Test 1 Review

Minor Prophets

100

The Hebrew word nabi most closely means this:

Spokesman

200

The two-fold mission of the prophets was to:

1. challenge people to live the covenant

2. teach the people how to live in accordance with the covenant

300

Purification means this:

cleansing from unfaithfulness to God

400

Advocacy for the poor by the prophets most closely connects to this Christian moral framework:

The Beatitudes

500

These are the five steps of the Call Narrative:

1. Somethingmysterious/holyhappens

2. God acts first

3. The Prophet resists

4. God reassures

5. God sends the Prophet on his or her mission

Major Prophets

100

Elijah and Elisha are considered this type of prophet:

NEITHER Major or Minor

200

Elisha demonstrates his prophetic role mostly through this:

Miracles

300

These are the names of the major prophets:

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel

400

Elijah encounters God through _______________; while Jeremiah is known as the ____________ prophet

Silence ; weeping

500

Jeremiah says that knowledge of God comes from ______________; while Ezekiel introduces the concept of God's ____________________.

Within a person ; holiness & other-worldliness

Messianic Expectations

100

"Emmanuel" means this:

God is with us

200

Isaiah's writings say these two things about salvation:

1. Israel must keep hoping in the Lord

2. Salvation will come through scorn, ridicule, and suffering

300

During the Exile, the Israelites believed that the Messiah would be this type of person:

A military king

400

2nd Isaiah contains the theme of the Suffering Servant, a figure who brings about salvation through this:

Suffering

500

Christians believe Jesus fulfilled the messianic hopes of the prophets by doing this:

saving humanity from sin and death

Trinity

100

The teaching of the Trinity explains that God is this:

one God in three persons

200

Jesus has this many natures:

Two (human and divine)

300

This symbol is commonly associated with the Holy Spirit.

Dove

400

Jesus is called the Paschal Lamb because his sacrifice mirrors the sacrifice of the lamb on this Jewish holiday:

Passover

500

The Holy Spirit continues the mission of Jesus through this:

the Church

Key Terms

100

A story describing a prophet's initial call by God

Call Narrative

200

God made flesh

Incarnation

300

The use of humor to teach or make a point

Satire

400

A prophet who emphasized justice for the poor

Amos

500

A prophet who stressed individual responsibility (as opposed to collective responsibility)

Ezekiel