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| How long was the OT in the process of being written? |
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| What were the original languages of the OT? |
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| What is the "Septuagint"? |
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| A Greek translation of the OT |
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| Most frequently used material in writing the OT? |
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| carefully transmitted OT into Hebrew, added vowel marks |
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| Father of English bible, translated from original languages of the bible |
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| what are the 4 main incidents in Genesis 1-11? |
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| creation, fall, flood, new beginning |
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| what made man different from all other animals created? |
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| in what form did satan appear to tempt Adam and Eve? |
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| How does enuma elish relate to the creation account in Genesis? |
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| humans created god in man's image |
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| how were humans to gain ultimate victory over the fall? |
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| the seed of woman will bruise the serpents head |
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| what incident in Genesis does the gilgamesh epic relate? |
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| What may have been the sin of Ham? |
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| Incest with mother (maybe homosexuality) |
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| how might the ziggurats relate to the tower of babel? |
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| tower of babel may have been a ziggurat (pyramid) |
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| Used only when God creates out of nothing |
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| Hebrew for "son of" or "descendant of" |
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| land bridge connecting Asia, Egypt and Europe (way of the sea) |
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| What do the names Canaan and Phoenician have in common? |
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| come from the word "purple" |
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| Where does the name Palestine come from? |
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| How large was ancient Palestine, excluding the area east of the Jordan river? |
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| What is the name of the main river and the other bodies of water in Palestine? |
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| Jordan River ("descender"), Hula Lake, Galilee Harp Lake, Dead (Salt) Sea |
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| What is known as the 'Ghor'? |
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| the rift valley (lowest spot on earth) 4000 mi long |
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| What is known as the "shephelah"? |
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| wife of Abraham, he called "sister" |
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| servant of Sarah and Abraham, who bore Abraham a son named Ishmael |
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| Nephew of Abraham; chose the land of Sodom |
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| captured Lot in Sodom, but returned without argument to Abraham |
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| head servant of Abraham; was potential to be adopted by Abraham |
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| the Hittite who sold Abraham the whole field and the cave for Sarah's burial |
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| son of Abraham from Sarah, almost sacrificed |
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| Twin son of Isaac and Rebekah, favored by Rebekah, steals his brother's birthright |
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| Twin son of Isaac and Rebekah, favored by Isaac, has his birthright stolen from him |
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| Father of Rachel and Leah |
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| Jacob worked 7 years for her, and was tricked into marrying her older sister, then worked another 7 years for her |
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| who Jacob was tricked into marrying after working 7 years for her sister |
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| title deeds to the property; Rachel stole these from Laban when Jacob fled |
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| How does the purchase of a burial place for Sarah by Abraham reflect Hittite law? |
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| Abraham had to buy the whole land even though he wanted only the cave for Sarah's burial |
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| What is "levirate marriage"? |
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| next oldest brother MAY marry sister-in-law |
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| How much time elapsed between Joseph's death and the Exodus? |
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| How much space in the Bible is given to the exodus? |
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4/5 of the Pentateuch
1/6 of the Old Testament |
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| "Shepherd kings" who conquered Egypt from 1730 to 1570 BC (were same race as Hebrews) |
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| ruled as Pharaoh, may have been the princess who raised Moses |
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| Why did Egypt have so many gods? |
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| needed a different god for everything they wanted |
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| When Moses had to flee Egypt, where did he go? |
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| Where and how did God call Moses to deliver the Hebrews from Egypt? |
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| Mt Sinai in the form of a burning bush |
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| daughter was married to Moses |
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| What was God's purpose in the 10 plagues? |
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| show His power over most prominent gods in Egypt |
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| What incident is considered the greatest event in OT times? |
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| Why did the Israelites avoid the shortest route to Palestine (Via Maris) and go into the Sinai? |
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| there were not ready for war and sent to Mt Sinai for giving the law |
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| What natural phenomenon did God use to part the Red Sea? |
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| God sent a strong east wind to divide the water |
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| What food did God miraculously provide for the people? |
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| How long of a period of time were the Israelites camped at Mt. Sinai? |
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| In what way was Israel's religion a 'revealed religion'? |
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| because the law was revealed by God |
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| What is the meaning of the word "decalogue"? |
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| What caused Moses to destroy the first copy of the law? |
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| the Israelites were worshipping a golden calf |
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| Prior to Mosaic times who made the sacrifical offerings? |
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| Why did God want all first-born to belong to Him? |
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| they escaped the death of every first-born |
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| What was the responsiblity of the Levites and the priests? |
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| mediate between God and man in leading in offerings |
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| offering consumed completely by fire. signified complete consecration to God. animals must have split hooves and chew a cud. |
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| offering that involved the sharing of a sacrificial meal. vow, thank offering, free-will offering. signified fellowship and communion |
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| an offering given for sins of ignorance. signified the reestablishment of a proper moral relationship with God |
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| an offering for intentional sin. restitution required a 6/5 penalty |
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| only offering not involving the blood of an animal. never brought alone. dedication of gifts to God |
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| 7th Day. rest for people; recall Gods work in creation |
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| 7th Month. included Day of Atonement, Feast of Harvest, Feast of Trumpets, marked beginning of Civil Year. |
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| 7th Year. Slaves were freed, debts canceled, land rested, field uncultivated. provided rest for the land. |
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| 50th Year. Year of Liberty. Restored family inheritance, freed Hebrews sold to foreigners living in the land |
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| (Unleavened Bread) 7 days and signaled the beginning of the religious year. reminded Israel annually of God's intervention for the in Exodus |
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| (First Fruits, Weeks, Pentecost) lasted 1 day, took place 50 days after passover. Remember the poor and needy and later to remember the laws given at Sinai |
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| reminded the people of the temporary dwellings in their wilderness wandering as well as the wandering itself |
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| to atone for sins and remove them from the sinner |
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| What was the purpose of the scapegoat on the day of atonement? |
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| placed sins on the scapegoat and killed the animal sacrifically |
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| What type of worship center did the Hebrews have? |
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