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1
what is the difference between a pronouncement and an announcement?
Pronouncing is announcing from a book
announcing is telling facts
Pronouncing is said by a person of authority
Announcing is said by a person of authority
2
Miracle stories are limited to the New Testament
True
False
3
What is step 4 of a miracle story?
A. Jesus performs a miracle
D. The person in need expresses faith and obedience
B. A miracle is performed
C. Both B and A
4
An "A Fortiori" could be defined as...
A logical argument based on a comparison of two things
A illogical argument based on a comparison of two things
an illogical argument based on two things
A logical Argument based on two things
5
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him
This is a Archetype
this is an 'A fortiori"
This is a Hyperbole
This is a Giantesque Motif
6
How many steps are there in a miracle story?
5
6
4
3
7
The third step in a calling story is?
God issues a command to perform a task
The character undertakes the role or task that was imposed
God sometimes begins by calling the persons name
The character responds with acceptance or resistance
8
What is a 'Suzerain'?
A sovereign being/individual/state who has power over others
A person or country in a subordinate position to another
A person or country not in a subordinate position to another
A being/individual/state who has less power over others
9
Examples of Anaphora can be found relatively easily in psalms
True
False
10
A Synecdoche is a Figure of speech in which a
part
of something is used to express the
whole
True
False
11
which is not a usual rule of story telling? (parables)
Verisimitude
all of the above
Simplicity
Repitition
12
What is genealogy?
A family tree
A list of Ancestors
A list of people from the past
A list of people family tree
13
These are ALL examples of a calling story.
True
False
14
How many purposes does genealogy serve in the bible
6
5
4
3
15
A Harvest story is where the main action is...
Where a crop provides 100 fold the predicted outcome
The harvest of a crop
Where a big group of people harvest a large abundant crop
Where a crop fails and the character has to rely on God
16
A Suzerainty treaty is not a treaty between two unequal parties.
False
True
17
What are the two NT books that are NOT part of the 'Gospel' and 'Letters' Genre?
Acts and Revelation
Jude and Revelation
Jude and James
Acts and Jude
18
What order of towns did Joseph travel through?
Schemem, Dothan, Hebron, Egypt
Dothan, Schemem, Hebron
Dothan, Hebron, Schemem, Egypt
Hebron, Schemem, Dothan and Egypt
19
What OT book is in the Letters Genre
Isreal
Hebrews
Lamentations
Ecclesiastes
20
Which is NOT a type of biblical literature?
History
Prophecy
Gospel
Pauline
21
In a miracle story step 2 and 5 are sometimes not-applicable
False
True
22
What is the definition of Anaphora?
The repetition of a phrase at the start of a phrase
The repetition of a word at the start of a phrase
The repetition of a phrase or word at the start of a phrase
The repetition of a word or phrase at the start of a phrase
23
What does God say about the Abrahamic covenant?
He will send a savior though Abraham
Abraham's descendants will become as vast as the stars.
Through him all nations of earth will be blessed
all of the above
24
which is NOT a reason that parables are not literal but instead a story with a simple meaning?
They use already well established symbols
Jesus himself interpreted them
They have an unrealistic detail
Their simplicity implies a deeper meaning
25
Where are the sermon on the mount beatitudes found?
Luke 5
Luke 9
Matthew 5
Matthew 9
26
Which of these is a conditional covenant?
New covenant
Davidic covenant
Mosaic covenant
Adamic covenant
27
When a narrative is paired with or ends with a saying/pronouncement by God, or by Jesus
This is a Journey story
This is a Divine-Human-Encounter story
This is a reversal
This is a pronouncement story
28
How many different genres of biblical literature are there?
5
7
4
6
29
Why is genealogy important?
all of the above
They show the importance that God places on individuals
They root biblical faith in space-time history
They embody theological meaning and trace the messianic line
30
Which is NOT an infancy story
None of the above
Moses
Samuel
David
31
The interruption or Abraham sacraficing Isaac is a reversal.
False
True
32
The first step in a calling story is?
Step one depends on the situation
God confronts a person in the ordinary routine of life
God sometimes begins by calling the persons name
God issues a command to perform a task
33
What are the two types of "letters" ?
Paul and OT letters
Pauline and OT Letters
Pauline and General
Paul and General
34
What literary form is this?
A prayer
Archetype
Giantesque Motif
None of the above
35
What is a 'vassal'?
A being/individual/state who has less power over others
A person or country in a subordinate position to another
A sovereign being/individual/state who has power over others
A person in a position of higher power over someone else
36
Which are birth stories?
Jesus
Moses
None of the below
All of the above
37
Why is "divine-human encounter story's" important?
shows that God is willing to come down to our level to talk
Gives another perspective to a story
They embody a central fact of our christian faith
All of the above
38
What is a reversal?
A plot device where a situation is unintentionally reversed
A story with a sudden change of direction
A plot device where someone reverses their life for good
A story where someone is saved and turns away from the past
39
Metonymy is a figure of speech that is used to bring emphasis in the bible
False
True
40
The story of Ruth is a?
Journey story
Miracle story
Harvest story
None of the above
41
A resurrection story is a story where a person is raised from the dead. True or False?
True
False
42
a figure of speech where two or more phrases are presented, then presented in reverse order is?
This is none of the above
This is a "Chiasm"
This is an "End Stress"
this is a "Giantesque Motif"
43
A betrayal story ALWAYS has a character who aggrendizes'
Flase
True
44
Which are of these covenants are examples of General covenants?
All of the above
Noahic Covenant
New Covenant
Adamic covenant
45
This is an example of an A Fortiori
False
True
46
Chiasm's use the...
Y structure
X structure
None of the above
H structure
47
How many cases of resurrection stories are there?
7
5
6
4
48
What is a calling story?
When God calls an individual to do a specific task
None of the above
A story where someone calls a person over the phone
A story built around the call of commissioning of a person
49
What did God provide through the annunciation story of Isaac?
Allowed for Isaac to be tested
Full-filled his promise to Abraham
He provided a way for Israel to come into being
All of the above
50
What is a birth story?
None of the above
A general story in which a baby is born
A detailed story in which a baby is born
A story in which a baby is born
51
The final step in a calling story is?
The person undertakes the role or task imposed by God
None of the above
The character always chooses to do what God says
The character responds with either acceptance or resistance
52
Chiasm's are based on the ___ word that means 'placing crosswise' and is visualized as an 'X'
Greek
Spanish
English
Latin
53
True or False - this an Archetype.
True
False
54
What is an Archetype?
A recurrent: plot motif, character, image or setting
all of the above
A stereotypical: plot motif, character, image or setting
A very typical example of a certain person or thing
55
A beatitude MUST begins with 'Blessed is' or 'Blessed are'
True
False
56
Which of these characters is in a betrayal story?
Peter
Judas
All of the above
Jesus
57
What is End Stress?
When the story finishes with a powerful message
The end of a particular characters stress
When the final element has the main meaning of the story
The end of ALL STRESS!
58
What is Giantesque Motif
Things that are abnormally large
Giant unexpected things in the bible
none of the above
The pattern of the unexpectedly large or 'bigger than life'
59
ALL biblical stories have an end stress.
True
False
60
What is an annunciation story?
When someone tells a woman she will become pregnant
Its effectively a birth story.
A story when a barren woman is told she will become pregnant
A story when a woman is told she will become pregnant
