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| When was the time of Abraham? |
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When was the Exodus of Israelites from Egypt, using the figure of 1 Kings 6:1?
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| When was the Exodus from Egypt: date as reconstructed by most historians? |
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| When was the period of the Judges? |
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| When did David become king? |
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| When did the nation of Israel split into two kingdoms: Israel (North, capital becomes Samaria) vs. Judah (South, capital becomes Jerusalem)? |
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| When did Samaria (captial of Israel) fall to the Assyrian army? |
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| When did King Hezekiah of Judah rebel against Sennacherib, King of Assyria; Sennacherib invaded, but failed to capture Jerusalem? |
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| When were the reforms of King Josiah: centralization of worship in Jerusalem and elimination of non-Yawhistic worship? |
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| When did Jerusalem (capital of Judah) fall to the Babylonian army? |
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| When was the Decree of Cyrus: after Babylon is concered by the Medes and Persians, the Persian King Cyrus allows the Judean exiles to return? |
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| When was the Jerusalem temple rebuilt? |
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| When was the Jerusalem city wall rebuilt under Nehemiah? |
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| Who was the person who led the Israelites out of Egypt and gave them laws from God? |
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| Who was Israel's first king, annointed by Samuel? |
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| Who tricked his brother out of a birthright and a blessing? |
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| Who was sold as a slave by his brothers? |
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| Who were the two sisters who were given in marriage to a man who worked for their father for 14 years? |
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| Who was the man who led the Israelites across the Jordan River into the land of Canaan to receive the promised land? |
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| Who said "The woman whom you gave to be with me-she gave me fruit from the tree and I ate!" |
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| Who said "Am I my brother's keeper?" |
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| Who said "They gave [gold] to me, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!" |
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| Who said "The people spared the best of the sheep and the cattle, to sacrifice to the LORD you God; but the rest we have utterly destroyed." |
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| In chapter of what biblical book would you find God's promise to Abraham of land, descendants, and blesings first mentioned? |
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| In chapter of what biblical book would you find the Ten Commandments? |
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| In chapter of what biblical book would you find the incident of the Golden Calf? |
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| In chapter of what biblical book would you find a description of the procedures for the Day of Atonement? |
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| A binding agreement between two parties |
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| What are the 6 parts of a "Suzerain-Vassal Treaty?" |
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1. Intro: Identify the sovereign and the vassal 2.Historical Prologue 3.Stipulating 4.Deposit in sanctuary and public reading 5.List witnesses
6. Blessings and curses on those who keep or break the treaty |
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| In what chapter and book of the Pentateuch could you find the Pentateuchal laws spoken of as part of a covenant? |
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| What is the 'Covenant Formula'? |
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| "I will be your God, and you will be My people." |
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| How were the covenants God made with Abraham and David different from the covenant God made with Israel of Mt.Sinai? |
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Abraham & David's covenants were grants-Only God had obligations.
Israel's covenant with God on Mt.Sinai was a Suzerain-Vassal treaty-both Israel and God had obligations |
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| According to the Old Testament, what is the religious significance of circumcision? |
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| It is a sign of the covenant between God and Abraham |
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| According to the Old Testament, what is the religious significance of the Sabbath? |
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Exod: Sign of covenant between God and Israel
Deut: Reminder that they are not slaves |
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| What is the Septuagint, and when was it created? |
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| The Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible. Created 3rd century BC |
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| What does the word "Sheol" refer to? |
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| "Sheol" is the underworld, Hades, realm of the dead. |
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| What is "ritual impurity?" |
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Natural and more or less unavoidable. Is contagious (can be transmitted by touch or proximity). Is NOT sin (though you are guilty if you are impure and come into contact with a holy place).
*It is not about dirt or sickness, it is what makes us different from God. |
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| What causes "ritual impurity?" |
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| Childbirth, skin disease, bodily fluids associate with sex and menstruation, contact with dead bodies and carcasses |
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| What removes "ritual impurity?" |
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| Wash, wait a specified time period, sacrifices |
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| Give two reasons that explain the logic behind the system of dietary laws in ancient Israel. |
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| It is about making Israel distinct from others. It is a mental construct to create boundaries. |
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| We said that the dietary restrictions were NOT about two things. What are these? |
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| The OT authors use 4 images to describe how sin is dealt with so the relationship between humans and God can be maintained. What are they? Give examples of how they appear in the biblical text. |
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- Removal (Lev 16:21-22) ritual with the goat
- Cleansing (Lev 16:15-20,24, 30) blood as a cleansing agent
- Ransom (Exod 30:12-13,16) buy out of a penalty
- Substitution (Lev 17:11, Isa 53:5) the servant
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| What does the word "LORD" (in capital letters) in your English Bible refer to? |
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| What is the "Apocrypha?" When were they written? |
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| Pre-Christian; Jewish religious texts: historiagraphy (1-2 Maccabeas), religious fiction (Tobit, Judith, Susanq), wisdom literature (Ben Sira, Wisdom of Solomon). People wrote 'additions' to other books (ie Daniel, Jeremiah). Written 1-2 century BC |
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| How was the Apocrypha regarded in Judaism and in Christianity? |
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| No evidence that the Jewish communities who produced them regarded them as scripture. Some Christians thought they were useful, but not scripture (Jerome). Some thought they were scripture (Augustine). |
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| Who were the Levites and what was their function in Israelite worship? |
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| The Levites were a tribe in Israel. The worked in the sanctuary: guard duty, carry the Ark, janitors, in charge of music at the temple, scattered throughout tribes and lived on a welfare system (have no inheritance). |
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| What is "textual criticism?" |
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| The discipline that collects differences and explain their origin. |
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| What did the Israelites do at "Passover," and what does this festival celebrate? |
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| The Israelites (festival) killed a lamb, ate unleavened bread, held a sacred assembly, did not work. (Passover) killed a lamb, spread lamb's blood over door. Commemorates God's taking them out of Egypt, God passed over Israelite's homes when he killed Egyptians. |
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