Question 1

What is Hellenization?

Accepted Answer

A)  The first belief in an afterlife 
B)  Taking up Greek culture 
C)  Rejecting Satan in ancient Israel 
D)  Forming a hatred for outsiders. 
A)  The first belief in an afterlife 
B)  Taking up Greek culture 
C)  Rejecting Satan in ancient Israel 
D)  Forming a hatred for outsiders.

Question 2

What is an anthropomorphism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attributing human characteristics to nonhumans 
B)  Striving to find ways to become more human 
C)  Humans trying to become like God 
D)  The study of humanity from a theological point of view. 
A)  Attributing human characteristics to nonhumans 
B)  Striving to find ways to become more human 
C)  Humans trying to become like God 
D)  The study of humanity from a theological point of view.

Question 3

Once the Jews were sent into exile, the Holy Land remained in foreign control for the next four hundred years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

After Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden, human wickedness increased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How long did the period of the Judges last?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 years 
B)  100 years 
C)  200 years 
D)  500 years. 
A)  50 years 
B)  100 years 
C)  200 years 
D)  500 years.

Question 6

The author says that Christians interpret Old Testament prophetic texts as foretelling the person and ministry of Jesus. He concedes that some of these texts may have intended historical persons at the time of the prophecy, but also that it is legitimate for Christians to see that the "fullness of these prophesies unfolds with Jesus." Do you think this is a position that is intellectually defensible? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The position that Christians interpret O

Question 7

Which foreign dynasty was the first to conquer and control Judah and Jerusalem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assyrian 
B)  Babylonian 
C)  Persian 
D)  Greek. 
A)  Assyrian 
B)  Babylonian 
C)  Persian 
D)  Greek.

Question 8

What best characterizes Israel's society during the time of the Judges?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was local and egalitarian, with little centralized power 
B)  It was united but often brutal under a universal judge 
C)  It was deeply religiously faithful, but socially weak 
D)  It was structured under universal laws which the judges oversaw. 
A)  It was local and egalitarian, with little centralized power 
B)  It was united but often brutal under a universal judge 
C)  It was deeply religiously faithful, but socially weak 
D)  It was structured under universal laws which the judges oversaw.

Question 9

According to the author, most ancient Jews followed God's law not as much to get into heaven than to avoid going to hell.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following did God give as his own name to Moses?

Accepted Answer

A)  THE LORD 
B)  I AM WHO AM 
C)  ALMIGHTY 
D)  MASTER. 
A)  THE LORD 
B)  I AM WHO AM 
C)  ALMIGHTY 
D)  MASTER.

Question 11

What does cosmogony refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  How the universe is structured 
B)  How the universe was made 
C)  The story of Adam and Eve 
D)  The nature of the heavens. 
A)  How the universe is structured 
B)  How the universe was made 
C)  The story of Adam and Eve 
D)  The nature of the heavens.

Question 12

The author says that Israel's faith and the Bible which depicts that faith changed over time in key ways, such as belief in gods to belief in monotheism and the shift from embracing no appreciable afterlife to embracing the belief in heaven and hell. Do you think he makes a good case? If not, how would you interpret the texts he cited? If so, what does this imply about the revelatory quality of the Bible?

Accepted Answer

The author's argument about the evolutio

Question 13

Israel is another name for whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moses 
B)  Jacob 
C)  Abraham 
D)  God. 
A)  Moses 
B)  Jacob 
C)  Abraham 
D)  God.

Question 14

What is most surprising to you in the history of ancient Israel and why?

Accepted Answer

The most surprising aspect of ancient Is

Question 15

David's rule included a dysfunctional household.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What does the term canon refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Passages or verses in the Bible that are particularly important 
B)  Dynamic passages or verses that are intended to explode in the reader's soul 
C)  Authoritative collection of texts in a religious tradition 
D)  Texts and teachings that are true. 
A)  Passages or verses in the Bible that are particularly important 
B)  Dynamic passages or verses that are intended to explode in the reader's soul 
C)  Authoritative collection of texts in a religious tradition 
D)  Texts and teachings that are true.

Question 17

Who was the first patriarch?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moses 
B)  Jacob 
C)  Abraham 
D)  God. 
A)  Moses 
B)  Jacob 
C)  Abraham 
D)  God.

