Theology 9 Exam 1 - 2021-2022

The ___ stories set the stage for the Israelite's ___ experience.

The central point of the Hebrew religion is the covenant which obligates the people to obedience to ___.

When the Jewish people celebrate___, the Exodus events are made present to the memory of believers.

God made what type of covenant with Noah and humankind, wherein God intervenes in history and offers his Salvation?

The focus of God’s Revelation, beginning in Genesis 12, changes to ___ who becomes the “father of a multitude.”

The stories of Jacob all involve one form of ___ or another.

The emphasis of biblical laws is on guilt and punishment, not on restoration and the maintenance.

What is one of the main themes of the entire Moses tradition?

The power of the Jacob story is to say that if Jacob and Esau can reconcile, peace between nations is possible.

The basic root of sin is human’s ___ of God and ___ to God’s will.

The first part of the Old Testament is also known as “___” because Moses was the author.

The Hebrew flood story represents a ___ wherein Noah takes the place of a new Adam.

The Old Law is a preparation for ___.

Jacob's trickery may reflect the time they used tricks and quick thinking to deal with the Egyptian ensalvement.

Catholics traditionally understand the first part of the Old Testament as:

The Exodus murmurings are primarily a series of praises from the people against Moses, and God.

The most important cov­enant in the Old Testament is God’s covenant with ___ that includes the giving of the ___.

The doctrine of Original Sin is an essential truth of the faith and without it the mystery of Christ is undermined.

Original Sin was an abuse of human ___ and all sin is rooted in ___ of God.

Each plague was directed against a specific Egyp­tian deity must ultimately be rejected as contradictory.

When the Church celebrates the ___, she commemorates ___, and it is made present: the sacrifice Christ.

The title describing the first part of the Old Testament is constructed from two Greek terms meaning:

The purpose of the plague stories is to show that God’s will is for ___ and the ___ out of the enslaved and oppressed.

Each tradition brings its own language, theological viewpoints, and various interpretations of: