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| Much of the old testament was written down during the? |
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| Why is the Exile a time of great crisis for the Israelite people? |
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| They have lost their homeland Judah, their holy city Jerusalem has been conquered, and their temple has been destroyed. |
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| What do the Babylonians need to hear from God? |
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| God is in charge and God only creates good, therefor he will save us . |
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| What did Genesis help them do? |
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| it helped them understand who they were and why they should have hope |
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| beginning and it was a prehistory for Israel |
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| what are the stories of genesis filled with? |
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| fragments and myths from the ancient near east |
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| WHat did the stories become? |
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| powerful, God-inspired religious tales that expressed the Israelites' beliefs about God and the world's origins |
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| What does the rest of Genesis tell of? |
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| how Abraham and his descendants down to Joseph became the chosen people the israelites |
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| worshiping many gods and believed those gods were violent and had human mankind for their slaves |
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| How did the Jews view the book of Genesis? |
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| wonderful created out of chaos by the one God who brings forth goodness |
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| When God created man what were they like? |
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| godlike, full of dignity, not slaves of the gods |
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| The story of creation tells us that... |
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| God is good, we are good, and life is good |
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| When do Jews celebrate the Sabbath? |
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| friday sunset to saturday sunset |
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| everything in the book of Genesis happened exactly as it says |
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| the earth evolved with mankind over a long period of time |
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| the first sin of humankind more commonly known as original sin |
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| Adam and Eve wanted to be ________ to God |
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| refusal to acknowledge God as God and ourselves as dependent on him |
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| bad things can get once sin spreads to ugliness |
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| What does God make with Noah? |
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| covenant which is a solemn promise |
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| At the end of the Flood what appears? |
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| a rainbow which is a sign of God's love for everything on earth and that it will never again be destroyed by a flood |
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| The story of babel is about |
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| how sin spread to affect even the behavior of the nations |
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| When do the stories of the matriarchs and patriarchs take place? |
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| What does the word Semites refer to? |
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| people from the near east whom the israelites descended |
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| Abram became the father of which 3 faiths? |
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| Judaism, Christianity, and Muslim |
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| what does God mean when he says descendants? |
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| all who believe or will believe because Abram believes |
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| What is the name o the child Abram has with Hagar? |
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| What is Ishmael's destiny? |
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| He is a bedouin and he is the father of the Arab peoples |
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| the house or abode of God |
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| What does the word Israel mean? |
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| one who has contended with divine and human beings |
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| Who was rachel's first son? |
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| Why does Joseph land in prison? |
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| he was falsely accused of rape by the steward's wife |
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| At what age had Joseph become king of Egypt? |
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| Why does Jacob sacrifice Benjamin? |
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| Because his people must live |
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