Introduction to the Bible Fall

Question 1

The gods of the Ancient Near East were thought to be in control of everything. Tragedy was due to angering the gods

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

True or false: Christians believe the bible is divine in some parts and human in other parts

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

The Nevi'im is written from who's POV?

Accepted Answer

the prophets

Question 4

The main writing in the torah is the ____.

Accepted Answer

the Law

Question 5

The bible is....

Accepted Answer

A library of writings

Question 6

The bible can be seen as ___________literature opposing empire, violence and colonization.

Accepted Answer

resistance

Question 7

The characters in the bible are moral exemplars.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

The TaNaK builds a hope for a leader that would redeem creation.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Ancient Near Eastern cultures that were aniconic would access god through...

Accepted Answer

Standing stones

Question 10

The bible is a _______ story

Accepted Answer

unified

Question 11

Who took over the Kingdom of Israel (around the year 722 BCE)?

Accepted Answer

Assyria

Question 12

The Torah has__________. It is found__________.

Accepted Answer

5 books; At the beginning of the bible

Question 13

The language the bible was written in...

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 14

Monolotry is the exclusive worship of a single god but believes worship of other gods is legitimate.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

The Ketuvim tells about which time period

Accepted Answer

Exile and post exile

Question 16

A person who says: "God said it, I believe it, that settles it" interprets the bible...

Accepted Answer

Literally

Question 17

The Ancient Israelite religious practices resembled peoples living in all of the following regions EXCEPT...

Accepted Answer

Greece

Question 18

On the whole, Ancient Near Eastern cultures were...

Accepted Answer

Polytheist

Question 19

An idol was a statue through which a worshiper could access a god.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

What happens if you DON&#x27;T pay attention to the genre of the book of the bible?

Accepted Answer

You will misinterpret it.

Question 21

The authors of the bible were

Accepted Answer

Israelites

Question 22

Most of the bible is

Accepted Answer

Narrative

Question 23

The nation of Israel is formed on the land of...

Accepted Answer

Canaan

Question 24

The earliest part of the New Testment to be written:

Accepted Answer

Paul's letters to different churches

Question 25

The religion of the Hebrew Bible is extreme aniconism. No image/object used for God&#x27;s presence.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

What happened in 587BCE?

Accepted Answer

Babylonian captivity

Question 27

To keep the gods happy, you would offer up sacrifices such as agricultural produce and money.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 28

Which is not a genre found in the bible?

Accepted Answer

Science

Question 29

The nation of Israel splits into...

Accepted Answer

Judah and Israel

Question 30

True or false: The bible shows that humans have thought the same across time.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 31

We read the bible to

Accepted Answer

find widsom

Question 32

When we read the bible, we must

Accepted Answer

Understand context

Question 33

Who occupied the Land of Canaan for the Late Bronze age (1150-1100 BCE)?

Accepted Answer

Egypt

Question 34

Israel means

Accepted Answer

the people who wrestle with God

Question 35

The biblical stories were written down to show

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 36

The bible is written over a period of...

Accepted Answer

1,000 years

Question 37

A person living in the ancient near east would NOT ask which question:

Accepted Answer

Does God exist?

Question 38

The bible is NOT

Accepted Answer

a rule book

Question 39

Who lived as if they were carrying the TaNaK&#x27;s story forward?

Accepted Answer

Jesus

Question 40

The theological perspecitve found in earlier biblical writings is...

Accepted Answer

Monolotry

Introduction to the Bible Fall

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Introduction to the Bible Fall

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