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Questions on how to read the Hebrew scriptures
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The words "see" and "take" are important because they show a pattern of human failure in the Bible stories
False
True
2
The Bible stories need to be read carefully because they are
stories that start to read you as you read them
like a jigsaw puzzle that needs to be put together to see the picture
important because they are sophisticated literature
All of the above
3
The Kingdom of God is God's new creation
True
False
4
You can only really know Jesus if you know the Hebrew scriptures
True
False
5
In narratives characters encounter conflict and must make choices
True
False
6
The term "God's Kingdom" is a way of summing up the whole Biblical story
False
True
7
In Matthew's Gospel Jesus is God's royal servant from the Book of Isaiah
False
True
8
The Gospel of Mark shows Jesus as the start of a new humanity who brings God's new creation crashing down
True
False
9
The ultimate response to God in the Bible stories is
prayer
Hope
surrender
listening
10
People's physical appearance is not an important device in the Bible stories
True
False
11
The purpose of Bible stories is to explore what it is to be human
False
True
12
Jesus is
the servant who is going to suffer for the sins of the people
the royal son of David
The seed of Abraham
All of the above
13
What does Isaac mean?
the saved
son of the exalted father
the treasured one
laughter
14
Jesus often reverses the symbolism of the Hebrew scriptures
True
False
15
God's kingdom will have
all of the above
Freedom
justice
peace
16
The Bible should be read
during the day
after the first star appears in the sky
day and night
at night
17
Euangelion means Saviour
True
False
18
The Good News is that there is a new king in charge
False
True
19
God's Kingdom
all of the above
is for those who follow Jesus
will arrive at the end of time
a place where the last shall be first and the first shall be last
20
It's important to read the whole Bible because
because words are repeated and recognising that words hints at the message
All of the above
if you don't you want get the overall picture of God's plan
then you see the links between the different stories
21
Ancient Jewish literature
are full of attractive characters that show goodness always defeats evil
are stories with messages that even children can understand
provides detailed stories that change the world
provides narratives that have gaps that make their meaning ambiguous
22
The purpose of Bible stories is for us to see ourselves in the characters
True
False
23
God chooses weak peope with flaws to do God's work
False
True
24
40 is an important number in the Bible because it means God is near
False
True
25
The message of Gideon's story was that you shouldn't test God
True
False
26
Egypt represents wealth and power in Bible stories according to the Bible Project
True
False
27
The cross is Jesus being enthroned as a king
True
False
28
To meditate on the Bible reading means you have to read it out loud
False
True
