Old Testament Final
Which Psalms serve as the introduction to the book of Psalms?
1-2
How many plagues were there?
10
The number of days Yahweh kept Moses up on the mountain while giving instructions regarding the tabernacle:
40
How many sub-books are inside the book of Psalms?
5
A story of the origins of the world and/or the universe.
A Cosmogony
In this chapter, Pemberton draws from this primary form or type of speech that ancient Israel's prophets used to express judgment against God's people
A covenant lawsuit
Rahab was
A prostitute
Sage:
A wise person
The name for the tower that was built in Babylon (the home of Marduk); it would provide access to the realm of the divine where the gods lived.
A ziggurat
The person who casts a golden image of a young bull and proclaims a festival to the Lord while Moses is on the mountain:
Aaron
What king did Abraham trick by telling him that his wife was his sister?
Abimelech
The military leader of the northern tribes in the civil war against the House of David:
Abner
Who did God call (select) and promise to bless the world through them?
Abraham and Sarah
The priest at Nob while David was on the run from Saul:
Ahimelech
What happened to the man and the woman after they ate from the tree?
All of these (They realized their nakedness/Hid from God/Sewed fig leaves together for clothes)
Jonathan was:
All of these (an oath breaker/the son and heir of Saul/the best friend of David/a good warrior in his own right)
Which of these phrases is found in the creation accounts of Psalms and Job?
All of these ("The Lord provides food for all living things."/"Leviathan that you formed to sport in"/God "shut in the sea with doors; when it burst out from the womb?"/"It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth")
Which of the following is NOT one of the indictments that the prophets level against North Israel?
All of these are indictments that are leveled against North Israel (Corrupt spiritual leadership/political turmoil/failure to listen to prophets)
A story that explains how something began, e.g., "How did the practice of marriage begin?"
An etiology
What is the name for a song sung with call and response, or back and forth between one person or group and another person or group?
Antiphonal
Books and additions to books that are part of the Catholic Bible, but excluded from Jewish and Protestant Bibles.
Apocrypha
The portable throne for Yahweh
Ark of the Covenant
Who is the goddess often associated with Baal (often represented by a wooden pole):
Asherah
This god was supposed to be the god of the thunderstorm and rain; he figures prominently in the stories involving the prophet Elijah
Baal
The empire that succeeded Assyria as the major power in the ancient Near East.
Babylon
The location where Marduk's temple (ziggurat) is constructed:
Babylon
The famous prophet who lived at Pethor on the Euphrates and was hired by Balak, king of Moab, to come and curse Israel:
Balaam
The place or site where Jacob, in a dream, sees angels coming and going from heaven; apparently it was a portal or gateway to heaven.
Bethel
According to Leviticus 17:11, which of the following acts like a detergent for making objects and people clean:
Blood
What should the Hebrews do with any Passover leftovers?
Burn them
The battle site where the Babylonians defeat the combined forces of the Egyptians and the Assyrians:
Carchemish
God protected the Garden of Eden by placing what at the entrance?
Cherubim & flaming sword
What is the sign of the covenant that God makes with Abraham?
Circumcision of males
Sites that functioned as places of sanctuary or safety for anyone accused of murder; they could stay until their guilt or innocence was determined:
Cities of Refuge
According to Exodus 34:6-7, at the Lord's most basic, fundamental level--God's very nature--he is which of the following traits:
Compassionate
This tribe of Israel had to seek new land far to the north because they could not defeat the Philistines:
Dan
To what king did God promise to "build his house" (a lasting dynasty)?
David
Pemberton suggests that we can think of David as "a man after God's own heart" because:
David demonstrates deep grief for the sin he commits
Which Holy Day is the day when the High Priest enters the Most Holy Place to purify this most sacred space:
Day of Atonement
Which of the following was Jacob's daughter?
Dinah
The name of the Edomite servant of Saul who witnessed David receiving food and a weapon from the priests at Nob:
Doeg
Which book does the author name himself as Qoheleth?
Ecclesiastes
The bulk of Joseph's story occurs in _________.
