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The three main categories for questions that ECS suggest as we seek to become more informed readers of the Bible are of these types:

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Questions of reception (considering how ancient and contemporary readers receive the texts)
- Questions of literature (trying to understand the literary forms in the texts)
- Questions of origin (helping us understand the world from which the biblical texts come)

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Based on the chart in NOAB, match the three major canon names on the left with the contents listed on the right

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protestant canon- Pentateuch, Histories, Poetical and Wisdom Books, Prophets, and the Apocrypha is separated or left out

jewish canon- Torah (law), Nevi’im (Prophets–Former and Latter), and Ketubim (Writings), with No Apocrypha

roman catholic canon-Pentateuch, Histories, Poetical and Wisdom Books, Prophets, and Apocrypha are included, grouped in those other categories

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The history of the biblical canon is one that resulted in diversity in canon lists.

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true

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the following are reasons given in ECS for reading the Bible in an academic setting.

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-The Bible continues to be influential, even authoritative, to many people in the world.
- Academic study of the Bible can complement individual and communal practices of reading the Bible.
- The Bible offers a window into both Ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman worlds.
- The Bible has influenced Western civilizations.

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“in general Christians affirmed the authority of the New Testament because of its…… , universality, and traditional use.” Engaging the Christian Scriptures, p. 9.

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apostolicity

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The Greek Bible has its name because it was the text of the Greeks (gentiles) rather than of the Jewish people.

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false, it was written from the Jewish people

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Canon

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A normative list of authoritative texts for a religious community

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Septuagint

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ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures

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Hermeneutics

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the art of interpretation

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Scripture

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writings that function authoritatively for faith and practice for a group

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apocrypha

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Protestant names for books found in the Catholic Old Testament as deuterocanonical

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Gospel

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Literally means “good news”

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The conditions of God’s covenant with Abram include

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-God would give Abram the land of Canaan, though he was a foreigner there.
-The covenant would be everlasting, and continue with Abram’s descendants.
-All the males of the family and household must be circumcised.
-Abram would become a father of many nations, and his name change to Abraham.
-The covenant would go through Sarah’s child, but not Hagar’s child.

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The goals of archaeological research usually include the following, according to ECS

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  • to provide information to reconstruct the lives of ancient people
  • to uncover artifacts that relate to ancient religious practices
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The context for the writing of the texts of the Hebrew Bible was probably

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the exile (forced migration) of Israel out of the land and into Babylon.

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what was the capital of ancient Israel

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samaria

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The divine promises to the ancestors in the Genesis stories include

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-progeny (descendants)
- land
- divine blessing

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where does much of the old testament narratives take place

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Palestine

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Choose all of the following groups that God told Noah to put into his ark to save from the flood?

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  • one pair (male and female) unclean animals
    -seven pairs (male and female) of all clean animals
    -seven pairs (male and female) of birds of the air
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day one: formation of night and day

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day four: creation of stars, sun, and moon

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day two: formation of sky and surface water

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day 5: creation of fish and birds

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day 3: formation of earth

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day 6: creation of land creatures and humans

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The Enuma Elish is a Babylonian origin narrative that has marked differences from the Genesis origin stories, but one similarity it has is that:

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it explains an origin for human life

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An etiology is a story that explains something about

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a current reality by narrating its origins.

