BIO 101 Midterm

The Old Testament was originally divided into three sections called the Tanak. This is a Hebrew acronym standing for three types of literature. Which of the following is NOT part of the "Tanak"?

a. Talmud

b. Torah

c. Nevi’im

d. Ketavim

a. Talmud

Who was the first leader to refer to the Jewish Bible as the Old Testament?

a. Pope Clement I

b. Ignatius

c. Tertullian

d. Apollos

c. Tertullian

Another name for Testament

a. Section

b. Bible

c. Covenant

d. Tanak

c. Covenant

Second century church leader who rejected the Old Testament because, in his view, it did not reflect the God of the New Testament

a. Polycarp

b. Arius

c. Montanus

d. Marcion

d. Marcion

According to Dr. Stephen Lennox, the Ten Commandments and 613 additional Old Testament laws reinforce two primary laws:

a. Keep the sabbath; love your neighbor as yourself

b. Love God with your whole heart; love your neighbor as yourself

c. Refrain from idol worship; love God with your whole heart

d. Refrain from sexual immorality; don’t eat food sacrificed to animals

b. Love God with your whole heart; love your neighbor as yourself

In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus refers tot he Hebrew Bible as having ___ sections

a. Three

b. Seven

c. Fourteen

d. Five

a. Three

According to Dr. Lennox, in order to understand how God interacts with the people of the Old Testament, we must understand the principle of “Accommodation” This means …

a. God callsHis people to denounce culture

b. God makes arrangements with the Center for Student Success

c. God turns a blind eye to lesser sins

d. God tolerates the limitations of culture

d. God tolerates the limitations of culture

According to Lennox, approximately ninety percent of the Old Testament prophets’ message was …

a. For the coming Messiah

b. For their contemporaries

c. For the school of the prophets

d. For the end times

b. For their contemporaries

The last book of the Tanak

a. 1 Maccabees

b. Chronicles

c. Malachi

d. Ecclesiastes

b. Chronicles

Dr. Lennox mentions “Four Safeguards” for Old Testament interpretation. Professor Helm summed these safeguards up with the phrase …

a. The Lord our God is one

b. Jesus came to fulfill the Law

c. Let Scripture interpret Scripture

d. Let bygones be bygones

c. Let Scripture interpret Scripture

The Hebrew word for human

a. Dust

b. Rib

c. Eve

d. Adam

d. Adam

A key concept in the creation account, as represented by The Garden

a. God’s judgement

b. Humanity’s cultural mandate

c. God’s blessing

d. All of the above

c. God’s blessing

The “wounded victor” in Genesis 3 will

a. Crush the snake

b. defeat evil

c. Bless and rescue humanity

d. All of the above

d. All of the above

God’s promise to Abraham was to bless him and …

a. Multiply his livestock

b. Give him many wives

c. Make his name great

d. All of the above

c. Make his name great

God wished to illustrate His covenant to Abraham by having him …

a. Tithe his war plunder to Melchizedek

b. Lie to Abimelech about his wife

c. Ask for a sign

d. Attempt to count the number of stars in the sky

d. Attempt to count the number of stars in the sky

The promise of the “wounded victor” finds further development when Jacob promotes one of his sons on his death bed. A future king will come from this sons’s line

a. Benjamin

b. Reuben

c. Judah

d. Joseph

c. Judah

Science is concerned with HOW things came into existence. the Bible is more concerned about identifying

a. When

b. Why not

c. Who

d. Where

c. Who

Creation ex nihilo

a. Former substance

b. Over many epochs

c. Out of nothing

d. Out of divine being

c. Out of nothing

Imago Dei is Latin for

a. Always faithful

b. Peace

c. The day of the Lord

d. In the image of God

d. In the image of God

One could describe Genesis 1-3 as ____ for the rest of Scripture

a. irrelevant

b. Detrimental

c. Determinative

d. Inconsequential

c. Determinative

The story of Abraham reveals the theme of the entire Old Testament. God’s covenant to Abraham was a ——

a. Prediction of warfare

b. Pipe dream

c. Purposeful myth

d. Promise of blessing

d. Promise of blessing

The Biblical creation story differs from the Mesopotamian creation story, the Enuma Elish, by emphasizing

