1. Intro: Bible Structure, Cultural Context, Creation
In which dividsion of the TaNaKh are the 10 Commandments found? Name the book.
What is the Torah
This character’s name means “heel-grabber,” and his transformation begins with a dream and culminates in a nighttime wrestling match.
Who is Jacob?
This is where God gave the 10 commandmants and established the Covenant.
What is Mt. Sinai?
This is the name for a type of psalm intending to communicate complaints
What is lament?
What animal does Abraham sacrifice?
What is a lamb?
These were the names of the Northern and Southern Kingdoms
What are Northern: Israel Southern: Judah
These were the 1st Pat and Mat to be called on by God.
Who is Sarah and Abraham
God chooses Moses despite his hesitation and this personal challenge.
What is a speech impediment?
This famous Civil Rights activist and modern prophet wrote the mountaintop speech
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
In the story of Jacob wrestling with a mysterious figure all night, what new name is he given, and what does that name mean?
What is Israel, meaning “one who wrestles with God”?
This division of the TaNaKh is where you would find Wisdom writings. (Hint: it's the last letter in the Tanak acronym)
What is Ketuvim
This ability, attributed to Joseph, leads to his rise in Egypt and demonstrates God’s presence even in prison.
What is dream interpretation?
This is the 9th and final movement in an Exodus journey
What is the Promised Land
This is the name of Bethsheba's Husband.
What is Uriah the Hittite
Which body of water did the Israelites cross as they escaped slavery in Egypt, and how is this event symbolic?
What is the Red Sea? It symbolizes liberation, transformation, and trust in God.
The new and revolutionary idea set the Israelites apart from other religious and cultural practices
What is monotheism
This test of faith, involving a near-sacrifice on a mountain, raises theological and moral questions that still provoke debate.
What is the binding of Isaac?
These two commandments appear in positive form (as "do this" not "don't do")
What is the Sabbath and honor mom and dad
Which prophet used his toubled marriage as a metaphor for the Jewish peoples relationshiop with G-d during his time?
Who is Hosea
In Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development, what is the name of the highest level, where decisions are guided by internal principles and universal ethical values?
What is the post-conventional level?
Omnipotence is the characteristic that means God is...
What is all powerful
This interpersonal conflict between two women reveals deep themes of oppression, motherhood, and the beginnings of two major world religions.
What is the relationship between Sarah and Hagar
This is the Hebrew name God reveals to Moses, meaning 'I Am Who I Am'.
What is Yahweh
Prophets often criticized this specific social sin, which involved exploiting the vulnerable and ignoring the covenant.
What is injustice or social injustice?
What type of law are the 10 Commandments
apodictic, categorical