Bible Lit. - Old Testament / Unit 1
True
A characteristic of apocalyptic literature is that it is about the end times.
Isaiah
A large portion of the book of _______________ contains prophecies about the golden reign of the Messiah.
song
A psalm is a _______ of praise to God.
faith
According to the premise of the book of Job, what conquers pain and loss?
It was divided into north and south.
After Solomon's death, what happened to the kingdom?
True
Christians call the Hebrew scriptures the Old Testament because the New Testament is considered the fulfillment of the Old Testament.
True
Ezra led a group of exiles back to Jerusalem to bring about a restoration of right worship in the newly rebuilt temple.
True
Genesis and Exodus are historical narratives.
Exodus
Genesis and _______________ are written as historical narratives.
Five Books of Moses
Genesis, Deuteronomy, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers.
Abraham
God blessed the nations of the world through the descendants of
David
God promises __________ that his kingdom will last forever.
Moses
God's agent of deliverance from Egypt
Ten Commandments
God's covenant with Israel is primarily in the form of the ___________________.
1,000
Hebrew Old Testament in a period spanning over a _______ years.
Ezekiel
Hebrew prophet that lived with the captives in Babylon after being taken captive in 597 B.C.
I know that my redeemer lives.
How does Job explain his only comfort in the midst of his suffering?
Redeemer
In Genesis, God is portrayed as Creator, Ruler, and ___________.
Genesis
In ________, God first promises to bless the nations of the world through the descendants of Abraham.
when the people agree to love God and obey his Ten Commandments
In the book of Exodus, Israel officially becomes a nation ___________________________________.
Deuteronomy
In which book is there an account of Moses' death?
Yahweh, Salvation
Isaiah's name means ______ is ______.
True
Israel's entry into the Promised Land is delayed because of their complaints and disobedience to God.
40
Israel's entry into the Promised Land is delayed by ______ years.
586
Jerusalem is destroyed by the Babylonians in _____ BC.
True
Jewish scribes were careful to ensure that no mistakes were made in copying the Hebrew scriptures by counting consonants.
Jehoshua
Joshua was named _______________ by Moses.
Nebuchadnezzar
King _______________ of Babylon was moved to publically announce that Daniel's God is the true God.
True
Many authors wrote the Hebrew scriptures.
True
Moses claimed that Job's faith wasn't real because life was bad for him.
Jonah
Nahum and _______ were sent to Nineveh to preach.
True
Samuel filled the role of prophet, kingmaker, and last judge in the life of the nation of Israel.
fear
Solomon states that the _____ of God is the basis of all knowledge.
True
Some scholars believe the love between the two lovers in the Song of Songs represents the love of God for Israel.
True
The Early Prophets were primarily historical narratives.
Torah
The Five Books of Moses are known to the Jews as the ______.
400 BC
The Hebrew Scriptures were completed in ____.
historical narrative, poetry, proverbs, and prophecy.
The Hebrew scriptures contain the genres __________ .
4th
The Hebrew scriptures were translated into Latin around the ___ century AD.
Solomon
The Song of Songs is also known as the Song of ______________.
the Promised Land
The Tabernacle was God's dwelling place before Israel entered _____________________.
True
The Tanakh is the Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim.
Old Testament
The _______________ is the Christian title for the Hebrew scriptures.
Canaanites
The ________________ were the primary influence in Israel's cycle of rebellion in Judges.
mercy
The book of Jonah is a short, but powerful statement of God's _____________.
True
The book of Ruth contains
Jerusalem
The capital city of David's kingdom was located in ______________.
True
The downward spiral of Israel began with Solomon's disobedience to God by worshiping the gods of his wives.
14th
The first English translation of the Hebrew scriptures was completed in the ______ century.
Chronicles and Kings
The history of kings is written from different perspectives in the books ____________________.
Israel
The instructions in Leviticus were given by God to ___________.
Proverbs
The main purpose of the book of ________________ is to impart wisdom on spiritual, moral, and social matters.
Assyria
The northern kingdom of Israel is overtaken by the empire of _________________.
Nehemiah
Under the leadership of ________________, the walls of Jerusalem were rebuilt and the people recommitted themselves to loving and obeying God.
