OldTestQuizes
How many judgment oracles did Micah give?
5
Which covenant did Malachi cite specifically?
All of the above
The book of Judges takes place in ________.
Canaan
What is the dominant environmental feature of the Arabian Peninsula?
Desert
Amos is unconcerned with the welfare of others
False
The author of the book is identified as Samuel.
False
Under the leadership of Ashurbanipal, Assyria became the first "world-class" empire.
False
King Solomon was known for all of the following except
Fighting the Philistines and recovering land that was lost
How many basic types of sacrifices are there in Leviticus?
Five
Abraham was asked to sacrifice his son ________________.
Isaac
In the _________ of Jeremiah 31 God's law will be written on the heart, not etched on stone tablets
New Covenant
The golden calf is likely based off of which false god?
Osiris
______ is often called the theological and geographical center of the world.
Palestine
In later Judaism Songs of Songs was designated to be read as a part of which feast, since it was understood to represent God's love for Israel?
Passover
Habakkuk 2:4b, "But the righteous will live by faith," is quoted by _____in the New Testament
Paul
Many of the reforms instituted under Ezra and Nehemiah are seen as the seeds of ______which was in full effect during the time of Jesus.
Pharisaism
What was the earliest stage in the development of writing?
Pictograms
What is the strongest evidence for Joel as a postexilic prophet?
Reference to the exile as a past event
Which of the following is not a major theme of 1 and 2 Samuel?
Reforming temple worship
The method of ________, where the current state of affairs are turned around drastically, is used in Esther to build the plot and convey the message of the story.
Reversal
The people in Malachi ask how they have _______ God
Robbed
The ________was instituted as a day of rest in the life of Israel.
Sabbath
Which of these men was not one of Israel's kings?
Samuel
Prior to becoming a prophet Amos was a _______________.
Shepherd
Which Assyrian king invaded Israel in the eighth century?
Tiglath-Pileser 3
A prophet is someone who speaks on behalf of someone else
True
Esther is the only book in the Bible which does not mention the name of God.
True
God himself inscribed the Ten Commandments on stone tablets.
True
God's covenant loyalty is an important concept in Ruth.
True
There is a "wisdom" tone to the prophecy of Habakkuk
True
True wisdom is a lifestyle.
True
Zechariah's message was laced with concern for social justice in the present.
True
Zephaniah was possibly a member of the royal household
True
What are human errors of sight, hearing, writing, memory, and judgment which occur during the hand-copying process known as?
Variants
Which of the following is not a route that may have been taken by Israel during the Exodus?
Western
The books of Ruth, Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther form a section know as the _______.
Writings
Haggai was possibly a member of the royal household
false
The first section of Zechariah contains ___________ "night visions."
7
Standard ancient Near Eastern treaties include which of the following?
All of the above
Which of the following is the oldest interpretive approach to Song of Songs?
Allegorical
All of the following were contributors to the book of Proverbs except________________.
Amenemope
Who deported Israel?
Assyria
God's controversy with Israel was rooted in the conflicting religious ideologies of Canaanite ______ and Hebrew Yahwism
Baalism
Ezekiel prophesied during the captivity by which nation
Babylon
The nation of Judah was conquered by _________.
Babylon
Who was the pagan prophet who was sent to curse Israel but ended up blessing them instead?
Balaam
The idea of the retribution principle is rooted in the __________ of the Mosaic covenant from Deuteronomy 28.
Blessings and Curses
Which of the following is a reason the authors provide that justifies the ban in Joshua?
Canaanites resisted the Lord
The reason given for the fall of Jerusalem is the violation of the ______ between God and Israel/Judah
Covenant
______was the king of the Medo-Persian Empire who conquered the Babylonian Empire.
Cyrus
Along with the prophet in the answer to question #1, which other three books comprise the corpus of Old Testament Prophetic literature dating to the Persian period of Hebrew history (ca. 550-330 bc)
Daniel, Joel, and Malachi
The chronicler emphasized the kingship of ________.
David
The chronicler idealized which two kings as the "type figures" of a "good" king?
David and Solomon
Two places in the book of Micah speak of royal ______ who would serve as the Lord's instruments for saving Israel from her enemies
Deliverers
All of the following are tips for reading prophetic literature except________________.
Determine what current event the prophecy is tied to
Which of the following features is not indicative of apocalyptic literature
Divine absence in human historyn
By what type of natural disaster does Amos date his ministry?
Earthquake
The book of Genesis ends with Joseph in ________________.
