BIBLE EXAM 1

Jesus is expected in the book of Revelation

When the Hebrews were delivered at the Red Sea

The area on the map represented by the letter “A”

The types of reforms Josiah made resemble the teachings of Deuteronomy.

Where did Moses receive the Ten Commandments from God?

The highly valued texts in the New Testament were the ones that were:

Which of the patriarchs has his name changed to “Israel”?

why is it believed the scroll of law that was found during Josiahs renovations of the temple was a form of Deuteronomy?

The area on the map represented by the letter “B”

What is the general order in which the Hebrew canon developed?

The divine name “YHWH” is associated with which Hebrew verb?

The genealogy that concludes the primeval history introduces which two characters?

The introduction announcing the creation in Genesis 1:1-2 portrays the creation as

In what language was most of the Old Testament originally written?

Genesis 1-11 is also known as the

What is the mobile wilderness sanctuary that God had the people build at Mt. Sinai?

Which of the following IS NOT a category that had an influence on a biblical book’s canonization?

Formal correspondence philosophies of translation

Which of the following is not one of the promises that God makes to Abram in Genesis 12?

According to the book of Deuteronomy, the future of Israel as the covenant people of YHWH depends upon which:

Who were given the task of caring for the tabernacle?

The story of creation in Genesis 1

What is the physical sign of the covenant relationship, repeated with each generation, between ancestral family and God?

The account of creation in Genesis 1 is organized around how many days?

Name the two ancient roads between Damascus (in Syria) and Egypt

The area on the map represented by the letter “C”

Which episode describes the origins of the world’s many nations and languages?

The word Torah is probably best translated

What was Moses doing when God encountered him at the burning bush?

The area on the map represented by the letter “D”

The Passover is

Who are the sons of Adam and Eve who were involved in the first murder?

Which is not one the plagues that God sent upon Egypt?

Jesus is present in the four gospels

The only tree in the garden Adam and Eve were forbidden to eat was

What is the name given to the verse in Deuteronomy that reads, “Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone”?

What term refers to the list of texts that function authoritatively for a faith tradition?

Jesus is explained in the letters of the Apostles

Which of the following is not a threat to the ancestral covenant promise?

Jesus is promised in the Old Testament

Which texts were authoritative for the Christian movement from the very beginning?

Which of the ancestral stories has an Egyptian background and has been interpreted as a wisdom story?

Jesus is preached in the Acts of the Apostles

What is the name of the Babylonian creation epic?

Jerome’s translation of the Bible which became the standard text of the Roman Catholic Church was:

Dynamic equivalence philosophies of translation

Who was the translator of the first printed English Bible?

Which of the following is not characteristic of the Torah in the book of Exodus?

In the text, as a result of Adam and Eve’s disobedience

Which festival included the ritual of sending away a scapegoat as a symbol of the removal of the people’s sins?