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Religion Final
Danny Mathews Pepperdine Religion Final
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 1
12/14/2011

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Goodness is seen as...
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Things doing what they are supposed to do.
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Failure to distinguish between good and evil...
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Hurts the creation and offends God.
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Who distributed justice throughout the family in Ancient Israel?
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The Patriarch
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Who distributed justice throughout a region?
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Kings
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People were to be...
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Judges and establish justice just as he does
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Who were the Chosen people of God?
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The people of Israel
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Truth is...
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Rewarded
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Lies are spoken...
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From the Devil's tongue
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Traits seen in God are the traits of...
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Goodness
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God is a god of...
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Patience, mercy, favor, devotion, justice and forgiveness.
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Covenant is a...
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Promise, agreement or contract
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God promises Abraham...
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A great nation of many descendants
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Ark of the Covenant was a chest built by...
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Bezalel of Judah
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Phinehas kills a man and a woman for having unlawful sexual relations, he is rewarded with...
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A covenant of protection and priesthood for his descendants
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Original cults were...
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Orthodox religious groups led by church officials
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Typical sacrifices consisted of...
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Animals, First fruits, water, and incense
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A tabernacle is...
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A portable tented shrine and dwelling for God
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Priests were descendants of...
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Aaron and Levi
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Primogeniture means...
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Right of First-born son. Double inheritance. Favored.
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Abraham lived around...
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3000 BC
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What took place in 721 BC?
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The Assyrians invaded Israel and took over the land, forcing many of the tribes out of the nation.
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The account of Israel's covenant at Mt. Sinai is in what book of the bible?
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Exodus
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Which prophet preached to Judah in the 8th century shortly after the fall of North Israel with the message emphasizing total dependence on God’s power to save?
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Isaiah
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Which books are considered "Wisdom Literature"?
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Job, Psalms, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes
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Briefly describe the topic and organization of the book of Joshua
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The story of the Israelites after the exodus from Egypt. The book chronicles the approximately 20 years of Joshua’s leadership of the people after Moses anointed him. The book focuses on the preparation to and actual sieze of the promised land. Chapters 1-12: Entering and conquering the Promised Land.
Chapters 13-22: Instructions for distributing the portions of the Promised Land.
Chapters 23-24: Joshua’s farewell address
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Prophet-
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God's Messengers
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Priests-
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Voice of the people to God
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1300 BC
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Moses
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1000 BC
Definition
David
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930 BC
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Divided Kingdom
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North Assyria
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Amos/Hosea
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South Assyria
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Isaiah/Michael Judah
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586 BC
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Exile to Babylon
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538 BC
Definition
Home under Persia
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450 BC
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Rebuild city and temple
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Babylonian Period Prophets
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Jeremiah, Ezekial
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Persian Period Prophets
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Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi
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Poetry in Psalms
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Moses, David, and Solomon from 1300-930 BC
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Poetry in Proverbs
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Solomon
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Poetry in Ecclesiastes
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586 BC during the exile
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Ruth's short story
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Demonstrates God's love for the oppressed
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Esther's short story
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Saves her people
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Second Temple Period
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538 BC to 70 AD
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Intertestamental Period/ Greco Roman Apocrypha
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450 BC to 1 AD
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Day 1
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Night and Day
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Day 2
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Heaven and Earth
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Day 3
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Plants
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Day 4
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Humans rule over all
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Day 5
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Birds and Fish
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Day 6
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Humans and Animals
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Day 7
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Rest/Sabbath
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