Sophomore Mid -Term Practice Quiz

The celebration that commemorates when God saved His people from death through lamb's blood

Redaction Criticism focuses on the editor/s who collected and arranged sources in a biblical chapter or book.

How does God appear to Moses and speak to him?

What is the name of Mose’s brother

The First Letter to the Thessalonians is the oldest in the New Testament

The last and most significant judge of Israel was

Where did God make a covenant with his people through Moses?

The Bible is inerrant

All 27 books of the New Testament are written in which language

St Jerome’s 4th century translation of the Bible from Greek to Latin is known as

Identify Ezra’s accomplishments

Which biblical criticism focuses on the literary genre of a scripture passage

A ‘literal’ interpretation of the Bible and a ‘literalistic’ interpretation of the Bible refer to the exact same thing.

The Second Creation account was written down first.

The Old Testament deuterocanonical books were originally written in Greek

The Judges were military leaders who led the Israelite tribes in battle against their oppressors.

What happened to the Kingdom of Israel as a result of its sin against God?

What words do we use to describe Sacred Scripture as conveying the truths necessary for our salvation.

Moses is traditionally believed to be the author of

The Bible is considered inerrant

How many laws are listed in the last four books of the Pentateuch

The sacred name, never pronounced by Jews, that God revealed to Moses, meaning “I am who I am.”

This Prophet reported visions, such as one in which he was standing in a field of dry bones

The Book of the Torah that outlines more rules of worship and sacrifice

The Tabernacle was the portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant

The Tabernacle was the portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant.

The Remnant are the exiles who remained faithful to God during the Babylonian Captivity.

The term “Decalogue” means 10 years’ time.

The Council of Hippo 395AD and Carthage 397 Ad approved the 46 O.T and 27 N.T canons we have today

God gives the new name ‘Israel’ to

The stages of the formation of the New Testament are

David was

This made YHWH unique from the gods of other nations

The Book of Torah that has also been called a ‘manuel for priests’.

The first creation account was written by the Priestly authors

The King of the Persian Empire who conquered Babylon and allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem.

In Genesis 2 man and women are created together.

Which of the following groups includes the major prophets

This prophet wrote about the suffering servant: prophetic images of Jesus

Through which prophet does the Lord make a covenant with David?

What was Moses' objection to being chosen by God to lead his people out of slavery in Egypt

Because the Holy Spirit inspired Scripture, we also need the Holy Spirit to read and understand it.

Polytheism is the belief that there are many Gods.

The story of Ruth is about a Moabite woman who was a woman of ill repute, but turned to God

The Second Creation account was written first

These summarize the "Law" and the conditions of God's covenant with His people

The three stages of the formation of the Old Testament are

The First Creation Story is written in a down to earth style

After leaving Egypt, the Israelites make it to the Promised Land within days and settle in.

David sealed his friendship with Saul by making a covenant with him

The first five books of the Bible are

Solomon’s greatest achievement was

The Book of Deuteronomy is a restatement and further development of Mosaic Law.

What do we call the seven books that are not a part of the Protestant Bible in Catholic Bibles.

Apostasy is the denial of God and the repudiation of faith

The Catholic translation of the Bible used at every Mass in the U.S is The New International Version.

St Paul wrote these letters

The prophets were a group of people chosen by God to keep the Kings and the chosen people faithful to the Covenant

The period of the Judges centers around a cycle of apostasy

The translation of the Old Testament from Hebrew to Greek in the 2nd Century B.C is known as

The Wisdom Books addresses the ways that God works in individuals lives.

After the Exodus, the Israelites wander in the desert for 

What particular sin did the Israelites continue to commit against God?

St Jerome’s 4th century translation of the Bible from Greek to Latin is known as

The Book of Deuteronomy is a restatement and further development of Mosaic Law.

Which prophetic book was actually a collection of prophecies delivered over 250 years divided into 3 sections

After the Exile, many Jews chose to live outside Palestine. Because of this the—— and the roles of —— became important

How is the Passover Lamb a prefigurement for (or foreshadow) Jesus, the Lamb of God?

The Law helped the Israelites live in conformity to God’s will.

Historians believe that the Chosen People began to write down their stories during the reign of King Solomon

Why did Moses flee Egypt?

What was called the ‘abomination of desolation’?

Who recaptured Jerusalem from Seleucid rule and rededicated the Temple?

The New Testament authors wrote primarily in Latin.

The Pentateuch refers to the first four books of the Bible.

Kerygma is the core or essential message of the Gospel that Christ is Lord.

One responsibility of the Magisterium is to help us correctly interpret truth from Scripture.

Anthropomorphism attributes human emotions and physical traits to God.

The First Creation Story is written in a down to earth style.

Lectio Divina is a Benedictine prayer tradition of ‘sacred reading’

The Didache is also known as the Teaching of the Twelve Apostles.

Which statement describes the Judges?

What was the last plague that God sent?

The author of the Acts of the Apostles

Anthropomorphism attributes human emotions and physical traits to. God

The beginning of Exodus is ____ years after the Patriarch Joseph

How many laws are listed in the last four books of the Pentateuch?

How does God provide for the Israelites while they are wandering in the desert?

The Book of Deuteronomy has been described as the ,Constitution for Israel’.

Through which prophet does the Lord condemn King Ahab and Queen Jezebel’s unfaithfulness to the covenant.

Several prophets spoke of the_____ those people who remained faithful to YHWH during Babylonian captivity

Why did the monarchy begin?

The four categories of the Old Testament are

How did the Kingdom of Israel sin against God?

David built a temple in Jerusalem

Who led the Israelites into the Promised Land after the death of Moses

Protoevangelium is a Latin word meaning

This made YHWH unique from the gods of other people

Which of the following was not a key recurring theme of the prophets message?

The Acts of the Apostles is really the second part of the Gospel of Luke.