The destruction of Jerusalem.
What does the author of the book of Lamentations feel sadness for?
Poetry
What genre is the Song of Songs?
The Five Books of Moses
What is the English title for the books of the Torah?
150 BC
When were the Hebrew scriptures first translated into Greek?
Deuteronomy
Which book is the last of the Five Books of Moses?
Ketuvim
Which group contains the most variety in terms of genre?
Joshua
Which is not one of the Five Books of Moses?
Early Prophets
_______ were Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings.
Moses
________ was the likely author of Genesis.
Zephaniah
___________ warned against Judah's religious hypocrisy.
Satan
_____________ asks God's permission to test Job's faith.
King Solomon
_____________ is the main author of the book of Proverbs.
Haggai
______________ and Zechariah preached to the post-exilic community and encouraged them to rebuild the Temple and renew their faithfulness to God.
Malachi
______________ condemned the post-exilic priests for their disobedience while they wait for the golden age, the coming of the Messiah.
Moses
______________ is God's agent of deliverance and the mediator of the covenant with Israel.
King David
______________ wrote a large majority of the Psalms.
Joshua
_______________ leads Israel into the Promised Land.
Haggai
_______________ warned the post-exilic community about caring more for their own homes than the Temple.
Disobedience
________________ prevented Moses from entering the Promised Land.
Zechariah
__________________ had eight visions which told of God's future promises.
Tanakh
__________________ is the Hebrew title for the "Old Testament."
Daniel
___________________ fulfilled his role as prophet at the royal court in Babylon.
Ezekiel
___________________ fulfilled his role as prophet in the exiled community in Babylon.
Jeremiah
___________________ preached to Judah that one day God's covenant would be written on the hearts and minds of his people.
| & || Chronicles
a book of hope and encouragement to the Jewish people
Lamentations
consists of five poems
Ezekiel
emphasized the glory of the God of Israel and his power to bring about lasting change
Nahum
may be a sequel to Jonah
Daniel
means "God is my judge"
Jesus
not a prominent character in Genesis
Obadiah
the shortest book of the Hebrew scriptures
Joel
warned Judah repeatedly about the "Day of the LORD"
Persia
As Queen of _____________, Esther was able to save the Jewish exiles in her country.
great-grandparents
King David's _________________ were Ruth and Boaz.
2,150
The oldest copies of the Hebrew scriptures are approximately ____ years old.
True
The oldest copy of the Hebrew scripture is the Dead Sea Scrolls version.
Apocryphia
The removal of _______________ is the main difference between the Protestant version of the Bible and other versions of the Old Testament.
God
The role of the prophet in the Hebrew scriptures was to warn, encourage, and announce the will of ______.
Israel
The sons of ____ are delivered from Egypt in the books of Exodus.
True
The story of Esther took place between the first and second waves of returning exiles.
True
The theme of Ecclesiastes is that life is ultimately useless apart from the fear of God.
True
The three groups that "the twelve" minor prophets can be divided into are the prophets of Israel, the prophets of Judah, and the post-exilic ("after captivity") prophets.
Isaiah
Which major Hebrew prophet lived in the 700s B.C. and preached to Judah before the Babylonian captivity?
Kings / Samuel
Which of these books of the Hebrew scriptures is divided into two parts in the Christian Old Testament?
Saul
Who lost his place as king over Israel because he would not listen to Samuel, who represented God's voice?
Joshua
Who succeeds Moses in the leadership of Israel?
They believe they were inspired by God.
Why do Jews and Christians place so much authority on the Hebrew scriptures?
Micah
prophesied the fall of Jerusalem, the Babylonian captivity, and the birthplace of the Messiah
Zechariah
prophet whose name means "God remembers"
Amos
prophet whose name means "to be burdened"
Jonah
refused to preach to a foreign city and was swallowed by a giant fish or whale
Nebuchadnezzar
the Babylonian king who told his people that the God of Daniel was the true God
God
the central character of Genesis and Exodus
Isaiah
the first of the "Prophetic Books"
Haggai
the record of four messages to the returning exiles
Prophesy
to warn, encourage, and announce to the people the will of God
Jeremiah
wrote of his persecution and rejection by the people of Judah