Egypt
The left-handed judge from the tribe of Benjamin who kills the king of Moab by stabbing him in the belly and causing his "guts to spill out."
Ehud
This prophet is known as "a mighty miracle worker," because he performs no less than twelve miraculous events:
Elisha
Who dies thus creating a "pathological fear of his own mortality" in Gilgamesh, which, in turn, begins his quest to find eternal life.
Enkidu
What was the Serpent's curse from God?
Enmity or conflict with Eve's descendants
Who was the woman created from Adam's rib?
Eve
The message that "the throne of God is completely free to move at anytime and go anywhere the Lord decides," goes with:
Ezekiel's vision of a wheel within a wheel
The most popular form or type in the Book of Psalms is the hymn of praise:
False
True or False? Pemberton attempts to harmonize Genesis 2:4-25 with Genesis 1:1-2:3 because he assumes they are one story.
False
True or False? Amos preaches that "the day of the Lord" is going to be a great day of even more blessing for Israel.
False
True or False? Amos was a professional, full-time prophet:
False
True or False? At the beginning of Samuel's ministry, he is in favor of appointing a king to rule the people.
False
True or False? At the end of the Deuteronomy God changes his mind and allows Moses to enter the land just before he dies.
False
True or False? Israel is the only ancient culture that valued wisdom and had a developed tradition associated with it.
False
True or False? Israel's unique way of doing theology is known as Historical Theology.
False
True or False? One of the primary features about the book of Deuteronomy is its lack of concern for those who live on the margins of society.
False
True or False? Pemberton argues that reading Genesis 1 as modern, scientific literature is a better reading strategy than reading it in its ancient context.
False
True or False? Pemberton identifies direct revelation from Torah as one of the two primary sources of wisdom.
False
True or False? Pemberton suggests that the "Instruction Scroll" that the workers find in the temple is most likely an early form of Deuteronomy.
False
True or False? The first introduction to the book of Judges depicts the tribes of Israel as perfectly united.
False
True or False? The primary location for the ministry of Jeremiah was among the exiles in Babylon.
False
True or False? The sacrifices discussed in Leviticus 1-7 are all about sin:
False
Identify the last plague
First-born sons die
Which of the following is *not* one of the tribes that asks Moses for permission to settle on the east side of the Jordan River:
Gad***
That God creates by the spoken word in the manner of a king is a feature of:
Genesis 1
The God of _______ is close to creation, gets "his hands dirty," and attends to human needs.
Genesis 2
The God of __________ is close to creation and gets "his hands dirty:"
Genesis 2
During this battle hailstones fell from the sky and the day was extended:
Gibeah
The battle at which of the following sites fails on the first attempt:
Gibeah***
This term means, to pick up leftover crops after the harvest or pick fruit left on the vine.
Glean
What is the essence of Deuteronomistic theology?
God blesses those who are obedient and threatens curse against those who disobey
What happened at Jericho?
God caused the wall surrounding the city to fall
At the end of Genesis 3, what happened to the man and woman?
God made them leave the garden
According to Pemberton, which of the following expressions best captures the meaning of the word "rest" in Genesis 2:2:
God reigns over all creation
Psalm 105 asserts that God is protective and works for the survival of this small family we call Israel because:
God remembers and keeps promises
How is creation described in Proverbs 8?
God takes his daughter, Wisdom, with him to create the world
What is it that Jeroboam placed in both Dan and Bethel:
Golden Calves
Who is the Philistine defeated by David in "hand-to-hand" combat?
Goliath
Psalm 104 shows special affinity with:
Great Hymn to the Aten
What was one consequence for the man?
Hard work and sweat
What did Achan do wrong?
He failed to respect "the ban"
What happens to Pharaoh's heart?
He hardens it (or God hardens it)
Which of the following is *NOT* one of the rules that Deuteronomy 17 lists regarding the king that Israel will eventually have:
He must not build a temple
Why did Esau deserve the birthright?
