Question 1

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Kingdom of Israel

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The Kingdom of Israel was a sovereign st

Question 2

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 parochialism

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Parochialism is a term that describes a

Question 3

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 I-Thou relationship

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The I-Thou relationship is a concept int

Question 4

After the Persians under Cyrus conquered Babylon in 538 B.C.

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A) almost all the exiled Judeans returned to Judah. 
B) the Hebrews, now called Jews, rebuilt the Temple in Jerusalem. 
C) the continuation of the Jewish community was not threatened again until Roman times. 
D) the Jews remained consistently faith to their traditional religion. 
E) a new spiritual awareness eliminated social injustices in the Jewish community. 
A) almost all the exiled Judeans returned to Judah. 
B) the Hebrews, now called Jews, rebuilt the Temple in Jerusalem. 
C) the continuation of the Jewish community was not threatened again until Roman times. 
D) the Jews remained consistently faith to their traditional religion. 
E) a new spiritual awareness eliminated social injustices in the Jewish community.

Question 5

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 messianic age

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The messianic age refers to a future tim

Question 6

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Kingdom of Judah

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The Kingdom of Judah refers to an ancien

Question 7

According to the text, the Hebrews'  new conception of God led to a new conception of self by

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A) holding that humankind is the centerpiece of God's creation. 
B) stating that humankind was created in God's image. 
C) giving humankind volition, the power to choose between good and evil. 
D) insisting that God did not create humankind to be his slaves. 
E) all of the above 
A) holding that humankind is the centerpiece of God's creation. 
B) stating that humankind was created in God's image. 
C) giving humankind volition, the power to choose between good and evil. 
D) insisting that God did not create humankind to be his slaves. 
E) all of the above

Question 8

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the tension in Judaism between parochialism and universalism.

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The tension in Judaism between parochial

Question 9

Jeremiah preached all the following EXCEPT

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A) idol worship is evil. 
B) mistreatment of others should be avoided. 
C) resistance to Babylon must be steadfast. 
D) God punishes the Hebrews because their guilt is great and their sins are numerous. 
E) God will not abandon his people even as he punishes them. 
A) idol worship is evil. 
B) mistreatment of others should be avoided. 
C) resistance to Babylon must be steadfast. 
D) God punishes the Hebrews because their guilt is great and their sins are numerous. 
E) God will not abandon his people even as he punishes them.

Question 10

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 patriarchs

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The patriarchs in the context of religio

Question 11

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 monotheism

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Monotheism is the belief in the existenc

Question 12

The text lists all of the following as essential continuities between ancient Judaism and Christianity EXCEPT

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A) monotheism. 
B) prophetic values. 
C) regulation of all aspects of daily life and the promise of Canaan/Palestine as the home of God's chosen people. 
D) the moral autonomy of the individual. 
E) Hebrew Scriptures as the Word of God. 
A) monotheism. 
B) prophetic values. 
C) regulation of all aspects of daily life and the promise of Canaan/Palestine as the home of God's chosen people. 
D) the moral autonomy of the individual. 
E) Hebrew Scriptures as the Word of God.

Question 13

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s).   
Locate and label the major rivers and bodies of water associated with ancient Hebrew history.

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The answer of Instructions: Please use this outline map of...

Question 14

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Hebrew tribes

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The Hebrew tribes refer to the twelve tr

Question 15

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 individualism

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Individualism is a social and political

Question 16

Under which of the following kings did Israel reach the heights of its power and prosperity?

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A) Saul 
B) David 
C) Solomon 
D) Hezekiah 
E) Cyrus 
A) Saul 
B) David 
C) Solomon 
D) Hezekiah 
E) Cyrus

Question 17

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Torah

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The Torah is the central reference of th

Question 18

Under Moses, the central force in the life of the Hebrews became

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A) a series of strong kings. 
B) a set of powerful judges. 
C) belief in one God. 
D) his charismatic leadership. 
E) colonization of Canaan. 
A) a series of strong kings. 
B) a set of powerful judges. 
C) belief in one God. 
D) his charismatic leadership. 
E) colonization of Canaan.

Question 19

According to the text, which of the following was the darkest moment in the history of the Hebrews?

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A) captivity in Egypt 
B) the division between Israel and Judah 
C) conquest by the Assyrians 
D) the Babylonian Captivity 
E) the Persian conquest 
A) captivity in Egypt 
B) the division between Israel and Judah 
C) conquest by the Assyrians 
D) the Babylonian Captivity 
E) the Persian conquest

Question 20

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Babylonian Captivity

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The Babylonian Captivity refers to the p

Exam 2: The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Kingdom of Israel

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? parochialism

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? I-Thou relationship

After the Persians under Cyrus conquered Babylon in 538 B.C.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? messianic age

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Kingdom of Judah

According to the text, the Hebrews' new conception of God led to a new conception of self by

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the tension in Judaism between parochialism and universalism.

Jeremiah preached all the following EXCEPT

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? patriarchs

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? monotheism

The text lists all of the following as essential continuities between ancient Judaism and Christianity EXCEPT

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). Locate and label the major rivers and bodies of water associated with ancient Hebrew history.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Hebrew tribes

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? individualism

Under which of the following kings did Israel reach the heights of its power and prosperity?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Torah

Under Moses, the central force in the life of the Hebrews became

According to the text, which of the following was the darkest moment in the history of the Hebrews?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Babylonian Captivity

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

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Greek Thought From Myth to Reason

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The Roman Republic City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire a World-State

Early Christianity a World Religion

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The Late Middle Ages Crisis and Dissolution

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The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

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