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In this year, the Babylonians invaded Judah and destroyed the First Temple in Jerusalem.
What is 587 BCE?
__________ literature is focused on human existence and, often, its relationship to the divine.
What is Wisdom?
This prophet spoke out for the poor and the needy, was from the southern kingdom but preached in the north, and was a farmer by trade.
Who is Amos?
Look, just eat, drink, and be merry - because we are all going to die, says the book of _______.
What is Ecclesiastes?
King George and the Ducky fails to mention these two big sins committed by (or aided by) David.
What adultery and murder?
In this year, the United Kingdom of David and Solomon split into the Northern Kingdom of Israel and the Southern Kingdom of Judah.
What is 922 BCE?
This kind of literature probably derived from homes, schools, and the royal court, and consists of short aphorisms or saying that instruct one how to live wisely.
What are Proverbs?
TRUE OR FALSE: Kings and prophets go together in the Hebrew Bible.
What is TRUE?
True or False: The Bible borrows wisdom literature from other cultures, including Egypt.
What is True?
This word means "unveiling" or "revelation."
What is apocalypse?
In this year, King Cyrus came to power and allowed the exiled Judeans to return home.
What is 539 BCE?
This book is an example of a short story from the Hebrew Bible and deals with issues related to Levirate Marriage and the "Other."
What is the book of Ruth?
The word "prophet" and the word "prophesy" come from a Greek word that means _____________.
What is "to speak forth for another"?
According to book of Proverbs, what is the relationship between what you do and what happens to you?
What is good things happen to good people, bad things happen to bad people?
This word literally means "the Adversary."
What is Ha-Satan?
In this year, Alexander the Great conquered Palestine.
What is 333 BCE?
From the Greek words for "god" + "justice," this kind of literature is an attempt to resolve the evidential problem of evil by reconciling the traditional divine characteristics of omnibenevolence, omnipotence, and omniscience with the occurrence of evil or suffering in the world.
What is a theodicy?
This prophet multiplied food, brought people back to life, and ascended into heaven.
Who is Elijah?
"Where were you when I created the world?" comes from what biblical book and is the answer to what question?
What is Job and it is the answer to Job's complaint against God for all of the horrible things that have happened to him.
This word means "many voices."
What is polyvocality?
Between these years, the Second Temple was constructed/finished.
What is 520-515 BCE?
The book of Daniel is part of the Writings in the Tanak, but is considered one of the _______ ________ in the Old Testament.
What is Major Prophets?
True or False: In the Bible, the prophetic books are useful for predicting far off events.
What is FALSE?
According to the book of Proverbs, if you want to know how to be wise, what should you do?
What is "Look to the ant!" (Or the natural world around us, where God has hidden keys to wisdom/becoming wise.)
The book of Daniel was written as resistance literature against this Greek emperor, often called the "Little Horn" (even though it is set in the Babylonian period for literary and thematic reasons!).
Who is Antiochus Epiphanes IV?