Religion 9 final exam review

Formation of the Old Testament

• Oral tradition

• Written tradition

• Editing

How many books are in the Hebrew Bible?

39 books

What are the sections of the Hebrew Bible?

• Torah

• Nebiim

• Ketubim

What does the Torah stand for?

Law

What does the Nebiim stand for?

Prophets

What does the Ketubim stand for?

Writings

How many books are the the Christian Old Testament?

46 books

What are the sections in the Christian Old Testament?

• Pentateuch

• Historical Books

• Wisdom Books

• Prophetic Books

Formation of the New Testament

• Historical Jesus

• Oral tradition

• New testament writings

How many books does the New Testament have?

27 books

What are the sections in New Testament?

• Gospels

• Acts of the Apostles

• Letters/Epistles

• Book of Revelation/Apocalypse

What are the Gospels?

• Matthew

• Mark

• Luke

• John

How many letters are in the Letters/Epistles?

21 letters

How many creation stories are there?

Two stories

What was the FIRST creation story about?

God creates the world in six days and rested on the seventh day (Sabbath)

What was the SECOND creation story about?

• the Garden of Eden

• Naming of the animals (dominion over creation)

• Creation of Eve from Adam’s rib (equality + dignity of the genders)

What was Original Sin?

The sin of Adam and Eve by willingly choosing to disobey God BY EATING THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT

What did we lose with Original Sin?

• Loss of Original Holiness

• Loss of Original Justice

What was the Loss of Original Holiness?

Loss of sharing in God’s life

What was the Loss of Original Justice?

Loss of living in harmony with God and Creation + no suffering + no death

Which 4 made covenants with God?

• Noah

• Abraham

• Moses

• David

What was God’s promise to Noah?

Never to destroy the Earth with floods

What was God’s promise to Abraham?

• Land (Canaan)

• Progeny (descendants from him)

• Blessing (his name = revered)

What was God’s promise to Moses?

Israel will be God’s People

What was God’s promise to David?

The Messiah will come from David’s line

What was the symbol of the covenant with Noah?

Rainbow

What was the symbol of the covenant with Abraham?

Circumcision on eighth day

What was the symbol of the covenant with Moses

The Ten Commandments

What was the symbol of the covenant with David?

An everlasting dynasty

What was the Purpose of the Ten Plagues?

To convince the Pharaoh to let Israelites go

What did each Plague do?

Defeat a god/goddess of Egypt + show God is all powerful

What was Passover?

Celebration of God’s saving power for Israelites

• freed them from slavery

• brought them to the Promised Land

What do the Ten Commandments correspond to?

Basic human drives + needs

What are the basic human drives and needs?

• preservation of life

• development of individual and communities

• sharing life with others

What are the three major prophets

Ezekiel

Jeremiah

Isaiah

Who was Ezekiel

• wrote from babylon during exile

• Told the people thy had to stop their idolatry + injustice

• Called the leaders of israel shepards who did not lead sheep to path of righteousness

• Saw a valley full of bones

• ACTED OUT HIS PROPHECIESSSSS

Who was Jeremiah

• said people will be punished if they did not repent

• After destruction of Jerusalem, prayers → hopeful

• Promised God will write his law on peoples hearts

What was the first isaiah about?

Isaiah challenging the people to stop bad treatment of poor.

What was the second isaiah about

Hope and encouragement during exile

What was third isaiah about

Cried out against return of injustice and idolatry

What did Isaiah prophesize?

Emmanuel(Jesus) will come from davids line and judge the people

What did Isaiahs prophecy embody

hopes of people longing for a messiah who would free them