Semester 1 Final Review

According to Deuteronomy, the greatest sin is

These are represented in the 12 tribes of Israel.

This name means "wresles with God."

This person committed the first murder in Scripture

In Exodus, this structure is built to contain God's presence. It influences Church symbolism to this day.

When God allows the Pharaoh's heart to be hardened, we see that the Pharaoh has no free will.

In the Bible, this often symbolizes a call from God to a particular purpose.

God usually chooses to work through perfect people.

This type of Old Testament Book chronicles the different leaders of the Israelites, like Joshua, Judges, and Kings.

In Deuteronomic history, the stories of the battles at Jericho at Ai serve as straightforward narrations of past events.

This innkeeper turns to YHWH after aiding the Israelite spies in Jericho and putting a red cord in their window.

The term for a line of descent traced from an ancestor is a

Joshua was from the tribe of

God's personal name, YHWH, means

What was contained in the Ark of the Covenant?

The doctrine that Sacred Scripture is free from mistakes regarding the Truths God reveals through it

Careful study/analysis of a biblical test using research tools

The purpose of the Law books is to show that faith is all about following the rules.

This person had the gift of dream interpretation.

In God's covenant with Abraham, God promised Abraham

Moses' siblings were

The residents of Sodom and Gommorah are notorious for

This modern-day leader gave a speech inspired by Moses’ leadership story.

What did Jacob steal from Esau?

The Exodus is considered to be the most important event in Israel’s history.

Moses makes it to the Promised Land.

The proclamation in Deuteronomy 6 that begins, “Hear, O Israel” is known as

This book of the Bible means "second law."

The book of Numbers takes place in

This ritual was established as a sign of Abram’s covenant with God.

Leviticus contains holiness codes for priests to help them lead the Chosen People in living out the covenant.

In which of these stories do people try to create and/or replace God and run into problems?

In the very beginning, people were created...

According to Deuteronomy, the greatest command is to

The official collection of books of the Bible that the Catholic Church recognizes as the inspired Word of God

This number symbolizes a time of testing of one's faith.

God asks Abraham to sacrifice Isaac to test Abraham's faith.

A sacred agreement between God and humans is called

Because the book of Joshua is history, people of faith should not question it or feel uncomfortable.

This examines the type of literature used by authors, including genre and literary devices.

YHWH inflicted the tenth plague because he is vengeful.

What historical structure does the Tower of Babel narrative most likely refer to?

The Tower of Babel myth is a cultural etiology for varied languages and cultures.

The miraculous food that God gifted the Israelites in the desert

This leader's doubt and lack of confidence in God kept him out of the Promised Land.

The Sabbath year is every 50 years.

The purpose of the creation accounts is to convey historical and scientific facts.

It is impossible for the Bible to contain meaningful Truths in stories that aren't scientifically/historically factual.

Mythic explanations for situations or events, or stories that help people understand why things are the way they are

This person got a little salty because they looked back to Sodom fear of giving up sin for God.

Hanukkah is holy day for the Jewish people based on Lev 16 offers an annual chance to repair relationship with God.

The collective term for the poor, widows, orphans, and immigrants is

The Hebrew word for doorpost includes a scroll with an excerpt from Torah inside and finds its origins in Deuteronomy.

Deuteronomistic History gets its name from its focus on

At the end of Joseph’s story, he says, “Even though you meant harm to me, God meant it for good." This means