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Who was Marcion?
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2nd century AD, kicked out of the church for believing in two gods, the god of the OT and the god of the NT
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What are the bridges between the OT and the NT?
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-OT helped prepare for the Messiah
- OT was scriptures for the early church - OT was quoted and alluded to (1/3 of the NT) |
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What does theology mean?
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the study of God, synonyms: doctrine, dogma
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Know the six methods for analyzing OT theology
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dogmatic
didactic genetic progressive cross section topical |
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What are the major themes of the OT?
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The only God
God active in history human response prayer covenant and tradition tension between God's will and human will hope and the future wisdom |
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What languages was the OT written in?
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Hebrew and Aramaic
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Name the five basic genres of the OT?
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law
historical narrative poetry wisdom prophetic utterances |
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What kinds of writng materials did the ancients use?
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stoies, monuments, wood, papyrus, metal, vellum
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What is the Masoretic Text?
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transmission of OT texts, more prominent version, standard Hebrew version
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What does canon mean?
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a list of authoritative texts, books that are considered scripture or inspired
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What are the stages of the development of Scripture?
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auuthoritative utterances, formal written documents, collecting written documents, sorting written documents and fixing a canon
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What is the Tanak?
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Hebrew divisions of the OT
Torah Nebi'im Ketubim |
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What are the five English divisions of the OT?
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Law (5) Genesis - Deut.
History (12) Joshua - Esther Poetry (5) Job - Song of Sol. Minor Prophets (5) Isaish- Dan Minor Prophets (12) Hosea- Malachi |
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What are the 13 historical periods of the OT?
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Antediluvian (Pre-flood)
Postdiluvian (Post-flood) Patriarchal Egyptian captivity Wilderness Wandering Conquest of Canaan Judges Unite4d Kingdom Divided Kingdom Judah alone The Exile Return and Rebuild Interestamental period |
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What is the literary plan of the Pentateuch?
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Genesis 1-11
Genesis 12 - 50 : coventant promise, election of Abraham and his family Exodus: deliverance from bondage, Mt. Sinai Leviticus: giving the law, what it means for God to dwell with His people Numbers: testing, purging, purifying Deutoronomy: 2nd telling of law |
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What are the three important nations during the Middle Bronze and Late Bronze ages?
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Sumaria, Old Babylonia, Egypt
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Who was Judas Wellhausen?
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-- Pentateuch comes from four sources, JEDP
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What does toledoth mean?
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this is the account
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What are the major points in the Genesis outline as given by H & W?
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Creation, Before the Patriarchs, Patriarchs in Palestine, Patriarchs in Egypt
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What does bere'shith mean?
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In the beginning
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What does thohu wabohu mean?
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formless and void
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Know the days of creation:
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Day 1: Seperate light from darkness
Day 2: Firmament, seperates water above and waters below Day 3: Dry land and vegetation Day 4: Sun, moon, and stars Day 5: Birds and fish Day 6: Creeping creatures and animals Day 7: God rested |
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What was the Enuma Elish?
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mythological account of creation, Babylonian
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What are the three ways the serpant tempted Eve?
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Be like God
Tree is good for food Pleasing to the eye |
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Who was saved in the ark?
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Moses and wife, Shem and wife, Ham and wife, Japeth and wife
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What was the sign of the covenant between God and humanity in the flood account?
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rainbow
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Who did God call in Genesis 2?
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Abraham
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What did God promise to Abram in different covenant encounters?
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have a child
father of all nations father of many families blessed thru him promise of the land |
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What was the sign of the covenant between Abraham and God?
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circumcision
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What NT parallel do we have to Genesis 12?
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God sacrificing His Son
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What three things tie covenant texts together/
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family (descendants), relationships with God, land
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Who were the wives of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob?
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Abraham - Sarah
Isaac - Rebekah Jacob - Leah and Rachel |
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What were the names of the sons of Jacob
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Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,Joseph and Benjamin,Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher, Reuben
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What Egyptian bought Joseph when he was sold into slavery?
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Potiphar
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How did Joseph leave prison?
