FRESHMEN CHAPTER 4 - PENTATEUCH

Biblical covenant is commitment by 2 individuals and strong desire for well-being of others.

sin committed by Adam & Eve that resulted in their becoming subject to sin & death

portable sanctuary housing the Ark of the Covenant

the first name given by biblical authors to the Chosen People

the state of Adam and Eve before the Fall

story of Cain & Abel illustrates that Original Sin leads to crime & murder, even fratricide.

Story of Joseph explains how God’s Chosen People came to Egypt, setting stage for Exodus.

The etymology and original context of "covenant" is -

A covenant resembles but is not the same thing as

How many plagues were sent by God to the Egyptian people?

The name “Israel” means

God tested Abraham’s faith in Genesis 22 when he asked Abraham to offer son as human sacrifice.

God was displeased w/Adam’s sin but he gave no punishment or consequences for it.

The main figure in the book of Exodus is

Did Abraham wrestle with “a mysterious” stranger who gave him a new name, “Israel"?

“first gospel” and initial sign of the Good News

After God, Moses is the main figure in the Exodus story.

the capacity to choose what is true and good based on reason and will

the term for people who lived or were born in ancient Judea

After the Fall, what happened to the serpent, Eve, & Adam?

a sacred feast which reminds the Chosen People of God’s deliverance and Salvation

“fathers of the faith” who are leaders of the Chosen People

Man from Mesopotamia travels to a new land that God would show him, & from him a “great nation would arise”?

summary of the Law given to Moses on Mount Sinai

The state experienced by Adam and Eve before the Fall is called

The two main creation stories in Genesis are complementary rather than contradictory.