a. Monotheism

b. God had purpose inc reading humankind

c. Origin of creation

d. All of the above

d. All of the above

Genesis introduces the force of evil. Although the doctrine of Satan is underdeveloped in the Old Testament, the writers perhaps were trying to avoid the cultural belief of the Middle East in —-

a. Dualism

b. Determinism

c. Deism

d. Materialism

a. Dualism

Abram’s name is changed to Abraham

a. Trickster to “struggles with God”

b. Old man to “he laughs”

c. Sand to “rock”

d. Exalted father to “father of many”

d. Exalted father to “father of many”

Jacob’s name is changed to Israel

a. Old man to “he laughs”

b. Trickster to “struggles with God”

c. Exalted father to “Father of many”

d. Sand to “rock”

b. Trickster to “struggles with God”

Although Jacob ran from home as a result of his deceit and cunning, God meets him in the form of a dream at

a. Salem, “peaceful”

b. Bethel, “house of God”

c. Hebron, “city of friendship”

d. Shiloh, “house of prayer”

b. Bethel, “house of God”

After destroying the household gods, Jacob returns to the place of his divine vision. One might say he has gone from

a. Bethel to El-Bethel, “house of God” to “God of the house”

b Hebron to El hebron, “city of friendship” to “God’s friendship”

c. Shiloh to El-Shiloh, “House of prayer” to “city of prayer”

d. Salem to Jerusalem, “peaceful” to “city of peace”

a. Bethel to El Bethel, “house of God” to “God of the house”

Joseph can be described as an Old Testament “type” of Christ. Which of the following does NOT fit this description?

a. His dreams were rebuked by his father

b. Joseph delivered God’s people

c. He responded to betrayal with forgiveness

d. Joseph never faltered when tempted

a. His dreams were rebuked by his father

It appears from Genesis 45 that Joseph had one time felt abandoned by God

True

False

True

Genesis 50:20 is a prime example of God’s

a. Love

b. Judgement

c. Sovereignty

d. Holiness

c. Sovereignty

Exodus continues the theme from Genesis that God wishes to use Abraham’s family as a vehicle of

a. God’s purposes

b. God’s laws

c. God’s judgement

d. God’s blessing

d. God’s blessing

The first passover demonstrated tot eh Israelites that their first born could escape death by

a. The blood of a lamb

b. Bitter herbs

c. Unleavened bread

d. Resisting the Pharaoh

a. The blood of a lamb

The first section of Exodus (1-18) concludes with a song of praise entitled

a. Song of Deliverance

b. Song of Solomon

c. Song of Songs

d. Song of the Sea

d. Song of the Sea

The second section of Exodus (chapters 19-40) could be summarized "If the Israelites obeyed God's laws they could become...

a. A people of prayer

b. A kingdom of priests

c. A kingdom of kings

d. A kingdom of prophets

b. A kingdom of priests

The design of the tabernacle is reminiscent of the Garden of Eden. Thorough a covenant relationship, the Israelites can again

a. Sew fig leaves together

b. Eat from the tree of life

c. Crush the serpent’s head

d. Have access to God’s presence

d. Have access to God’s presence

The Book of Exodus ends with Moses unable to enter the tabernacle. This raises a question that will be the theme in Leviticus:

a. How can a stubborn, rebellious people be changed?

b. How can the Israelites make it to Canaan?

c How can the Israelites memorize the decalogue?

d. How can sinful people be reconciled to a holy God?

d. How can sinful people be reconciled to a holy God?