Egypt
What is the earliest century to which Hebrew manuscripts of Esther date?
Eleventh century ad
One of the major themes in the book of Malachi was the promise of an _____-like figure as a messenger of the covenant.
Elijah
Which two prophets functioned in the northern kingdom during the divided monarchy?
Elijah and Elisha
All of the following are key ideas from the book of Ecclesiastes except___________
Enjoyment in life comes through our arranging for it
Which is not one of the major genres of psalms listed in the textbook?
Enthronement
Which genre of literature is not featured in the first five books of the Old Testament?
Epistolatory letter
The Qoheleth does not appeal to divine revelation to make his point; instead his approach was philosophical and based on __________ and wisdom
Experience
The plotline of Esther revolves around an attempt to ___________.
Exterminate the Jews
Which of the following policies did not contribute to the split of the kingdom?
Faithfulness to Yahweh
Old Testament wisdom is unconcerned with how a person lives.
Fales
After Job is vindicated God explains to Job that he had to suffer to bring God glory.
False
All archeological sites related to the Bible have been excavated.
False
Ascertaining the historical background of Job is vital for understanding the meaning of the book.
False
Because of internal evidence scholars have determined that Mordecai was the author of Esther.
False
Because of internal evidence, namely the known date of the destruction of the city of Nineveh, it is logical to date the book of Nahum prior to 712 bc
False
Because of its theme and frank language of the Song of Songs, rabbis and early church fathers endorsed its contents as an affirmation of God's design for married love
False
By Jeremiah's time all of the false prophets had been expelled from Judah.
False
During the period of the conquest there was one major power that controlled Palestine.
False
Every ten years Israel was to have a Sabbatical year, where fields were left unplowed.
False
Habakkuk, like Job, receives no answers to his questions about God's justice
False
Hosea's message was delivered prior to Babylon's destruction of the northern kingdom in 722 bc
False
Hosea's prophecy is solely focused on the northern kingdom
False
In reading the Old Testament, we should be concerned only with its factual details.
False
In the New Testament interpretation of the Old Testament Law, Jesus entirely dismissed the teachings of the five books of the Law as "legalism."
False
In the ancient Near East, history was viewed as a linear progression toward an end point.
False
Isaiah chapters 37-39 feature four sons whose names were given prophetic significance
False
Israel's history plays a prominent role in the book of Proverbs
False
Job does notfeel that he needs a mediator.
False
Joel is mentioned several times in the Old Testament outside of the book of Joel.
False
Micah's ministry was set against the backdrop of the impending Babylonian invasion
False
Moabites were welcome in the nation of Israel.
False
Most of the laments in the biblical psalms are used in conjunction with magical incantations
False
Nahum proclaimed peace for the nation of Assyria.
False
Nehemiah was a priest and a scribe.
False
The authorship of the book of Daniel is virtually undisputed in scholarly study
False
The book of Ecclesiastes is wholly pessimistic.
False
The book of Esther was intended to be performed as a play.
False
The book of Joshua is an etiological legend.
False
The book of Joshua is primarily about Joshua as a courageous, godly leader and about military conquest.
False
The book of Numbers has nothing to say about Yahweh's covenant faithfulness.
False
The book of Numbers records events of Israel's wanderings for over fifty years.
False
The concept of the "ban" was unique to Israel.
False
The earliest human writings predate 4000 bc and are found in Egypt and Mesopotamia
False
The four kingdoms in chapters 2 and 7 are clearly identified.
False
The judges are intended to be spiritual examples for Christians to follow.
False
The king of Nineveh in the book of Jonah has been identified as Tiglath Pileser III.
False
The message of Proverbs hinges on the belief that wisdom cannot be taught but must be intuited naturally.
False
The message of the book of Jonah is directed toward Israel, encouraging her to move beyond her borders to evangelize other nations and to love and forgive her enemies
False
The ministry of Ezekiel took place in Jerusalem after the return from exile.
False
The ninth plague that God sent on Egypt was the death of the first born.
False
The primary antagonist in the book of Ruth is Haman the Agagite.
False
The primary job of a prophet is to highlight what the people are doing correctly.
False
The primary purpose of the books of 1 and 2 Kings was to record Israel's continued covenant faithfulness.
False
The purpose of the book of Ezekiel was to promote the rebuilding of the temple
False
The stipulations of the covenant between God and Israel in Deuteronomy are completely unique in the ancient Near East.
