This person anointed both Saul and David as king, and represents the transition from charismatic to institutional leadership in Israel.
Who is Samuel?
100
When the united kingdom of David and Solomon split, by what name was the northern half of the empire known?
What is Israel?
100
The books of Esther, Ezra, and _____ take place during the Persian Period.
What is Nehemiah?
100
The Protest canon classifies the books of Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Ruth into this category.
What is "Historical Books"?
100
This heavenly sustenance takes its name from the Hebrew expression, "What is this?"
What is "manna"?
200
This king once murdered a man after sleeping with that man's wife. He later repented and became one of Israel's greatest kings.
Who is David?
200
When the united kingdom of David and Solomon split, by what name was the southern half of the empire known?
What is Judah?
200
The book of ________ features Jesus' namesake leading Israel into the Promised Land of Canaan.
What is Joshua?
200
Of the two "Historical Books" with strong female protagonists, this book takes place in Israel.
What is Ruth?
200
This "lady of the night" from Jericho played a key role in its destruction, and became a prominent ancestor to David, Solomon, and Jesus.
Who is Rahab?
300
Named "Schlomo" in Hebrew, this king was allowed to actually build the Temple in Jerusalem.
Who is Solomon?
300
This is the year in which Assyria laid waste to Israel.
What is 722 B.C.?
300
The Book of _______ features the ups and downs in the "days when Israel had no king, and everyone did what was right in their own eyes."
What is Judges? (Judges 21:25)
300
Of the two "Historical Books" with strong female protagonists, this book takes place in Susa, capital of the Persian Empire.
What is Esther?
300
This German terms means "Salvation History," and refers to the idea that the relationship between God and humanity is the unifying thread throughout Scripture.
What is "Heilsgeschichte"?
400
This pre-Davidic king lost the throne because he went beyond the boundaries of the monarchy.
Who is Saul?
400
This is the year in which Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and sent the leaders of Judah into Exile.
What is 586 B.C.
400
The book of __________ features a kinsman-redeemer ("go'el") in its plot.
What is Ruth?
400
Of the "Historical Books," are these six are classified as "Writings" (Ketuvim) in the Hebrew Bible (TaNaK).
What are Ruth, Esther, 1 & 2 Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah.
400
Genesis 12:7; 15:13-16; Leviticus 18:14-30; Joshua 11:18-21; and 1 Samuel 15:1-2 are some of the primary texts that explain the reasoning behind this action taken by Joshua and the Israelites.
What is the conquest of Canaan/taking of the Promised Land?
500
This is the only non-Jewish monarch who is called a "Meshiach," (Messiah, lit. "Anointed One"), in the Old Testament. (Isa 45:1)
Who is Cyrus (of the Persian Empire)?
500
Now known as Iran, this ancient empire conquered Babylon, sent the exiles from Judah back home, and even paid for their rebuilding efforts of Jerusalem and the 2nd Temple.
What is Persia?
500
These two books of _________ retell the story from Israelite monarchy to the exile, and end with the Cyrus decree.
What are 1 & 2 Chronicles?
500
Of the "Historical Books," these six are classified as "Prophets" (Nevi'im) in the Hebrew Bible (TaNaK).
What are Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, and 1 & 2 Kings?
500
The "Rankian dictum" says that historians should record historical events in this manner, "wie es eigentlich gewesen."