Pentateuch
What does Pentateuch mean?
Five Volume Book
Which book of the OT features a kinsman-redeemer?
Ruth
Which book of the OT that involves a man enduring immense suffering reveals where wisdom comes from?
Job
How many books are in the OT?
39
What are the four lens discussed in class to help understand the ANE?
Covenant, Divine Council, Cosmic Geography, Jesus
The book of Joshua serves as a link between the events of ____________ and the rest of Israel’s history.
The Pentateuch
Cyrus was king of what empire?
Persian
True or False: Wisdom in the ANE worldview looked like pursuing understanding and preserving world order.
True
What Nation was Daniel Exiled to?
Babylon
True or False: Israel was the only nation that practice animal sacrifice in the ANE?
False
In Genesis 15 we see God making a covenant with which Patriarch?
Abram
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The passage in 1 Samuel 23:10-14 explains how David asks God whether the men of Keelah would surrender him to Saul. The conversation sheds light on what theological concept?
Predestination and Foreknowledge
n Luke 13:1-5, Jesus’ disciples ask him what story connects to the retribution solution
A tower that fell on the Galileans
The purpose of this book was to show the failure of the Israelites to keep their part of the covenant?
Judges
What does Elohim mean?
A category of Spiritual Beings
What are the books of the bible in the Pentateuch
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
In approximately what year did the Persian Kingdom allow the Israelites to return to their homeland to rebuild the temple at Jerusalem?
536 BCE
What is the retribution principle?
The righteous will prosper and the wicked suffer.
Which Psalm is labeled as a Psalm of deliverance?
Psalm 91
What are the chapters in Genesis correlate to three rebellions?
3, 6, 11
The two defining events in biblical history that provide context for the entire OT are:
Exodus and Exile to Babylon
What is the common perspective of the books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther?
God's continued blessing on the covenant community.
What are two types of wisdom literature
Didactic and Discursive
What is are the three poetic structures in the OT?
Acrostic, Inclusio, Chiasm
Which ancient Near Eastern deity was called “Rider of the Clouds,” was often featured with a thunderbolt, and was known as a god of fertility?
Ba'al