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| What are the first two commandments given in the Bible? List them in the order given. (See Gen. 1 & 2) |
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1) INCREASE IN NUMBER AND FILL THE EARTH
2) DON’T EAT FORBIDDEN FRUIT |
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| 2. What are the most likely meanings of the names Adam and Eve? (See footnotes for Gen. 2: 7, 20; and 3: 20) |
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ADAM MEANS “MAN.”
EVE SEEMS TO MEAN “MOTHER OF ALL LIVING.” |
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| 3. Based on the biblical account in Genesis, what seems to be the most likely conclusion about the location of the Garden of Eden? (See Gen. 2: 10 – 14 |
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WE’RE NOT SURE
MODERN DAY TIGRIS IS PROBABLY NAMED AFTER THIS BIBLICAL RIVER |
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| 4. How much of the earth did the flood cover? |
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| ALL OF THE EARTH – HOWEVER, WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT EARTH MEANT AT THAT TIME |
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| 5. Describe the covenant of God with Noah. (See Gen. 9) |
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| GOD PROMISES TO NEVER FLOOD THE EARTH AGAIN – SIGN OF THIS COVENANT IS A RAINBOW |
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| 6. According to Dr. Sherlock and the Bible, why did God curse the people at the Tower of Babel? (Gen. 11) |
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SHERLOCK: BUILDING A TOWER TO BECOME GODS
BIBLE: WANTED TO “MAKE A NAME FOR THEMSELVES” |
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| 7. What did God tell Abraham when he called him? |
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| LEAVE YOUR COUNTRY, I WILL MAKE YOU A GREAT NATION, I WILL MAKE YOUR NAME GREAT, AND ALL PEOPLE WILL BE BLESSED THROUGH YOU |
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| 8. In what way is Islam an Abrahamic religion |
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| ISHMAEL (FATHER OF ARAB NATIONS) WAS THE FIRSTBORN OF ABRAHAM |
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| 9. Describe the exchange between God and Abraham regarding the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. (Gen. 18: 16 – 33) |
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| ABRAHAM BARTERS (BARGAINS) WITH GOD: ASK GOD TO SAVE THE CITY FOR THE RIGHTEOUS |
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| 10. While Jacob is said to be a man of “civilization” he nonetheless does not appear to be completely honest. What is the reason for this? |
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1) TRICK ESAU OUT OF HIS BIRTHRIGHT
2) TRICKS HIS FATHER IN LAW LABAN – JACOB INCREASES HIS OWN FLOCKS AT THE EXPENSE OF LABAN’S |
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| 11. What might one infer about earlier beliefs in Deity from the story of Rachel’s stealing the household gods of Laban? (Gen. 31: 19) How does this belief shift after the Mosaic Law is given? How does it change further still in the writings of the Prophets? In what main way do the earlier and later accounts of God’s dealings agree? |
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1) PATRIARCHAL AGE) RACHEL WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT THE HOUSEHOLD GODS HAD POWER 2) (MOSAIC PERIOD) ONLY WORSHIP ADDONI OR YAHVEH. 3) (PROPHETIC PERIOD) ONLY ONE GOD AND THERE ARE NO OTHER GODS
2) GOD IS EMOTIONAL THROUGHOUT THE BIBLE (PASSIVE) ( |
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| 12. The story of Er and Onan is used by some as a means of critiquing male contraception. How might they argue for this? (Gen. 38) |
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| 1) ONAN WAS STRUCK DEAD WHEN HE SPILLED HIS SEED ON THE GROUND |
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| 13. Moses experiences God in different ways. Name three |
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| )BURNING BUSH, PILLAR OF FIRE (BY NIGHT) CLOUD (BY DAY), SNAKE AND STAFF IN PHARAOH’S PALACE |
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| 14. According to Dr. Sherlock, why might God have hardened Pharaoh’s heart? |
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| 1) MAKE EXODUS SIGNIFICANT IN THE MEMORIES OF THE ISRAELITES |
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| 15. Moses received the Decalogue from God. What is the Decalogue? |
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| TEN COMMANDMENTS (DECA MEANS TEN) |
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| 16. What was the punishment for idol worship under the Mosaic Law? |
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| DESTRUCTION OF THE PERSON |
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| 17. How do we know that Jews could/could not charge interest? |
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| COULD NOT CHARGE INTEREST: WHY NOT? BECAUSE ITS FORBIDDEN IN THE MOSAIC LAW |
