Western Trad Reading Quiz 1 + 2

what does the term “Passover” refer to (Old Testament, not new)?

God “passing over” Egypt to strike down firstborn children

The figure who leads the Israelites to a conquest to the land of Canaan:

Joshua

The mountain called Sinai in Exodus is referred to by this name in Deuteronomy:

Horeb

According to Deuteronomy, God punishes the Israelites and refused to let them enter the Promised Land for an entire generation because of this act of disobedience

they refused to engage in military conflict with the Amorites

According to Exodus, Moses comes from which Israelite tribe?

Levi

The theory that different sources, including Priestly and Deuteronomist sources, were edited together to produce the Torah is called…

DOCUMENTARY HYPOTHESIS

God's major complaint against the Israelites in Hosea is:

they worship other gods

Which of the following images does Ezekiel NOT describe in his opening vision?

• white tower

HE DOES SEE:

• spinning wheels

• four creatures with four faces

  • a sapphire throne

Which foreign ruler stole items from the Jerusalem Temple and burned down parts of the city (described in 1 Maccabees)?

Antiochus

In 2 Maccabees, the Greeks try to force the scribe Eleazar to violate which of the laws of Torah?

eating pig’s flesh

Daniel's punishment for praying to God is:

thrown to lions

Temple priests must be descended from which tribe:

Levi