If we say a book is "canonical" we mean...

It is part of the sacred 'library' of a tradition

Ancient interpreters make certain assumptions about the Bible. Which one is NOT one of those assumptions?

Bible should be examined as one would examine any object in Nature.

Which of these is NOT an etiological story...

Moses strikes an Egyptian taskmaster

Which of these is a typological reading of Biblical episodes?

Cain killing his innnocent brother anticipates the Passion

Editing and assembling a text or texts

Source Criticism might best be described as

Analyzing the different layers/strata of Biblical texts

The philosopher Spinoza set out certain guidelines for examining the Bible. Which one is NOT one of those guidelines?

The Bible is a perfect document.

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1
If we say a book is "canonical" we mean...
It is a human-created object
It is part of the sacred 'library' of a tradition
It is divine and perfect
Its authorship is unknown
2
Ancient interpreters make certain assumptions about the Bible. Which one is NOT one of those assumptions?
It is Divinely given and/or inspired.
Apparent contradictions indicate hidden meanings.
Bible should be examined as one would examine any object in Nature.
Bible is relevant for people today.
3
Apocalyptic literature deals with the end of the world
False
True
4
Which of these is NOT an etiological story...
The Curse of Ham/Canaan
God creates a sign to not destroy Humanity
Adam and Eve's Punishments
Moses strikes an Egyptian taskmaster
5
Another name for TNK could be...
Deuteronomist History
The Penteteuch
Christian Bible
Hebrew Bible
6
Which of these is a typological reading of Biblical episodes?
The two Creation stories are from different traditions
Cain killing his innnocent brother anticipates the Passion
Abraham's journey maps the 'journey of the soul'
The Curse of Ham is about tribal politics
7
Redaction means
Comparing different versions of a text
Composing stories to fill the gaps
Determining different authors
Editing and assembling a text or texts
8
Source Criticism might best be described as
Rejecting the Documentary Hypothesis
Analyzing the different layers/strata of Biblical texts
Criticizing the agenda of the author
Getting "Lost in the Source"
9
Hermeneutics is best described as...
Arguing with God
the science of peering behind the layers of tradition
Tools for tracking the reception of Biblical texts
Strategies of interpretation
10
The philosopher Spinoza set out certain guidelines for examining the Bible. Which one is NOT one of those guidelines?
Definitions of terms--e.g. God--require comparing various verses.
Knowing the original languages.
The Bible is a perfect document.
Knowing the authors and their contexts.
11
The Modernist Controversy of the 19th Century was about the authority of scientific discoveries
False
True

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