5.18.R- Test- Module Five

After the initial discovery was made in 1947 by a Bedouin shepherd boy, archaeologists uncovered over_____manuscripts in____different caves, some which dated as far back as_____B.C. These manuscripts came to be known as the Dead Sea Scrolls.

1. 900 2. 11 3. 200

What two languages was the Old Testament originally written in?

1. Aramaic 2. Hebrew

The apostle Paul, in the 1st century A.D., stated that the Old Testament had been "________out by______."

1. Breathed 2. God

If we can determine that the Old Testament is reliable, what are the only two options left on our list of possible true world religions? Remember, only one world religion can be true since each has exclusive claims (claims that are unique to each world religion).

1. Christianity 2. Judaism

The Massoretes also had strict guidelines relating to how they copied the Old Testament Scriptures. Identify three of these guidelines below.

1. Counted number of words and letters in each book and also calculated the middle word and middle letter. 2. They knew the number of times each letter of the alphabet appeared in each book. 3. If a copy did not agree exactly with the original, it was destroyed.

The Talmudists had strict guidelines relating to how they copied the Old Testament Scriptures. Identify six of these guidelines below.

1. Each page of the codex must have the same number of columns (48 lines long each). 2. Each line had to be 30 letters long. 3. Nothing, not even a part of a letter, could be written from memory. 4. The copyist had to wear specific clothes and follow certain rules about bathing. 5. Ink had to be black and made in a very specific way. 6. If a king addressed the copyist while he was writing the name of God, he was to ignore the king.

Identify four common themes that run throughout the Old Testament books.

1. God desires to bless his people. 2. Every book points to Jesus. 3. God uses those who aren't necessarily qualified. 4. Sins must be atoned for.

__________and_____________evidence are the two types of evidence that can be studied to help a person determine whether or not the Bible is reliable.

1. Internal 2. External

Although the writers of the Old Testament books came from various walks of life, choose four different occupations below that Old Testament writers held.

1. King 2. Judge 3. Leader 4. Prophet

After archaeologists conducted a number of digs in the mid-1900's in Jericho, they found four key things that verified the historical events of the Joshua 6 account of the destruction of this city. What are these four key things?

1. The siege was short 2. The city was burned 3. The walls were leveled 4. The city was once strongly fortified

What time period was the Old Testament written over?

About 1,100 years

Unlike Jews, why do Christians not celebrate the Passover?

Because Jesus is the Passover Lamb; you can celebrate him every day.

How could each Israelite family avoid the tenth plague while in Egypt?

By placing the blood of an unblemished animal above the doorpost to their house.

What are the earliest manuscripts of the Old Testament that have been found to date?

Dead Sea Scrolls

When they were found, the Dead Sea Scrolls contained verses from every book of the Old Testament except for one. Which book is this?

Esther

Nahum prophesied that the Assyrian capital, Nineveh, would be destroyed by who or what?

Fire

External evidence is evidence:

From outside the Bible.

On the Day of Atonement, what was the first goat used for?

Had sins of the people confessed over it and was slaughtered as a substitute sacrifice.

On the Day of Atonement, what was the second goat used for?

Had the sins of the people confessed over it and was sent away into the wilderness.

What does the Prologue to Ecclestiacus state about the Old Testament?

It is to be divided into three parts; these are the same parts the Hebrew Bible is divided into.

Choose the word below that fills in the blank in the following sentence. The Council of ________ (teaching house of rabbis) in 90 A.D. affirmed the Hebrew Old Testament to be Scripture (same OT we use today as Christians).

Jamnia

Jesus affirmed the three sections of the Hebrew Bible as Scripture in which New Testament verse?

Luke 24:44

The historicity of the Assyrian king, Sargon (Isaiah 20:1), was called into question for a number of years. What did archaeologists discover in Iraq that confirmed his existence as a historical figure?

Sargon's palace

When the ancient city of Nineveh was discovered in the mid-1800s by archaeologists, what did they find?

The city was destroyed by fire, just like the Bible stated.

What is the significance of being able to prove that the Passover and the Day of Atonement in the Old Testament find fulfillment in Jesus Christ in the New Testament?

We come closer to being able to conclude that Christianity is true.