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Put the ancestral generations in the order in which they appear in Genesis (most ancient to least ancient).
Abraham and Sarah Isaac and Rebekah Jacob, Leah, and Rachel Joseph's Generation - Israel's ancestors
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Hebrew: 10 Commandments
You shall have no other gods but me. You shall not make or worship any idols. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. You shall remember and keep the Sabbath day holy. Respect your father and mother. You must not murder. You must not take someone else's husband or wife. You must not steal. You must not lie. You must not be envious.
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The area that is known as the Holy Land in the present day for its religious significance to the Abrahamic faiths was important in the ancient world primarily for its strategic value, as a trade/travel route between ancient Empires in _______ and ________. (Select two answers.)
Mesopotamia, Egypt
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According to Moses's speech in Deuteronomy, when the people take over places in the land where other gods/goddesses have been worshiped, they should rededicate those sites to YHWH.
no
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The food/drink YHWH provided for the Israelites in the wilderness included: (choose all that apply)
water, quail, manna
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Leviticus 1-7, the section described in ECS as the Manual of Sacrifice, includes the following sacrifices to be offered among the people of Israel: (choose all that apply)
- compensation/reparation offering - purification offering - whole burnt offering -cereal offering -shared offering
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In Exodus 20:22-23:19, the Torah expands on the the basic ideas of the Decalogue and applies them, in a section usually called _____________. (Select the term that best fits.)
the covenant code
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According to class lectures and Engaging Christian Scriptures, which of the following items can be seen in a pattern that recurs through Genesis 3-11 (Cain and Abel, Noah and the ark, etc.)
-sin -punishment/ consequces - gesture of divine mercy/grace
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When Moses and Aaron first ask Pharaoh to release the people for a festival celebration, one of Pharaoh's responses was
to give the command that the Israelites would have to start making their bricks without straw being supplied.
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According to our readings in ECS, two of the main themes of the Pentateuch are:
creation and covenant
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The principle of lex talionis (law of retaliation) appears in the code of Hammurabi and in the Pentateuch.
true
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Place in order, from those that happened earliest to those that happened latest, the following plagues sent by Israel's God on the land/people/creatures of Egypt. (They may not be the ones that follow right after each other, but you will be able to order from earliest to latest).
- water in the Nile turns to blood - flies swarm over everything in the land - locusts destroy remaining crops of egypt - death of the firstborn in all of egypt
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When Moses tried to protest for the fourth time that he was not the person to send to Egypt for the Israelites, God told him that ________ would go with him to be the one to speak.
Aaron, his brother
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genesis 1 god is
powerful, loyal. prderly
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genesis 2 god is
thoughtful personal
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the priestly code:
last part of exodus, entire book of leviticus, and first part of numbers
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what does being a nazarite entail?
cannot eat grapescannot drink winecannot shave headcannot stand around dead carcasses
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Mount Sinai
place where Moses encountered YHWH in a burning bush, and where he and Israel returned to receive the Torah and enter the Mosaic covenant. Sometimes also known as Mount Horeb
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Lex talionis
law of retaliation. A principle in ancient laws (Pentateuch and others) that the punishment should match the crime; an "eye for an eye" and so on. While seen as problematic now, they limited retribution then
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How did the Bible get put together?
Composition, circulation, collection, canonization
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whats the three parts of the Hebrew bible?
Tanak, torah, ketuvim
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what is the duterocannoc books?
the apocrypha (only accepted in specific religions)
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what is the criteria for canonicity
apostolicity ( written by or near the apostles), universality ( it is valuable for more than one congregation), traditional use
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what is the codesy?
the rough book (hand-sewn) of the original text.
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what is the old testament consist of?
law, history, writings and prophets.
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how is the cannon chronologically written?
the Pauline letter 100bc, gospels 150CE , acts of the apostles and general letters and revelation 2/3CE
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when was the christian cannon recognized?
5th century CE
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who created the book of the cannon?
Bishop athanausiu ( the bishop of Alexandria)
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where was the new testament cannon made official?
Council of trent in 1546, declared an anathema of people who did not accept the text (orthodox)
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what are the oldest Hebrew manuscripts
the Dead sea scrolls.
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what do the dead sea scrolls represent?
some reflect a precursor of the Masoretic text, some reflect similarities to the samaritan (Hebrew) Pentateuch; and some relfect a text type found in the Greek translations (Septuagint)
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what are the 4th and 5th century codex's that make up the new testament
Codex Sinaiticus, codex vaticanus, codex bezae, codex alexandrinus.
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If your city falls that means _________________.
your god is weaker then the other.
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what parts of Jerusalem fell in order?
the north fell first to the Assyrians and the south fell second to the Babylonians.
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what major event happened when the babylonians took the south of Jerusalem?
they destroyed their temple and were forced to move to Babylon.
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is sacrifice considered normal in all religions?
yes, It can just appear differently.
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Gen 1 vs Gen 2
sim: same God the same order of created entities Spirit of God/ waters Adam is first Differences: directions Consequences Adam is last.
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Gen 1 vs Enuma Elish
sim: humans come later no earth image of God Differences: multi god very violent constant conflict divine offspring before humans Blood of defeated
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Gen 2 vs Enuma Elish
sim: The deity is interested in creation land then life All of humanity came from one being differences: gen is edited and elish is not gen is a methodical process and Elish is sporadic and chaotic with no organization.
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what is the origin of the Hebrews
mesopotamia
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Who is Hammurabi and what is he known for?
he was the king of Bailon, and known for his law codes.
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what did the Mesopotamias provide?
Hammurabi law codes, Enema Elish, the epic of Gilgamesh.
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what is considered the holy land?
the area between the sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea.
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what is the Rosetta stone?
it was discovered around 1800 and it made it possible to translate many previous findings.
