Genesis 1-9
What is the meaning of the Hebrew word אָדָם Adam?
What is...
man, humanity
Who is said to be the TRADITIONAL author of the Torah?
Who is Moses?
This term refers to Semites or peoples of the ancient Near East, from whom the Israelites descended.
What is Semetic?
What is the meaning of the Hebrew word Israel ישראל?
One who strives with God.
List the three functions of a creation myth.
Mystical: inspires a sense of awe and gratitude for the world
Cosmological: Describes and gives meaning to the world around us
Sociological: Passes down moral and ethical codes
This theory proposes that 4 main sources wrote and adapted the Torah.
What is the Documentary Hypothesis?
What is the meaning of the Hebrew word nahas נָחָשׁ?
What is serpent?
What is the Abrahamic Covenant?
God promises that Abraham will be a father of a great nation.
What does God do before expelling the man and the woman from the Garden of Eden?
He clothes them with garments of skin.
This is the daily prayer said by the Jews that confesses their belief and worship of the one God.
What is the Shema?
This belief system worships one God who is more powerful than other gods.
What is henotheism?
According to Genesis and oral tradition, Jacob had 12 sons who formed the 12 tribes of Israel. Which son is associated with the Davidic Kings and Jesus?
What is the Tribe of Judah?
The Noah story tells of God washing away all the wickedness on earth. This story has many parallels with the creation stories at the beginning of Genesis. What is the main theme of the Noah flood story?
What is....
Recreation
Which covenant renewed God’s covenant with Abraham’s descendants and established the Israelites as his Chosen People?
What is the Sinai covenant?
What is an etiological story?
A narrative that explains the origin of a natural phenomenon or a custom.
Which of Jacob's 12 sons is sold into slavery in Egypt and rises in the ranks to be the Pharaoh's right-hand man?
Who is Joseph?
This Babylonian flood story highlights the life of Utnapishtim, who is warned that a flood is coming and is forced to build a boat to save different animals, including his own family and possessions.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
List the five books of the Torah.
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
What does the Hebrew word תֵּבָה têbâh mean?*
**100 more points if you name the two stories where this word appears**
What is...
"ark" or "basket"
**Noah's Ark and Moses' Birth Story**
What three religions honor Abraham as their main Patriarch?
**100 more points if you name Abraham's sons and which religion they are associated with**
What are...
Judaism = Isaac
Islam = Ishmael
Christianity