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Unit 3 Review
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Unit 3 Review ... with a few old-timers for good measure!
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1
What religious truth comes through the strongest in the story of Cain and Abel?
God will always make sure things appear to be fair.
God loves and protects us, despite our inclination to sin.
God will punish those who harm others.
There exists sins great enough that even God will not forgive.
2
Choose the untrue statement
about what is contained in Genesis 1-11?
They were written later than much else of what is in Genesis.
They use myth try to explain the origins of existing realities in the world
These stories are not meant to be taken literally.
The stories primarily take the form of historical accounts.
3
According to
Genesis 3
, what is sin?
Something outside of human's control.
A free and voluntary act that a human person commits.
Something that God sends to punish humans.
Something that grows inside of a human person at birth
4
Identify: "Stories about how God has entered human history and saved us"
Testing
Covenant
Salvation History
New Testament
5
What is an example of a religious truth found in
Genesis 2
?
God will help get us through the challenges of this world.
God is very involved in the careful creation of humans.
God is distant and creates by virtue of his very word and command.
God will protect us, even when we sin.
6
What is
not
a shared feature of ancient myths?
They did not appear anywhere in civilizations' histories until Genesis.
They are set in cosmic time and space.
Their principal actors are superhuman beings.
They use symbolic language to communicate transcendent meaning.
7
What is not one of the three types of sin we learn about in Gen 3-11?
Personal
Social
Original
Minor
8
In Genesis,
which creation story
describes mankind's origins as humble - like the dust of the earth?
Second Creation
First Creation
9
According to
Genesis 1 (First Creation)
, what is
NOT
an explanation for what it means to be created in the image of God?
We are capable of knowing and loving God.
Each human life is sacred.
People came from dust & are to help each other grow closer to God.
We all share a common humanity and thus, are united.
10
What does the word "scripture" mean?
"library"
"covenant"
"collection"
"sacred writings"
11
Identify: "God working through the authors of Scripture to communicate religious truth"
Biblical inspiration
Biblical interpretation
Biblical inerrancy
Biblical understanding
12
What religious truth is made by the contradictions of Cain, that is is
punished yet protected
?
God will avenge those who harm us.
God loves and protects us, despite our inclination to sin.
God will punish those who harm others.
There exists sins great enough that even God will not forgive.
13
What is the ultimate goal in reading any Biblical story?
Find out what God is revealing to you and me in it
To understand the confusing words and ideas
Find out what was happening at the time
Find out how to think
14
What is the key question to ask when reading Scripture?
What was the world like when this was written?
What is the purpose of God's Word in this sacred book?
What do I learn about myself from this reading?
Did it really happen?
15
The message of Genesis 3-11 is clear. What is it?
Humanity thrives when placed in the world and left to itself.
There is no hope for humanity.
When humans act apart from God, suffering and pain inevitably follow
God made humans to suffer and stray from him.
16
In Genesis 3-11, after man's response to God's creation brings about effects of sin, God responds with love and hope.
False
True
17
What is the
best way
for understanding the stories in Genesis 1-11?
As stories of "who-did-what" in the earliest years of humanity
As "origin stories" that contain truth on the nature of existing realities
As a substitute for ideas like Evolution
As made up stories that changed over time
18
Biblical writers'
understanding
of God's revelation is the same as God's revelation itself.
True
False
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Definition
: "God making God's own self known to us"
Biblical inspiration
Divine revelation
Biblical inerrancy
Canon
