Old Testament Final

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Year the Dead Sea scrolls were found?

1940's

How many major sections/scenarios is the book of Isaiah divided into?

4

How many divisions does the book of psalms have?

5

What year did the fall of Jerusalem occur?

586

How many series of oracles compose the book of Malachi?

6

Whom did God command Hosea to marry?

A Prosistute

What image did Joel use to speak of impending invasion and devastation?

A locust plauge

The book of Joel is quoted in which New Testament book?

Acts

Another name for King Xerxes?

Ahasuerus

Which two kings of Judah feature prominently in the book of Isaiah?

Ahaz and Hezekiah

The oldest interpretive approach to Song of Songs?

Allegorical

Whose teachings from Egypt bear a striking resemblance to portions of Proverbs 22:17-24:23?

Amenemope

How did Jonah react when God relented from destroying Nineveh because of their repentance?

Anger

Who deported Israel? In what year?

Assyria, 722 b.c.

What nation conquered Judah?

Babylon

What nation would eventually exile Judah?

Babylon

What ancient piece of literature is similar to the book of Job?

Babylonian Theodicy

Pagan prophet who was sent to curse Israel but ended up blessing them instead?

Balaam

The names of Job's three friends mentioned at the beginning of the book of Job?

Biladad, Eliphaz, Zophar

Major geographical areas in the land of ancient palestine

Central hill, coastal plains, transjordan

What was the sign given to Abraham to signify his covenant with God?

Circumcism

Major subcategories of Old Testament law?

Civil, ceremonial, moral

What was Nehemiah's function in Persia and for which king?

Cupbearer - King Artaxerxes

The chronicler idealized which two kings as the "type figures" of a "good" king?

David and Solomon

What was the task of a judge?

Deliverer

Which OT book is often said to have influenced the theology of the books of Joshua through Kings (also called historical books)?

Deuteronomy

What books does the so-called Deuteronomistic History include?

Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings

What types of offerings/sacrifices were instituted for Israel in Leviticus?

Drinks, animals, grain

Who in the book of Esther, is the antagonist who plots to have all of the Jews in Persia killed?

Haman

Major themes in the book of ruth?

Hesed

What is the solution that Qoheleth offers regarding adversity?

Humans should not avoid it

What are the major themes of the book of Malachi?

Judgement of the Nations

What was the progression of the role of the prophet within Israel?

Leaders - advisor - social/spiritual commemorator

Two groups of religious leaders were the equivalent of professional clergy in Israel?

Levites and Priests

Who was the first-century Gnostic heretic who rejected the Old Testament and it's interior god?

Marcion

Major themes of Genesis?

Monotheism, sin

What mountain did God make a covenant with Israel?

Mount Sinai

Major themes of the book of Joshua?

NOT: A need for a king

Names of the contributors to the book of Proverbs?

NOT: Amenemope

Major themes of the book of judges?

NOT: Blessings of the covenant

What themes that the reforms instituted by Ezra and Nehemiah addressed?

NOT: Failure to circumcise

What are the three institutions where instruction centered in the book of Proverbs?

NOT: Market place

Major themes of 1 and 2 Samuel?

NOT: Performing temple worship

Major themes of the book of proverbs?

NOT: Poccesing the land

Major themes of the book of deuteronomy?

NOT: Priestly functions

Major themes of the book of Job?

NOT: Proper temple worship

Major themes of the book of Numbers?

NOT: Social justice

Major themes in 1 and 2 Kings?

NOT: The arc of the covenant

What are the names of the writers in Psalms who authored one or more psalms?

Nathan

Major themes of the book of Isaiah?

Not Hesed

In later Judaism Song of Songs was designated to be read as a part of which feast, since it was understood to represent God's love for Israel?

Passover

What are the major themes of the book of Proverbs?

Possessing the Lord

First king of Israel?

Saul

Who was the rabbi whose school questioned the authority of Ecclesiastes and its canonical status?

Shammai

What was Amos's profession prior to becoming a prophet?

Sheperd

What are the major themes of the book of Amos?

Social Justice

Authorship of Song of Songs traditionally attributed?

Solomon

Which important group of Jewish scholars improved word divisions, and added vowel points, punctuation marks, and verse divisions to the Hebrew OT?

The Masoretes

Mesopotamia

The land between two rivers

Which Babylonian king invaded Judah in the eighth century?

Tigla-Pileser III

Hebrew word for law?

Torah

What do we call human errors of sight, hearing, writing, memory, and judgement which occur during the hand-copying process?

Variants

The Chronicler emphasized which king's kingship?

Yaweh

Which god does the biblical wisdom literature acknowledge?

Yaweh

Functions of Samuel in the books of 1 and 2 Samuel?

Prophet, priest, judge

Nehemiah undertook an initiative to do what in Jerusalem?

Rebuild the walls around Jerusalem

What is the strongest evidence for Joel as a post exilic prophet?

Refers to exile as a past event


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