False
The word Apocryphameans "hidden" and refers to a group of books produced during the time of the exile in Babylon
False
There are four major literary categories in the book of Jeremiah
False
There was a clear counterpart in the ancient Near East to classical prophets.
False
Though Daniel and his friends reside in a pagan nation, the surrounding culture appears to be amiable toward Israelite religion
False
Though Hosea delivered his message to the northern kingdom, he was actually from Judah
False
Though Jeremiah is called to deliver a difficult message he seems to have been able to carry out his duty as a prophet without any substantial personal struggles
False
Though the Davidic covenant is significant in the books of 1 and 2 Samuel, it plays a fairly unimportant role in the rest of the Old Testament.
False
Zephaniah was specific that judgment for Judah would include destruction of the temple.
False
In Proverbs, ________is equated with knowledge of God, and thus the covenant relationship.
Fear of the Lord
The _________ is the world of the Old Testament which includes the Nile River valley and delta, the coastal plains of Syro-Palestine, and the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys.
Fertile Crescent
Which of the following was not a plague experienced by Egypt?
Fire
In the Hebrew arrangement of the books of the Old Testament, Joshua, Judges, and the books of Samuel and Kings form a section known as the ______________.
Former Prophets
The book of Jonah is primarily concerned with _______.
God
The message of Ecclesiastes is that the course of life to be pursued is a ______-centered life.
God
Which nation defeated Persia?
Greece
Some scholars attribute the writing of the book of Daniel to an author in the second century bc due to very precise predictions in chapter 11 relating to which world empire?
Greek
Which kingdom is under discussion in chapter 11?
Greek
All of the following are types of oracles present within prophetic literature except___________
Grief oracles
_________ is the antagonist in the book of Esther who plots to have all of the Jews in Persia killed.
Haman
________________ is an ancient collection of Mesopotamian laws.
Hammurabi's Stele
All of the following are major themes in the book of Isaiah except_____________
Hesed
The Sennacherib Prism records receiving tribute from which king of Judah?
Hezekiah
The main question of the book of Habakkuk is, ____________________?
How can those who are wicked go unpunished
The major theme of Song of Songs is the positive dimensions of __________
Human Love
The book of Habakkuk is organized around several __________ by the prophet
Inquiries
King David ruled Israel during which period of time?
Iron Age 1
The book of Nahum contains many parallels to the book of ________ including vocabulary, phrasing, theme, and motif.
Isaiah
Which of the following is a common misconception among Christians about the book of Joshua?
It's only the story of a godly person
Which of the following is not another name for Edom in the book of Obadiah?
Jacob
Both the Septuagint and Jewish tradition ascribe authorship of Lamentations to ______________
Jeremiah
According the superscription of the book (1:1) the prophecies of Zephaniah are dated to the reign of ____________.
Josiah
The second section of the book of Nahum contains alternating addresses to Nineveh and ________.
Judah
Which of the following is not a Pentateuchal book?
Judges
Book 1 contains mostly ___________
Laments a. Wisdom psalms d. Coronation psalms
The Moabites and Ammonites traced their lineage to _________.
Lot
Which of the following books does not contain an anti-Edomite oracle
Malachi
The apostasy of King _______________ for the five decades prior to the ministry of Zephaniah exacted a heavy spiritual toll on Judah.
Manasseh
Who was the first-century Gnostic heretic who rejected the Old Testament and its "inferior God"?
Marcion
Which scholar is primarily responsible for the theory of the Deuteronomistic History?
Martin North
Under which nation did the Judeans return home after being exiled?
Medo-Persia
One of the primary genres in Ezra-Nehemiah is _________.
Memoir
Zechariah has more to say about the ________ than any other Old Testament book except Isaiah
Messiah
Zechariah has more to say about the ________ than any other Old Testament book except Isaiah.
Messiah
Hosea is part of the _________
Minor Prophets
Ruth was a member of the nation of _____________.
Moab
Using typology the chronicler portrays David as a second ______.
Moses
Which prophet rebuked David?
Nathan
Who was the king of Babylon when Jerusalem fell?
Nebuchadrezzar
Which of these is not a major theme in the book of Joshua?
Need for a king
The Hebrew word hesedcan be translated by all of the following words except
Pity
Which of these is not a major theme in the book of Job
Proper temple worship
In the books of 1 and 2 Samuel, Samuel functions as a
Prophet, priest, and judge
The book of Esther is read annually at the Jewish festival of ________________.
Purim
Who is responsible for removing the Apocrypha from the English Bible?
