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  1. What is the collection of biblical texts approved by the Catholic Church that we call the Bible?
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  1. Canon
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  1. For the Israelites what is the name of God that cannot be spoken?
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  1. YHWH
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  1. Wrongful actions we do that separate us from God
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sin

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  1. The combination of the Pope and the College of Cardinals
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  1. Magisterium
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  1. Characters or actions in the Old Testament that foreshadow Jesus Christ in the New Testament?
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  1. Typology
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  1. The trajectory of God’s plan to save his people from sin?
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  1. Salvation History
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  1. Events or objects that date to a time before the development of writing or written records
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  1. Prehistoric
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  1. Stories or myths about the origins of the earth, humans, languages, and cultures
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Primeval History

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  1. How many creation accounts exist in the book of Genesis?
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2

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  1. A binding agreement between humans or between God and his people, holding each other to a particular course of action
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  1. Covenant
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  1. The initial sin of Adam and Eve that resulted in the loss of original holiness?
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Original Sin

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  1. The primeval account in Genesis that describes the origins of different languages.
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The tower of Babel

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  1. Primeval accounts in and out of Genesis that describe a destruction of the world?
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  1. Flood Stories
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  1. Fathers of the Jewish faith?
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  1. Patriarchs
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  1. The first patriarch, considered the Father of all Jewish people?
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Abraham

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  1. Abraham’s son who plays a small role in Genesis – serving as a transitional character from Abraham to Jacob
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Isaac

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  1. Even though Jacob was the second born son of Isaac, how does he receive the birthright?
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Then laying his hands upon Jacob’s head, Isaac blessed him with the birthright, which Esau had traded for a bowl of soup

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  1. The patriarch that is sold into slavery in Egypt and eventually becomes right hand ruler to pharaoh
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Joseph

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  1. A name used in the Old Testament used to describe the Jews or Hebrews as God’s chosen people
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Israelites

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  1. The patriarch who led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt.
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Moses

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  1. Where did God appear to Moses in the wilderness and call him to set His people free?
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Burning bush

22
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  1. Signs that God sent to Egypt to try and persuade pharaoh to set the Israelites free?
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ten plagues

23
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  1. After their release from Egypt, how many years did the Israelites wander in the desert?
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40

24
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  1. The initial list of laws that God gave to Moses in the wilderness
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Ten Commandments

25
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  1. The item that held Aaron’s staff, a jar of manna, and the ten commandments?
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Arc of the Covenant

26
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  1. The mobile structure that the Israelites built in the wilderness where they worshipped God
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tabernacle

27
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  1. Who led the Israelites into the promised land?
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Joshua

28
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  1. Before the monarchy, this person would act as a temporary military or political leader to settle disputes or lead the Israelites into battle
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judges

29
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  1. The name of the Promised Land?
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caanan

30
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  1. The female judge who prophesied the death of a foreign king by nail to the head
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deborah

31
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  1. The judge who won a battle with only 300 men, torches, and clay jars?
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gideon

32
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  1. The judge known for his physical strength.
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samson

33
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  1. The term that applies to kings/queens/royal family
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monarchy

34
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  1. Who was the last judge of Israel?
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samuel

35
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  1. Who was anointed as the first king of Israel?
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saul

36
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  1. The most famous Israelite king, who conquered land, set up a tax base, and grew the strength of the Israelite nation.
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david

37
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  1. The Israelite king credited with the construction of the Temple
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solomon

38
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  1. While in Jerusalem, what took the place of the tabernacle as the Jewish place of worship?
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temple

39
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  1. The place where the arc of the covenant was placed in the temple
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holy of holies

40
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  1. Based on its physical layout, what other place did the temple represent?
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garden of eden

41
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  1. Following the death of Solomon, who led the revolt that split Israel into two kingdoms?
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jeroboam

42
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  1. Solomon’s son who acted as the first king of the southern kingdom.
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rehoboam

43
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  1. The name of the southern kingdom?
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judah

44
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  1. The name of the northern kingdom?
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isreal

45
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  1. Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel are known as?
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major prophets

46
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  1. The collection of twelve prophets in the Old Testament whose books are short and have very specific messages from God
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minor prophets

47
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  1. Who were the two main prophets of the south?
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Isaiah, Micah

48
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  1. Who were the four main prophets of the northern Kingdom?
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Elijah, Elisha, Amos, Hosea

49
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  1. What northern prophet was perhaps the strongest in speaking out against abuses of the rich against the poor?
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Amos

50
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  1. What Prophet had an unfaithful wife, which was meant to symbolize Israel’s relationship with God?
A

hosea

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