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Joshua -- 1 Kings 2
Descriptions, names, concepts in Deuteronomistic History
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Religious Studies
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12/13/2008

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who wrote "The Reliability of the Old Testament"?
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K. Kitchen
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Hexateuch Theory
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Incorporates Joshua into the Pentateuch (thus, Hexateuch) instead of the beginning of the Deuteronomistic History. Based on Thematic elements, Joshua is the last chapter in the story of the Israelite deliverance.
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Joshua sent ___ spies into the promised land, to the city of ____, they stayed at _____'s house.
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2, Jericho, Rahab.
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City where Covenant Renewal Ceremony (Joshua 24) took place
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Shechem
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Who hired Balaam to curse Israel?
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Balak
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What was Jael the Kenite woman famous for?
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For killing Sisera by hammering a tent peg into his temple.
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Jephthah's vow in Judges 11
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Slay by sacrifice whatever came out of his door when he returned home victorious; his daughter came out first.
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Who did Deborah go into battle with against the Canaanite king Jabin?
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Barak
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Name of Samson's father
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Menoah
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What king did Ehud the Benjamite kill? By what means? (Judges 3:15)
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Eglon, king of Moab. With the guise of paying tribute, Ehud stabbed Eglon with a double sided sword, and Eglon's fat roll covered the hilt.
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What happened with Gideon and the fleece? (Judges 6-8)
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Gideon lay out a fleece; the 1st night he told God that if the fleece was wet, he would go up against Midian; the 2nd night, he told God if the fleece was dry he would go up against Midian. It came to pass.
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Who does the Talmud attribute authorship to concerning the book of Samuel?
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Samuel (Note; the Talmud desires to attribute famous authors to famous books)
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In what city was the Levite's concubine raped and left for dead?
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Gibeah.
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In the book of Judges, who died by way of a falling millstone?
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Abimelech
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What archeologist thought he found the walls Joshua destroyed?
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Garstang
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Who came after Gustang and said the walls counld not date to Joshua?
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Kathleen Kenyan
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What Southern Baptist archeologist dug at Ai?
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Joseph Calloway
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Name Samuel's parents
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Elkanah and Hannah
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Elhanan in 2 Sam 20
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Credited with slaying Goliath the Philistine
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Dagon of Ashdod (1 Sam 5)
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After Philistines captured the Ark, it was brought to Dagon's temple. Dagon's statute fell before it the first night; 2nd night, statues head/hands were broken off.
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Phinehas
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Son of Eli; died when Philistines captured the ark; wife bore a son and named him Ichabod ("no glory")
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Name Uzzah's father, and how Uzzah died.
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Son of Abinadab, died when he touched the ark to steady it during transport.
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According to the MT, how many men died at Beth Shemesh after looking at the ark? a)570 b)5,700 c)50,070
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C (and if you saw a pile of dead bodies, wouldn't you keep walking?)
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Name Elkanah's two wives.
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Hannah and Peninnah
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Name Saul's main general.
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Abner
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What is the real name of the man the Deuteronomist renamed "Ishbosheth"?
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Ishbaal
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Before she married David, _____'s husband's name is translated, "Stupid"
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Abigail (former wife of Nabal)
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Which daughter of Saul did David marry?
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Michal
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Name David's main general.
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Joab.
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What did Nahash do to David's delegation?
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Cut off their beards because he thought it was David's attempt at spying.
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What was the name of David's "sokenet", and what was his/her purpose?
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Abishag; body warmth.
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Which of David's sons usurped the throne for a time?
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Absolam
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David's son _____ raped David's daughter ____.
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Amnon, Tamar.
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Who killed the rapist?
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Absolam.
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Who was Adonijah's mom, and what did he dowhen David was on his deathbed?
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Haggith; Essentially self-coronated himself and got the support of Joab and Abiathar, but Bathsheba reminded David of his promise and Solomon was put on the throne (in the wake of many dead bodies)
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What archeologist tried to reconcile the Kenyan and Garstang accounts of Jericho?
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Yadin.
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Jonathan's son's given name was _____, only to be changed by the DtH to ______.
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Meribaal, Mephibosheth
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