OT - Mid-term 2023

A Greek translation of the Old Testament by the legendary seventy rabbis who translated the Hebrew text into Greek

All are true about the second story of creation except: 

A sacred chest that housed the tablets of the Ten Commandments, placed within the sanctuary where God would come & dwell

Truth (realities)that is outside of one's perspective and/or beliefs

Inspired the Holy Spirit, the synthesis in written form of the message of salvation passed down through Oral Tradition

Which town did King David come from?

Divine assistance the Holy Spirit gave to Biblical authors words of the message of salvation God wanted to communicate

Which king is the youngest of Jesse's sons and killed Goliath in battle?

A Hebrew word for the poor and marginalized.

Who are the patriarchs, the 'fathers of our faith'?

What does it mean to say that human beings are made in God's image?

God’s self-communication through which he makes known the mystery of his divine plan

All are what Jesus meant when he states 'Neither he nor his parents sinned . . ." except

The covenant established with the Israelites at Mount Sinai that renewed God’s covenant with Abraham’s descendants.

To understand what the human author was trying to say, we should pay particular attention to all the following except:

A lifelong, unconditional commitment of family relationship

Which is not one of the reasons why Joseph' brothers did not recognize him?

What did the Book of Ruth help the Israelites remember?

How did Jacob gain the birthright and the blessings?

Who completed the earliest translation of the Bible called the Latin Vulgate?

What was not the reasons why Joseph's brother disliked him so much?

All are the requirements of the Passover except:

Thinking that God had abandoned them, what did the Israelites do when Moses was on the mountain?

Different kinds of writing determined by their literary technique, content, tone and purpose

Which King captured the city of Jerusalem and made it his capital?

How many books does the Old Testament contain, and how many does the New Testament contain?

What was the name of the Northern Kingdom?

A number indicating a period of testing, trials, or purification

What does the Book of Joshua focus on?

What is the process called by which God makes Himself known through the created world?

What is NOT one of the three things should we pay attention to we try to understand what God reveal in Scripture?

The human authors of the Bible were able to teach 'truths, that God wants put into sacred writing for the sake of _____.

Which is a covenantal number which also points to completion or fullness?

All are true about the first story of creation except: 

Which is NOT one of truths we learned from the creation stories?

What happened to the United Kingdom of Israel around the year 922 BC?

What is the collection of ancient scrolls found on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea called?

In the OT, the portable tent that was used as a sanctuary for the Ark of the Covenant during the Israelites’ migration

All are signs of God's covenant with Abram except:

Which king, because of his many wives, built temples for his many wives and led the Israelites from God?

Someone who speaks God’s message to God’s people.

God’s intimate union with and total presence to his creation

Who is the first king of Israel?

What is the key theme of the Book of Deuteronomy?

Which is NOT one of the reasons why Moses is an unlikely representative for God?

Which books are considered 'the heart of all the Scripture' because they contain the life and teaching of Jesus?

Solomon’s son and successor; he harshly treatment to his people, they revolted thus dividing the Kingdom of Israel

What truths does the Bible communicate?

All are what God promised to Abram when He called them except:

Hebrew meaning “foundation of peace,” the name of Israel’s capital where Solomon built the Temple.

The doctrine that Sacred Scripture is free from error regarding the truth God wishes to reveal for the sake of salvation

Which of the following is NOT one of Solomon's downfall?

What is the tendency toward sin that all human beings have inherited?

The belief that God punishes people for their sins during this lifetime

Which is NOT one of King David's sins?

A form of biblical interpretation that builds on the literal sense to consider what the realities of Sacred Scripture

The primary author of the Bible is ___ and secondary authors are ____.

What are humans composite of?

Who is responsible of interpreting Sacred Scripture and faithfully teach the message revealed to the original Apostles?

A government or a state headed by a single person, such as a king or queen.

Which king built the Temple in Jerusalem?

What are the books of the bible called that have met the standard to be approved as the inspired Word of God?

What did God do to convince Pharaoh to let the Israelites go?

Which is NOT one of the consequences of original sin?

Book of Revelation, a symbol of a renewed society in which God dwells; a symbol of the Church, the “holy city,”

Who were the biblical judges?

The ‘first good news” proclaimed by God the Adam and Eve after they sinned

God’s manifestation of himself in a visible form to enrich human understanding of him.

What important ritual do the Israelites celebrate when they finally arrive in the Promised Land?

The critical interpretation and explanation of Sacred Scripture

All of the following of the account of Abraham's near sacrifice of Isaac prefigures Jesus' sacrifice except:

Belief there are many or multiple gods

Solomon’s prime steward who became the King of Israel and let his people away from God by building a temple for idols.

God’s total otherness and being infinitely beyond and independent of creation.

Which is NOT what the prophet Nathan condemn David for?

Which is NOT a way to know the existence of God?

What happened to the Northern Kingdom in 721 BC?

Which of the following statement about Ruth is NOT true?

Because the Israelites want to be like other nations, what do they want Samuel to appoint them?

What happened to the Southern Kingdom in 587 BC?

Which is NOT the warning God gave the people a king would do to them?

The most sacred of the OT names for God, which he revealed to Moses; frequently translated as “I AM” or “I am who am.”

A temporary, conditional arrangement of exchange of good

What is not one the three stages of formation of the Bible?

What is not one of the example of Abraham's faith and trust in God?

The coherence of individual doctrines with the whole of Revelation.

What is relativism?

Truth (realities) that is based on one's perspective and/or beliefs

All are the different names of the first five books of the Bibles except:

Which is not one of St. Thomas' argument for God's existence?

What is NOT a means of being holy for the Israelites?

All are the three categories of the Spiritual sense except: 

What was the name of the Southern Kingdom?

Deuteronomic cycle consist of all the following except 

Which is the third and last king of the United Nation of Israel?

What is evil rooted in?

The Bible was originally written in which languages?

All are the indication of the change of name except: 

Which of the following lessons is not learned from the account of Joseph?

Which is not one of the types of writing found in the first eleven chapters of Genesis?