Theology Final Exam

Assumed author of Deuteronomy

(D)

Assumed authors of Leviticus

(P)

Assumed authors of Exodus

(YE)

Assumed authors of Genesis

(YEDP)

ch 16-20 in Exodus is about what

10 commandments

The Jews rule themselves again for almost ___ years.

100

There were ____ judges.

12

1/4 explains the development of the _____ sons or the ______ of Israel.

12, tribes

There are _____ psalms and 1/2 of the are written by king ______.

150, David

What does Deuteronomy mean

2nd law

Basically a repeat of the info found in the previous ___ books.

3

Prophets message mostly focused on morality, the treatment of the _____, the abuse of power, and current events.

4

Some scholars believe there were ____ main authors or editors of the Torah

4

Prophetic books bear the names of the ____ major and ____ major prophets and lamentations and Baruch.

4, 12

The Pentateuch (___)

5

Wisdom is written ____ years before the coming of Christ.

50

What are the 18 books broken down into?

6 prophets to the kingdom of Israel 5 prophets to the kingdom of Judah 4 books to the people while in Exile 3 prophets once the Jews return from Exile

Wisdom books (___)

7

The Septuagint was compiled by __ Jewish scholars in about 3rd century BC.

70

The canon of the Hebrew books was compiled around the year ____ AD.

90

Historical books cover almost _____ years of history, from about 1020 BC to 142 BC

900

1/2 is covenants with _______

Abraham, Issac, and Jacob

Ch 21-40 in Exodus is about what

Additional laws and instructional

Song of songs is often used as an _____ to describe Christ's love for his bride, the ______.

Allegory, church

What protestants call the ________ (hidden), Catholics call the _______ (2nd list) Books.

Apocrypha, Deutocannical

Ezra and Nehemiah pick up after the Jews returned from the _____ exile.

Babylonian

Genesis mean _____

Beginning

Sirach is sometimes called "Wisdom of _____ Sira.

Ben

Pentateuch is often called the ___________.

Books of Moses

What is the book of numbers named after

Censuses that are recounted in this book

Abraham

Circumcision

The israelite's, under Joshua's leadership are able to enter the promise land to begin to ______ it.

Conquer

Wisdom books concentrate on daily human experience, not _______.

Covenants

Ruth is a great grandmother of King _____

David

The book of Deuteronomy end with Moses' ____ outside of the promise land

Death

What does Exodus mean

Departure

Prophets usually received communications through ______ or visions and replayed them to the people through sermons, writing, or major symbolic actions.

Dreams

It contains more laws more _____, and arrives the _____ people at the ______ land.

Duties, chosen, promise

Ecclesiastes tries to assess what ____ things are valuable.

Earthly

World powers in History starting with Egypt at the time of the Exodus

Egypt, Assyria, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Romans

Tobit happens during the ___ covered in 2 kings.

Exile

Esther happens during _____, so they've returned from Exile.

Ezra

Job is the name of the main character whose _____ was tested by losing everything.

Faith

What is the relationship between faith and reason?

Faith and reason are two ways to the same truth. Through them we learn a deeper understanding of who God is. Faith and reason will never contradict one another. They answer question that the other one cannot. In the end they always end up pointing to one another.

Tobit is a short story of God rewarding ____.

Faithfulness

Is it your number of possessions, ______, success, or pleasure

Fame

How should the writing style of a passage of scripture affect the way we read it?

First you need to evaluate the type of writing it is. If it is more of a factual reading you know it is more historical. If the writing is more of a translation we would know that it is textual. For example you would not read the book of Psalms like you would read the book of Joshua. You always have to keep in mind the authors intent.

In ancient Israel, a prophet was someone who stood as a mediator between ___ and the community.

God

What was the name of the first city in the promise land that Joshua conquered

Hazer

Most of the books of the Old testament are also a part of the Jewish bible called the _____ scriptures.

Hebrew

The second part of Sirach praises the _____ or Israel.

Heroes

_____ books (16)

Historical

Major and minor refer to how long the book is, not its actual ______.

Importance

Wisdom books general purpose is ________.

Instruction

Esther is a short story of God preserving _______.

Israel

Judith is a short story of God caring for _______.

