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Lit. of the OT
Bible final
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Bible Studies
Undergraduate 1
12/12/2010

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God promises David an eternal dynasty
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2 Samual 7
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A hope for a "new covenant" that God will make with his people
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Jeremiah 31
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The reason for the fall and exile of Samaria, capitol of Israel (722 BC), is explained at length
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2 Kings 17
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A figure called God's "Servant" who will die for the sins of the people and make them righteous
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Isaiah 53
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God will transform everything, resulting in a "new heavens and new earth"
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Isaiah 65
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An explicit statement of hope in the resurrection of the dead
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Daniel 12
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The argument that you become wise by fearing God and listening to instruction
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Proverbs 1
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Cyrus, king of Persia, allows the Jewish exiles in Babylon to return
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Ezra 1
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What biblical books are included in the "Deuteronomistic History"? Why do scholars call these books "Deuteronomistic"? Why are these books considered to form a single literary work?
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Josh, Judges, Samuel, Kings; all quote Deuteronomy; same storyline
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What are the eight major arguments in the book of Genesis?
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God's creation is good; distinction between creator and creation; humanity is good, but something went wrong; God is comitted to working with messed up people; the promise to Abraham; God works in mysterious ways; People should respong to God in belief; God is in control
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In four places, the New Testament writers refer to God's promise to Abraham: Acts 3:25-26; Romans 4:13,16-25; Galations 3:8: Hebrews 11:8-13. Describe what they are saying about the promise to Abraham in these passages.
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Acts 3:25-26 and Romans 4:13,16-25-God blesses people through Jesus or Abraham's descenants; Galatians 3:8-God blesses the people; Hebres 11:8-13-God's promise of land
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a) Who are the first two kings of Israel? b) List specific incidents from the story in 1 Samuel in which the author is showing which king is pleasing to God and which king is not

 

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a) Saul and David b) Saul tried to kill David; David spared Saul's life twice
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Can Israelite prophecy by limited to prediction? Discuss three pieces of evidence relating to the issue
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No; Most of it is about the present; some prophecy is conditional, some prophecy is determined
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When the prophets accuse their contemporaries of negative behavior, what four categories of behavior do they condemn?
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Bad religion, sabbath violation/offerings, social injustice, corrupt leadership, failure to trust God
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When the prophets talk about restoration in the future, what does the future look like? List seven things that the prophets hope for.
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Spiritual transformation; renewed relationship; return from exile; bad guys judge, good guys delivered; transformation of the nations; coming Davidic ruler-Messiah; cosmic restoration
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What are the four most common forms of prophetic speech? (Be able to identify by short examples from the Bible)
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Accusation, Judgement, Instruction, Hope
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List four differences between prophetic speech and prophetic books
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Prophetic speech-short, simple, oral, small

Prophetic books-large, complex, literary, large

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What two prophets prophesied during the siege and fall of Jerusalem, and spoke about these events?
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Ezekiel and Jeremiah
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List the three most common types of Psalms
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Complaint, thanksgiving, hymns
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What are the two main arguments in the book of Job? Explain how the story line creates these two arguments

 

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Argument of frame- God desires a true relationship

Argument of speech- Suffering does not equal sin

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What is the main theme of the book of Daniel? Describe one specfic way that the author creates this theme by what he chose to record in the book.

 

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Kingdom of God- God's lasts forever, Humans fall before God's; interpreting of dreams
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