He was the firstborn
What prophet uses the names of his children (No Compassion, Not my People) and his marriage to proclaim God's message?
Hosea
What was the name of Sarah's child, born as the result of God's promise?
Isaac
Pemberton points out that many scholars divide this prophetic book into three parts based on the following chapter divisions: 1-39, 40-55, 56-66.
Isaiah
Who was Abraham's son through Hagar?
Ishmael
What happened to Tiamat's body?
It became the sky and the Earth
Which of the ancestors places a conditional "if" on everything God has promised to do: Only ifGod does what God promises to do and brings him back home safely, then will this ancestor let the Lord be his God.
Jacob
Which of the following judges was the son of a prostitute?
Jephthah
One of this prophet's most famous oracles is known as "the Temple Sermon," which warns against overconfidence in the safety and security of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah
The first king of North Israel:
Jeroboam
Daughter of Ethbaal who became queen of Israel and promoted Baal worship:
Jezebel
David forms a close friendship with which member of Saul's house?
Jonathan
Which ancestral narrative includes the twin motifs of the losing and gaining of articles of clothing and different houses in which the ancestor lives.
Joseph
Which of the following is not one of the sons of Jacob and Leah?
Joseph
The military leader of the Israelites during the wilderness period:
Joshua
One of the best kings who came after David; he led a major religious reformation.
Josiah
This king of Judah tried to stop the Egyptians as they travelled through Judah and was killed in the process.
Josiah
Which of the following is *NOT* one of the names or designations we use to refer to the Northern Nation or Kingdom?
Judah
A form of prayer (or psalm) in which the person appeals to God regarding their troubles and asks for God's help.
Lament
Which type of Psalm according to Pemberton makes up 40% of the Psalms?
Laments
Men from this tribe are ordained to serve as aides to the priests, performing such tasks as guarding and transporting the tabernacle.
Levi
The final two stories in Judges include a reference to which particular group in Israel:
Levites
Who is the son of Ea that killed Tiamat?
Marduk
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Mesopotamia
This prophet was known as the "country preacher."
Micah
Identify Zipporah:
Moses Wife
Which of the following is not one of the reasons Moses gives to the Lord to convince God not to do what he has threatened (wipe out the Israelites and restart with Moses in order to attain a new and better outcome):
Moses points out that his wife, Zipporah, is not an Israelite and therefore cannot be the mother of God's new people
Identify Aaron:
Moses' brother
Identify Jethro:
Moses' father-in-law
Identify Miriam:
Moses' sister
The Syrian commander who was healed of leprosy by God:
Naaman
The foreign king who destroyed Jerusalem and the temple in 587 BCE:
Nebuchadnezzar
Who was Abraham's nephew?
None of these (Isaac/Terah/Ishmael/Jacob)
Saul is from the tribe of:
None of these answers are correct (Levi/Judah/Dan/ Manasseh)
The "Garden of Eden" appears in:
None of these answers are correct (Psalm 104/Genesis1/Job 38/Proverbs 8)
When Moses realizes the word is out that he killed an Egyptian he:
None of these answers are correct (seeks asylum in Mesopotamia/turns to Aaron his brother for protection/blames his brother, the Prince of Egypt/retreats into the Egyptian desert and becomes a monk)
Eliphaz:
One of the friends of Job
David is: (this was a highly debated question in class FYI and it came to no result)
Ordinary looking
An organized massacre of helpless people (often Israelites or Jews).
Pogrom
Pemberton identifies three orthodoxies or perspectives on how to live life in relationship with God. Which perspective prizes Torah and the temple?
Priests
Pemberton identifies three orthodoxies or perspectives on how to live life in relationship with God. Which perspective prizes the covenant relationship between God and Israel and single-minded devotion to the Lord?
Prophets
Which psalm does Pemberton translate in its entirety that exemplifies a lament psalm?
Psalm 38
The location of a Jewish community that flourished from c.a. 200 BCE-70 CE and left behind many of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Qumran
The wife that Jacob loves:
Rachel
Who was the king of Judah when the kingdom split into two parts (North Israel and South Judah)?
