BIB 213 Final Exam Review

Question 1

The term “Pentateuch” means

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Five scrolls

Question 2

The two main types of Gospel material are:

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narration of events and sayings or teachings of Jesus

Question 3

The Old Testament Law is a legal __________ between God and Israel as a _______ entity.

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covenant; political

Question 4

The majority of the OT prophetic books deal with future audiences and warning them of judgment in many years to come.

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False

Question 5

Only the elements in the Old Covenant that have been renewed in the New Covenant are binding on us believers now.

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True

Question 6

One of the great strengths of poetry is that it appeals to both the emotional and intellectual aspects of man.

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True

Question 7

While some define “law” as the Torah/Pentateuch (Gen-Deut), another common view held by the Apostle Paul says "law" is

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The entire OT

Question 8

The Old Testament laws are meant to teach us about _________.

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God and His character

Question 9

Apodictic law expresses general principles, while casuistic laws address specific cases and application of apodictic law

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True

Question 10

We should study the OT laws to discern the ____________ that lay behind the laws.

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principles

Question 11

There are 34 total parables found in the synoptic gospels, but none of them are found in

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John

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT one of the most common wisdom literature books?

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Jeremiah

Question 13

The point of a parable often hangs on a(n)

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unexpected turn of events in the story.

Question 14

55% of the Old Testament is narrative, while 40% of the New Testament is narrative.

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False

Question 15

Apocalyptic literature is concerned with the _________ over the _________.

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end times; immediate future

Question 16

Most of Rev., much of Dan., and portions of Isa. and Ezek., are a special, separate genre of highly predictive prophecy

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Apocalyptic Literature

Question 17

The main purpose of Revelation is to give comfort during a time of persecution.

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True

Question 18

Who wrote over half the Psalms?

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David

Question 19

The narrative accounts in the NT are the four Gospels and Acts.

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True

Question 20

There is no meter in Hebrew poetry.

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True

Question 21

The nation of Israel was a _________, with _________ as the high king.

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Theocracy; God

Question 22

When you find the crisis and resolution of a drama, you usually find the main point as well.

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True

Question 23

Why should the arguments made in Ecclesiastes NOT be used as true for us today?

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The premise that God does not exist is not true.

Question 24

Biblical narratives are

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religious historical stories with a plot and characters.

Question 25

Narrative passages constitute the largest single literary type or genre in the Bible, making up about ____ of the Bible

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1/3

Question 26

The “law” in scripture is always defined as Genesis-Deuteronomy.

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False

Question 27

Parables are:

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True-to-life stories designed to teach truth or answer a question

Question 28

Narratives either tell what God wanted to happen in a story or what should have happened.

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False

Question 29

Each of the four gospels were written from the same perspective; some just included different details than others.

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False

Question 30

Narratives are not normative for practice unless the author meant for them to be normative.

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True

Question 31

The wisdom question of Ecclesiastes is answered by the statement:

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Apart from God, life has no meaning.

Question 32

Israel was both a(n) ________ and ________ entity.

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political; religious

Question 33

Parables are good tools to use to prove a doctrine.

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False

Question 34

Wisdom can be defined as the discipline of applying truth to one’s life in the light of experience.

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True

Question 35

Narrative material is paramount in discerning Christian theology and ethics.

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False

Question 36

Apocalypse is from the Latin word for

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revelation

Question 37

Most parables are often

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extended metaphors

Question 38

Numerology plays little part in Apocalyptic literature.

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False

Question 39

Wisdom literature was the largest type of literature discovered in ________ culture.

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Egyptian

Question 40

Which of the following is NOT true regarding poetry in scripture?

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It is more difficult to memorize due to its structure.

Question 41

The key verses in Ecclesiastes are:

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Eccl. 12:13-14

Question 42

Since all the books of the Bible were written by “biblical prophets,” we can consider the whole Bible as “prophetic.”

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True

Question 43

The Psalms are arranged into _____ “books” reflecting different collections of Psalms, each ending with a doxology.

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5

Question 44

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons Revelation should be addressed separately form other prophetic books?

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It is longer and more narrowly focused than other prophetic books.

Question 45

An Acrostic Psalm is a Psalm where each verse begins with the same letter.

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False

Question 46

Which of the following is NOT one of the primary reasons the Psalms are misunderstood?

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Linguistic distance

Question 47

The Jewish name for the Pentateuch is the Torah, which means:

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Instruction

Question 48

The two most common types of wisdom are ________ (general truths) and ________ (questions the general truth) wisdom.

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Practical; reflective

Question 49

Bible has 3 levels of narratives: the Bible as one extended narr, sub-stories of the OT and NT, and individual pericopes

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True

Question 50

Civil and ceremonial laws still apply to us today

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False

Question 51

One problem with labeling the whole Torah/Pentateuch as “law” is that much of it is narrative rather than legal.

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True

Question 52

The progressive modern view of parallelism is the most accurate and reliable view.

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False

Question 53

Which of the following is NOT one of the approaches to interpreting Acts?

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The Analogical approach

Question 54

Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of parables?

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To keep listeners engaged

Question 55

Which of the following is NOT one of the threefold historical contexts of the gospels?

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Particular context of the reader and his worldview

Question 56

The purpose of Job is to show all of the following except:

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If I live a righteous life, God will bless me.

Question 57

Robert Lowth introduced the __________ view of understanding parallelism in 1750, which sees the phrases as repeating.

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Traditional

Question 58

Who wrote the earliest Psalm (1500 B.C.)?

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Moses

Question 59

Casuistic laws still apply to us today

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False

Question 60

The wisdom question of Job is answered by the statement:

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God is righteous in Himself; we are not.

Question 61

Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of wisdom literature?

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Wisdom literature exists to help man grow in intellectual ability.

Question 62

The major vehicle of prophecy in Apocalyptic literature is

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visions and dreams

Question 63

The OT as a whole contains approximately/at least ______ commandments.

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600

Question 64

OT saints were saved through careful obedience to the law.

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False

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BIB 213 Final Exam Review

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