Some of the ways the Joshua narrative has his character resembling Moses include: (check all that apply)
he leads the people through a body of water that parts, he is a leader chosen by God, God speaks to him and directs him
In Biblical studies, rhetoric refers to harmful speech.
False
The theology of the Deuteronomistic History indicates that the result of obedience is blessing from God, and the result of disobedience is receiving ________.
curse(s)
In the plague narrative, understanding more about Egyptian culture and religion helps us understand that each plague demonstrates the power of God over _____________________: (choose the response that best fits.)
the gods of Egypt
Babylon conquered who
one of the greatest empires of the ANE, named for its capital city. Conquered Assyria and the remainder of the Israelites
Canaan
the promised land
the region along the eastern Mediterranean coast consisting of modern-day Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan. The people from this region were named for it in the Joshua narrative.
home to the Canaanites before the Israelites settled there.
Palestine
the name for the land between the Mediterranean Sea and the area east of the Jordan river. The name is still used today for part of the region
Ancient Near East
large region of antiquity roughly matching today’s Middle East, from Egypt to Mesopotamia and the ancient empires. Broad cultural setting of the OT narratives
It is the birthplace of civilization, where writing, laws, agriculture, cities, and major religions first developed, shaping the modern world.
Assyria
one of the great empires of ancient Mesopotamia, with its capital in Nineveh. It conquered the Northern Kingdom of Israel
When Joseph is taken to Egypt after being sold into enslavement, the way that he becomes prominent in Egypt is: (choose the answer that best fits)
through interpretation of dreams (that God allows him to understand)
The place where Moses saw the burning bush is the same mountain where he received the Ten Commandments–called Mt. Sinai, or Mt Horeb.
True
These elements of the Mosaic covenant also became important identity markers (things that set them apart from other people groups) for the Israelite/Jewish people over the centuries: (choose ALL that apply)
circumcision (of males), dietary laws
God’s covenant with Abraham included both promises and obligations, including: (check all that apply)
Abram would become a father of many nations (and his name would change to Abraham), All the males of the family and household must be circumcised, God would give Abraham and his descendants the land of Canaan, God would make Abraham’s descendants a blessing, and a means of blessing for the nations
The Differences in the three standard ways of numbering the Ten Commandments (Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant) come from all of the following, EXCEPT: (choose the response that fits best)
Treating the honoring of father and mother as two commands, or one
According to the standards expected in antiquity, from the Bible to Livy and Josephus, ancient histories were usually (and acceptably): (pick as many responses as apply)
apologetic, didactic
CategoryEmphasizes God’s promise
Noahic covenant, Abrahamic covenant
CategoryEmphasizes Israel’s obligation
Mosaic Covenant
All of the following are theological emphases in the Deuteronomistic history, EXCEPT: (choose one response)
expectation of a messiah
When the Lord speaks to Moses and Aaron in Exodus 7 about what to expect from Pharaoh, God’s prediction of the hardening of Pharaoh’s heart functions literarily as foreshadowing. Theologically, it is a statement of God’s ______________. (Choose the response that best completes the sentence.)
sovereignty
The Old Testament teaches a religion of legalistic observance.
False
Some of the archaeological discoveries that have been influential for understanding the Old Testament include: (choose all that apply)
the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Mesha Stele
An example of hyperbole, a literary device, occurs in the way that the Joshua narrative describes everything being destroyed when Israel entered into the promised land.
True
The law of retaliation, lex talionis, describes the limitation of retribution through matching a punishment to a crime, such as “an eye for an eye.”
True
Place the events that follow in the order they occur in the biblical narrative (from most ancient event to most recent)
- The great flood, with Noah and his family saved 2. God makes a covenant with Abraham and his descendants 3. The exodus from Egyptian enslavement 4. Settlement in the promised land 5. Anointing of the first King of Israel 6. Building of the first Temple to Yahweh
