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| 1. Name the four types of books contained in the Old Testament. |
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| History, Poetry, Prophecy, Writings. |
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| The process of trying to figure out the original meaning of a passage. |
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| 3. Compare the two creation stories in Genesis. |
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1. God takes 6 days and creates man and woman equal (or at the same time).
2. God creates Adam first and Eve later or man first and woman later. Takes less time to create the world than the first. |
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| 4. List the books of the Torah and explain their importance. |
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| Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. It is the basis of Jewish Law. |
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| 5. What are the four sources of the Pentateuch? |
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J=Yahwist
E=Elohist
D=Deuteronomist
P=Priestly |
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| 6. What is the name used for God in the Pentateuch and what is the name used in the remainder of the Old Testament? |
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Yahweh - Pentateuch - Torah
Jehovah - The rest of the New Testament |
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| 7. Discuss the three convenants of the Old Testament. |
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1. Mosaic - Between Moses and God, Moses is the intermediary, Ten Commandents, sets up rules for society.
2. Davidic - All the kings of Isreal will be descendents of David.
3. Abrahamic - Yahweh promises Abraham land, a great nation, and a blessing on Abraham and his descendents. Abraham is a little confused by this, as he has no children and is very old. However, he follows Yahweh's instructions and leaves is home for a new land. Sarah, his wife, who God catches laughing at him when she overhears that she is going to bear a child, becomes pregnant and is the mother of Isaac, from whom there are many descendents. the Covenant is renewed with each generation. |
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| 8. Explain the role of prophets in Old Testament times and with what three areas they wre most concerned. |
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| Social Conscious for the dcommunity, advisor to the king Religious practice, personal Morality, Social Evil Politics. |
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| 9. Define theophany and give two examples from the Old Testament. |
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God being temporarily visible to humans in sme way:
a. Burning bush
b. Whirlwind (Job)
c. Writing on the wall |
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| 10. Abraham is considered the father of which three religions and why? |
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Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
He is the father of Ishmael who is directly linked to Islam.
He is the Father of Isaac who is directly linked to Christianity.
The prophet and figure-head of Judaism. |
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| 11. In the book of Job, who is Satan? |
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| 12. When God agrees to let Satan test Job, whatis the one thing that Satan is not allowed to do? |
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| Satan is not allowed to kill Job. |
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| 13. Esther is the only woman to found a Jewish religious tradition. What is the tradition and what does it celebrate? |
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Holiday of Purim
Celebrates the Deliverance of the Jewish people from an evil ruler. |
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| 14. What is the purpose of Proverbs? |
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| 15. Psalms is an example of what literary form? |
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