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What are the three basic points DH say the prophets make?
-There is hope beyond judgement for a future restoration -No repentance? Then judgment! -You have broken the covenant, you had better repent!
While discussing the near view-far view problem,what are the 3 "horizons" related to prophetic promises regarding future restoration?
-return of the exiles under Ezra and Nehemiah -First coming of Christ -Second coming of Christ
Of the 27 books in the NT, how many of them are letters?
21
How many itemized things do DH say is the minimum for a list?
3
Based on the duplicated column from the NIV concordance shown on page 181, how many different Greek words lie behind the NIV's translation of "offer" from Romans 6 through Revelation 8?
5
Approximately how many commandments are recorded in the Pentateuch?
600
DH express concern that we remember a NT letter is a letter, and not:
A telephone book
The poetic structure in which each successive unit begins with the next letter of the alphabet:
Acrostic
As DH understand the book of 2 Samuel, the event which marks the end of David's rise and the beginning of his fall:
Adultery with Bathsheba
DH's attitude toward devotional reading of Scipture is best described as:
Affirming
One danger of skipping serious study of a familiar text is that:
All we will see is what we saw the last time
The job of actually writing down a letter was normally accomplished by:
An amanuesis
The word used to describe the fact that prophetic books are collections of shorter units of narratives, oracles, and visions, often messages that have been delivered orally to God's people:
Anthology
Why do you look with hatred, O many-peaked mountain, at the mount that God desired for his abode? (Ps. 68:16) uses the figure of speech identified as:
Apostrophe
DH believe the Spirit works most in the area of:
Application
The response of the reader to the meaning of the inspired text:
Application
DH say that to skip the original audience and jump directly to what God wants us to say to us when we read is:
Arrogant and prideful
In Mark's account of Jesus confronting the Pharisees over the issue of ritual purity, Mark's observation "in saying this, Jesus decalred all foods clean" is an example of interpretive guidance by:
Assistance from the author himself
DH believe an appropriate application of the laws in Leviticus 5 regarding touching animal carcasses or unclean animals is:
Avoiding impure thoughts
The suggested resource to begin getting aquainted with the historical-cultural context of a biblical book:
Bible Handbooks
The 60s artist whose lyrics DH believe may more closely approximate the form and genre of the OT prophets than anything else in modern American culture:
Bob Dylan
The attitude expressed in the passage about internet research is one of:
Caution
Laws related to sacrifices and festivals would commonly be classified as:
Ceremonial law
"Indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last" (Luke 13:30) is an example of what literary feature?
Chiasm
A literary structure frequently used in biblical narrative involves a list of units arranged so that the first item parallels the last, the second the next to last, and so forth
Chiasms
The genre DH finally settle on for descibing the Gospel writing accurately is:
Christological biography
Laws dealing with economics, crimes, and punishments would be examples of:
Civil law
In order to find the range of meaning for the original-language word underlying our English translations, DH suggest two things:
Concordance work and context studies
DH say that if the biblical text is like a brick house, the mortar that holds the bricks together is/are:
Conjuctions
The most important thing to do when reading a series of Gospel stories is to look for:
Connections
DH believe that the recipiants of the letter to the Hebrew were a small band of believers:
Considering a return to Judaism
To answer questions about the author of the letter's background, the relationship between author and audience, etc., DH suggest:
Consulting Bible dictionaries and commentaries
DH affirm repeatedly that ______ determines word meaning:
Context
Which of the following focuses on the differences between words/ideas in the text?
Contrast
According to DH, other examples of canonical apocalyptic literature include:
Daniel, Ezekiel, Zechariah
DH say the pivot event in 2 Samuel's chronicle of David's life is:
David's sin with Bathsheba
what are the three fundamental steps DH outline for doing word studies?
Discover what the word could mean, identify the words to study, determine what the word means
When discussing the major break in Ephesians, DH say that the large number of "explanatory" and "descriptive" verbs point towards the first section being about:
Doctrine
The persecution described in Revelation may well be descibing events during the reign of:
Domitian
The satanic trinity in Revelation is comprised by:
Dragon, beast out of the sea, beast out of the earth
The authors of the Gospels are also called:
Evangelists
DH believe that when Jesus said it was "easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God", he was using:
Exaggeration
(T/F) DH writes that the different messages in the prophetic books are usually arranged chronologically, and where they are not, a thematic unity is usually present.
False
True or False: DH affirm that the OT narrative is very helpful in building tidy systematic understandings of God.
False
True or False: DH believe it is important to press as many details as possible from the images and symbols described in Revelation
False
True or False: DH believe that Revelation provides a chronological map of future events laid out in a neat linear fashion
False
True or False: DH write that the traditional classification of OT law is based on faulty assumption and is no longer worthy of respect.
