Chapter 3 Quiz

The Hebrew word for "the law" is

Torah

The first five books of the OT were also called the ____________ by the Hebrew speaking Jewish community.

Torah

Most of the literature in the first five books of the Old Testament is prose narrative.

True

The first five books of the Old Testament narrate a time span from creation to enslavement in Egypt.

True

The unifying theological theme of the first five books of the Old Testament is God's covenant promise to Abram.

True

Which of the following is not a subcategory of OT law?

Consternation Law

The theological principles behind OT law are no longer relevant for Christians.

False

Which of the following is not an interpretation approach to the NT understanding of the law?

Fundamental

Which genre of literature is not featured in the first five books of the Old Testament?

Epistolatory letters

In the NT interpretation of the OT Law, Jesus entirely dismissed the teachings of the five books of the Law as "legalism."

False

The Pentateuch cannot be trusted as a historical document.

False

The first five books of the Old Testament also contains some of the earliest examples of Hebrew wisdom literature.

False

Which of the following is not a Pentateuchal book?

Judges

Who was the first-century Gnostic heretic who rejected the Old Testament and its "inferior God"?

Marcion

The use of the name ___________________ for the first five books of the Old Testament was popularized by Hellenized Jews.

Pentateuch