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religion semester 1

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The Yahwist calls the native people of Israel Canaanites
One of the heroes the Elohist wrote about Joseph
This word means ascribing human characteristics anthropomorphic
The Deuteronomist's history ends with the destruction of Jerusalem
Some scholars think the "D" document was compleated under the direction of Jeremiah
The Yahwist writes about this wife of Jacob Rachel
The Yahwist wrote that Moses received the commandments on Mt Sinai
This author of the Torah was the first to write down oral traditions "J"
The Deuteronomist's history stresses that Israel was punished whenever it strayed from the covenant
Another name for Literalism is fundamentalism
The Catholic Church takes this approach in order to better understand the Bible contextualism
This type of Biblical Criticism might find ancient copies of books in the bible to help us better understand the original wording of these books form
Questions like "what were the people like" and "who were their rulers?" are asked by this type of Biblical criticism historical
The type of Biblical criticism that tries to reconstruct the original worgind of the Hebrew and Greek books textual
The type of Biblical criticism that is interested in determing wether one is reading a parable or a fable form
In the writings of the Yahwist the 2nd son is often rewarded because he is more worthy
The Dead Sea Scrolls contained a part of every book in the Bible except Esther
The final redactor of the Torah may have been Ezra
Court historians are belived to have written Jeremiah
The Dead Sea Scrolls were written mostly in Hebrew
The theory that the 4 writers of the Torah are identified as J, E, D, P is called the Documentary Hypothesis
The Septuagian is the accepted translation of the Bible for Catholics
The book of Proverbs is generally attributed to Solomon
The Bible tells us the early history of these people (nation) Israelites
Which of the Biblical stories was an insprition to the African slaves? Exodus
Founding Fathers used the Bible as a basis for this document Decleration of Independence
Name the period of history, that the Bible survived, that resulted in the loss of many books and the devaluing of education and scholarship Dark Ages
Where does the Bible rank in sales in relation to other books? #1
Name of the man who printed the first Bible Gutenburg
Name the art for that the Bible inspired stained glass
Name a type of music inspired by the Bible Gregorian Chant
The 1st stage of the development of the Bible was oral tradition
The 2nd stage of the development of the Bible was writing
The 3rd stage of the development of the Bible was edIting
The oral tradition began to be written down around the time of King David
The oral tradition contained Collections of stories and legends, songs and prayers, & proverbs
Followers of Jesus did not immediately write down stories about Jesus and his teachings b/c they believed Jesus would return soon
The official list of the books considered as the Divine, inspired true word of God is called the canon
The Greek tanslation of the Hebrew scriptures is called the Septuagint
The Septuagint became necessary b/c People demand a Latin translation of the Bible
Jewish leaders rejected some books in the Septuagint b/c They were not originally written in Hebrew
Three books in the Septuagint rejected by the Jewish leaders Tobit, Judith, Wisdom
Martin Luther accepted the Jewish canon and not the Septuagint b/c ?
The three Patriarchs were Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
Jewish leaders rejected some books in the Septuagint b/c They were not originally written in Hebrew
Three books in the Septuagint rejected by the Jewish leaders Tobit, Judith, Wisdom
Martin Luther accepted the Jewish canon and not the Septuagint b/c ?
The three Patriarchs were Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
The purpose of Genesis 12-36 is to Show God's promise being carried out despite all obstacles
The writers of the stories of the Patriarchs emphasized the religious meaning of the storiesAnd also included Less flattering details of their lives
This was not considered incompatible with ancient people's standards of honesty and fair play The ability to trick someone
This blessing was given to Esau even after Jacob had stolen his birthright The blessing for material benefits
This blessing promised that the nation of Israel would come forth from Jacob and his descedents A spiritual blessing
2 major cities in the land of Canaan were Schechem and Bethel
The King of Salem and also a priest to whom Abram gives one tenth of all his possessions Melchizedek
Ishmael was legally the son of Abraham and Sarah b/c Hagar gave birth sitting on the knees of Sarah
The sign of the covenant that God made with Abraham was The circumcision of all males 8 days after birth
The desert in the southern part of the land of Canaan is called the Negev or Negeb
Lot was the Nephew
The father of Abram, Nahor, and, Harangue was Terah
The purpose of Genesis 12-36 is to Show God's promise being carried out despite all obstacles
The writers of the stories of the Patriarchs emphasized the religious meaning of the storiesAnd also included Less flattering details of their lives
This was not considered incompatible with ancient people's standards of honesty and fair play The ability to trick someone
This blessing was given to Esau even after Jacob had stolen his birthright The blessing for material benefits
This blessing promised that the nation of Israel would come forth from Jacob and his descedents A spiritual blessing
2 major cities in the land of Canaan were Schechem and Bethel
The King of Salem and also a priest to whom Abram gives one tenth of all his possessions Melchizedek
Ishmael was legally the son of Abraham and Sarah b/c Hagar gave birth sitting on the knees of Sarah
The sign of the covenant that God made with Abraham was The circumcision of all males 8 days after birth
The desert in the southern part of the land of Canaan is called the Negev or Negeb
Lot was the Nephew
The father of Abram, Nahor, and, Harangue was Terah
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