OT midterm exam
About ___ of the Psalms are Psalms of Lament.
1/3
The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in the _________________.
1940s
Job's lament in chapter 3 introduces __________ cycles of dialogue which occupy chapters 4-27.
3
There are ___ distinct books to the Psalms collection
5
There are ___ different authors of the Psalms mentioned in the Psalm collection.
7
The book of Proverbs contains ________ collections of wise sayings.
8
Which of the following is not a biblical person whom archeological findings have confirmed actually existed?
Abraham
The Stele of Shalmanseer III includes reference to which northern kings of Israel?
Ahab and Jehu
What is another name for King Xerxes?
Ahasueras
The Amarna Letters record the pleas of Canaanite kings for Egyptian help against the Habiru
Amarna
All of the following were contributors to the book of Proverbs except
Amenemope
The "Teachings of __________" from Egypt, bear a striking resemblance to portions of Proverbs 22:17-24:23.
Amenemope
Proverbs 27:6 would be an example of ___: "Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy."
Antithetic parallelism
The library of ___ contained the Epic of Gilgamesh and Enuma Elish
Ashurbanipal
_________ is an ancient piece of literature similar to the book of Job.
Babylonian Theodicy
Which concept made addressing the issue of evil and suffering more of a challenge for Israelite wisdom than in other ancient near eastern cultures?
Belief in one God
Who is the shortest man in the Bible?
Bildad the Shuhite
The idea of the retribution principle is rooted in the __________ of the Mosaic covenant from Deuteronomy 28.
Blessings and Curses
The Persian ruler that allowed the Jewish exiles to return home from Babylon was ___.
Cyrus
The ___ Cylinder tells of the Persian rulers decree releasing the Jewish captives from Babylon.
Cyrus
Those Jews who did not return to the Land of Israel after the Babylonian exile are referred to as the ___.
Diaspora
Which is not one of the major genres of psalms listed in the textbook?
Enthronement
The plotline of Esther revolves around an attempt to ___________.
Exterminate the Jews
In Proverbs, ________ is equated with knowledge of God, and thus the covenant relationship.
Fear of the LORD
The beginning point for wisdom in Israel's wisdom literature is ___.
Fear of the Lord
the ideals of Proverbs are best understood as ___, not ___.
General principles/absolute promises
Which nation defeated Persia?
Greece
_________ is the antagonist in the book of Esther who plots to have all of the Jews in Persia killed.
Haman
The Sennacherib Prism records the siege of Jerusalem during the reign of which king of Judah?
Hezekiah
The Hebrew word for "wisdom" is ___.
Hokmah
___ is being used when a keyword, idea, or phrase at the beginning or the end of a discourse such as a Psalm.
Inclusio
Esther's cousin Mordecai helped the Persian ruler out by ___.
Informing of a plot against him
Ezra considered the problem of ___ to be a serious threat to the religious identity of the covenant people of Israel.
Intermarriage with foreign wives
The Psalms collection moves from a focus on ___ to a focus on ___.
Lament/Praise
Archives from ___ have yielded texts that speak of ancient prophets serving as advisors to the kings.
Mari
One of the primary genres in Ezra-Nehemiah is _________.
Memoir
The setting of the book of Esther is the ________ Empire in the mid-fifth century bc.
Persian
Many of the reforms instituted under Ezra and Nehemiah are seen as the seeds of ______which was in full effect during the time of Jesus.
Pharisaism
The method of ________, where the current state of affairs are turned around drastically, is used in Esther to build the plot and convey the message of the story.
Plot Reversal
Which of the following is not a major theme of the book of Proverbs?
Possessing the land
The time period in which Ezra-Nehemiah was written is generally classified as _______.
Postexilic
Most simply stated, the retribution principle is that: If a person is righteous, he will ________ and if a person is wicked, he will _________.
Prosper; suffer
The second part of the retribution principle can be summed up as: Those who ______ are righteous, while those who ______are wicked.
Prosper; suffer
In the Book of Proverbs, folly is personified as a ___.
Prostitute
The book of Esther is read annually at the Jewish festival of ________________.
Purim
The Jewish community credited with producing the Dead Sea Scrolls is known as _____.
Qumran
Nehemiah undertook an initiative to do what in Jerusalem?
Rebuild the walls around Jerusalem
The Bible speaks of two "paths" in life, the way of the _______and the way of the wicked.
Righteous
Which of the following is not a monument or inscription mentioned in the book that is important for biblical studies?
