From Civilization and Israelite History
Who were the creators of civilization in lower Mesopotamia in the Copper-Stone Age?
The Sumerians
How many authors does the bible have?
2
What are Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel, and 1 and 2 Kinds sometimes referred to as?
Former Prophets
What is the Christian name for the first five books of the Old Testament?
Pentateuch
What in the Hebrew Bible are referred to as the Torah and Former Prophets are collectively called?
Primary History
What kind of writing did the creators of civilization in lower Mesopotamia in the copper Stone Age introduce?
Pictographic writing (cuneiform)
What are the two authors of the Bible?
The divine and humans
Who is sometimes referred to as the Latter Prophets?
Major and minor prophets
From where did Christians derive the term "old" to speak of the Old Testament?
A passage in Jeremiah
Which book is pivotal to primary history, and why?
The book of Deuteronomy
Whose civilization was concentrated along the Nile River?
The Egyptians
What is the term for the process of God's self-disclosure?
Revelation
True or False: The book of wisdom is in the Hebrew Bible
False
What is the name of the second block of books in the Christian Old Testament?
Writings
Who was the first scholar to develop the theory of Deuteronomistic history?
Martin Noth
What is the term of the Old Stone Age?
The paleolithic period
What is the meaning of the term "Cannon"?
Measurement, rule, or standard
What is referred to as the inner circle of the Hebrew Bible?
To Torah
Who erroneously taught that the Old Testament has been rendered void by the New Testament?
CE. Marcion
Noth suggests that the first four books of the Tanak should be read as a unit. His suggestion yields what is known as...
Tetrateuch
What are two significant differences between the Christain Bible and the Hebrew Bible?
The arrangement of the books and the Hebrew Bible does not have the New Testament
What does the human author write under?
Prompting of the Holy Spirit
What is the proper name for the Hebrew Bible? How is the term derived?
"Tanak" - It is derived from the first consonants of these three parts of the Hebrew Bible: T from Torah, N from Nevi'im, and K from Ketuvim= TNK
What is the name of the last book of the Christian Old Testament?
The book of the prophet Malachi
The suggestion that the Torah and Joshia be read as a unit is...
Hexateuch