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1
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Where does “1 Kings 11: The End of Solomon’s Reign” take place?

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The Davidic Period (1050 BC-900 BC)

2
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Where does “1 Kings 18: Elijah Ends the Drought” take place?

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The Assyrian Period (900 BC to 600 BC)

3
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Where does “Daniel 3: The Fiery Furnace” take place?

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The Babylonian Period (600 BC to 540 BC)

4
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What does pagan, idolator, and idolaltrous mean? Are these terms old?

A

Someone who worships false gods;

Yes, these terms are present in the Old Testament

5
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What are the pagans in the New Testament called?

A

Gentile

6
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Name the Old Testament idolators.

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Ammonites, Moabites, and Amalekites

7
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Name the New Testament idolators.

A

The Romans and Greeks

8
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What did the Philistines do to Saul’s battle armor?

A

They placed it in the temple of Ashtoreth

9
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Why are fertility gods bad?

A

They are immoral because of the sexual rites associated with them in their temples;
Sex is a gift from God;
It only started to be considered taboo when people began associating sex exclusively with pleasure

10
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Who must provide the materials needed for Church rites to ensue?

A

The Church itself,

So they themselves must provide prostitutes in the case of the fertility gods

11
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What is prostitution?

A

Money in exchange for sexual acts

12
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What is the world’s oldest profession?

A

Prostitution

13
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What is objectification?

A

Treating a person like an object;

This applies to prostitution

14
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What is the main critique of worship of Molech?

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What kind of community is formed where parents go against their inherent instincts as parents to sacrifice their kids?

15
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When did the Book of Jeremiah occur?

A

The Babylonian Period (600 BC to 540 BC)

16
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When did the events in Leviticus occur?

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The Egyptian Period (1900 BC to 1400 BC) to the Tribal Period (1400 BC to 1050 BC)

17
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When did the events in Leviticus occur?

A

The Egyptian Period (1900 BC to 1400 BC) to the Tribal Period (1400 BC to 1050 BC)

18
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What is the purpose of the creation story in Genesis?

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We don’t truly know how God created everything, but the purpose of the creation story is to explain who created all things (the One True God) and why He created all things

19
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What does “Sabbath”mean?

A

It is the Jewish term for rest;
Is it associated with covenant;
God rested on the seventh day not because He was tired but because He wanted to build a relationship with His creation

20
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Before God created anything, what was there?

A

Darkness;
Water;
Void/emptiness;
Chaos

21
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Who are the Fundamentalists?

A

They read Scripture as it is;

They don’t understand that different authors have different literary techniques and styles

22
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Was Genesis 1 intended to be taken literally?

A

No, it is not supposed to show how God created;

We’re not so sure

23
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Then, why did the author write Genesis 1 this way?

A

To reveal a certain salvific truth, which is that there is only one God and He is caring, loving, orderly, and intelligent

24
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What does logos mean?

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It’s a Greek word for “word”

25
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What does Genesis 1 tell us about the person of God?

A

That He is caring, loving, orderly, and intelligent

26
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What does the word “seven” mean to the Jews?

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It means “covenant”

27
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What is a covenant?

A

A mutual relationship between two parties

28
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What did God create in the “first day”?

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Light (by separating it from the dark);

Created order and time

29
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What did God create in the “second day”?

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The sea and sky (by separating the premordial waters)

30
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What did God create in the “third day”?

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Land by separating the water;

Also created vegetation

31
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What did God create in the “fourth day”?

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The sun, moon, and stars;

Rulers of day and night

32
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What did God create in the “fifth day”?

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Sky and sea creatures;

Birds and fish

33
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What did God create in the “sixth day”?

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Animals and man, homo (bothinhabitants of the land)

34
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What did God create in the “seventh day”?

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A covenant with His creation

35
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What is the author’s intent when making Genesis 2?

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To present God as personal and intimate

36
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Do the authors of Genesis 1 and 2 preach the same salvific truth?

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Yes

37
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What is anthromorphosim?

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Applying human characteristics to non-human things;

The author writes God with human characteristics

38
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Who made the first English translation of the Bible?

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The French