Old Testament Survey Quizzes

The head of the Canaanite pantheon was?

The primary reason why the Israelites were tempted to follow Baal is because Canaanite religion involved cultic sex

Proverbs 1:3-4 are about the expressions of wisdom and Proverbs 1:5-6 are about the substance of wisdom

According to the lectures, which element is the dominant element in the book of Ezra-Nehemiah?

According to the lectures, symbolic action stories serve to reinforce the prophet's word.

According to the lectures, the keywords for Samuel are?

Which is not one of the four main water features of ancient Israel?

According to Jewish tradition, Ezra-Nehemiah precedes Chronicles.

According to the lectures, the key text for Genesis is?

According to Jewish tradition, Ezra was the author of Chronicles.

According to the lectures, the key text for Deuteronomy is?

The "river" associated with the garden, temple, and land is a symbol of the outflowing of the Holy Spirit.

According to the lectures, "blessedness" is the opposite of "perishing."

According to the lectures, since ancient Hebrew meditation was done with the "heart," it was highly emotional

According to the lectures, the key word for Genesis is?

The word affective refers to the emotions

According to the lectures, which is not a major theme in Chronicles?

According to the lectures, the Hebrew word for torah is best translated with the English word?

In which period did plowing and planting take place?

The most important deity in Canaanite religion was?

According to the lectures, Jesus has both lived Psalm 1 for us and is now producing Psalm 1 in us.

According to the lectures, the central point of Psalm 1 is instruction

The story of the Israelite men yielding to the temptation to Baalism with Moabite women is found in which text?

Which text was not discussed as articulating the task of the Hebrew prophet?

According to the lectures, Genesis to Kings (minus Ruth) is an integrated literary & theological unit = Primary History

The overall Interior design of the tabernacle/temple was floral so as to recreate the experience of being in the Garden

The river in the Garden of Eden appears to be a quite ordinary river.

According to the lectures, which is not part of the meaning of the "fear of the Lord"?

Psalms 1 & 2 are tied together by an inclusion that repeats the word blessed at the beg. of 1 & at the end of 2.

According to the lectures, Proverbs 1:4 shows us the teacher's perspective.

Which is the northern most river in the fertile crescent?

According to the lectures, which book is not part of the wisdom literature?

According to the lectures, the key words for Exodus are?

Archaeology can illustrate the biblical text.

According to the lectures, which word best captures the task of the Hebrew prophet?

Which is the order of harvest?

Psalm 1 and Psalm 2 do not have titles.

According to the lectures, which King is the quintessential example of disobedience?

According to the lectures the key text for Kings is?

According to the lectures, the one word that best captures the purpose of the book of Psalms is?

According to the lectures, which verse represents a parenthesis in the purpose section of the book of Proverbs?

When is the east wind is most common?

Which region is the "land bridge" in the ANE?

According to the lectures, "blessedness" is the same as spiritual joy

According to the lectures, the keywords for Joshua are?

Which represents the Hebrew canon?

While the whole phrase "a land flowing with milk and honey" evokes the idea of abundance, the key word for this purpose

Archaeology can prove the theology of the biblical record.

According to the lectures, the key text for Chronicles is?

According to the lectures, which best describes the structure of the introduction to the book of Proverbs?

According to the lectures, in the 19th century most scholars saw Ezra-Nehemiah and Chronicles as separate works.

The Feast of Tabernacles finds its fulfillment in the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.

The guardians of the sanctuary were

According to the lectures, Ezra-Nehemiah and Chronicles are best treated as a single, intentional narrative.

According to the lectures, the Greek and Hebrew words for "prophet" mean the same thing.

According to the lectures, Proverbs 1:3 shows us the teacher's perspective.

According to the lectures, the key text for Joshua is?

According to the lectures, under which character did the Lord establish the monarchy?

The key word for characterizing the wet season is stable.

Precious stones and metals evoking the idea of abundance are associated with

According to the lectures, the words "of Solomon" in Proverbs 1:1 teach that Solomon is the author of the book of Prov.

The first word in the Shema is "Listen."

According to the lectures, the keywords for Chronicles are?

According to the lectures, which author was not recommended as an additional resource for studying the prophets?

According to the lectures, the introduction to the book of Proverbs consists of which versus?

The message of the book of Joshua is about how God is faithful to fulfill his promise through loyalty and love.

According to the lectures, the key text for Numbers is?

The lampstand in the Tabernacle evoked the image of

Which of the following accurately represents the longitudinal zones of Israel, moving from west to east?

The "man with the drawn sword in his hand" in Joshua 5 also appears in the experience of

An artificial mound or low hill formed from the successive remains of ancient settlements is called a Tell/Tel.

According to the lectures, the Hebrew word tsalach is best translated with the English word?

According to the lectures, the keywords for Kings are?

According to the lectures, the word "proverbs" in Proverbs 1:1 refers to short pithy sayings that teach a general truth

According to the lectures, Proverbs 1:2 is a synopsis of the purpose section in the introduction to the book of Proverbs

Which months are coterminous with the wet season?

The god of the sea who threaten a well-ordered life on dry land was?

According to the lectures, the key text for Ezra-Nehemiah is?

According to the lectures, the key text for Leviticus is?

According to the lectures, the key words for Deuteronomy are?

The story of Elijah on Mount Carmel is found in which text?

According to the lectures, Isaiah 65:17-25 is an excellent example of a judgment sermon.

The garden, tabernacle, and land were oriented toward the:

A "good Land" is one of the ways OT authors speak of the land as a place of abundance.

According to the lectures, the modern consensus is that Ezra-Nehemiah and Chronicles were written by the same person.

According to the lectures, the rule is that the righteous succeed in life.

The god who provided rain in Canaanite religion was?

The word volitional refers to the thoughts.

According to the lectures, the keywords for Judges are?

According to the lectures both the story of Balaam and the Aaronic Benediction have "blessing" as the dominant theme?

According to the lectures, which book is the hinge in the Primary History?

The "Torah of the Lord" refers to the five books of the Psalms and not to the five books of Moses

Which is the proper sequence for the three annual festivals?

Irrigation from the Jordan was a key factor in Israel's agriculture.

According to the lectures, "man of God" refers to a prophet

According to the lectures, "apostasy" refers to Israel's coexistence with her Canaanite neighbors.

The three annual feasts were related to the agricultural cycle and not to the history of redemption.

According to the lectures the focus of holy space and holy time is law-keeping

According to the lectures, the key word for Leviticus is?

According to the lectures the message of "abundance" is lacking from Leviticus