Rosetta Stone
Among those who made life difficult for Nehemiah was the Samaritan governor ___.
Sanballat
Which modern-day genre is Esther most like?
Short story
Ezra and Nehemiah came from the Persian city of ______________.
Susa
What form of Hebrew poetry is used in Psalm 73:5? "They are not in trouble as other men; Nor are they plagued like mankind."
Synonmous parallelism
Ezra expressed a sense that the exile was not completely over because ___.
They were still "slaves" in their own land
The Cultic site at ___ provides the stories of ___.
Ugarit/Baal
Job 28 suggests that we might come close to wisdom when ___.
We remember our mortality
According to the book of Esther, _______ was the king who was in power during the events described in Esther.
Xerxes
Book III concludes with a reference to the fall of the Davidic Monarchy. Book IV gives emphasis to ___
Yahweh as King
Agur and Lemuel might reflect the influence of ___ wisdom in the Book of Proverbs.
arabian
Which of Job's friends suggests Job's suffering might be for educational purposes?
bildad
Job 28 celebrates human ingenuity in our capacity to ___.
create wealth
Along with ___, Job is one of two people in the Old Testament described as a person of integrity.
david
Excavations from Tel Dan have yielded inscriptions referring to the "house" of which king of Israel?
david
A "Psalm of David" was necessarily written by David.
f
All archeological sites related to the Bible have been excavated.
f
Ascertaining the historical background of Job is vital for understanding the meaning of the book.
f
Because of its taboo nature Proverbs avoids the issue of sexuality.
f
In Job 42, Job finally receives an explanation for all his suffering.
f
Job's friends give him sound advice and Job follows their suggestions.
f
Nehemiah was unable to finish the completion of the walls of Jerusalem.
f
Old Testament wisdom is unconcerned with how a person lives.
f
Some of our oldest manuscripts show varying arrangements of the books of Psalms before their present arrangement, as we know it in the Psalter today, was finalized.
f
Stories of Moses and the exodus play a prominent role in the book of Proverbs.
f
The book of Psalms is not concerned with kingship.
f
The court records of Persian kings specifically mention Esther and Mordecai.
f
The issue of theodicy is frequently found in Old Testament Wisdom literature but never really talked about in the literature of other ancient near eastern cultures.
f
The second temple was more magnificent than the first temple built by Solomon.
f
Two copies of the Book of Esther were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls.
f
Job's losses were exclusively what might be called "natural" disasters.
false
The exiles returned from Babylon to Jerusalem and generally maintained an optimistic and confident outlook on their situation.
false
Men serving in the royal court of ___ played a role in the editing of the Book of Proverbs.
hezekiah
Ha-Satan raises what issue concerning God's treatment of Job?
jobs motives
Poetry comprises ______ of the Old Testament.
one-third
Along with the Book of ___, Job 28 also says "the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom."
proverbs
One of the earlier distinct collections brought into the later complete Psalm collection was a group of Psalms called ___.
songs of ascents
The purpose of the book of Job is to explore God's policies concerning justice, especially in relation to the ________ of the righteous.
suffering
Each category of psalm has typical characteristics and a fairly consistent format by which it can be identified.
t
Esther is the only book in the Bible which does not mention the name of God.
t
Ezra and Nehemiah form a single book in the Hebrew Bible.
t
Old Testament poetry is musical in nature and was usually intended to be sung.
t
One of the dominant theological themes in Ezra-Nehemiah is covenant renewal in the postexilic community.
t
Only a small amount of archaeological findings have been examined and published.
t
Parallelism was one of the most important features in Hebrew poetry.
t
Proverbs asserts that there is great power in human speech, both for good and evil.
t
Several psalms focus on God's relationship to nature.
t
The author of Ezra-Nehemiah had a theological purpose in writing the books.
t
The book of Proverbs encourages its hearers to embrace integrity, justice, righteousness, and life.
t
The message of Proverbs hinges on the belief that wisdom can and should be passed on from one generation to the next.
t
The prophetic theme of God's protection of his people can be seen in the plot of Esther.
t
The purpose of biblical archeology is to recover the material culture of the peoples of antiquity and, so doing, attempt to reconstruct their history and lifestyles.
t
Most of the laments in the biblical psalms conclude with an expression of ___.
thanksgiving
The earliest Hebrew poetry extant dates to the __________ century bc.
thirteenth
What type of psalm is Psalm 1?
wisdom
In Proverbs, wisdom is personified as a ___.
woman
The biblical wisdom literature acknowledges which god?
yahweh
