UTF Chapter 5 Study Guide

Question 1

Genesis 1 is an overview, or recapitulation, of the creation account in Genesis 2.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

The biblical authors do not seem to be aware of the fact that they are operating within a larger story.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Theological context is the theological purpose of a text.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

The creation account in Genesis 1 highlights God’s transcendent nature (above and outside creation).

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Which of the following statements accurately represents Postmodernism?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 6

Which of the following elements are found in any well-written story?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 7

Elohim is the personal and covenantal name of God used in Scripture.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Imago Dei is the idea that human beings were created in God’s likeness.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

What can we learn about God’s nature and character from the Genesis creation account?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 10

The belief that knowledge of God is inaccessible or unknowable

Accepted Answer

Agnosticism

Question 11

Why is it important to understand the metanarrative of Scripture?

Accepted Answer

A and B only

Question 12

The study of humanity’s origins, cultures, and behavior

Accepted Answer

Anthropology

Question 13

Seeking divination through the study of celestial bodies

Accepted Answer

Astrology

Question 14

The creation account in Genesis 2 highlights God’s immanent nature (within and among creation).

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

The belief that God stands completely aloof from his creation

Accepted Answer

Deism

Question 16

In which of the following passages does God deem the creation of humanity as “very good”?

Accepted Answer

Genesis 1:28–31

Question 17

God created statues to bear his image on earth.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

The practice of avoiding all forms of indulgence

Accepted Answer

Asceticism

Question 19

A story of historical events is called a(n) historical narrative

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Literary context is the genre, structure, and grammar of a text.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

The study of the structure, origin, and design of the universe

Accepted Answer

Cosmology

Question 22

Which of the following describes a metanarrative?

Accepted Answer

A and B only

Question 23

The biblical metanarrative is creation, fall, and redemption.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

The Bible’s historical narrative establishes a trajectory from the beginning of human history to the coming kingdom.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

Every metanarrative is not equally true or valid.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

In which of the following passages does God tell us that human beings were created “in his image”?

Accepted Answer

Genesis 1:26–27

Question 27

The belief that God doesn’t exist

Accepted Answer

Atheism

Question 28

Historical context is the time, place, culture, and audience of a text.

Accepted Answer

True

UTF Chapter 5 Study Guide

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UTF Chapter 5 Study Guide

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