laws & covenants
the sign of God's covenant with Abraham
What is circumcision?
a sling and a stone
What are the weapons David used to bring down Goliath?
he walked around barefoot as a sign of coming judgement
Who was Isaiah?
the food by which Edmund is tempted into betraying his siblings
What is Turkish Delight?
David's best friend and the presumptive heir to the throne of Israel
Who was Jonathan?
the place at which Moses received the tablets of the law
What is Mount Sinai?
the empire locked in conflict with the Greeks in Herodotus' Histories
What was Persia?
the small group of survivors God promises to preserve through judgment
What is the remnant?
the wicked magician who tricks Polly into vanishing out of the world
Who is Uncle Andrew?
the land ruled by Croesus
What is Lydia?
the principle by which Hammurabi insisted punishment should match the crime
What is "an eye for an eye"?
the messenger who ran from Marathon to Athens to announce victory
Who was Philippides?
he was angered because the Lord relented from bringing judgment on Israel's enemies
Who was Jonah?
the goddess who aids Odysseus throughout his long journey
Who is Athena?
she visited Solomon and was astounded by his wealth
Who was the Queen of Sheba?
the number of people who boarded the ark
What is eight?
the land to which Moses fled after killing the Egyptian
Which was Midian?
the number of minor prophets
What is twelve?
the land to which Odysseus is striving to return
What is Ithaca?
they captured the ark and lived to regret it
Who are the Philistines?
the form of written language in which the Code of Hammurabi was written
the general who, with Deborah's able leadership, defeated Sisera's army
Who was Barak?
he summarized God's requirements: "to act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God"
Who is Micah?
what Gilgamesh is ultimately seeking
What is immortality?
Who is Samuel?