Question 18

Initially, Adam and Eve had Cain and Abel as their children. What happened to them?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cain taught Abel how to worship God, and God blessed Cain 
B)  Abel rebelled against God and lost his birthright to Cain 
C)  Cain was jealous of Abel and killed him 
D)  Both Cain and Abel fell into a pit and died. 
A)  Cain taught Abel how to worship God, and God blessed Cain 
B)  Abel rebelled against God and lost his birthright to Cain 
C)  Cain was jealous of Abel and killed him 
D)  Both Cain and Abel fell into a pit and died.

Question 19

What was the reason that Israel became a monarchy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The elders of Israel believed that this was the people's destiny 
B)  The elders of Israel were afraid of other nations' gods 
C)  The elders of Israel wanted the community to be like other nations, and Samuel's sons were untrustworthy 
D)  The judge Samuel demanded it because the people were unmanageable. 
A)  The elders of Israel believed that this was the people's destiny 
B)  The elders of Israel were afraid of other nations' gods 
C)  The elders of Israel wanted the community to be like other nations, and Samuel's sons were untrustworthy 
D)  The judge Samuel demanded it because the people were unmanageable.

Question 20

What was the binding of Isaac about?

Accepted Answer

A)  Isaac was forced to be a slave 
B)  Isaac was attacked, bound, and killed by his brothers 
C)  Abraham bound him as a sacrifice to God 
D)  It was actually Jacob who bound himself, but this was misunderstood by the text. 
A)  Isaac was forced to be a slave 
B)  Isaac was attacked, bound, and killed by his brothers 
C)  Abraham bound him as a sacrifice to God 
D)  It was actually Jacob who bound himself, but this was misunderstood by the text.

What is Hellenization?

What is an anthropomorphism?

Once the Jews were sent into exile, the Holy Land remained in foreign control for the next four hundred years.

After Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden, human wickedness increased.

How long did the period of the Judges last?

Which foreign dynasty was the first to conquer and control Judah and Jerusalem?

What best characterizes Israel's society during the time of the Judges?

According to the author, most ancient Jews followed God's law not as much to get into heaven than to avoid going to hell.

Which of the following did God give as his own name to Moses?

What does cosmogony refer to?

Israel is another name for whom?

What is most surprising to you in the history of ancient Israel and why?

David's rule included a dysfunctional household.

What does the term canon refer to?

Who was the first patriarch?

Initially, Adam and Eve had Cain and Abel as their children. What happened to them?

What was the reason that Israel became a monarchy?

What was the binding of Isaac about?

Introduction

Jesus and the New Testament

Development of Christianity in the New Testament

Christianity Becomes a Religion

The Life of the Early Church

The Imperial Church

The Great Fathers and the Quest for Union With God

Christianitys Spiritual Life

Expansion and Change in the East and North

The Church and the Western Empire

Medieval Piety and the Rise of the Universities

The Renaissance

The Reformation

The Catholic Reformation

The Enlightenment: From Conflict to Tolerance

Colonization and Missions

Christianity in the United States to the Civil War

Modern Challenges to Christianity

The Rise of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity

Modern Faith and Future Trends

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Exam 2: The Old Testament

What is Hellenization?

What is an anthropomorphism?

Once the Jews were sent into exile, the Holy Land remained in foreign control for the next four hundred years.

After Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden, human wickedness increased.

How long did the period of the Judges last?

Which foreign dynasty was the first to conquer and control Judah and Jerusalem?

What best characterizes Israel's society during the time of the Judges?

According to the author, most ancient Jews followed God's law not as much to get into heaven than to avoid going to hell.

Which of the following did God give as his own name to Moses?

What does cosmogony refer to?

Israel is another name for whom?

What is most surprising to you in the history of ancient Israel and why?

David's rule included a dysfunctional household.

What does the term canon refer to?

Who was the first patriarch?

Initially, Adam and Eve had Cain and Abel as their children. What happened to them?

What was the reason that Israel became a monarchy?

What was the binding of Isaac about?

Introduction

Jesus and the New Testament

Development of Christianity in the New Testament

Christianity Becomes a Religion

The Life of the Early Church

The Imperial Church

The Great Fathers and the Quest for Union With God

Christianitys Spiritual Life

Expansion and Change in the East and North

The Church and the Western Empire

Medieval Piety and the Rise of the Universities

The Renaissance

The Reformation

The Catholic Reformation

The Enlightenment: From Conflict to Tolerance

Colonization and Missions

Christianity in the United States to the Civil War

Modern Challenges to Christianity

The Rise of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity

Modern Faith and Future Trends

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