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25 Cards in this Set
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religious truth is the same as historical accuracy or scientific explanation
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false
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the old testament was written over a period of about 50 years
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false
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the biblical period was about 1850 bc until about ad 100
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true
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jerusalem was both a political and a religious capital
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true
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god sometimes created suffering and injustice in the world
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false
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the first part of genesis explains why things went wrong in the world that god created to be good
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true
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Jacob is renamed Israel after after his encounter with a mysterious being
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true
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Joseph fails to prepare Egypt for the famine
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false
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the name yahweh is interpreted within the scriptural text as "i am who i am"
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true
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in the old testament blood is a sign of life itself
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true
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many laws in leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy address situations that the israelites did not experience until long after their desert wanderings
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true
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God allows moses and Aaron to enter canaan
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false
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the term Israel has numerous meanings
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true
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the early Christians saw the Davidic covenant as fulfilled in jesus christ
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true
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god is pleased with Solomon's reign because solomon remained wise and faithful throughout his life
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true
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Emmanuel means god is with us
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true
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Habbukuk did not believe people should question god
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false
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Jeremiah is eager to become a prophet, flattered that god should choose him
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false
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Jerusalem is destroyed in the first exile in 597 bc
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false
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during the babylonian exile the jews were not allowed to practice their religious rituals in any public way
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true
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Qoheleth came the the conclusion that life was a mystery he could not solve
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true
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solomon was the author of the book of wisdom
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true
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Jonah is eager to carry out his mission of prophesying the the ninevites
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false
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the psalms were originally set to music and meant to be sung in public worship in some cases along with certain liturgical actions
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true
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the ancient jews believed that only bad people entered Sheol after death
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false
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