The meaning of “atonement”

a. Blood

b. Covering

c. Sacrifice

d. Forgiven

b. Covering

A law that is an unqualified, bold statement of general command (thou shalt not)

a. Casuistic

b. Civil

c. Apodictic

d. Ritualistic

c. Apodictic

The laws of Leviticus can be classified in three categories. Which of the following does not fit the description of these laws?

a. Moral

b. Absolute

c. Ritual

d. Civil

b. Absolute

The Sinai covenant represents a contract between two equal parties

True

False

False

The Book of Numbers gets its name from …

a. The number of Levites by the time of the Exodus

b. It has the most verses of nay of the books in the Pentateuch

c. The census recorded at the beginning of the book

d. The number of battles won by the Israelites after the Exodus

c. The census recorded at the beginning of the book

The widerness stories of Exodus and Numbers are retold by prophets, priests, and even the New Testament apostles to remind God’s people that although He will allow His people to “walk away” He is still …

a. Just

b. Faithful

c. Angry

d. All of the Above

b. Faithful

Moses was not allowed to enter the promised land because he —- the rock at Mariah

a. Tripped over

b. Spoke to

c. Threw

d. Struck twice

d. Struck twice

The feat of tabernacles helped the Israelites …

a. Express gratitude to God for the year’s harvest

b. Remember God’s provision in their wilderness wandering

c. All of the above

d. None of the above

c. All of the above

The book of Leviticus gets its name from the priestly tribe of Levi

True

False

True

The book of Deuteronomy summary

a. anointing a new generation

b. strategy for conquest

c. awaiting the messiah

d. reiterating the covenant

d. Reiterating the covenant

The passage in Deuteronomy 6: 4-9 that begins with these words: “Hear, O Israel:”

a. The Apocrypha

b. The Amidah

c. The Shuhite

d. The Shema

d. The Shema

The central part of Deuteronomy was possibly meant to

a. Discipline the unbelieving Israelites

b. Explain the Ten Commandments

c. Prepare Joshua for leadership

d. Organize the soldiers into a fighting force

b. Explain the Ten Commandments

Moses’ call can be seen in four parts. After his divine commission, we can observe his immediate

a. Objection

b. Escape to Tarsus

c. Excitement

d. Commitment

a. Objection

The instructions for building the tabernacle is interrupted with the story of

a. The report of the twelve spies

b. The Trojan horse

c. The golden calf

d. Balaam’s donkey

c. The golden calf

In Joshua 5, the Israelites look back to remember God’s covenant with His people. They renew this covenant by

a. Finding the Law

b. Circumcision and celebrating the Passover

c. Destroying the idols in the camp

d. All of the above

b. Circumcision and celebrating the Passover

We also see the Israelites look forward in Joshua 5. The story of the angelic commander reveals that this story is not about the Israelites vs. The Canaanites, but the coming events are

a. God’s battles

b. Joshua’s proving grounds

c. The Levites chance to shine

d. The new generations’ faith

a. God’s battles

The first two battles in the book of Joshua, Jericho and Ai, contrast God’s faithfulness with

a. The canaanites idolatry

b. Archie’s family

c. Joshua’s military genius

d. Israel’s failure

d. Israel’s failure

In Joshua’s farewell speeches, the aging leader of Israel reminds the people that faithfulness to the covenant results in life and

a. Future godly leaders

b. Manna each morning

c. Blessing in the land

d. Political freedom

c. Blessing in the land

According to Lennox, one of the central lessons of Joshua (and all the historical books) is

a. Obedience brings blessing; disobedience brings disaster

b. Israel’s instance on a king brings blessing

c. God is loving

d. Israel’s instance on a king brings disaster

a. Obedience brings blessing; disobedience brings disaster

The land of Canaan was important in God’s plant cause

a. It demonstrated that the Israelites were God’s people

b. It would be a place where God would display His model community

c. All of the above

d. None of the above

c. All of the above

The book of Joshua seems extremely violent to us, especially in light of the teachings of Jesus. However, we must realize that the author uses — to describe many of the battles

a. Hyperbole

b. Reprisals

c. Juxtaposition

d. Justification

a. Hyperbole

Similar to the Israelites exodus from Egypt, the book of Joshua reveal a miraculous crossing through a body of water. The crossing of the Jordan River can best be described as —-

a. The river Jordan parted like the Red Sea

b. The river stopped flowing upstream

c. the river froze over

d. All of the above

b. The river stopped flowing upstream

The best way to describe the conquest of Canaan in Joshua 1-12

a. A sweeping hoard from north to south

b. A sweeping hoard from east to west

c. Espionage and subterfuge

d. The defeat of key city states and alliances

d. The defeat of key city states and alliances

Perhaps the Book of Judges makes more sense when we observe that Joshua failed to

