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91 Cards in this Set
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What are the two defining events of the Old Testament?
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The Exodus and The Exile
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When was the Exodus?
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1290 BC
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What did the exodus do for israel?
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forms it as a nation and a people
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Israel's ancestors are now what?
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slaves to the most powerful empire
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They are known as what?
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the "forgotten people"
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What verse references to the fact that God heard their cries?
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Ex 2:25 - heard, remembered, saw, and knew them
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When was the Exile?
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586 BC
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When did this occur?
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after the israelites had lived in this land for a long time
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What happened?
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they were run over by the babylonians
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What is important about Babylon?
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it is now the world's super power
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What happens to the many people that don't go home after the exile?
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they live in different places around the world
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These two events provide what?
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bookends for the OT
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How is the exile similar but different to the exodus?
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it is like another exodus in itself, but it's from a king in their own making
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When did the monarchy start developing?
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1000 BC
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When did this occur in relation to the other 2 defining events?
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in the middle
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What did Israel want?
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a King
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What is this a rejection of
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God and what he had done for them
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They will now be the king's _____
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slaves - 1 Sam 8:17
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What does God use to exile to do?
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wake them up!!!
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What types of literature comprise the OT?
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a collection of various traditions, writings and literary types
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How long did the process of canonization take?
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1500 years
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The authors were what?
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anonymous
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These authors, scribes, and redactors/editors were guided more by what?
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faithfulness to tradition than originality and creativity
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This was what kind of process?
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God-breathed
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It was focused on the needs of what?
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covenant and ethnic communities
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What are the three main parts of a Hebrew canon?
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law, prophets, and writings
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What books make up the law?
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Genesis-Deuteronomy
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What books make up the prophets?
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Joshua-2Kings; Isaiah, Jeremiah, the twelve
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What books make up the writings?
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Psalms, wisdom writings, Chronicles, and others
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What is the jewish term for the law?
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torah
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What impact did the major events of Israel's history have on the development of the canon?
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post exile event (?)
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Recognizing the words of the Lord from Moses and Pledging to keep these words is what?
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The principle of canonicity
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What are the 3 steps in the process?
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1. authoritative words from God
2. authoritative docs 3. authoritative collections |
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What does the meaning of the doctrine of creation address?
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God's relationship to the world
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How does it show authority?
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1. God is pictured as a king - 'God said and it was so'
2. Hebrew translation of 'in the beginning' is only talked about with the reign of a king |
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What does it mean that we are made in the image of God?
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we represent the ruler of creation; he gave us dominion but we must rule in the way God wants
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The basic theme of Genesis 2-3: creation entails the creation of a divine/human community in which human beings share what with the creator?
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rest and responsibility
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Sense of community between ____________ and _____________
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God and human beings; human beings and others
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What happens to the intimate relationship within both when humans rebel against God?
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the relationship gets fractured
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What are the connections between rest and responsibility?
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We are created to rest with him, but also to be responsible and tend to the land
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How does one really get to enter God's rest?
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by worshipping and serving God
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What does God draw attention to in Ch 2 that is not good?
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man being alone
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What are the two meanings of 'suitable helper'?
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an assistant or the way God is referred to in the bible as a divine helper
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God took something that wasn't good and turned it into what?
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a profound relationship
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What is the 'original sin'?
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being unsatisfied with what God has given us
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Adam and Eve wanted to eat from which tree?
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the one tree that God held them from
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What was wrong with adam and eve eating from that tree?
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because they were trying to satisfy themselves instead of trusting God to do it for them
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What is the key to live according to the first few chapters of the bible?
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living in the presence of God
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What are some characters who display this or don't display this?
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adam and eve, cain, noah
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Who are the men of the name mentioned in chapter 6?
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men trying to make a name for themselves
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What are 2 other examples of this?
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the tower of babel and abram
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Genesis chapter 5 is what?
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a genealogy
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What is the significance of Enoch?
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he is the only one who did not die
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The theme of this chapter is that the genealogy from adam to noah demonstrates what?
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that death now reigns and it also signals hope for victory over death
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This chapter is a pledge of what?
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death's defeat because of Enoch
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The World's creator is also the world's ______
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redeemer
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The flood is not a rain flood but is what?
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God undoing what he did on the 2 and 3 day with the waters from above and below
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Genesis 6:6 says that the Lord was sorry, why?
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because he took responsibility for us like a father - i'm sorry they did that
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Noah was a righteous man but that does not mean that he didn't ____
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sin
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What is the basic theme of 10-11?
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God's involvement with all of the nations clarifies God's call of Abraham
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This shows that God is still engaged with people even in _______
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judgement
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The _____ comes first
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blessing
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When was the Hebrew Canon "fixed" or completed?
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no one knows for sure
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Where in the bible is the universal history found?
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Gen 1-11
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What time period does the universal history span?
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creation-2000 BC
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Why is the title universal history preferred over Primeval history?
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Universal history is a better description of the torah; it talks about more than just primeval history
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When does the real story of the bible start?
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Genesis 12 with the call of abram in 2000BC
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We must understand the ____ first
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background
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What are the two general characteristics of history?
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Highly selective and general universal background exhibiting increasing specificity
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Highly selective history is selected material to do what?
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fit the author's purpose
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Because of this selectiveness, we don't have what?
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answers to all of the questions
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Universal background starts _____ and gets ______
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broad; specific
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what does 'adam' mean in the hebrew language?
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human
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What is an example of this characteristic?
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Genesis 1 and 2; 1 is more broad and 2 is more specific talking about adam and eve
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The Basic theme of Genesis 1:1-2:3 is that the world is a _____ creation oriented to the _____ of what God has made
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divine; goodness
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The world was created by God and God said what?
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it was good
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God shows us what through his creation?
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a way to orient our lives
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Time is what?
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a created reality
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What was the reason for God resting?
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he was satisfied with what he had made; and set the example for us
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What is the significance of the 7th day?
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it completes the creation account
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What is it declared?
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holy
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What does the fact that God declared it holy signify?
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that rest is extremely important
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How do chapters 10 and 11 set the stage for the call of abram?
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God being involved with creation in blessing and in judgement
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What are the 6 things that it means to be Israel?
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1. matter of destiny
2. favoritism 3. being intent on having the Divine blessing 4. encounters with people like us 5. requires recognition of God's loyalty 6. prevailing in the divine/human struggle |
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What is hesed?
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love in action; undending love; loyalty (God will always be faithful to his covenant)
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What is penial?
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face of God
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How did the Israelites end up in Egypt? (4 things)
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1. the necessities of life
2. perils of being chosen 3. the need to be bound to the land by faith 4. knowing God was working for their good |
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What is a covenant?
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a binding agreement based on a relationship
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What is righteousness?
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fulfilling the demands of a relationship
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What does it mean to "fear" God?
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to know God
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What were the 2 purposes of the ancestral narratives? (gen 12-50)
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1. To explore the link between the world's creation and Israel's creation
2. To see them as identity stories |
