Old Testament Exam 1 Springer Study Guide (Multiple Choice)

Where was Abraham's original home

Ur of the Chaldees

The dead seas scrolls

are the oldest and most important Old Testament manuscripts

Joshua said

as for me and my house we will serve the lord

The Apocrapha

contains books written from 200 B.C. to 100 A.D.

Rueben

convinced his brothers not to kill Joseph

Job's wife

encouraged him to "curse God and die"

The patriarchal period

extends from approx 2100 B.C. to 1850 B.C.

Israel entered a

golden age of obedience and blessing after David became king

Elohim

means "God of Power"

The Torah

means The Law and is the first division of the Hebrew Scriptures

The grand theme of the Bible is

redemption or salvation

Tyndale

the first to make an English translation directly from the Hebrew and Greek

Jamina

was a Jewish council that made the recognition of the Old Testament books official

Elihu

was the man who discussed the disciplinary values of suffering

The Septuagint

was the version of the Old Testament used by Jesus

Bethel

what did Jacob see a ladder to heaven at

the Bible was written over a period of approximately how many years?

1500 years

Commentary

A book (or online reference) which gives notes or explanation on chapters and books in the Bible is called a commentary

Condorance

A book (or online reference) which lists each word in the Bible and tells each reference where that word can be found

Samuel

Both Saul and David were anointed as kings by

God's most perfect revelation of himself is found in ..?

Christ

Eden was the garden where

God put Adam and Eve

David

Is Psalms principle written and compiler

Book of Psalms is made up of

Israel's prayer book and hymn book

Judges

The book of Ruth belongs to the period of the ...