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| 18. What was “in the sight of all the house of Israel” in “all the travels of the Israelites?” |
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| CLOUD (BY DAY) FIRE (BY NIGHT) |
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| 19. How do some people argue against/for abortion by referencing the Mosaic Law? |
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AGAINST ABORTION: EYE FOR AN EYE (OF THE CHILD)
FOR ABORTION: EYE FOR AN EYE (OF THE MOTHER), FETUS NOT YET CONSIDERED A CHILD |
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| 20. Historically, when did Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel prophesy |
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ISAIAH: BEFORE THE ASSYRIAN AND BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITIES
JEREMIAH: BEFORE AND DURING BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY
EZEKIEL: DURING AND AFTER |
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| 21. What seems to be so bad about idol worship? Where does the Lord compare unfaithful Israel to a prostitute? |
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| 1) WORSHIPPING THE CREATION AND NOT THE CREATOR 2) EZEKIEL 16 |
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| 22. What is one of the main differences between the prophesying of the true prophets and the false prophets (as it pertains to the struggle with the Babylonians)? |
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TRUE PROPHETS: “ISRAEL WILL BE CAPTIVE UNTIL SHE REPENTS”
FALSE PROPHETS: “ISRAEL WILL BE SAVED AFTER THE FINAL STRUGGLE” |
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| 23. What symbols does Ezekiel present regarding the restoration of the house of Israel? |
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RESTORATION IS A LIKE TWO STICKS JOINED TOGETHER: THE STICK OF JOSEPH AND OF JUDAH
RESTORATION IS LIKE RESURRECTION: THE PARTS OF THE BODY JOINING TOGETHER AFTER THEY HAD SEPARATED AT DEATH |
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| 24. What are the main sins preached against by the prophets? |
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| NOT CARING FOR THE POOR, IDOLATRY, SEXUAL SINS |
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| 25. What Israelite experience is often used by the prophets to humble the Israelites? |
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| 26. Christians draw heavily on Isaiah for their unique doctrines. What are some major references they turn to? |
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SUFFERING SERVANT FROM ISAIAH 53
“FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN” ISAIAH 9
VIRGIN WILL CONCEIVE AND BEAR A SON CALLED “IMMANUEL” ISAIAH 7 |
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| 27. In what part of Isaiah does he speak in an eschatological way? |
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| NEAR THE END (ESCHATOLOGICAL: END TIMES) |
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| 28. What is common between the visions of the Lord received by both Isaiah and Ezekiel? |
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| BOTH SEEM HIM ON A FIERY THRONE (ISAIAH 6 & EZEKIEL 1&2 |
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| 29. What is similar about Jeremiah’s complaint in Jeremiah 12 and the message of the book of Job? What is the answer given in Job? |
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WHY DO BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE AND WHY DO THE WICKED PROSPER
ANSWER FROM GOD: YOU CANNOT UNDERSTAND MY WAYS; WHO ARE YOU TO QUESTION ME; “WHERE WERE WHEN I CREATED EVERYTHING” |
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| What is the main difference between the genealogies presented in Matthew and Luke? |
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MATTHEW: TRACES JESUS’ LINEAGE TO ABRAHAM (WHY DO THIS? MATTHEW’S MESSAGE IS TO JEWS: “JESUS IS THE JEWISH MESSIAH”)
LUKE: JESUS’ LINEAGE GOES BACK TO GOD (WHY BACK TO GOD? WRITING TO THE GENTILES) |
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| 31. Why might someone argue that Matthew’s birth story emphasizes that Jesus is the Jewish Messiah? |
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| BECAUSE HE FREQUENTLY REFERENCES BIBLICAL PROPHECIES ABOUT THE COMING MESSIAH AND SAYS THAT JESUS FULFILLS THOSE PROPHECIES |
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| 32. Why do we think that Luke wrote both Luke and Acts |
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| 32. Why do we think that Luke wrote both Luke and Acts |
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| END OF A PRAYER (PARTICULARLY THE LORD’S PRAYER): “FOR YOURS IS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND THE GLORY FOREVER. AMEN.” |
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| 34. Dr. Sherlock argued that many of the parables in the New Testament focus on finding the lost sheep. List three parables which emphasize this point. (See Luke 15 |
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| PARABLE OF THE LOST SHEEP; LOST COIN, AND LOST SON (PRODIGAL SON) |
