Old Testament
Which two books in the NT reference Numbers?
1 Corinthians and Hebrews
The term "generations" occurs how many times in the book of Genesis?
11
2 Kings covers a period of nearly ______ years.
300
How long did the conquest of Canaan actually take?
6-7 years
Who prepared a coup against David by attempting to win the people's heart?
Absalom
The restoration of Isaiah 66 would include people from what nation?
All nations
Which of the following is a piece of the Regna Formula found in 1 and 2 Kings?
All of the above
What word describes a twelve member association centered on a central religious shrine?
Amphictyony
The term "messiah" come from a Hebrew term meaning what?
Anointed One
Who did Ahaziah consult about the seriousness of his injury in 2 Kings 1?
Baal-zebub
The book of Ruth shows ya that even during periods of moral crises, God is looking for faithful servants to ________.
Bless
Which of the following is not a theme of Moses' speeches?
Blind obedience
How did Haman determine the date the Jews would be killed?
By casting purim
According to the chiastic structure, what is the central core of Deuteronomy?
Covenant stipulations
According to ANE writings, the gift of a wife's slave girl from Sarai and Hagar were instructions by God or cultural norms?
Cultural norms
What is another name for the Ten Commandments?
Decalogue
What are the two main themes of the book of Exodus?
Deliverance and Covenant
In the midst of distress, Jerusalem:
Did not blame God
The contents of the book of Proverbs reveal that it is an example of what type of wisdom literature?
Didactic
Does eschatilogical refer to judgment that is immediate or at the end of the age?
End of the age
The list of Poetical books does not include:
Esther
What are the three individuals the text maps their return to Jerusalem?
Ezra, Nehemiah, and Zerubbabel
In the book of Ruth, the sovereign plan of God is worked out through the ____________ of its main characters.
Faithfulness
God's abiding faithfulness is best seen by:
Faithfulness of His children
T/F "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one" is known as the Mishnah
False
T/F All priests were Levities and all Levites were priests.
False
T/F Based on the Gensis account and the theory of evolution, Christians should believe that science and faith are incompatible.
False
T/F Chapter 3 of Ruth contains ancient customs that may appear odd but we now understand there significance.
False
T/F Due to the specificity of the tallies in the book of Numbers the exact total population of Israel is undisputed.
False
T/F For the first seven and a half years if his reign, David ruled from Bethlehem.
False
T/F Israel was unique in the ANE in their practice of sacrificial worship.
False
T/F One blessing of the Davidic Covenant was that David's dynastic line would be established forever as long as the people obeyed.
False
T/F Sennacherib's campaign into Judah is completely unsubstantiated by external sources.
False
T/F Solomon's temple was an incredibly complex structure.
False
T/F The Council of Jamnia determined which books should be used as the OT
False
T/F The Merneptah Stela is a piece of extra-biblical evidence that proves the exact date of the Exodus.
False
T/F The Tower of Babel showed that the "gate of heaven" is achievable through good works, unity between the nations, and human progress.
False
T/F The author of Chronicles contradicted the earlier histoires and refuted their truthfulness.
False
T/F The book of 1 Samuel begins in the monarchy period.
False
T/F The book of Judges is more concerned about historical details than covenant faithfulness.
False
T/F The interpreter's final task is to determine how she feels about the text
False
T/F We have no archeological evidence of the actual city of Jericho.
False
Even thought the Bible included historical writings pre-dating Herodotus, what title has he been given?
Father of History
Who is the central character of the book of Esther
God
Which of the following is not a concluding event of Job?
God brings balance to good and evil
What are the three aspects of Jeremiah's call to service?
God knew, God set apart, God appointed
Why did Jonah run from God?
He convinced himself that he knew best
What was the problem with marrying Ruth instead of Naomi?
Her children could jeopardize the inheritance
Due to the majority of 1 Kings being historical narrative, it may be argued that it is the earliest genuine ___________ in world literature.
Historiography
Which of the following was not a type of sacrifice prescribed in Leviticus 1-7?
Human
While the Septuagint titles the book of Numbers, what was the Hebrew title?
In the desert
Zephaniah is to ________ as Samuel is to Saul.
Josiah
Which type of Psalm includes statements of true in God, and affirmation of praise to Him?
Lament
What book bears witness to the darkest hour in OT history?
