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Number of books in the old testament
39
name for the story books of the old testament; genesis, samuel, etc
narrative materials
name for the law/regulation books of the old testament; leviticus, deuteronomy, etc
legal materials
name for parallelisms; psalms is an example of this type of book
poetry
books of wise sayings; proverbs, ecclesiastes, etc
wisdom materials
crucial event of the old testament
the exodus
another name for the hebrew canon, or old testament; written hundreds of years after the occurrence of the events
tanakh
greek translation of the Hebrew bible with addition of several extra books; most quoted translation in new testament
septuagint
collective name for yahweh materials, elohim materials, deuteronomic materials, priestly materials
documentary hypothesis
discovered in egypt by napoleon's engineers; three languages written on it; greek used to translate hieroglyphics
rosetta stone
area between tigris and euphrates rivers; upward from nile valley; encompassed palestine and syria; believed to be location of garden of eden; cradle of civilization
fertile crescent
foreign race very advanced in weaponry; overthrew egypt
Hyksos
main name of God; his personal name; also known as "I am who I am"
Yahweh
created so they didn't say Yahweh wrong
Adonai
general way of referring to Israel's God
Elohim
God most high
El Elyon
angry God; also the name of an Amy Grant song
El Shaddai
name of God used by Canaanites; also refers to Babylonian gods; later translates to Baal
El
"in the beginning"
Bereshith
genesis traditionally believed to have been written by whom?
Moses
genesis built around what?; important to understand where you came from
genealogies
type of history in which everyone can trace themselves back to adam
primeval history
type of history in which Hebrew people trace themselves back to specific tribes
patriarchal history
stories and histories passed down for centuries before they were written down
oral traditions
who was not a created being? who was already present?
God
God created the world from what?
watery chaos
What was created on day one?
light
What was created on day two?
Sky
What was created on day three?
land and plants
What was created on day four?
sun, moon, stars
What was created on day five?
birds and fish
What was created on day six?
animals and humans
Day of rest?
Sabbath
what caused the fall?
adam's pride
Why does God ask Adam and Eve where they are?
to give them a chance to come clean and repent
3 punishments?
kicked out of eden; man toils land; women pain in childbirth and inferior to man; snake crawls on belly
what was the first murder?
cain killed abel
why was cain's sacrifice not acceptable?
wrong attitude
what was the undoing of creation?
the flood
race of giants; not part of created order
nephilim
how much time is required for a religious act to take place?
40 days
3 changes after the flood?
age limit set at 120; animals can now be eaten; animals fear man
in what event did man want to be God?; built tower to heaven; languages are confused
tower of Babel
4 patriarchs, in order?
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph
Where was Abraham called out of?
Ur
Who was called out of Ur?
Abraham
Abraham told he is to be the father of great nation and will be given a homeland; what is this called?
the blessing
What man of was the priest of God most high?
Melchizedek
Where was Melchizedek from?
Salem
action taken as a sign of the covenant
circumcision
sarah's handmaiden
hagar
hagar's son by abraham
ishmael
what religion descended from ishmael?
islam
abraham was told to sacrifice whom?
isaac
abraham stopped from sacrificing son by whom?
angel of God
what did abraham's sacrifice of isaac signify?
abraham's faith in God
what did esau sell to jacob in exchange for bowl of soup?
birthright
who was supposed to receive the birthright?
eldest son/esau
who received the blessing of isaac?
jacob
who was supposed to receive the blessing of isaac?
esau
what is the right of inheritance and family name?
blessing
who aided jacob in his plan to receive birthright and blessing?
rebecca
what did jacob's dream signify?
God will protect Jacob
what is Jacob's name changed to?
Israel
why is jacob's name changed?
sons will become 12 tribes of israel
where is joseph's story set?
Egypt
who gave joseph the coat of many colors?
jacob
what made it special?
dye was expensive; he was the only one to receive one
who did joseph work for in egypt at first?
potiphar
why was joseph fired by potiphar?
seduced by potiphar's wife; she blamed him; thrown in jail
who is granted land in goshen?
joseph's family
what is the crucial event in the old testament?
exodus
who overthrew egypt?
hyksos
who were the heroes of egypt?; saved many male babies
midwives
of what tribe was moses?
tribe of levi
what does the moses mean?
drawn out of water
who was moses's father-in-law?
jethro
who did moses marry?
zipporah
when God speaks through nature
theophany
1st plague
Nile to blood
2nd plague
frogs
3rd plague
mosquitoes
4th plague
flies
5th plague
disease
6th plague
boils
7th plague
thunderstorm
8th plague
locusts
9th plague
darkness
10th plague
death of first born
death of first born of egyptians; israelites sacrificed; blood on door; significant festival
passover
3 purposes of plagues?
God superior to Pharaoh; God superior to Egyptian gods; demonstration of God's power to Hebrews
how many MEN in exodus?
6000
estimate of total amount in exodus
25000
what sea did the hebrews supposedly cross?
sea of reeds
how deep was the sea of reeds?
6 inches
what does the word "manna" mean?
what is it?
what did God feed the people?
manna and quail
what does Decalogue mean?
10 words
what was the decalogue?
ten commandments
what do the first four commandments signify?
israel's relationship with God
what do the final six commandments signify?
Israel's relationship with each other