Rehoboam
Which son of Jacob is his favorite?
Reuben
Pemberton identifies three orthodoxies or perspectives on how to live life in relationship with God. Which perspective prizes wisdom?
Sages
Pemberton describes this judge as having a weakness for women and being as dumb as dirt.
Samson
To make an object or person especially holy, or set apart for God
Sanctify
The Greek translation of the Old Testament made for Jews living in the Greek speaking world is the:
Septuagint
The site where God once destroyed his own dwelling place, thus suggesting that the leaders of Judah should not be overconfident in Jerusalem's security.
Shiloh
As Pemberton discusses sin and the book of Deuteronomy, the first finding from this book is that:
Sin moves beyond simple self-centeredness to a dangerous disregard for others
Korah was
Someone who challenged Aaron's family over the priesthood
Hophni was the wicked...
Son of Samuel
First line states an idea and the second line advances the thought in some way:
Synthetic Parallelism
An acronym for the Jewish Bible made from the first letter of its three major sections:
Tanak
The Akedah refers to which story involving Abraham?
The Binding of Isaac
What does Passover represent?
The Hebrews being spared from the last plague
The final block of Leviticus (Lev 17-27) is known as:
The Holiness Code
The body of water that the Israelites cross to enter the promised land:
The Jordan River
The act of grace that God bestowed upon Cain after he had killed his brother Abel and been forced to leave his family and wander the earth as punishment.
The Lord gave him a protective mark to cause fear in those who might harm him
The demi-gods who, according to Pemberton, were produced when the "sons of God" took and slept with the "daughters of humans."
The Nephilim
Identify the first plague
The Nile turned to blood
This people group settled in Palestine (southwest Canaan) around 1190 BCE and formed a Pentapolis, five royal cities ruling in league with each other:
The Philistines
The basic idea of this prophetic oracle is that the Lord will reunite the two nations (North Israel and South Judah) into one nation.
The Two Sticks
What is the ancient Near East?
The land area roughly equivalent to nations from modern Egypt on the West to Iran in the East
The fourth theme that Pemberton finds in the Greatest Song (Song of Songs):
The power of love
Who approached the woman in the garden urging her to disobey God?
The serpent
Which tree did God command the man not to eat of?
The tree of the knowledge of good and evil
Government led by God or by divinely inspired kings or priests.
Theocracy
One of the *immediate* consequences that the man and the woman experience after they eat the forbidden fruit:
They hide from God
In Psalm 136, the first 22 verses talks about Israel in third person (talking about what God did for them), and after verse 22 the author shifts to first person (talking about what God has done for us).
True
Parallelism is one of the primary features of the Psalms and Hebrew Poetry.
True
Pemberton agrees with Gerald Wilson, a biblical scholar, that the Book of Psalms is a carefully crafted collection that leads its reader on a journey from lament to praise.
True
Pemberton points out that, by nature, a proverb is an expression of general truth--not an absolute guarantee.
True
Pemberton suggests that the Psalms have the ability to transform us with its words and images, chipping away at doubt and trust in ourselves, and remaking us into the image of God.
True
True or False? David lives among the Philistines for almost a year and a half.
True
True or False? In Pemberton's *Era #1*, David enjoys a time of favor or harmony with Saul.
True
True or False? In order to build the temple, Solomon used forced conscripted labor from all Israel.
True
True or False? In the book of Judges, internal fighting threatens to destroy the Israelites on more than one occasion.
True
True or False? Jonathan tries to reconcile his father (Saul) with his best friend (David) twice.
True
True or False? Moses' arguments or reasons for the Lord not to wipe out the Israelites are strong enough to persuade God to change his mind.
True
True or False? Pemberton states that ancient Israel was a patriarchal society where women were generally dependent on men (father, husband, son) for their well-being.
True
True or False? Pemberton states that more text is devoted to David than any other person in the Old Testament.
True
True or False? Saul places David in charge of his army.
True
True or False? The Egyptian magicians initially match Aaron's "Snake-in-a-Stick" trick that he performs with his staff.