a. Monitor the growing threat of idolatry

b. Mentor a successor

d. Model a godly home

d. motivate the people to obey

b. Mentor a successor

The Book of Judges gets its name from the type of — Israel had during this period

a. Legislative system

b. Lawyer

c. Leader

d. Judicial system

c. Leader

The three major judges at the end of the Book of Judges, Gideon, Jephthah, and Samson can be described as

a. average, above average, excellent

b. godly, more godly, saint

d. grande, venti, superhero

d. idol maker, foolish, the worst

d. idol maker, the foolish, the worst

The theme in judges that is repeated four times at the end of the book

a. Israel had no temple

b. Israel had no prophet

c. Israel had no court of law

d. Israel had no king

d. Israel had no king

There is a key prhase repeated in the stories of Gideon, Jephthah and Samson, “The spirit of the Lord came upon him”. This reveals God’s —-

a. Endorsement

b. Endurace

c. Embrace

d. Empowerment

d. Empowerment

Judges 3:7-11 introduces the outline of the Book of Judges and why it was necessary for God to send the judges. We see in this passage an example of the coming — that dominate the book

a. leaders

b. battles

c. cycles

d. lawsuits

c. cycles

The last story in Judges describes a —- among the Israelites

a. New treaty

b. civil war

c. left handed judge

d. prophet

b. civil war

God told Samson’s parents that he was to be a “Nazirite” from birth. Besides not ever cutting his hair, he was to —

a. Live in the town of Nazareth

b. teach God’s word to his tribe

c. abstain from alcoholic beverages for life

d. remain celibate

c. Abstain from alcoholic beverages for life

The Book of Ruth is set in the time of the judges. The book of judges tells some history of Israel in the time of —-. The Book of Ruth tells about a time of —

a. godliness; godlessness

b. plenty; famine

c. no king; no judge

d. war; peace

d. war; peace

A “Kinsman- redeemer” was charged with looking after the interests of

a. a stranger

b. a traveler

c. an indigent villager

d. a clan member

d. A clan member

We find out the purpose of the Book of Ruth at the end: the family background of Israel’s greatest …

a. Priest

b. Prophet

c. Judge

d. King

d. King

The books of 1 & 2 Samuel begin where the book of Judges end

a. Israel is enjoying a period of prosperity

b. Israel is looking to expand their borders

c. Israel is in chaos caused by disobedience

d. Israel is in chaos caused by political failures

c. Israel is in chaos caused by disobedience

Hannah’s song in 1 Sam 2 serves as an introduction to these books. She prophesied a future …

a. United Kingdom of Israel

b. Destruction of the Philistines

c. Destruction of the house of Eli

d. Messianic King

d. Messianic King

The story of the Philistines capturing the Ark of the Covenant teaches that God is not Israel’s trophy and that God ..

a. Resembles other ancient Near East gods

b. Is weaker than the Philistine god Dagon

c. Opposes pride in the Philistines and in His own people

d. Is uninterested in religious wars

d. is uninterested in religious wars

As a bridge from the chaos of Judges to prosperity under David, Samuel served God is multiple roles. which of the following was not Samuel’s role?

a. King

b. Prophet

c. Preist

d. Judge

a. King

What is one of the amphictyonic traditions that kept Israel’s tribal confederation together?

a. The sharing of manna in the desert

b. The mutual distrust of the Canaanites

c. A common heritage as freed slaves

d. The name of Yahweh

d. The name of Yahweh

A threat to Israel’s amphictyony

a. Samuel’s leadership

b. Saul’s ambitions

c. The Philistines

d. Israel’s request for a king

c. The Philistines

One of Saul’s major flaws

a. He was incapable of owning his mistakes

b. He used his height to intimidate others

c. His many wives

d. His refusal to prophesy

a. He was incapable of owning his mistakes

The writer of 1 and 2 Samuel wasn’t as interested in relating facts. The writer was more concerned with …