Puritans
The Jewish community credited with producing the Dead Sea Scrolls is known as _____.
Qumran
Which of the following is not a wisdom speech form?
Song
In the literature of which culture does the earliest known flood story occur?
Sumerian
Spiritual sacrifices in the New Testament include all of the following except_______.
Sunday School attendance
Ezra and Nehemiah came from the Persian city of ______________.
Susa
Which of these is not a major theme of the book of Judges?
The blessings of the covenant
Joel's main concern throughout the book was to address ________, a time of destruction and judgment
The day of the lord
The most likely background for the book of Obadiah is ________________
The fall of Jerusalem
Which concept distinguished Hebrew wisdom from its ancient Near East counterparts?
The fear of the Lord
The canonical value of Ezekiel was called into question because of _________________
The prophet's understanding of temple ritual
The ministry of biblical prophets tended to be clustered around ______________
Times of crisis
Covenant is one of the core concepts of the Old Testament.
True
Haggai prophesied that God would overthrow the nations and restore Israel's fortunes
True
Historical documents from the ancient Near East were often propaganda clothed in historical attire.
True
If God is not understood to be the source of the Old Testament, it cannot serve as a self-revelation.
True
In early Greek manuscripts 1 and 2 Kings were combined in one volume with 1 and 2 Samuel to form a book called "Kingdoms," evidencing perceived unity of content and purpose.
True
In interpreting the book, Jonah should be equated with the city of Nineveh
True
In order to best interpret the historical books, we should think of them as theological instead of historical.
True
Isaiah and Micah were the earliest active classical prophets in Judah.
True
Isaiah gave his sons names with prophetic importance
True
It is likely that Manasseh or Josiah was in power when Nahum delivered his oracle
True
One of the purposes of the book of Hosea was to highlight the spiritual harlotry of Israel
True
Only a small amount of archaeological findings have been examined and published.
True
Proverbs asserts that there is great power in human speech, both for good and evil.
True
Qoheleth contends that nothing under the sun can give meaning to life
True
Several elements of apocalyptic literature reside in the writings of Ezekie
True
Several psalms focus on God's relationship to nature
True
Some modern scholars deny that Ezekiel authored the book of Ezekiel
True
Some of the commands given to Moses about how Israel was to live defied cultural norms in the ancient Near East.
True
Some scholars doubt the historicity of Daniel because of the fantastic events it recounts
True
Song of Songs affirms chastity for unmarried people
True
Song of Songs can be considered lyric love poetry.
True
The Assyrians had a reputation in the Old Testament for incredible cruelty
True
The Cyrus Cylinder is an example of an ancient inscription.
True
The New Testament attributes parts of the second half of the book of Isaiah to the prophet Isaiah.
True
The Old Testament is primarily about God.
True
The Persian Empire was the last of the great Mesopotamian empires before Alexander the Great and the Greeks conquered all of the "known world."
True
The Philistines were one of the Sea Peoples who immigrated to Palestine from the Aegean region.
True
The author of Ezra-Nehemiah had a theological purpose in writing the books.
True
The author of Songs of Songs makes use of reference to many objects in nature, including flora and fauna, to describe his lover
True
The book of Ezekiel is autobiographical in style, often utilizing the personal and possessive pronouns "I," "me," and "my."
True
The book of Ezekiel is essentially a theodicy
True
The book of Jeremiah occupies more space in the Bible than any other book
True
The book of Joel is quoted by Peter in his message on the day of Pentecost.
True
The book of Lamentations teaches that God will not forever abandon his people
True
The book of Proverbs encourages its hearers to embrace integrity, justice, righteousness, and life.
True
The books of 1 and 2 Samuel originally constituted a single book.
True
The creation account is a highly structured literary composition.
True
The final section of Nahum contains a dirge suggesting the reasons for God's action against Nineveh
True
The majority of the material in Chronicles is a positive remembrance of Israel's history.
True
The material of the book is arranged to highlight the trustworthiness of the covenant God
True
The message of Malachi reflects conditions associated with pre-Ezra decline
True
The name Malachi means either "my messenger" or "my angel."
True
The people of Israel repeatedly sin against God in the book of Judges.
True
The phrase "in those days Israel had no king" is repeated often in the book of Judges.
True
The physical world of the Old Testament was the ancient Near East, commonly known today as the Middle East.
True
The prophet's job was to communicate a message from God
True
Two of the poems of Lamentations are cast in the form of a "lament" or "complaint.
True
Typology establishes historical correspondence between the OT and the NT.
