Quiz 1

Question 1

The Pentateuch is which books of the Bible?

Answer 1

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.

Question 2

The greek expression means

Answer 2

Five scrolls

Question 3

The Jews call the five books the

Answer 3

Torah

Question 4

What is the Septuagint

Answer 4

The greek translation of the Old Testament

Question 5

The first division question is

Answer 5

How can that relationship be repaired or restored?

Question 6

The answer to the second division

Answer 6

Covenant bonding between God and Abram

Question 7

Key Themes of the Pentateuch Narrative

Answer 7

Yahweh’s covenant, Abraham’s posterity, divine election and blessing and the grant of the promised land.

Question 8

What is the unifying theological theme of the Pentateuch?

Answer 8

Yahweh’s covenant promise to Abram in Genesis 12:3

Question 9

What is the purpose of Genesis?

Answer 9

To begin the story of the covenant. To Tell how and why Yahweh came to choose Abraham’s family and make a covenant with them.

Question 10

What are the major themes of Genesis?

Answer 10

Covenant Election, Monotheism, Sin and Origins

Question 11

Genesis is a book of

Answer 11

beginnings

Question 12

Israel’s roots through Abraham are traced to

Answer 12

Mesopotamia

Question 13

What is the message of the book?

Answer 13

To offer the first eleven chapters as the explanation of why Yahweh has chosen to work through a particular people. Not because of any merit on the part of Abraham that God chose him

Question 14

What is the genre of Genesis?

Answer 14

It is a book of theology.

Question 15

What are some of the primary critical issues of Genesis?

Answer 15

Creation and the fall, sin, the flood

Question 16

What is the purpose of Exodus?

Answer 16

To explain how the Israelites became slaves in Egypt and there deliverance from Egyptian oppression. It also reveals God who is Yahweh and relates how his presence came to dwell among his people, Israel

Question 17

What are the major themes of Exodus?

Answer 17

Yahweh, The Ten Plagues, The Passover, The Ten Commandments and the Presence of God

Question 18

Exodus is a book of

Answer 18

The redemptive work of Yahweh in delivering Israel from slavery in Egypt and establishing unique covenant relationship with the nation

Question 19

Who wrote the book of Exodus?

Answer 19

Moses

Question 20

When was Exodus written?

Answer 20

Somewhere between the 13th to 15th Century

Question 21

How long does the history of Exodus cover?

Answer 21

Around 80 years

Question 22

What is the message of Exodus?

Answer 22

The commission of Moses and the preface to the covenant ceremony of Sinai

Question 23

What is the historical purpose of Exodus?

Answer 23

The preservation of accounts explaining how the Israelites came to be slaves in Egypt, there deliverance and their presence in the wilderness at Sinai

Question 24

What divine oracle formula is found repeatedly in Exodus?

Answer 24

“and the Lord said to Moses”

Question 25

What does Yahweh mean?

Answer 25

I Am

Question 26

What are the major themes of Leviticus?

Answer 26

Holiness, Sacrifice and Sabbath Rest and Sabbatical Year

Question 27

What is the purpose of Leviticus?

Answer 27

To provide a manual or handbook on holiness designed to instruct the Hebrew community in holy worship and holy living

Question 28

Who is the author of Leviticus?

Answer 28

We are not sure.

Question 29

When was Leviticus written?

Answer 29

Either 1400 BC or 1200 BC

Question 30

What is the purpose of Numbers?

Answer 30

To contrast the faithfulness of God with the faithlessness and rebellion of the Israelites

Question 31

What are the major themes of Numbers?

Answer 31

The census numbers, The testing by Yahweh, The revelation of God in human culture and The Balaam Oracles

Question 32

Who is the author of Numbers?

Answer 32

Moses

Question 33

What does Numbers include?

Answer 33

Continuing the story of the Israelite exodus from Egypt, the covenant ceremony at Mount Sinai and the Journey to Canaan

Question 34

How long does Numbers cover?

Answer 34

Third eight years and nine months

Question 35

What is the genre of Numbers?

Answer 35

Is a diary of Israel's early days of covenant relationship with Yahweh

Question 36

What is the message of Numbers?

Answer 36

God's faithfulness and patience and the nature and character of Yahweh

Question 37

What are the major themes of Deuteronomy?

Answer 37

Law, Central Sanctuary, History as Theology and Retribution Principle

Question 38

What is the purpose of Deuteronomy?

Answer 38

To summarize and renew the covenant in preparation for entering into the promised land

Question 39

Who is the author of Deuteronomy?

Answer 39

Moses

Question 40

What is the message of the book?

Answer 40

The message of the law and the message of the covenant

Question 41

What is one of the primary events of Deuteronomy?

Answer 41

The Ten Commandments