General
The Bible comes from the Greek word _________ meaning _________
Biblios, Book
___________ talks about the creation of the world and the patriarchs
__________ has the book of the priests handbook
___________ has the first and second census of the people of Israel
___________ records the story of Moses and has 40 chapters
___________ has the 3 speeches of Moses and ends with his death
Genesis, Leviticus, Numbers, Exodus, Dueteronomy
What are the six major topics that the historical books cover?
Settlement in the promise land, transition to kings from judges, division of northern and souther kingdom, destruction of the northern kingdom, exile and return of the southern kingdom
Name the three returns and who were they led by?
Zerubabbel- building the temple under Cyrus
Ezra- Restore the people
Nehemiah- Building the wall
What is the purpose of the Poetry books?
Provide moral guidance centered around God
The Church kept God's word through the __________ and _______________.
Bible; Tradition
Covenant means.....
Family Bond
How many cycles of disobedience followed by discipline and repentance that wee see in judges?
Who was the first and last judge?
7 cycles
Joshua----Samuel
Why do we call the prophets major and minor, and what is the goal of a prophet?
Called by God to send message to people to repent-> called major and minor by length of the book
Talk about the story of Job and the main purpose of it.
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46 (39)
What are the 5 books of Moses
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
Who is the gentile that was faithful to her mother-in-law and became the great grandmother of king David and eventually Jesus?
Ruth
What does repentance mean?
To turn the other way and to go back
What is the largest book in the Bible and what was its use
Psalms- Temple hymn / prayer book
The New Testament has ________ books.
27
Who are the 4 Patriarchs in Genesis
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph
1st/2nd Samuel talks about 2 judges and 2 kings who are they?
Eli and Samuel, Saul and David
Name 2 prophets before, during, and after the exile and who was the most important prophet.
Moses was the most important prophet.
Name the books written by Solomon and their themes.
Proverbs and Wisdom of Solomon- general advice
Ecclesiastes- Solomon about to die
Song of Songs- Love story
The Old Testament was translated from Hebrew to Greek in Alexandria and was called the ______ translation.
Septuagint
What is the Promise of the covenants with Adam, Noah, Abraham, and what are the signs.
Adam= Promise to be fruitful and multiply; sign= Sabbath
Noah= Promise to not flood the earth again; Sign was the rainbow
Abraham= Great name, nation, and land; sign was circumcision.
Name the 6 Kingdoms that Ruled over Israel in History in order
Egyptian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, Greek, Roman
Poetry
Name something that you learned from this unit or how you can understand the New Testament better.
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