9 RE Revision Term 1

Question 1

What does the key theme of creation encompass?

Accepted Answer

The beginning of the world - God creates the heavens and the earth.

Question 2

What are the five books of the Pentateuch?

Accepted Answer

Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy

Question 3

What is sacred scripture?

Accepted Answer

Writings that are considered to be more significant than others, Books that are inspired by God, Texts that are given great authority and are considered sacred and holy, The central parts of many religions.

Question 4

The key themes of the Pentateuch include creation, sin, covenant, law and promise, worship, and chosen people.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

What does the key theme of law and promise encompass?

Accepted Answer

Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and through desert to promised land, God gives Moses the 10 commandments on Mt Sinai (Exodus 20)

Question 6

What does the key theme of chosen people encompass?

Accepted Answer

Chosen people were the nation that God treasured and protected over others, God promises to make Israelites chosen people if they obey him fully

Question 7

What does the key theme of sin encompass?

Accepted Answer

The fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden through Satan - creates sin, Sin=an act of offense against God by despising his persons and biblical law

Question 8

What does the key theme of covenants encompass?

Accepted Answer

The Abrahamic, Noahic, Edenic, and Mosaic covenant - shaped the pentateuch., An agreement between two or more people to do or not to do something.

Question 9

What lead to the discovery that Moses was not the sole author of the Pentateuch?

Accepted Answer

Duplicated accounts of some biblical stories (select for all of the above)

Question 10

What does it mean that the Bible is the inspired 'Word Of God'?

Accepted Answer

It implies that the Bible was written by humans under God's divine guidance

Question 11

When was the Yahwist source written?

Accepted Answer

950 BCE (10th century BC)

Question 12

When was the Priestly source written?

Accepted Answer

550-450 BCE (6th and 5th century BC)

Question 13

When was the Deuteronomist source written?

Accepted Answer

622 BCE (7th century BC)

Question 14

The four-source theory is the idea that the five books of the Pentateuch are a combination of four earlier written texts

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

What does the New Testament focus on?

Accepted Answer

The birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ

Question 16

There are 73 books in the Bible, with 46 books in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. (catholic)

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

Who finalized the discovery of the Four Source Theory and when?

Accepted Answer

Julius Welhausen (1883)

Question 18

When was the Elohist source written?

Accepted Answer

850 BCE (9th century BC)

Question 19

What are the first five books of the Old Testament called?

Accepted Answer

The Pentateuch (also called the Torah by the Jews)

Question 20

What does the key theme of worship encompass?

Accepted Answer

The offering of sacrifices to God throughout the Pentateuch, God commanded Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, his son as a test of faith

9 RE Revision Term 1

Questions 20

9 RE Revision Term 1

Questions 20