a. Telling what God was doing

b. Dates and key events

c. Dividing the long story into two books

d. Relaying the exploits of Saul

a. Telling what God was doing

Saul succeeded in uniting the twelve disorganized tribes into one nation

True

False

False

David brought the twelve tribes together by …

a. Defeating the Philistines

b. Making Jerusalem the nation’s capital

c. Established a national military

d. All of the above

d. All of the above

David’s new name for Jerusalem

a. Zion

b. The King’s City

c. City of Lights

d. Davidtown

a. Zion

After David brings the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, god gives him a promise in 2 Samuel 7; a promise that is picked up in the Psalms and by future prophets:

a. David’s son will build the temple

b. David’s royal line will be supported by the Levitical priesthood

c. David’s royal line will be fulfilled in a future messianic king

d. David will expand the borders of Israel to empire-like status

c. David’s royal line will be fulfilled in a future Messianic

The prophet Nathan confronted David after his sin with Bathsheba. David responded

a. by denouncing Bathseba’s son

b. By having Nathan imprisoned

c. By giving Uriah a proper burial with military honors

d. By repenting

d. By repenting

2 Samuel ends with two poems in an epilogue. These poems celebrate a future hope

a. in a coming Messiah

b. Of a coming exile

c. In the construction of the Temple

d. All of the above

a. in a coming messiah

The five books in the Psalms each end with a …

a. Doxology and benediction

b. Selah

c. Musical notation

d. song of ascents

a. Doxology and benediction

An imprecatory psalm is a prayer asking for God to

a. bless one’s enemies

b. accept a sacrifice

c. answer a question of doubt

d. Judge ones enemies

d. judge ones enemies

The psalms are a collection of hymns gathered during David’s reign

true

false

false

Whereas Job gives us a window into the suffereing of God’s covenant people, the Psalms offers us a picture into their

a. musical tastes

b. worship

c. customs

d. musical styles

b. worship

The later psalms seem to have been written just after

a. the death of David

b. the exile

c. the construction of the Temple

d. the period of the judges

b. the exile

David wrote — of the Psalms

a. over half

b. almost half

c. none

d. all

b. almost half

1 and 2 kings were written to help the Israelites understand why they had been defeated by Babylon and to show them how —-

a. to return to full fellowship with God

b. to renew the passover

c. to undermine the Babylonian’s authority over them

d. to return to a military power

a. To return to full fellowship with God

Kings also tells the story of the long line of kings after David and how none of them lived up to the promise of a

a. world leader

b. world conqueror

c. priestly king

d. messianic king

d. messianic king

As kings begin, we see a contrast between David and Solomon. Solomon began his reign by

a. building his palace

b. pursuing building projects

c. executing or banishing his enemies

d. forgiving his enemies

c. executing or banishing his enemies

God told Solomon in a dream that he could ask for whatever he wanted. Solomon’s request

a. wealth

b. power

c. defeat of his enemies

d. wisdom

d. wisdom

We see Solomon’s decline when he

a. pursued multiple marriages

b. idolatry

c. “did not follow completely the Lord as David his father had done”

d. all of the above

d. all of the above

When the nation of Israel split into two Kingdoms, the southern nation consisted of

a. the tribes of Ephriam and Manasseh

b. the tribes of dan an Naphtali

c. the tribes of epharaim and Judah

d the tribes of Judah and Benjamin

d. The tribes of Judah and Benjamin

The first northern king Jeroboam established two worship sites in Bethel and Dan. He set up

a. two golden calves

b. two asherah poles

c. two wooden Baal images

d. An ark of the covenant

a. two golden calves

2 Kings describes the exploits of the two major prophets of the northern kingdom, Elijah and Elisha. Seven miracles of Elijah are recorded. Elisha performs

a. seven

b. fourteen

c. twenty one

d. three

b. Fourteen

The author of Kings evaluates all of the kings with this criteria

a. did he worship the God of Israel alone?

b. Did he rid the nation of idolatry?

c. Was he faithful to the Covenant?

d. all of the above

d. all of the above

The number of northern kings who were faithful

a. twenty

b. zero

c. three

d. eight

b. zero