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who are the main characters (5) who go on the journey?
(Voyage of the Dawn Treader) | Lucy, Edmund, Eustace, Caspian, Reepicheep |
Which character changes the most throughout the novel? What animal does he change into? | Eustace; Dragon |
how does this character turn back into a person again? | He takes off his outer layers but Aslan takes off his inner layers. Aslan must help him - Eustace can't do it by himself! |
what does regeneration mean? | formation of a new creature |
In John 3, Jesus tells ________ that he must be ____ again in order to see the kingdom of God | NIcodemus; born |
had 12 sons
(Genesis) | Jacob |
called by God to be a blessing to the nations through his family | Abraham |
was sold into slavery by his brothers | Joseph |
woman with "weak eyes" who was one of Jacob's wives | Leah |
found favor in God's eyes and was saved from disaster | Noah |
lied to Adam and Eve | serpent/ Satan |
father of Jacob and Esau | Isaac |
accused Joseph of assault | Potipher's wife |
son of Jacob who is in the lineage of Christ | Judah |
Through his sin, death spread to all men | Adam |
the male head of a family or tribe | patriarch |
to twist out of shape; make crooked or deformed | distort |
the unmerited favor of God | grace |
the moral excellence of God that sets him apart from all others | holy |
the complete control of God over everything | sovereign |
the one- in- three nature of God, referring to the Trinity | triune |
to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose | thwart |
a defense of God's good character in allowing evil in the world | theodicy |
what does the word genesis mean? | beginning |
around what year was Genesis written? Who wrote it? | 1400 B.C.; Moses |
what event does "he shall bruise your head and you shall bruise his heel" (gen.3:15) foreshadow? | Christ overcoming Satan |
what is the main theme/idea of the story of Joseph? | theodicy |
list 5 major effects of the fall of man (results of sin)? | death; dishonesty; frustrating work; war of the sexes; spiritual warfare |
list 4 parts of the covenant. | Promise; Law; Blessing; Sign |
list 4 ways that Joseph is like Christ: | 1. both betrayed by brothers 2. both resist temptation 3. both falsely accused 4. both save lives |
the sun god who Gilgamesh prays to:
(Gilgamesh) | Shamash |
angry king of the Sumerian gods: | Enlil |
Gilgamesh's best friend: | Enkidu |
Sends the bull of heaven to fight Gilgamesh: | Ishtar |
the man who survives the flood sent by the gods: | Utnapishtam |
win or regain the favor of by doing something that pleases them | propitiate |
a drink poured out as an offering to a deity | libation |
prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious | prevail |
principles concerning god and bad behavior | morality |
being subject to death | mortality |
what was the Sumerians main contributions to the world? | they invented writing |
what was their system of writing called? | cuneiform |
why did the gods flood the world in Gilgamesh? | they were annoyed with the humans for being to loud |
what city was Gilgamesh the king of? | uruk |
around what year was Gilgamesh famous and well-known? | 2100 B.C. |
what is the main theme/idea of Gilgamesh? | Mortality and Immortality |
list the 8 elements of the Epic Hero Cycle: | 1. Main Character 2. Hero's Quest 3. Hero's Test 4. Mythical Companions 5. Supernatural world 6. low point 7. Resurrection 8. Resolution |
yearn to possess or have something
(Exodus) | covet |
gross injustice or wickedness; sin | iniquity |
belief that there is only one god | monotheism |
make a priest or minister | ordain |
the belief in more than one god | polytheism |
abandon a harsh intention or cruel treatment | relent |
a person who stays or lives somewhere temporarily | sojourner |
who is the author of the Exodus? | Moses |
around what year did the Israelites' exodus from Egypt likely take place? | 1447 B.C. |
what are the main resources (2-3) that God is rescuing the Israelites out of their slavery in Egypt? | 1. to show he is lord 2. to execute judgment on the gods of Egypt |
How does the Passover foreshadow the gospel?
(How are they similar/how do they relate?) | just as God passed over the Israelites in Egypt, whose households had the blood of the lamb on their doorpost, God passes over us |
How did the 10 commandments relate to what Jesus calls the "greatest" commandments in the law in Matthew 22:34-40? | The first 4 are about loving God and the other 6 are about loving people. |
what is a suzerain treaty? | an agreement between a higher lord and a lesser lord |
List the parts of a suzerain treaty. | 1. identification of suzerain 2. historical prologue 3. stipulations 4. blessings and curses |
What are the three parts of the tabernacle? | courtyard, holy place, most holy place |
What is the purpose of the tabernacle? | so God can have a dwelling place among his people |
to order or decide something in an official way
(Code of Hammurabi) | decree |
notably brilliant because of dignity or achievements | illustrious |
to praise something highly | exalt |
a person who rules a kingdom or empire | monarch |
around what year did Hammurabi write his code of law? | 1780 B.C. |
Hammurabi was the king of _______ who united the peoples living in ___________, the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. This land is in the present-day country of ____. | Babylon, Mesopotamia, Iraq |
What subject does Hammurabi spend the most time on in the Prologue of the code? | his own achievements |
The stone tablet in which the Babylon/ Sumerian sun god named ________ gives the laws to Hammurabi is called a _____. | Shamash, stele |
Around what year do the events in 1 Samuel take place?
(1 Samuel) | 1050 B.C. |
1 Samuel shows the transition in Israel's political history of being ruled by a _____ to being ruled by a _____. | judge, king |
Why do the Israelites want a king to rule over them? | to be like all the other nations |
How is Saul shown to be a bad king? | he starts to sin a lot and doesn't do anything about it.
doesn't see the Lord |
What are some qualities about David that make him fit to be a good king? | David is rooted in God's word and the Lord chose him. |
List 4 ways that David is a type of Christ (Christ figure). | 1. intimate relationship with Lord 2. both born in Bethlehem
3. tribe of Judah 4. both kings |
In what book of the Bible do we find information, in the form of poetry, about how David felt when he was on the run from Saul? | Psalms |
struggling
(The Odyssey) | contending |
rude | insolent |
fame | renown |
skillfully | tactfully |
skill | prowess |
The meanest, ringleader of the suitors | Antinous |
People who Odysseus stays with right before he sails back to Ithaka | Phaeacians |
Odysseus' enemy and god of the sea | Poseidon |
Beautiful nymph who loves Odysseus | Kalypso |
Character who "comes of age" | Telemachos |
1st European Civilization | Minoans |
2nd European Civilization | Myceneans |
Greek word for city-state | polis |
The main reason Greece was split into warring city-states was the ___________ geography which isolated them from each other. | mountainous |
Troy was located in the ancient country of ____ _____,
present-day country of ______. | Asia Minor, Turkey |
Homer most likely lived from ____ B.C. to ____ B.C | 800 B.C. to 701 B.C. |
The main worldview and religion of the ancient Greeks: | pagan polytheism |
What is the staircase analogy/chain-of beings? | some dieties are greater than others yet still less than some |
In scripture, _____, who was ministering the gospel of Christ to Greeks, considered the Greek gods and goddesses to be _______. | Paul, demons |
The Illiad and The Odyssey for Greeks could be compared to the ______ for Christians. | bible |
Explain how The Illiad shows a more barbaric Greek mindset and The Odyssey shows a more civilized Greek mindset. | The Illiad shows the Trojan War story, as The Odyssey shows the journey home after the war. |
The Odyssey is an ____ ____. | epic poem |
The Odyssey is written in a meter called ________ _________ which means it has __ feet made up of one ________ syllable followed by two __________ syllables. | dactylic hexameter, 6, stressed, unstressed |
What is Odysseus' special skill that makes him an epic hero? | cunning/ craftiness |