Bible Lit. - Old Testament / Unit 1

True

A characteristic of apocalyptic literature is that it is about the end times.

Isaiah

A large portion of the book of _______________ contains prophecies about the golden reign of the Messiah.

song

A psalm is a _______ of praise to God.

faith

According to the premise of the book of Job, what conquers pain and loss?

It was divided into north and south.

After Solomon's death, what happened to the kingdom?

True

Christians call the Hebrew scriptures the Old Testament because the New Testament is considered the fulfillment of the Old Testament.

True

Ezra led a group of exiles back to Jerusalem to bring about a restoration of right worship in the newly rebuilt temple.

True

Genesis and Exodus are historical narratives.

Exodus

Genesis and _______________ are written as historical narratives.

Five Books of Moses

Genesis, Deuteronomy, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers.

Abraham

God blessed the nations of the world through the descendants of

David

God promises __________ that his kingdom will last forever.

Moses

God's agent of deliverance from Egypt

Ten Commandments

God's covenant with Israel is primarily in the form of the ___________________.

1,000

Hebrew Old Testament in a period spanning over a _______ years.

Ezekiel

Hebrew prophet that lived with the captives in Babylon after being taken captive in 597 B.C.

I know that my redeemer lives.

How does Job explain his only comfort in the midst of his suffering?

Redeemer

In Genesis, God is portrayed as Creator, Ruler, and ___________.

Genesis

In ________, God first promises to bless the nations of the world through the descendants of Abraham.

when the people agree to love God and obey his Ten Commandments

In the book of Exodus, Israel officially becomes a nation ___________________________________.

Deuteronomy

In which book is there an account of Moses' death?

Yahweh, Salvation

Isaiah's name means ______ is ______.

True

Israel's entry into the Promised Land is delayed because of their complaints and disobedience to God.

40

Israel's entry into the Promised Land is delayed by ______ years.

586

Jerusalem is destroyed by the Babylonians in _____ BC.

True

Jewish scribes were careful to ensure that no mistakes were made in copying the Hebrew scriptures by counting consonants.

Jehoshua

Joshua was named _______________ by Moses.

Nebuchadnezzar

King _______________ of Babylon was moved to publically announce that Daniel's God is the true God.

True

Many authors wrote the Hebrew scriptures.

True

Moses claimed that Job's faith wasn't real because life was bad for him.

Jonah

Nahum and _______ were sent to Nineveh to preach.

True

Samuel filled the role of prophet, kingmaker, and last judge in the life of the nation of Israel.

fear

Solomon states that the _____ of God is the basis of all knowledge.

True

Some scholars believe the love between the two lovers in the Song of Songs represents the love of God for Israel.

True

The Early Prophets were primarily historical narratives.

Torah

The Five Books of Moses are known to the Jews as the ______.

400 BC

The Hebrew Scriptures were completed in ____.

historical narrative, poetry, proverbs, and prophecy.

The Hebrew scriptures contain the genres __________ .

4th

The Hebrew scriptures were translated into Latin around the ___ century AD.

Solomon

The Song of Songs is also known as the Song of ______________.

the Promised Land

The Tabernacle was God's dwelling place before Israel entered _____________________.

True

The Tanakh is the Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim.

Old Testament

The _______________ is the Christian title for the Hebrew scriptures.

Canaanites

The ________________ were the primary influence in Israel's cycle of rebellion in Judges.

mercy

The book of Jonah is a short, but powerful statement of God's _____________.

True

The book of Ruth contains

Jerusalem

The capital city of David's kingdom was located in ______________.

True

The downward spiral of Israel began with Solomon's disobedience to God by worshiping the gods of his wives.

14th

The first English translation of the Hebrew scriptures was completed in the ______ century.

Chronicles and Kings

The history of kings is written from different perspectives in the books ____________________.

Israel

The instructions in Leviticus were given by God to ___________.

Proverbs

The main purpose of the book of ________________ is to impart wisdom on spiritual, moral, and social matters.

Assyria

The northern kingdom of Israel is overtaken by the empire of _________________.

Nehemiah

Under the leadership of ________________, the walls of Jerusalem were rebuilt and the people recommitted themselves to loving and obeying God.

