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Final OT Exam
Bible Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The prophetic introductory formula is? | Thus saith the Lord |
| Who was priest at the time of Samuel's calling? | Eli |
| What does "etiology" mean? | Story of Beginnings |
| Solomon is the son of David and_____. | Bathsheba |
| Parallelism where thought is repeated is? | Synonymous |
| Romantic love is celebrated in the text of? | Song of Solomon |
| "Wisdom for successful living" is the theme for what book? | Proverbs |
| Questions of God's justice and the problem of evil is? | Theodicy |
| 1 & 2 Samuel are titled based on? | Principle character |
| "Declaration" is characteristic of? | Forth-telling |
| What three books are formally a wisdom text? | Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes |
| "Sow-reap" generally represents what? | Retribution Theology |
| Psalm 137 may reflect? | Jerusalem's Fall |
| The Davidic Covenant promised? | David's line would be kings |
| The golden years of Israel's monarchy were marked by? | Literary Proliferation, High Spirituality, and Political Stability |
| Aphorisms are? | Proverbs |
| Hebrew poetry is based on? | Parallelism |
| Who and when did the Northern Kingdom fall? | Assyrians in 722 B.C. |
| The phrase, "Yom Yahweh" refers to? | Day of the Lord |
| The largest category of psalms is? | Lament/Disorientation |
| Psalms of ascent/degrees are? | Pilgrimage songs |
| Legitimate prophets came from which tribe? | Levi, Nazarite, and Judan |
| Davids with _____ caused him problems later on. | Bathsheba |
| Saul's failure occurred with regard to who? | Agag |
| During Samuel's era, who captured the Ark? | The Philistines |
| Who contributed to the book of Proverbs? | Solomon, Agur, and Lemuel |
| A pre-exilic, minor prophet ministering in the S. Kingdom was? | Micah |
| Rehoboam's taxation and forced labor resulted in what? | The splitting of the kingdom |
| Solomon's building spree saw construction of? | Temple, Fortresses, and Palace |
| Two aspects of Yom Yahweh are? | Judgment and Hope |
| Maxims are? | Proverbs |
| Legitimate kings come from which Tribe and House? | Judah; David |
| "Doxology" means? | Words of Glory |
| Five doxologies mark what book? | Psalms |
| David made which city capitol of the Unified Kingdom? | Jerusalem |
| A pre-classical prophet of the N. Kingdom who confronted Baalism was? | Elijah |
| The classical prophet who ministered two years before an earthquake was? | Amos |
| "Qoholeth" means? | The preacher |
| 1 & 2 Kings is a sequel to what book(s)? | 1 & 2 Samuel |
| Jereboam 1 established rival shrines at? | Dan and Bethel |
| Amos' name means? | Burden |
| King David was guilty of murdering who? | Uriah |
| Which classical prophet was from the South but ministered in the North? | Amos |
| "Seasons of well-being" characterize psalms of? | Orientation |
| Psalm 126 may reflect on the? | Return of Exile |
| Literature associated with the Monarchy Period were? | Poetic and Wisdom |
| Three types of parallelism are? | Synonymous, Antithetical, and Synthetic |
| Synonymous parallelism is? | Repeating thought |
| Antithetical parallelism is? | Contrasting thought |
| Synthetic parallelism is? | Extending thought |
| The theme of Psalms is? | Praises/songs to God |
| Three types of Psalms are? | Orientation (Well-being), Disorientation (Lament), and Reorientation (Discovery) |
| Two interpretation types of Song of Solomon are? | Allegorical (looks for hidden meaning) and Typological (OT symbol represents NT truth) |
| What are the book of Job's two themes? | Theodicy and Innocent suffering |
| Ecclesiastes is named the what? | Qoholeth (the preacher) |
| The theme of Ecclesiastes is? | Searching for a meaningful life |
| Torah means? | Law |
| Nebiim means? | Prophets |
| Kethubiim means? | Writings |
| Characteristics of prophets were? | Inspired speakers |
| Priests were ____ into their role. | born |
| Kings were born into their ____. | role |
| Prophets were ______ into their role. | Called |
| How did prophets communicate? | Verbally (speeches), Symbolically (actions), and Written (letters) |
| The criteria of true prophets were? | Must emphasize faithfulness to Yahweh and prediction must come true |
| Elements of prophecy were? | Forth-telling (declaration) and fore-telling (prediction) |
| How many tribes break away to the north and how many break away to the south? | 10 (north) and 2 (south) |
| In the book of _____, there was no king and each person did what was right in their own eyes. | Judges |
| In the books of _____, the kings do what is right in their own eyes. | Kings |
| What kingdom ceased to exist as a political entity? | Northern Kingdom |
| Jonah means? | Dove |
| The text of Jonah is comprised of? | Narrative, poetry, aphorism, and prophecy |
| The purpose/theme of Jonah is? | To the Gentiles (purpose); Grace for all (theme) |
| The purpose of Amos is? | Focus on role of prophetic calling |
| Hosea means? | Salvation |
| Purpose of Hosea is? | Denounces immorality and illustrates covenant relationship |
| In the Assyrian Period and N. Kingdom what are the Minor prophets? | Jonah, Amos, Hosea |
| In the Assyrian Period and S. Kingdom what are the Minor prophets? | Micah |
| In the Assyrian Period and S. Kingdom what are the Major prophets? | Isaiah |
| In the Babylonian Period in the N. Kingdom what is in the Minor Section? | Lamentations |
| In the Babylonian Period in the S. Kingdom what are the Major prophets? | Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel |
| In the Babylonian Period in the S. Kingdom what are the Minor prophets? | Nahum, Zephaniah, Habakkuk |
| In the Persian Period in the N. Kingdom what are the Minor prophets? | Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther |
| In the Persian Period in the S. Kingdom what are the Minor prophets? | Haggai, Zechariah, Joel, Malachi |