1st Test

Question 1

The bible

Answer 1

• 73 books in total
• 46 books in the Old Testament
• 27 books in the New Testament
• about 40 authors
• the gospel means “good news”
• also comes from the Greek word, “biblios”
• the word bible means,”books”

Question 2

Two halves of the bible

Answer 2

New Testament (starts with Mary)
Old Testament (before Jesus)

Question 3

Covenant

Answer 3

An agreement between humans, or an agreement between humans and God where mutual commitments are made

Question 4

Testament

Answer 4

Agreement or covenant

Question 5

3 stages in the formation of the bible

Answer 5

1. Live stage: the live event of God leading the Israelites out of Egypt
2. Oral stage: the telling of the event to children by their parents
3. Written stage: the recording of the event for future generations

Question 6

Inspiration in the bible

Answer 6

Inspiration refers to god working through the authors of the Hebrew and Christian scriptures to communicate, “religious truth”.

Question 7

Dating system

Answer 7

A.D.- Anno Domini ( year of the lord) term that USED TO represents the period of time since the birth of Jesus.

C.E.- Common Era. The term that NOW represents the time since the birth of Jesus.

Question 8

Interpretations of scripture in the bible

Answer 8

Contextualists

Literalists

Question 9

Contextualists

Answer 9

• Contextualists focus on the lessons in the bible and don’t take them literally
• contextualists understand the words in the bible in the broad context in which they were written

Question 10

Literalists

Answer 10

Literalists focus only on the text, and they take everything in the bible literally.

Question 11

Literary forms in the bible

Answer 11

• myth
• list
• prophecy
• law
• Serman
• history
• letter
• proverbs
• parables
• psalm
• legend

Question 12

Religious truths

Answer 12

• “truth based on faith”

- example: God tries to communicate with people through their lives

Question 13

List

Answer 13

A series of names, words, etc, usually put in some sort of order

Question 14

Prophecy

Answer 14

A prediction made under divine influence and direction

Question 15

Law

Answer 15

A rule of conduct, moral principle, etc, derived from a generally recognize concept of universal justice.

Question 16

Serman

Answer 16

A speech of a serious or solemn kind of pronouncement

Question 17

History

Answer 17

A record or account usually written usually in order chronological order of past events, especially those concerning a particular nation of people

Question 18

Letter

Answer 18

A written or printed message, usually of a personal nature or concerning a specific subject

Question 19

Proverbs

Answer 19

Prose or poetic statements or maxis for instructions

Question 20

Parables

Answer 20

Short allegorical stories told to bring out a moral or religious truth

Question 21

Psalm

Answer 21

A sacred song or poem

Question 22

Myth

Answer 22

A traditional story focusing on the deeds of gods or heroes, often in explanation of some natural phenomenon

Question 23

Legend

Answer 23

Tells a story about a specific persons life, who is usually an important person, includes dialogue and interactions

Question 24

Prophet

Answer 24

A prophet is a person that brings people and God closer together.

Question 25

About Jesus

Answer 25

- full name: Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus, son of Joseph, he doesn’t have a family name - relatives: mary(mother), Joseph(father), John, son of Elizabeth(cousin), Elizabeth(auntie) - important places: Bethlehem(birth place),river of Jordan(baptized), Gethsemane(arrested), Golgatha[place of the skulls](died) - nationality: Isreal, Isrealite - occupation: carpenter - death and Rez: early 30s(death) Rez’d 3 days later

Question 26

Passover

Answer 26

- Passover is celebrated by Jews to celebrate their liberation from Egypt - Passover is celebrated with a cedar meal - Passover foods: - > a bowl of salty water - > a roasted lamb leg - > unleavened bread

Question 27

A bowl of salty water(passover)

Answer 27

Represents the tears that where shed during slavery

Question 28

A roasted lamb leg(Passover)

Answer 28

Represents the offering the Jews made on the first night of Passover when they put lamb blood around their doors so that the angel of death wouldn’t kill their newborn children.

Question 29

Unleavened bread( Passover)

Answer 29

Represents the offering Jews made on the first night of Passover, and how they had to eat unleavened bread because they didn’t have time to let the yeast rise before they escaped.

Question 30

Books in law

Answer 30

- Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy - these are the first 5 books of the bible - all written by Moses - A.K.A. Torah or pentacuh