The destruction of Jerusalem.

What does the author of the book of Lamentations feel sadness for?

Poetry

What genre is the Song of Songs?

The Five Books of Moses

What is the English title for the books of the Torah?

150 BC

When were the Hebrew scriptures first translated into Greek?

Deuteronomy

Which book is the last of the Five Books of Moses?

Ketuvim

Which group contains the most variety in terms of genre?

Joshua

Which is not one of the Five Books of Moses?

Early Prophets

_______ were Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings.

Moses

________ was the likely author of Genesis.

Zephaniah

___________ warned against Judah's religious hypocrisy.

Satan

_____________ asks God's permission to test Job's faith.

King Solomon

_____________ is the main author of the book of Proverbs.

Haggai

______________ and Zechariah preached to the post-exilic community and encouraged them to rebuild the Temple and renew their faithfulness to God.

Malachi

______________ condemned the post-exilic priests for their disobedience while they wait for the golden age, the coming of the Messiah.

Moses

______________ is God's agent of deliverance and the mediator of the covenant with Israel.

King David

______________ wrote a large majority of the Psalms.

Joshua

_______________ leads Israel into the Promised Land.

Haggai

_______________ warned the post-exilic community about caring more for their own homes than the Temple.

Disobedience

________________ prevented Moses from entering the Promised Land.

Zechariah

__________________ had eight visions which told of God's future promises.

Tanakh

__________________ is the Hebrew title for the "Old Testament."

Daniel

___________________ fulfilled his role as prophet at the royal court in Babylon.

Ezekiel

___________________ fulfilled his role as prophet in the exiled community in Babylon.

Jeremiah

___________________ preached to Judah that one day God's covenant would be written on the hearts and minds of his people.

| & || Chronicles

a book of hope and encouragement to the Jewish people

Lamentations

consists of five poems

Ezekiel

emphasized the glory of the God of Israel and his power to bring about lasting change

Nahum

may be a sequel to Jonah

Daniel

means "God is my judge"

Jesus

not a prominent character in Genesis

Obadiah

the shortest book of the Hebrew scriptures

Joel

warned Judah repeatedly about the "Day of the LORD"

Persia

As Queen of _____________, Esther was able to save the Jewish exiles in her country.

great-grandparents

King David's _________________ were Ruth and Boaz.

2,150

The oldest copies of the Hebrew scriptures are approximately ____ years old.

True

The oldest copy of the Hebrew scripture is the Dead Sea Scrolls version.

Apocryphia

The removal of _______________ is the main difference between the Protestant version of the Bible and other versions of the Old Testament.

God

The role of the prophet in the Hebrew scriptures was to warn, encourage, and announce the will of ______.

Israel

The sons of ____ are delivered from Egypt in the books of Exodus.

True

The story of Esther took place between the first and second waves of returning exiles.

True

The theme of Ecclesiastes is that life is ultimately useless apart from the fear of God.

True

The three groups that "the twelve" minor prophets can be divided into are the prophets of Israel, the prophets of Judah, and the post-exilic ("after captivity") prophets.

Isaiah

Which major Hebrew prophet lived in the 700s B.C. and preached to Judah before the Babylonian captivity?

Kings / Samuel

Which of these books of the Hebrew scriptures is divided into two parts in the Christian Old Testament?

Saul

Who lost his place as king over Israel because he would not listen to Samuel, who represented God's voice?

Joshua

Who succeeds Moses in the leadership of Israel?

They believe they were inspired by God.

Why do Jews and Christians place so much authority on the Hebrew scriptures?

Micah

prophesied the fall of Jerusalem, the Babylonian captivity, and the birthplace of the Messiah

Zechariah

prophet whose name means "God remembers"

Amos

prophet whose name means "to be burdened"

Jonah

refused to preach to a foreign city and was swallowed by a giant fish or whale

Nebuchadnezzar

the Babylonian king who told his people that the God of Daniel was the true God

God

the central character of Genesis and Exodus

Isaiah

the first of the "Prophetic Books"

Haggai

the record of four messages to the returning exiles

Prophesy

to warn, encourage, and announce to the people the will of God

Jeremiah

wrote of his persecution and rejection by the people of Judah