True
True or False? The Lord has higher expectations for the people after Sinai than before.
True
The original home of Abraham and Sarah when they are initially called:
Ur
The husband of Bathsheba; David tries to cover up the pregnancy and when that does not work, he has him murdered.
Uriah
The Noah figure in the Epic of Gilgamesh, he built a boat and survived the great flood that the gods sent to destroy human life.
Utnapishtam
The woman from Timnah...
Was Samson's wife
A love poem that describes the lover's body from head to feet or feet to head.
Wasf
What is the big question that faces the Israelites as they prepare to leave Mount Sinai:
Will they trust the Lord?
What is the one feature that distinguishes Old Testament wisdom literature from Chinese proverbs and Benjamin Franklin's, Poor Richard's Almanac?
Yahweh
An acrostic:
a Hebrew poem that begins each line with the next letter of the alphabet, from the first letter (aleph) to the last (tov).
The Bible describes Samuel as all of the following *except*:
a King
The book of Joshua ends with:
a covenant renewal ceremony
What metaphor or image does Pemberton use to describe Israel's journey across the wilderness from Goshen to Mount Sinai?
a school for learning
What creature carries off the plant that Gilgamesh had found that would have given him eternal life?
a snake
Yoke:
a wooden harness for joining animals to plow the ground
Which of the following promises does God make to Abraham?
all of these (I will give a son/I will make you into a great nation/I will bless the world through you)
Which of the following are types or forms of psalms?
all of these (Lament/Praise/Thanksgiving)
Which of the following is not of the of three things that happened to Jerusalem in the conquest of Babylon in 587 BCE?
all of these things happened (the wall was torn down/the temple was destroyed and burned/the people were exiled)
The first two kings of Israel are both:
anointed
The way that God works in the Joseph novella:
behind the scenes
According to Pemberton and the book of Psalms, Moses' lifting of his hands during the battle against the Amalekites most likely represents:
calling on or praying to the Lord for help
Michal is:
daughter of Saul, wife of David
2 Samuel 11:1-11-1 Kings 2:11, Era #6 in David's life, is primarily concerned with:
explaining why Solomon succeeds David on the throne
In prophetic books, God's final word is always:
grace
What is the big "flaw" in God's plan that Pemberton first identifies and then discusses how the Lord deals with it:
humans are not and cannot be holy
Psalm 78 highlights or recalls this particular problem that plagued Israel throughout its history:
injustice
In the third story that describes Saul's ascent to the throne as king of Israel:
leads the army to rescue Jabesh-Gilead
The primary field of images that Hosea draws from to convey his message is:
marriage and family
Syncretism
merging the beliefs and worship practices of two or more gods
Pemberton notes that as a way of challenging the dominant Babylonian creation story, Psalm 104 describes the great sea monster, Leviathan (the biblical counterpart to Tiamat), as:
nothing more than a plaything
A short speech unit prophets use to convey the Lord's word to the people is:
oracle
A person who conveys messages from the Lord to a select person(s) is a:
prophet
Both Jeremiah and Ezekiel (but especially Ezekiel) are known for this prophetic activity:
speech-acts
In his prayer of dedication for the temple, Solomon prays that:
the Lord's name would be present at the temple
Elisha's ministry is testimony to:
the presence of the Lord
The definition for Lex Talionis, or law of talion, that Pemberton provides:
the punishment must fit the crime
Mt Carmel
the site where Elijah offered sacrifices to Yahweh in a contest against Baal
Pemberton suggests that the "Lord's spirit" that "came over David" is:
the special presence of the Lord that gives supernatural strength or courage
Gomer is:
the wife of Hosea the prophet
The book of Lamentations ends with:
the writer still unsure if the King will ever bring his people back to Himself
Most scholars agree that the name YHWH in some way is related to the Hebrew verb:
to be
The first plan that the Egyptians employed to keep the Israelite population under control was:
to work the Israelites very hard
The book of Proverbs pictures or personifies wisdom as a:
woman