Final Exam Review - Fall 2019

A system of thought that organizes reality within a schema of opposites, such as good or bad. 

Also known as the First Temple, it was built in Jerusalem and destroyed by King Nebuchadnezzar in 587 BCE .

Poetry that expresses grief over the destruction of Jerusalem, with the desolate city characterized as Rachel weeping.

The 4 post-exilic periods in order are:

Moses liberated the Israelites who were enslaved in this country.

God enters into a formal relationship with the main character of the story & all living creatures; will not destroy them

The first five books of the Bible, also called the “Torah” within the Jewish tradition.

I was a righteous man in the Wisdom writings who experienced horrible disasters. 

Referred to by the Jews as the Third Temple, a river flows out from it, healing all it touches.

Literally means “Free from error;” the truths necessary for faith and salvation.

The patriarch is to leave his land, follow God walk blamelessly & keep circumcision in every generation.

A collection of sensuous love poetry; Christians see it as a symbol of God's love for the Church.

Israelite leaders (often military leaders) during the period of the Tribal Confederacy; power from "spirit of God"

Those who offered sacrifice, they could become holier than any other person.

A dark and dreary place under the Earth where the Israelites believed the dead go.

Which of the following is not one of the Wisdom books of the Old Testament?

“If the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain you, how much less this house which I have built!"

The voice of Yahweh, this person judged the king, & enforced limits on his power.

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, & with all your soul, & with all your might..."

What is a covenant in the Old Testament? 

I saw the relationship between God and the Israelites as being like a potter and the clay... led to new covenant.

The period in Israel’s history when the elite were forced to live in Babylon (587-538 BCE) .

I am Abraham's wife and mother of Isaac

Although the Babylonians exiled Judah’s rich and powerful, we poor people remained behind. 

The inhabitable land along the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea.

Names of the two trees in the Garden of Eden

This genre of literature consists of a secret revelation given to an individual that describes, often in symbolic form.

“My heart exults in the Lord, my horn is exalted by my God. …The barren wife bears seven sons.." (1 Sam 2:1)

Ancient musical prayers used for worship services at the Temple.

We were the people living in what had once been the northern kingdom.

The king and his descendants must remain faithful to God, walk in covenantal faithfulness, and lead Israel in obedience.

The second king of Israel, I slew Goliath, united the people of Israel, & led them to victory in battle.

A process of colonization used by the Greeks; introducing Greek thought, political structure & religion

Sign of the Covenant: the Sabbath

Dates of the Second Temple Period

Why didn’t all of the exiles in Babylon want to return to Jerusalem after the Edict of Cyrus? 

How is Adam supposed to serve God? 

I led a revolt against the cruel rule of Antiochus IV Epiphanes.

Proclamation of 538 BCE - Israel could return to their land & rebuild.

A prophet of Israel, I anointed Saul, then David, as king.

The hope of a new Israel with all twelve tribes reunited under one king -- the messiah.

Which of the following was not a stakeholder in the post-exilic restoration of Jerusalem?

Sign of the Covenant: None

Sign of the Covenant: rainbow

The belief that there is only one God.

What is the main focus of the second story of creation in Gen. 2:4-3:24? 

The Israelites believed we ruled because we and our families were chosen by Yahweh to do so.

A revolt during the reign of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, led by the Hasmonean family

This covenant is the culmination of God’s saving work in his people. He will write the covenant on their hearts.

During the exile I took on the suffering of others in order to save them.

I am the glorious leader promised to Israel to deliver them from their suffering.

A gold-covered box used by Israelites that represented God’s presence; contained 10 Commandments.

I led the Israelites through the parted sea and into the desert, toward the Promised Land.  

God promises a huge family that will inherit a promised piece of land in Canaan and bring universal blessing to all

Israel was to obey the terms embodied in all the laws given at Mt. Sinai, summarized in 10 Commandments

I introduced the first solely religious persecution that Judea had ever known.

There are no stipulations to this unconditional covenant of grace, brought about through God's faithful son Jesus.

“If you weave the seven locks of my hair into the web & fasten them with the pin, I shall grow weaker ..."

A judge and prophetess of Israel. Together with Jael, who murdered Sisera in her tent, I helped to save the Israel.

short legal principles inscribed by God onto two stone tablets and given to Moses on Mt. Sinai.

My brothers sold me into slavery, but eventually I ended up controlling the food stores of Egypt. 

Sign of the covenant: circumcision

A portable tent-shrine used by the Israelites in the desert as a substitute for a permanent temple.

The act by which someone takes on the punishment that someone else deserves. By doing this, he or she makes restitution.

The faithful disciple and successor of the prophet Elijah, I witnessed Elijah’s ascension, & asked for 2x his spirit.

My army defeated the Persians in 322 BCE and Judah fell under Greek rule.

I issued a proclamation that allowed all of the peoples who had been exiled to Babylon to return to their homelands.

A short saying that encapsulates social wisdom. In Israel they were usually passed from wealthy fathers to their sons.

We are two different authors of the story of Noah, distinguishable by the name by which we address God.

Depicted directly, such as when God talks to Moses, & sometimes through angels or God's creation

A prophet who found God in the “sheer silence.” I performed miracles & called down rain during a drought.

The scattering of Jews outside the Levant after the Babylonian Exile.

A divine figure or angel whose original job was to patrol the earth searching for undetected sin. 

What does Genesis 1 (the 1st creation story in the Bible) primarily describe? 

The hope that the temple in Jerusalem will be rebuilt on Mt. Zion & the 12 tribes will be united in worship of Yahweh.

A prophet of doom to the northern kingdom, I foretold the destruction of the northern kingdom .

Sign of the Covenant: death & Resurrection of Jesus; outpouring of Holy Spirit.

I prophesied about the New Jerusalem, the restoration of the Temple & the rebirth of the Israelites from dry bones

The mountain on which God gave Moses the laws the Israelites were to follow. It is an example of “sacred space.”

Good enough to be in God’s presence, either in the temple or in heaven; pure and uncontaminated

I am the patriarch of the nation of Israel. God promised to make me into a great nation.

How does Sirach define wisdom?

God establishes a king over Israel and promises to make his name great. He’ll build a royal kingdom through David's line

How do the books of Chronicles revise Jewish history? 

1st king of Israel, I did not trust God's ability to work through me; my dynasty was rejected by God.

No stipulations; unconditional covenant grounded in the promise of God to never again destroy the world...

God rescues Israel from slavery in Egypt and promises to make them his own treasured possession, a holy nation.