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25 Cards in this Set
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What is the relationship of Leviticus and Exodus?
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A continuation of the biography of Moses - closely linked by the story line.
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In trying to visualize the sacrifices, how much detail do the ritual texts in Leviticus provide?
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They just underline important or controversial points.
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What is the significance of ritual?
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Rituals are the key to understanding a society's central values, ritual and emotion.
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What makes the interpretation of the rites in Leviticus fraught with difficulty?
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1) no living informants who can explain the rational for different procedures
2)Absence of words that priests said during sacrifice 3) Significance of each part and the one all purpose rite were taken for granted by the Pentateuchal writers and were not explained |
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What type of animal was acceptable for a burnt offering?
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Unblemished, domestic animals
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By placing his hand on the animals' head, what was the worshipper doing?
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Saying that the aniaml represented him and was giving himself to God in sacrifice.
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How should animal sacrifice in the Bible be understood?
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a mark of great generosity, devotion and penatance, serving an excellent meal to an important guest
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In what form should the cereal offering be understood?
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raw flour, cooked cakes, or roast grain
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Which was the only sacrifice in which the worshipper sometimes ate some of the meat?
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peace offering
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What was the smearing and sprinkling of the blood supposed to achieve ?
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1) it cleansed the altar or ark of the pollution caused by sin
2) secures forgiveness of the sinner 3) acts as a spiritual cleanser |
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For which type of sacrifice was only one type of animal permitted, namely a ram?
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guilt offering
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in their role as mediators, what does Leviticus specify as the priests' ongin duties?
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instructing the lady in holiness
sacrifices |
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Of what did the dietary restrictions remind the Israelites?
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1) vegetarian ideal of Genesis
2) As chosen people had to limit choice between clean and unclean animals |
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What were the elements of the Day of Atonement ceremonies?
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!) special sin offerings
2) scapegoat ceremony 3) fasting |
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Why do offenses like muder, adultery, incest, or idolatry constituate the very gravest causes of uncleanness?
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Because they pollute the offender, the sanctuary, and the land.
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How does "love your neighbor as yourself" relate to te idea of cleanness and holiness?
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Holiness is the essence of God's culture which humankind is expected to emulate
The actions that are commended have to do with fullness of life, those that are criticized are conflicting with cleanness and holiness |
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What are the celebrations in the seventh month which make the seventh month of the year, just as the seventh day of the week , the sabbath, holy?
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!) Feast of Trumpets
2) Day of Atonement 3) Feast of booths |
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How does the New Testament view Leviticus?
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1. Jesus as a perfect high priest- giving his own blood, not animal's blood
2. The veil of the temple splits in two- which implies that Christ makes God more accessible 3. Jesus overrides many of the cleanness regulations 4. Invites peoples of all nations to enter God's kingdom, food laws now have no use |
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When do literate people often makes mistakes of genre?
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In another language or different time.
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According to McGeeHee, why do you realize you are hearing a joke?
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Not because they are funny but because of external clues and internal clues to the genre
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What do you nned to know to discover what a biblical writer meant ina a scripture passage?
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genre
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What is the most common mistake made by people who read the Bible?
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taking things out of context
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What is the second most common mistake in reading the Bible?
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taking the Bible literally
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What is the most common error in reading parables?
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1) looking for too many messages, there is usually 1 central message
2) assuming parables of allegories |
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What is the last step of the basic rules of interpreting proverbs?
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be aware enough of ourselves to know the advice we need to hear is not always the advice we want to hear
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