True
Zechariah summoned the community to repentance and spiritual renewal
True
Zechariah summoned the community to repentance and spiritual renewal.
True
Zechariah's message was laced with concern for social justice in the present
True
Ancient Egypt was divided into how many kingdoms?
Two
Which natural phenomena mentioned in official records helps historians pinpoint a "primary anchor" point in history to determine the absolute chronology of the ancient Near East?
a solar exlipse
The book of Obadiah espouses the idea of Lex Talionis which means _____________.
an eye for an eye
The introductory formula ______ appears in every chapter of Numbers, as it did in Leviticus.
and the Lord said to Moses
The Hebrew title of the book of Numbers means_______________.
in the wilderness
The prophet Zephaniah was a contemporary of the prophet ________________
jeremiah
The book of Lamentations is concerned with the defeat and exile of __________
judah
Prior to becoming a prophet Joel was a _________________
none of the above
Poetry comprises ______ of the Old Testament.
one-third
The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in the _________________.
1940s
The book of Jonah is structured with __________ roughly even sections
2
How many times does Ezekiel's chariot vision appear in the text?
3
Jeremiah contains ___________ major books/sections
3
How many kingdoms are featured in the visions of Daniel chapters 2 and 7
4
How many major sections/scenarios is the book of Isaiah divided into?
4
The book of Psalms is divided into ___________ "books."
5
The book of Lamentations mourns the fall of Jerusalem in
587/586 bc
The city of Jerusalem fell in ____________
587/586 bc
The fall of Jerusalem occurred in ________.
587/6 bc
Malachi is composed of a series of _______ oracles
6
When did Josiah come to the throne of Judah?
640 bc
The first section of Zechariah contains ___________ "night visions.
7
One of the major themes of the book of Psalms deals with kingship; there are ________ psalms scattered throughout the Psalter which concern the king.
9
Joel uses the image of ______________ to speak of impending invasion and devastation.
A locust plague
Joshua was all of the following except ________________.
A priest
Which of the following is not a biblical person whom archeological findings have confirmed actually existed?
Abraham
All of the following were offerings instituted for Israel in Leviticus except _____________.
Abundance offerings
Most of the poems of Lamentations are composed as _______.
Acrostics
The genealogies of 1 Chronicles trace the heritage of David all the way back to _____.
Adam
The region of Syro-Palestine, or the Levant, was a land bridge between ______________.
Africa and Asia
Which two kings of Judah feature prominently in the book of Isaiah?
Ahaz and Hezekiah
The earliest of the classical prophets who were active within Israel (the northern kingdom) were _____________
Amos and Hosea
Ezra is one of two Old Testament books which contain substantial sections of text written in the ________ language and not in Hebrew.
Aramaic
The book of Daniel is written in Hebrew and has a large section written in ________
Aramaic
Ezra and Nehemiah came to Jerusalem during the reign of King ________________.
Artaxerxes 1
The actual history addressed in Chronicles spans the Hebrew's united monarchy from the close of Saul's reign to the _________ captivity of Judah.
Babylonian
_________ is an ancient piece of literature similar to the book of Job
Babylonian Theodicy
The issue of the ___________ is one of the most controversial ethical issues in the book of Joshua, and the whole Bible.
Ban or Canaanite Genocide
Jeremiah's scribe was _____________.
Baruch
Which of the following is not one of Job's three friends?
Bezalel
Who of the following people listed was not a judge?
Bildad
The man who functions as a kinsman-redeemer in the case of Ruth is _______.
Boaz
If a man died without having a son, his _______ was obligated to father a son for his widow, thus functioning as a kinsman-redeemer.
Brother
Which of the following is not a wisdom speech form that Proverbs uses
Call and response
One of Zechariah's two explicitly stated duties as God's spokesman was to ________ the people of Judah
Comfort
One of Zechariah's two explicitly stated duties as God's spokesman was to ________ the people of Judah.
Comfort
The message of the book of Jonah concerns God's sovereign right to bestow ______on whomever he wills, even to the point of relenting from threatened destruction.
Compassion
_____________ can be characterized as apocalyptic literature
Daniel and Zechariah
Chronicles shows no concern for the temple or worship.
False
Cult sites were centers of ancient commerce and often yield abundant numbers of ancient "receipts."
False
Deity was thought to play no role in history in the ancient Near East.
False
Deuteronomy teaches a sharp distinction between law and grace.
False
Nehemiah was unable to finish the completion of the walls of Jerusalem.