False
True or False: If we are in step with the Spirit, He will do all the interpretation that is necessary when we read the Scripture.
False
True or False: The function of the Psalms is primarily for teaching doctrine and moral behavior
False
True or False: The same English word cannot be used to translate different words in Hebrew or Greek
False
True or false: DH believe that preunderstanding is inherently bad
False
True or false: DH suscribe to the scholarly idea that parables make essentially one point
False
In Matthew 5:43-6:34, Jesus is clearly emphasizing an idea of relationship to God as:
Father
The feature which DH describe as one of the "main weapons in the literary arsenal" and the characteristic which makes the prophetic books colorful and interesting:
Figures of speech
The NT shifts the focus from law obedience to obedience in:
Following Christ
From their research, DH conclude that in Hebrews 12:1-2, the word often translated as "author" could just as well be translated:
Forerunner
Dh point out that Jesus never says he came to obey or keep the law, but rather to:
Fulfill
The central character of most OT narrative literature:
God
DH's summary of the message of Revelation is:
God will win
DH propose that a true grasp of God's Word:
Goes beyond the intellect and involves our whole being
The term gospel translates a Greek word that means:
Good news
In DH's notes on Colossians 1:3-8, what words are marked as repititions?
Gospel, love, faith
Although ancient Greek letters often began with charein ("greetings"), Paul and Peter replace it with charis, which means:
Grace
Which OT prophet book is basically an extended dialogue?
Habakkuk
What is true of DH's description of the spirit illuminating role:
He illuminates in agreement with his inspiration, He helps believers apply the meaning, and he helps believers understand the meaning
One of the central themes running through Leviticus is:
Holiness of God
In defending the study of context as important to proper understanding of Scipture, DH say our goal is not to discover whether God has given us eternally relevant principles, but to discover _____ he has done so.
How
The approach to Revelation that sees it as describing the timeless and ongoing struggle between good and evil:
Idealist
The most flagrant violation of God's covenant with his people, the one that struck at the heart of the covenant relationship:
Idolatry
Dh make much of the contrast between Rahab and Achan, whose stories occur at the beginning and end of the account of the fall of Jericho. They argue the placement of these two personal stories is an example of a technique called:
Inclusio
DH say that when consulting many of the types of resources they mention in the chapter, your best place to look first to discover what is said about a particular topic is the:
Index
The Greek word theopneustos is translated as "God-breathed" or:
Inspired
The literary device involving two stories as part of the larger story development:
Interchange
The subconcious influence of our culture which leads us to automatically transport the biblical text into our world DH call the:
Interpretational reflex
In 1 Samuel, the account of the idol Dagon falling on its face every night before the ark of God, "eventualy breaking off his head and hands like a defeated king" is an example of:
Irony
The primary interpretive goal of _____ is to notice it in the first place
Irony
The good samaritan parable involves the road from Jerusalem to Jericho. What is true about the journey?
It changed elevation by over 3,000 feet, the distance was about 20 miles, and thieves commonly lay in wait for travelers
DH think the most damaging effect of not detecting and adjusting for our own cultural background when interpreting a text is:
It limits the possible interpretations to what is acceptable in our culture
DH see Jonah as a foil for the prophecies that follow the book in the OT, because what happened in Nineveh is what should have been happening in _________
Jerusalem
Which is not one of the synoptic gospels?
John
The historical context for most of the prophets:
Just prior to foreign invasion
The terms major and minor, as they relates to the prophets, refers to:
Length of the books
Revelation combines three literary genres:
Letter, prophecy, apocalyptic
"Take Revelation seriously, but don't always take it ______"
Literally
DH believe that truly grasping God's word involves understanding it and:
Living it out
In Acts, Luke writes almost two chapters about Paul's voyage to Rome, then abruptly ends the book without reporting anything of Paul's trial there. DH say this is because:
Luke's purpose is to show the spread of the gospel, not write a biography of Paul
Which of the steps in the DH interpretive journey focuses on similarities and differences between the Christian today and the Biblical audience?
Measure the width of the river to cross
You are the salt of the earth (Matt. 5:13) is an instance of:
Metaphor
Appeals to logic, rational arguments, and the need to analyze syntax/grammar apply to:
NT letters
OT law is clearly embedded in what other genre of writing?
Narrative
Israel (the _______ kingdom) fell to _______ in 722 BC
Northern, Assyria
According to DH, which testament uses emotional terminology most frequently?
OT
When seeking to understand the images and symbols in revelation, the two best places to go for answers are:
OT and first-century context
Finish this critism from Sherlock Holmes in the quoted story, "You see but you do not ____?"
Observe
DH note that since NT letters were written to address specific situations or problems, they are described as:
Occasional
Dh quote the opinion of Fee and Stuart regarding predictive aspect of OT prophecy "Less than _____ percent concerns events yet to come in our time."