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He interpreted dreams
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What was the end result of the Joseph story?
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2nd in command for Egypt, Jacob's family moved to Egypt
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What does exodus mean?
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exit
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What are the possible dates for the writing of Exodus>
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1400 to 1200 BC
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What is the basic structure of Exodus?
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Israel in Egypt (1:1 - 13:16)
Israel's wilderness trek (13:17 - 18:27) Israel at Sinai (19:1 - 40:38) |
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What are the major themes of Exodus?
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know Yahweh
ten plagues the passover the ten commandments the presence of God |
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Know the ten plagues
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water to blood
frogs lice flies, wild animals or beetles disease on livestock boils hail locusts darkness death of firstborn |
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Know the ten commandments
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1. I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
2. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. 3. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them. 4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 5. Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long. 6. Thou shalt not kill. 7. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 8. Thou shalt not steal. 9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. 10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's. |
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What is the name of God?
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Yahweh
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Which Pharaohs were possibly the Pharaohs of the exodus?
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Amenhotep II
Thutmose IV Ramses II Merneptah |
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What were the elements of the Passover?
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Lamb
Kill at twilight blood on doorposts eat or burn all the lamb, unleavened breads and herbs eat as ready to leave |
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What led the Israelites in the wilderness?
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fire by night
cloud by day |
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What body of water did the Israelites have to cross after they left Egypt?
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the Red Sea
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What does Manna mean?
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What is it?
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Know the treaty form
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preamble
historical prologue stipulations deposti and public reading list of witnesses blessings and curses |
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What is significant about Exodus 20:2?
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It contains the preamble and the historiucal prologue and begins the ten commandments
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Selected verses and the treaty form
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Preamble 20:2 a
Historical prologue 20:2b stipulations: ten commandments deposit and public reading:24:7 list of witnesses:24:1-11 blessings and curses:23:20-33 |
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What are some reasons that the Sabbath commandment is still important today?
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rooted in creation; looks forward to Revelation
bridge between the first three commandments and the last six it belongs to the Lord the day is holy it is a day of rest whenever Israel failed to remember the Sabbath they were also failing other areas of the law |
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What was the ark of the covenatn?
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a mercy seat, a place for people to meet and speak with God, not ordinary people, priests
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What was the tabernacle?
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Standing in the presence of God, a portable sanctuary that represented God's presence, and had rules for holiness,
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What is the basic outline of Leviticus?
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Approaching a holy God (1-10)
Living in the presence of a holy God (11-25) Covenant blessings and curses (26) Laws about vows and gifts (27) |
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What is the purpose of Leviticus?
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11:44-45
44'For (A)I am the LORD your God Consecrate yourselves therefore, and (B)be holy, for I am holy. And you shall not make yourselves unclean with any of the swarming things that swarm on the earth A)For I am the LORD who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God; thus (B)you shall be holy, for I am holy.'" |
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What are the major themes of Leviticus?
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holiness
sacrifices major festivals of the calendar year |
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What are the kinds of sacrifices and what were their purpose?
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burnt offering
meal offering peace offering sin offering guilt offering |
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What were the three kinds of festivals the Israelites were to hold and what did they represent?
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the passover
pentecost (feast of weeks) feast of booths |
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What does bemidbar mean?
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in the wilderness
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What is the scope of Numbers?
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a summary of the 40 year period of wandering and testing in the wilderness
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What is the basic outline of Numbers?
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preparations for departure from Sinai (1:10-10)
from Sinai to Kadesh (10:11-20:21) from Kadesh to the plains of Moab (20:22 - 36) |
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What are the major emphases of Numbers?
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holiness of God
sinfulness of hmanity necessity of obediencetragedy of disobedience faithfulness of God |
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What does Deutoronomy mean?
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hebrew: these are the words
greek: second law |
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What is the purpose of Deut?
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to reconfirm the law with Israelites
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What are the major themes of Deut?
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teh law
central sanctuary history as theology the retribution principle |
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Summary of Moses
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savoir
receipient of the Torah covenant mediator paradigmatic prophet leading advocate servant of God |