False
Numbers records none of Israel's responses to the surrounding culture.
False
Obadiah's message has three parts.
False
Of the 150 individual psalms about one-quarter are attributed to David.
False
One of Haggai's concerns was the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem.
False
Ruth was the grandmother of King Saul.
False
Saul was generally viewed as a positive king.
False
The Deuteronomistic approach to interpreting the historical books is fully accepted by nearly every Old Testament scholar.
False
The Old Testament teaches that animal sacrifice was intended to save people from sin.
False
The Pentateuch cannot be trusted as a historical document.
False
The Qoheleth promotes an "eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we die" view of the world
False
The Ten Commandments have no ongoing significance for the Christian.
False
The application of a given Old Testament text should come from an aggregate of impressions gained from reading the text.
False
The prophet Micah is specifically referred to in the prophetic book of ________________.
Jeremiah
The so-called Deuteronomistic History includes all of the following books except _______.
Jeremiah
Hosea the prophet operated during the northern kingdom's "golden age" under King __________
Jeroboam 2
Evidence of David's nonaggression toward Saul can be seen in David's friendship and covenant with _________, Saul's son.
Jonathan
Which of the following is not a major theme of Genesis?
Kingship
The time period in which Ezra-Nehemiah was written is generally classified as _______.
Postexilic
One major theme in Daniel is the ____ of kings that leads to the eventual downfall.
Pride
Along with being a prophet, Zechariah was also a ________________
Priest
Along with being a prophet, Zechariah was also a ________________ .
Priest
________ were the equivalent of professional clergy in Israel.
Priests and Levites
First Samuel 1-4:12 introduces the reader to ______ who played a very important role in the rest of 1 and 2 Samuel.
Samuel
Who was the first king of Israel?
Saul
The migration of the _______ from the Mediterranean was one of the decisive factors that shifted the balance of power and created a power vacuum in Palestine.
Sea Peoples
The name "Deuteronomy," from the Greek title for the book, means _________________.
Second law
Which Babylonian king invaded Judah in the eighth century?
Sennacherib
At what mountain did God make a covenant with Israel?
Sinai
A major theme in the book of Amos is ________________
Social justice
Which of the following is not a major theme in the book of Numbers?
Social justice
There were ______ plagues in the book of Exodus.
Ten
The science of manuscript comparison, which aims at restoring the written text of the Old Testament as close to its original reading as humanly possible, is known as __________.
Textual Criticism
In the book of Habakkuk the main instrument of God's judgment will be ______________
The Babylonians
_______ refers to those books which demonstrate the inherent quality of divine inspiration, and which are supremely authoritative for faith and religious practice.
The Canon
Which of the following was not a major theme in 1 and 2 Kings?
The ark of the covenant
Amos is the oldest of the writing prophets
True
Covenant is a significant aspect of the book of Genesis.
True
Jeremiah deals with the issue of God's judgment of nations due to generations of compounded sin.
True
Micah's message was that the people were guilty of injustice
True
Micah's prophecy ends with an oracle of hope.
True
Most of the literature in the first five books of the Old Testament is prose narrative.
True
Obadiah touches on the theme of the day of the Lord for the nations
True
Old Testament poetry is musical in nature and was usually intended to be sung.
True
One of the main purposes of Deuteronomy is to summarize and renew the law.
True
One of the major themes of Leviticus is the holiness of God.
True
One of the major themes of the book of Exodus is the presence of God.
True
The purpose of the book of Genesis is to tell how and why God came to choose Abraham's family to make a covenant with them.
True
The purpose of the book of Judges was to explore what happened theologically during the years between Joshua and David.
True
The sovereignty of God is one of the core messages of Daniel
True
The unifying theological theme of the first five books of the Old Testament is God's covenant promise to Abram.
True
There are possibly numerous "days of the Lord."
True
There were other works within the world of the ancient Near East which discussed the suffering of the righteous
True
The Qoheleth repeatedly uses the phrase ___________ to speak of life and experience in the world
Under the sun
One of the biggest controversies surrounding the book of Isaiah is in relation to its __________.
Unity
Amos dated his prophecy by reference to which two kings?
Uzziah and Jeroboam 2
Which of the following is a major theme of Exodus?
Yahweh
Haggai was a contemporary of the other postexilic prophet, ___________________.
Zechariah
Which of the following led a return of Judean exiles?
Zerubbabel
The Tower of Babel is likely an example of a ______, a multi-tiered Mesopotamian temple.
Ziggurat