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what where the major cultures in the near east
polytheistic.
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what days of Gods good creation are paired
day 1 -> day 4 day 2-> day 5 day 3-> day 6 day 7 stands alone- day of rest
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what is the land of sheol?
the land of the dead
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what are the two creation accounts
scientific and theological.
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what are the different generations in order?
abraham and sarah isaac and rebecca jacob, leah, Rachel joseph Generation
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outline of the history of the hebrew people
Beginning of human history patriarchs and matriarchs exodus judges united kingdom
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what promises did YHWH make to aberham?
to give him many children blessings land
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what are the major covenants
mosaic abrahamic davidic nohaic
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what are the first 5 books labeled
The books of Moses
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Judges: the Cycle
serves God falls into sin cries to God for help Saves gives divine mercy
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what are the ten plagues sets
1st, 4th, 7th 2nd, 5th, 8th 3rd, 6th, 9th 10 stands alone
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what was Moses act of liberation?
Splitting of the red sea.
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what was the encounter at Sinai?
Moses received the Ten Commandments from God.
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what two laws does the revelation at sinai consist of?
Apodictic law and casuistic law.
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purity is________?
clean and unclean
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day of atonement?
Cleansing of impurity
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what are the special feast?
spring- Passover and unleavened bread Summer- festival of weeks and Pentecost fall- New Year, feast of tabernacles, day of atonement
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what is the male physical sign of covant?
circumcision
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what threats do the generation have to face.
land, descendence, blessing
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exodus
enslavement in Egypt Liberation from pharaoh, slavery giving the Torah at mount Sinai worship of the golden calf
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who are the Nazirites?
peoples who are to embody the vow of not cutting their hair, avoiding strong drinks, and the uncleanliness of corpses
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what form does the book of Deuteronomy take the form of?
the Form of Farewell addresses from moses
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what was Josiahs grand reform?
centralization of worship abolition of astral worship removal of sacred prostitutes prohibition of child sacrifice removal of necromancers the reinstitution of the Passover in the temple
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who are the former prophets
Joshua, judges, Samuel, kings
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who are the latter prophets
isaiah jeremiah and ezekial
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in MEDIAS RES
in the middle of
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what do the people do when they cross the jordan river?
they set up a Memorial, the males are circumcised, then the community observers passover
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what happens after Israel conquers Jerich,
they move on to the city of AI. here they encounterr difficulties b/c one of the community, Achan of the tribe keeps some of the booty when all of it is meant to go to YHWH.
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The three main categories for questions that ECS suggest as we seek to become more informed readers of the Bible are of these types:
1. Questions of literature (trying to understand the literary forms in the texts) 2. Questions of reception (considering how ancient and contemporary readers receive the texts) 3. Questions of origin (helping us understand the world from which the biblical texts come)
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"...in general Christians affirmed the authority of the New Testament because of its ____________ , universality, and traditional use." Engaging the Christian Scriptures, p. 9.
apostolicity
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Septuagint
ancient Greek translations of the Hebrew Scriptures
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hermeneutics
the art of interpretation
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match the three major canon names on the left with the contents listed on the right 1. Protestant Canon 2. Roman Catholic/Orthodox Canon 3. Jewish Canon
1. Pentateuch, Histories, Poetical and Wisdom Books, Prophets, and the Apocrypha is separated or left out 2. Pentateuch, Histories, Poetical and Wisdom Books, Prophets, and Apocrypha are included, grouped in those other categories 3. Torah (law), Nevi'im (Prophets--Former and Latter), and Ketubim (Writings), with No Apocrypha
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The Enuma Elish is a Babylonian origin narrative that has marked differences from the Genesis origin stories, but one similarity it has is that:
it explains an origin for humanity
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Choose all of the following groups that God told Noah to put into his ark to save from the flood?
1. a pair (male and female) of all unclean animals 2. seven pairs (male and female) of birds of the air 3. seven pairs (male and female) of all clean animals
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The goals of archaeological research usually include
1. to provide information to reconstruct the lives of ancient people 2. to uncover artifacts that relate to ancient religious practices
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true or false The context for the writing of the texts of the Hebrew Bible was probably the exile (forced migration) of Israel out of the land and into Babylon.
true
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true or false An etiology is a story that explains something about a current reality by narrating its origins.
true
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true or false Much of the Old Testament narratives take place in the land of Palestine.
true
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The divine promises to the ancestors in the Genesis stories include all the following EXCEPT:
A king on the thrown
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The conditions of God's covenant with Abram included all of the following, EXCEPT
God would make him wealthy.
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Leviticus 1–7, the section described in ECS as the Manual of Sacrifice, includes the following sacrifices to be offered among the people of Israel:
1.whole burnt offering 2. cereal offering 3. shared offering 4. compensation/reparation offering 5. purification offering
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According to our readings in ECS, two of the main themes of the Pentateuch are:
creation and covenant
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In Exodus 20:22-23:19, the Torah expands on the the basic ideas of the Decalogue and applies them, in a section usually called _____________.
the covenant code
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the food/drink YHWH provided for the Israelites in the wilderness included:
1. water 2. manna (bread-like flakes) 3. quail
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Place in order, from those that happened earliest to those that happened latest, the following plagues sent by Israel's God on the land/people/creatures of Egypt.
1. water in the Nile turns to blood 2. flies swarm over everything in the land 3. locusts destroy remaining crops of Egypt 4. death of the Firstborn in all of Egypt
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When Moses tried to protest for the fourth time that he was not the person to send to Egypt for the Israelites, God told him that ________ would go with him to be the one to speak.
Aaron, his brother
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true or false The principle of lex talionis (law of retaliation) appears in the code of Hammurabi and in the Pentateuch.
true
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