Which books are contained within Ketuvim? | Poetic/Wisdom Literature: Psalms, Proverbs, Job the 5 Scrolls: Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Eccl., Esther other historical narratives: Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles |
| Which ancient sources associate the authorship of the Pentateuch with Moses? | The Talmud: "The books of Moses" The Mishnah and Jewish Historian Josephus The NT: refers to Pentateuch as the first of two sections of the OT Scriptures "Moses and the prophets" |
| What does JEDP stand for in the Documentary Hypothesis? | J: Jehovah E: Elohim D: Deuteronomy P: Priestly pentateuchal material |
| What are the two ancient Mesopotamian accounts of creation? | Enuma Elish ('when on high') Epic of Atrahasis |
| according to this ancient mesopotamian account, mythological gods at war caused the creation of heavens and earth and created humanity from the carnage, to do the bidding of the gods | Enuma Elish |
| Who are the Patriarchs? | Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob |
| What are the three views of creation described in the textbook? | theistic evolution progressive creationism Christian creationism |
| view of creation in which God created humanity by using a process of evolution; humans evolved supernaturally from humanlike species | theistic evolution |
| view of creation in which God created new forms of life only gradually; days of Creation are various geological periods Christian | progressive creationism |
| view of creation which rejects any form of evolution or progressive creationism, arguing that these views fail to take seriously the concept of the unity of human origins and the historical nature of the first couple | Christian creationism |
| What is the approximate dating for the age of the Patriarchs? | 2200-1200 BC |
| What is the approximate dating for the age of the Exodus? | 1446-1275 BC |
| What is the layout of the various items outside the Wilderness Tabernacle? | Exterior: bronze altar (burnt offerings) closest to entrance, bronze basin (ceremonial washings) between altar and tabernacle |
| What is the layout of the various items within the Wilderness Tabernacle? | table for bread of the presence and golden lampstand opposite each other, closest to entrance altar of incense directly in front of veil, which separated the holy place from the most holy place ark of the covenant within Most Holy Place |
| What are the main theological themes of Genesis? | election, promise, and covenant |
| What are the main theological themes of Exodus? | deliverance, covenant, and presence of God |
| creation from nothing | creation ex nihilo |
| German expression (meaning 'setting in life') that denotes the historical and sociological setting in which a specific literary genre or form first took shape | Sitz im Leben |
| term describing binding relationships between human partners or between God and humans; promise | covenant |
| collection of Jewish rabbinical laws, law decisions, and comments on the laws of Moses; refers to the first five books of Bible as "books of Moses" | Talmud |
| manually recorded oral conversation of rabbis as they discussed the proper interpretation and course of action required of Jews with regard to the Mosaic law; a commentary explaining the Torah of Moses | Mishnah |
| prehistory, or the earliest phases of human activity, that occured before history was recorded; technical term used to refer to Genesis 1-11 | primeval history |
| image of God | imago dei |
| through sacrifice, the ransoming of a sinner from the death the sinner deserved; in OT practices, the animal became the worshiper's substitute and lost its life in order for the sinner to live | atonement |
| creator of the JDEP Documentary theory for the authorship of the Pentateuch | Julius Wellhausen |
| land of the Chaldeans in southern Mesopotamia, where Abram's family originated | Ur |
| land that Abram's father, Terah, traveled to with his family on the Euphrates in northwestern Mesopotamia; here God called Abram to travel on in faith to an unknown land | Haran |
| ruler and establisher of Old Babylonian Empire in Mesopotamia, most famous for his collection of laws, many of which bear a striking resemblance to the laws of Moses and the Pentateuch | Hammurapi |
| promised savior through the tribe of Judah, as foretold in the blessing of Jacob at the end of Genesis | messiah |
| place where God established his covenant with Moses and his people | Mount Sinai |