Definitions
In Hebrew "five books"
Pentateuch
The Sabbath is a day to party on the weekend!
False; Sabbath is a day of rest.
The first humans of the world
How many strands are in the Pentateuch?
Four strands
The first 5 books of the Old Testament
Pentateuch
Stories told twice, but with slight differences.
Doublets
Everything that God made is good.
True
One of the Trees from the Garden of Eden
- The Tree of Good and Evil
- The Tree of Life
The strand that describes God as a human figure.
The J strand, Yahwist
The Old Testament was written in this language.
Ancient Hebrew
The Two names for God
- YHWH
- Elohim
Protestant and Catholic Bibles contain the same number of books
False; Catholics have 7 more books.
A difference between the two creation stories.
- Gen 1: water vs Gen 2: barren land
- The Order of Creation was different for both stories
- Morals and Laws
- YHWH
These are two of the Books in the Pentateuch.
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
The attribution of human characteristics to animals, objects, or natural phenomena
anthropomorphic
Creation was a result of chaos, and was unplanned
False; God planned creation, it was orderly.
One lie the Serpent told Eve.
- She would be like God
- She would not die
- You will know good and evil
What are the 4 strand names
- Yahwist, Elohist, Deuteronomist, Priestly
Did Moses write the Pentateuch?
No but he played a central role.
The 7 books included in the Catholic Old Testament
Deuterocanonical
The J strand was translated by the French calling it Jah-weh
False; it was the Germans
The consequences of the first sin.
- Separation from God
- Death
- Woman would have child birth with pain
- Labor for food
The Origin of the P strand
Babylonian Exile
One reason why we read the Old Testament.
- To Reveal the Living God
- Contains God's Promises
- Reveal's Our true Identities
- Experiences of our ancestors