Lamentations
What did Zechariah see in his fifth vision?
Lampstand and two olive trees
The first appearance of Joshua was was
Leading an army
Isaiah 24-27 reads like a miniature book of Revelation so it has been called:
Little Apocalypse
The golden calves fashioned by Jeroboam I may have been designed to function as pedestals for the _________.
Lord
Rule in Judges period featured ____________ as rule in 1 Samuel featured centralized power in the hands of one man.
Many leaders
What does Malachi mean?
My messenger
The story of the book of Ruth is about:
Naomi
Chronicles uses genealogies to demonstrate a _____________.
National identity
All of these regions were under the rule of David's kingdom except:
Phoenicia
The term "ecclesiastes" came into our English translations through which Hebrew term?
Qohelet
Following the "seventy sevens" the concluding vision contains the clearest OT reference to the:
Resurrection
Gog and Magog may describe the ultimate foe of God's people but both Ezekiel and __________ tell of their defeat.
Revelation
What was the background of Amos?
Shepherd
The creatures that appeared to Ezekiel moved as the _____________ directed them.
Spirit of God
Shiloh is one possible location for the ____________.
Tabernacle
What happened at Mount Tabor?
The Lord instructed Deborah and Barak
Saul's final battle was against:
The Philistines
Chapters 4-7 of 1 Samuel features the traveling narrative of:
The ark
Why has Isaiah been called "the Gospel of the OT"?
The prophet's emphasis on God's grace and love
Which is not a theme of 2 Samuel?
The prophetic ministry of Samuel.
The Cyrus Cylinder records:
The return of captive people to their homeland and the restoration of their temples.
The Pentateuch is primarily:
The story of God's people
According to the books of Chronicles, what played a central role in the identity of God's people?
The temple
What word means, "an appearance of God"?
Theophany
The book of Joshua closes with:
Three burials
What was the author's purpose for writing 1 and 2 Chronicles?
Trace the history of faith and salvation
T/F How we deal with our sexuality reflects our relationship with God.
True
T/F One way Saul disobeyed the Lord was when he and the peoples spared the best of Amalekite flicks and herds for sacrificial offerings.
True
T/F The Black Obelisk provides extra-biblical, archeological evidence for the historical truth of 2 Kings.
True
T/F The Pentateuch refers to the first five books of the Bible
True
T/F The book of Judges warns about moral relativism.
True
T/F The importance of history is an overarching theme of the Pentateuch
True
T/F The parallel between Deuteronomy and the ANE treaties has more to do with form and structure than it does with actual content.
True
T/F The relationship between God and Abraham illustrate the Christian doctrine of conversion
True
T/F The worship of different forces and the existence of different deities is known as polytheism.
True
T/F There are multiple references to Hosea in the NT.
True
T/F When the evidence is looked at, much of Joshua comes from eyewitness accounts.
True
T/F While encamped directly across the Jordan River from Jericho, the Israelites began Canaanite Baal worship.
True
T/F While most religion expression was mythological, Israel saw its own natural history as an arena for divine revelation.
True
Which language is very similar to biblical Hebrew?
Ugaritic
The function of prophecy in Israel was ________ among the nations of the ANE.
Unique
Was there more than one temple allowed for postexilic Israel?
Yes
The Psalms have a unique place in Scripture for what two reasons?
a. They give insight into worship b. They deal with all aspects of life
The prophets asserted that God was Lord of:
all nations
What is a theodicy?
attempt to justify God's ways
Genesis is to beginnings as Exodus is to ___________
beginnings
Malachi closed his book with a _________ and a promise.
command
What pattern is exhibit by both Egyptian love songs and Song of Songs?
description of beauty followed by a wish
What does tabernacle mean?
dwelling place
Patriarchal and Christian theology contain which three foundations
election, promise, and covenant
The Bible invites us to _______ ancient Israel as the model and example.
examine
The fundamental message of Daniel is that through every circumstance if life, it is possible to live a life of _______ and ________ with God's help.
faith and victory
T/F A proverb is a promise from God.
false
T/F According to the themes of these books, one of the goals of Christianity is to suppress the questioning mind.
false
T/F Chiasm is the most important feature of Hebrew poetry.