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| hat evidence does Luke give us that Jesus was probably born around 6 BCE? |
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| QUIRINIUS WAS GOVERNOR OF SYRIA |
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| 36. What is said to be Jesus’ first miracle (according to John)? What is said to be his greatest miracle? |
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FIRST: WATER TO WINE AT CANA
GREATEST: RAISING LAZARUS FROM THE DEAD
BOTH OF THESE ARE IN JOHN’S RECORD ONLY |
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| 37. Where is the Sermon on the Mount found? |
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| 38. Locate (from the Sermon on the Mount) and describe what is generally known as “the Golden Rule.” |
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| MATTHEW 7: 12: DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO TO YOU |
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| 39. From the Sermon on the Mount, what messages could a person use to argue for pacifism? |
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| TURN THE OTHER CHEEK, LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR, LOVE YOUR ENEMIES, DO NOT KILL, DO NOT BE ANGRY |
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| 40. Where is the phrase/term “Son of Man” derived from? Does Jesus specifically refer to himself as “the Son of Man?” |
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DANIEL (OLD TESTAMENT)
YES (SORT OF) |
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| 41. What does it mean that many early Christians thought that the eschatological times referred to the times in which they were living? |
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| THEY THOUGHT THE END WAS NEAR |
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| 42. Where does the parable of the Good Samaritan come from? |
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| ONLY FROM LUKE 10: 25 – 37 |
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| 43. From John 1, also called the “Prologue of the Gospel of John,” where might someone look for support of the doctrine of the Trinity? According to Dr. Sherlock, what does it mean when Jesus is described as “the Word?” What scripture (from any of the Gospels) might someone use to counter the doctrine of the Trinity? |
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THE WORD (JESUS) WAS GOD; THE WORD WAS WITH GOD
THE WORD MEANS “LOGOS” (GREEK: SPIRIT, INTELLIGENCE, OR SOMETHING THAT IS INTELLIGIBLE)
THE BAPTISM OF JESUS USED TO COUNTER THE DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY |
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| 44. Romans is the largest epistle of Paul. Where is it located? |
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RIGHT AFTER ACTS
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PAULINE EPISTLES |
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| 45. How does Paul argue that Christians are children of Abraham? |
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| BOTH SAVED BY GRACE BEFORE THE MOSAIC LAW WAS ESTABLISHED |
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| 46. “Under the law” Paul argues that if you commit one sin, you will be destroyed. What is the source of salvation, according to Paul? |
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GRACE OF CHRIST: FAITH IN HIS POWER TO SAVE
PAUL KEPT THE LAW BEFORE HE WAS A CHRISTIAN (HE THOUGHT HE KEPT IT); HE WAS CONVERTED ON THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS ON HIS WAY TO PERSECUTING CHRISTIANS |
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| 47. What are the two main themes in Paul’s teachings about human nature? (See Romans 2 & 7) |
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1) EVERYONE HAS A CONSCIENCE AND KNOWS RIGHT FROM WRONG (ALL MEN ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE; EVEN GENTILES JUSTIFIED WHEN THEY LIVE RIGHTEOUSLY)
2) “FOR WHAT I WANT TO DO I DO NOT DO.” VICE VERSA. CONFUSED? I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT I DO. |
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| 48. What is 1 Corinthians 13 about? |
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LOVE: IF I SPEAK WITHOUT LOVE I AM A RESOUNDING GONG OR A CLANGING SYMBOL
AND NOW THESE THREE REMAIN: FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE |
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| 49. Why does Paul advise against eating meat sacrificed to idols? (1 Cor. 8) |
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NO WORSE IF WE DON’T AND NO BETTER IF WE DO
BUT, NEED TO AVOID THE APPEARANCE OF EVIL: EATING MEAT SACRIFICED TO IDOLS MIGHT WEAKEN THE FAITH OF FELLOW CHRISTIANS |
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| 50. In 1 Corinthians, Paul discusses the Resurrection. What kind of body will resurrected persons have? |
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1) NOT A BODY OF FLESH & BLOOD
2) SPIRITUAL BODY |
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