One
Christ promises good things at the end of each of the seven messages to the churches in Asia. These blessings are for the ones who:
Overcomes
The idea that a word will include all of its senses every time it is used is the:
Overload fallacy
A story with two levels of meaning, where certain details in the story represent something else:
Parable
DH repeat some advice from Fee and Stuart for understanding letters. Think _______!
Paragraphs
Discourse is the term DH use to refer to units of connected text longer than:
Paragraphs
The dominant structural characteristic of OT poetry:
Parallelism
In the example of related paragraphs in Colossians 1, what is not noted as a connection?
Paul refers to rescue from the dominion of darkness
In the illustrative story about Agassiz and his student, Professor Agassiz remarked that a ____ is one of the best eyes
Pencil
For the delivery of letters, the average citizen in the first century relied on:
People traveling in the direction of the recipient
DH say all of the following terms could have been used instead of discourse:
Pericope, unit of thought, episode
DH claim there is interchange through much of the book of Acts, and its purpose is to stress the similarities between:
Peter and Paul
The four important elements of narrative introduced in this chapter:
Plot, setting, characters, narrative viewpoint
DH lament that ________ tends to be a more accurate predictor for an American's views on social issues the OT prophets addressed than biblical evengelical identity:
Political party affiliation
The approach to Revelation that sees many of the predictions being fulfilled in the first century:
Preterist
The notions we bring to a text from personal experience and earlier encounters with the text:
Preunderstanding
In DH's view, OT legal material is still relevant to us as:
Principles and lessons
Dh indicate that in the OT narrative, place is particularly significant as it relates to presence in or absence from the:
Promised Land
DH say that discovering the meaning of words in a passage is like:
Putting a puzzle together
The blessing pronounced in Revelation 1:3 is for the one who:
Reads aloud the words of the prophecy
DH suggestions for choosing words to study in a passage:
Repeated words, figures of speech, unclear or puzzling words
He drew me up...and set my feet upon a rock (Ps. 40:2) illustrates a use of:
Representation
The notion that the real meaning of the word can be learned from its etymology is the essence of the:
Root fallacy
In their discussion of "circles of context", DH say that it will seldom be necessary to move beyond which circle to settle the question of a meaning of a word?
Same author
The fallacy DH find more wicked than misguided is the:
Selective-evidence fallacy
The set of all possible meanings of a word is called:
Semantic range
According to DH, which of the following features of Revelation is patterned after the plagues of Egypt?
Seven trumpets
The traditional phrases of Lectino Divina, in order:
Silence, reading, meditaton, prayer, contemplation
His head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like burning fire (Rev 1:14) is an instance of:
Simile
Revelation (apokalypsis in Greek) refers to:
Something once hidden, but now unveiled
According to DH, we will have successfully grasped the meaning of a text for our town when our applications are:
Specific, faithful to the text, and relevant to an audience
1 Corinthians 13 is an example of a textual unit that is organized:
Specific-to-general
What often seperates an effective Christian interpreter from an ineffective one is his or her level of:
Spiritual maturity
DH think the best way to interpret rhetorical questions is to translate them into:
Statements
What are the advantages of using narrative to communicate truth?
Stories engage both children and adults Narratives are easy to remember The stories don't gloss over the complications of life
DH use the terms ____ and narrative interchangeably
Story
DH advise that those who claim knowledge about every detail of Revelation should be regarded with:
Suspicion
The term DH use to descibe the fact that OT poetry uses a minimum number of words, many fewer than narrative:
Terseness
Besides its connection to the story of Israel's conquest and occupation of the Promise Land, the law is closely intertwined with:
The Mosaic convenent
The major judgement predicted by the prophets were devestating invasions or conquests by foreign, pagan powers, the most serious aspect of which was the loss of:
The Promised Land
According to DH, what is true of a practice going directly from an initial reading of a biblical reading to applying it?
The bible will become boring, You will rarely see anythign new, and you will remain stuck with your previous understanding
Compared to modern biographies, the gospels devote a lot more space to:
The last week of Jesus' life
What is not a sign that someone has crossed the "principalizing bridge"
The principal is limited to a specific situation
Dh believe Paul's letter to the Colossians reveals his concern about their battle with false teaching about:
The supremacy of Christ
The OT gives us much more than the history of Israel. According to DH, God wants us to use history to teach us:
Theology
For DH, the first part of Joshua is much more than a simple story about the conquest of Jericho. They believe an important lesson we are intended to understand is:
There is more to faith in God than ethnicity or respectability
What are conjunctions?
Therefore, because, since
(T/F) DH allow for the possibility that Isaiah's prophecy about the wolf and the lamb lying down together peacefully might be a figurative representation of traditional enemies ending hostilities.