false
T/F Christianity today must choose between responsibility to be faithful to God and a responsibility to be productive citizens in society.
false
T/F Due to the textual evidence, it is clear that the book of Isaiah originally existed as two separate documents.
false
T/F One of the most remarkable prophecies concerning Jesus Christ is found in a passage that begins in the first verse of Isaiah 53.
false
T/F Parallelism occurs when successive lines of poetry crisscross each other.
false
T/F The author of Lamentations demonstrates he still has complete confidence in God's relationship with His people even when they are exiled.
false
T/F The best way for the Christian to learn from the Psalms is ti take them literally and only apply them in the exact situations they describe.
false
T/F The book of Obadiah is a biography of the prophet's life and family.
false
T/F The concept of the day of the Lord occurs only in the OT.
false
T/F The destruction of Israel's enemies is one of the themes of the book if Isaiah.
false
T/F The doctrine of retribution is a hard-and-fast rule that God applies to every individual.
false
T/F The religion illustrated in the Cyrus Cylinder and Israelite Yahwism were both pluralistic.
false
T/F Zechariah called the Israelites to rededicate themselves to the Lord.
false
According to the Torah, God promised rich blessings both for Israelites and ________.
foreigners
What method of study seeks to find the basic "plain sense" meaning of a Bible passage by applying the standard rules of grammar and syntax?
grammar-historical
Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther conclude that portion of the OT canon known as the ________ books.
historical
The branch, part of David's line, serve as God's _______ to bring in His kingdom.
instrument
The plant that God provided for Jonah's shade furnished an important ________.
object lesson
Every year at the Akitu festival the Babylonians __________ statues of their gods through Babylon.
paraded
The author of Esther wants to demonstrate that even when God is not apparent, He is at work on behalf of His ____________.
people
The title of "cupbearer" given to Nehemiah meant that he was:
personal adviser to the king
Due to God's past absolute faithfulness, Habakkuk yielded himself to God's _________.
purposes
According to the definition of "canon" what two other words could you use?
reed/measuring stick
According to the theological themes of Proverbs, knowledge is primarily ________.
relational
Due to the worship of Ashera, what became part of Israel's religion?
sacred prostitution
The Sea of Reeds miracle is to ________ as the Sinai covenant is to relationship with God.
salvation
The Enuma Elish refers to humankind as:
savage
For Amos, a proper relationship with God demanded _____________.
social justice
According to the prophet Nahum, Ninevah would:
soon fall
The bright optimism of Number 10 is soon shattered by the _______ of chapter 11.
stubborn rebellion
The merging of different religious beliefs into one system is known as __________.
syncretism
Haggai possessed a great zeal for:
the Lord's temple
Everything is utterly meaningless is to Ecclesiastes as _______________ is to Song of Songs.
the best song
In Ezekiel's analogy, the first grape vine is to ____________ as the second grape vine is to Zedekiah.
the first exiles
Faithful _________ of accurate information was an important aspect of society.
transmission
T/F Acrostics are alphabetical poems.
true
T/F Dialogues and monologues in wisdom literature are frequently pessimistic.
true
T/F Ezekiel was warned that Israel was guilty of worse sins than the worship of Tammuz and Ishtar.
true
T/F In all of the debate surrounding the book of Daniel there is no mistaking its message.
true
T/F In order to avoid pluralism like Judah, Christians respect other people's right to believe as they wish.
true
T/F Micah's message centered of the themes of social injustice, true worship, and false security.
true
T/F One of the remarkable aspects of authorship of Ezra-Nehemiah is their use of first-person accounts.
true
T/F The book of Proverbs holds womanhood in the highest regard.
true
T/F The conclusion reached by the teacher of Ecclesiastes is that all any of us can do is depend on God.
true
T/F The locus plague in Joel was historic as well as prophetic.
true
T/F The painting from the tomb of Nebamun is a good demonstration of the truth found in Psalm 1.
true
T/F The prophet Habakkuk struggled with the feeling that what God was doing made no sense.
true
T/F The restoration foretold included Israel and the nations.
true
How many books of the Bible are truly bilingual?
two
Suzerainty treaties were political covenants between __________ partners.
unequal
The joy of marital faithfulness is another benefit of ________.
wisdom
In addition to being a book of poetry, Job is one of three books designated as ________.
wisdom literature