Israel

One of the 12 sons of _____ is Levi

Israel

Judges were military leaders who lead the ______ against their neighbors in the promise land.

Israelite's

Ch 1-15 of Exodus is about what

Israelite's escaping slavery in Egypt

Songs in psalms cover a broad range of human emotions such as

Joy, thanksgiving, anguish, sorrow, fear, and remorse

Only the tribe of ___ chooses to return to Jerusalem and survives the exile.

Judah

1 & 2 Maccabees covers the revolt of Jews led by _____ Maccabees against the oppressive ______.

Judas, Greeks

1 & 2 Samuel covers the transition from ___ as a rules to ___ as leaders

Judges, Kings

Judith happens during the end of the exile not in ______.

Kings

Moses

Law

Ruth's book is a ____ story.

Love

The last prophet ________ announces his message about 450 years before the coming of ____.

Malachi, Christ

Song of songs shows the depth of ______ love.

Married

Hebrew books is the canon _________ used when he was leaving the Catholic church.

Martin Luther

Once the Israelite people were in exile, the prophet's message was often one of hope of a _______ that would save them from their situation and restore the kingdom of Israel to glory.

Messiah

Joshua is named after a _________.

Military leader

Is 1 & 2 chronicles a main book of the history of the Israelite's?

No

Is Deuteronomy a main book of the History of the Israelite's

No

Is Esther a main book of the history of the Israelite's?

No

Is Judith a main book of the history of the Israelites

No

Is Leviticus a main book of the history of Israelite's

No

Is Ruth a main book of the history of the Israelite's?

No

Is Tobit a main book of the history of the Israelite's?

No

What was the 2 pieces the Israelite kingdom divided into

Northern Kingdom called Israel, 10 tribes Southern kingdom, called Judah, 2 trubes

The ____ testament is centered on the covenant God entered into with the _____ people

Old, Jewish

Job is the ______ written book of the bible.

Oldest

Song of songs is a collection of _____ of human love.

Poems

1/4 of genesis is ______

Prehistory

1 & 2 chronicles retells the stories from 1 & 2 Samuel and kings from a _______ perspective

Priestly

What does Leviticus mean

Priestly

The sons of Levi were _____ and this is about their _____

Priests, duties

_______ books (18)

Prophetic

Wisdom seems to be one long speech, but is also similar to ______.

Proverbs

Noah

Rainbow

Adam

Sabbath

Jesus

Sacraments (Eucharist)

1 & 2 Samuel contain the story of _____ as the last judge anointing first Saul and then _____ as king of ______.

Samuel, David, Israel

Why was it a big deal that Ruth is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus

She was one of the only females mentioned

What cycle shows up 7 times in judges?

Sin, servitude, supplication, salvation, silence, sin

Several wisdom books are attributed to ______, but he is not the author.

Solomon

1 & 2 kings covers king David's death, king _____ great rule, and the division of the Israelite kingdom.

Solomons

Psalms is a scared ____ or hymn.

Song

Often, being a prophet meant suffering, persecution, and ______.

Struggle

David

Temple

Ezra and Nehemiah covers the rebuilding of the _____ and the reorganizing of the Jews.

Temple

Proverbs purpose is to teach _____, not only to the young and inexperienced but also the ______.

Wisdom, advanced

Folly is condemned, ______ is questioned, and death conquers ____.

Wisdom, all

Proverbs is a ______ saying

Wise

What was the 4 supposed authors or editors of the Torah

Yahwehist, Elohist, Dueteronomist, and priestly

Is 1 & 2 Maccabees a main book of the history of the Israelite's?

Yes

Is 1 & 2 Samuel a main book of the history of the Israelite's?

Yes

Is 1 & 2 kings a main book of the history of the Israelite's?

Yes

Is Exodus a main book of the history of the Israelite's

Yes

Is Ezra and Nehemiah a main book of the history of the Israelite's

Yes

Is Genesis a main book of the history of the Israelite's?

Yes

Is Joshua a main book of the history of the Israelite's?

Yes

Is Judges a main book of this history of the Israelite's

Yes

Is number a main book of the history of the Israelite's

Yes

The _____ were directly called by God.

prophets