True
(T/F) some biblical prophecies are conditional - depending on the response of the people to the message - even if the condition is not stated explicitly.
True
True or False: DH believe using the same interpretive approach for NT epistles and OT poetry is ill-advised and may lead to misunderstanding scripture
True
True or False: DH identify one of the central theological principles in Hebrews 12:1-2 is the idea that to succeed in Christian living, we need to reject things that hinder our progress and focus on our relationship with Jesus.
True
True or False: DH opine that figurative language can effectively communicate literal truth
True
True or false: DH apparently don't believe the Gospels follow the same chronological sequence in their reporting on the life of Christ
True
True or false: DH confidently affirm that the OT law has no authority, as law, over believers
True
True or false: DH say that while the narrator in OT stories sometimes expresses his views clearly, he often remains "maddenly neutral"
True
True or false: Dh believe that minimizing emotions can stunt the believers growth as badly as minimizing the intellectual dimension of faith.
True
In the three episodes from Mark 8, DH say there is a connection between all of them about what was occurring in the lives of the disciples. The connections are around the concept of:
Understanding who Jesus was
What are the steps in the DH interpretive journey?
What did the text mean to the biblical audience, what is the theological principle in this text, how should Christians today live out this principle
DH say that the first question to ask of the text is:
What does it say?
In several places, DH propose that the two primary questions to ask when reading an episode in the gospels are
What is taught in each episode and what is taught by the way the episodes are linked together
When Ken Ham states that since the word day refers to a complete cycle of daylight and darkness in one passage, it must necessarily mean that in another, he is illustrating what DH call the:
Word-count fallacy
Standard sequence in the introduction of NT letters is:
Writer, recipients, greeting, prayer
The Lord will repay you for what you have done, and a full reward given to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge (Ruth 2:12) includes a:
Zoomorphism
When we see words in a text used in a sense other than the normal, literal sense, we are seeing:
a dialogue
In searching for appropriate situations to apply biblical principles, DH believe that contemporary, parallel situations must contain _____ of the key elements in the original situation:
all
Which of the following listed is a minor prophet: Daniel, Jeremiah, ezekiel, or Amos?
amos
DH believe there are dangers associated with studying biblical backgrounds, but the greatest danger is:
assuming we don't need background information to understand the Bible
Recommendaations about commentary use:
consult more than one
Proverbs 19:16 "He who obeys instructions guards his life, be he who is contemptuous of his ways will die" is an example of a:
contrastive parallelism
Imagining the patriarch Jacob returning from a day of field work to a house with his family arranged around the dining room table is an example of:
cultural baggage
In Psalm 13:6, "I will sing the Lord's praise, for he has been good to me", singing God's praise is the:
effect
True or false: DH believe the so-called discrepancies between the Gospels would properly be viewed as errors if they actually existed
false
True or false: DH believe we should strive for a neutral, objective viewpoint when studying scripture
false
True or false: according to DH, readers need to first grasp the context of the passage being studied, and then grasp the context of the book that contains that passage
false
true or false: DH insist that God does not communicate in simple surface terms which can be grasped in a quick read of the biblical text. but only in the richer, deeper information gleaned from careful study
false
Words that are only used once in Scripture:
hapax legomena
The two major forms of context:
historical-cultural and literary
One of the most important theological truths emerging from the prophets is that our unfaithfulness to God damages our relationship and causes Him to:
hurt emotionally
DH note that the traditional classification of laws into moral, civil, and ceremonial can be unsatisfactory for:
it does not occur in the text itself it is sometimes arbitrary all the law is theological
Dh compare OT poetry to _____ instead of writing essays.
painting pictures
According to Kevin Vanhoozer, assuming that we understand a text before making the appropriate effort to understand its meaning is a sign of:
pride
Contemporization includes:
retelling a biblical story to produce the same effect that was felt by the original audience
One strong lesson identified from the prophets is that God desires relationship over:
ritual
Examples of foundational beliefs:
the Bible is not self-contradictory, The Bible is trustworthy and true, miracles really have occurred in human history
what does not relate to the historical and cultural background of a passage?
the form or genre of a passage
From the notes on Deuteronomy 6 on page 80, we see DH notices a list referring to:
the law
DH think the most important think to know about biblical writers may well be:
their purpose in writing
Equating the Greek word dynamis and the English word dynamite is an example of the:
time frame fallacy
True or False: Finding the overlap between all the pssible meanings of the original-language word and that of the best English word to translate it is the task of word study
true
True or False: Some Christians at the time John wrote the Apocalypse remained faithful and suffered, but others, in an atttempt to escape trouble reverted to Judaism
true
True or false: the two brackets of an inclusion are not always completely identical
true
True or false: your preunderstanding of any given text may indeed be correct
true
