hebrew scriptures final

What is the acronym for the Hebrew bible?

Tanakh

How many books make up the Hebrew Canon?

39

What are the Deutero-Canonical writings?

second canon; not in Hebrew Canon because they were written in Greek rather than Hebrew; also taken out by Martin Luther

Which books are part of the Deutero-Canonical writings?***

Tobit, Judith, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch

What are the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures called?

Pentateuch/Torah/Law

How many sections is the Hebrew bible divided into?

3

What is the second part/section of the Hebrew bible called?

Nevi’im

Who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls?

Essenes (seclusive Jewish sect)

How many authors contributed to the writing of the Torah?

4

How many laws are contained in the Pentateuch?

613

What are the Torah, Neviim, and the Kethuvim also known as?

Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)

What does the Latin phrase "Anno Domini" mean?

year of the lord

What does the name Israel mean?

one who contends/wrestles with God

What is the four source/documentary hypothesis theory?

Four writers (sources/traditions) of the Pentateuch (JEPD)

What is the three stage development of the Hebrew bible?

Revelation, written tradition, oral tradition

What writings were not accepted into the Hebrew Canon?

Deutero-Canonical (Greek Septugiant)

What does the P source stand for?

priestly

What does the J source stand for?

yahwist

What was discovered in 1947 in caves in Qumran, Jordan?

dead sea scrolls

What are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy also called?

Torah

How many stories of creation are there in the book of Genesis?

2

In Genesis, what was the first thing God created?

light

In the first creation story, what was the last thing God created?

animals & humans

According to the first story of creation, how long did it take God to create the world and everything in it?

6 days

How did God make humans in the first story of creation?

He spoke them into being

In the second story of creation, how was the woman Eve made?

from a rib of Adam

In the second story of creation, what is represented as evil?

serpent

In the second story of creation, what was the sin of Adam and Eve?

Want to be equal to God (presumption; so eat the fruit)

Etymologically, what does the name Adam mean?

Adameh/earth creature

What does the name Eve mean?

mother of all living

Who is known as the father of Israel?

Abraham

Who was Abrahams’ wife?

Sarah

Who was Abraham's first son?

Ishmael

What did God say he was going to do to the people of Sodom?

destroy them by fire

Why were Abraham and his wife not able to conceive?

old age; Sarah is infertile

What was the name of Sarah’s maid-servant?

Hagar

Who is known as the biblical father of the Arab people?

Ishmael

What did Sarah over-hear the two messengers of God tell Abraham?

she would have a son

What happened to Lot’s wife when she and her family fled from Sodom?

She looked back and turned into a pillar of salt

What did God tell Abraham to do to Ishmael?

circumcise him (God also says he will bless Ishmael & that Ishmael will be the father of 12 chieftains)

Who was Isaac's wife?

Rebekah

What ailment did Isaac have when he was very old?

blindness

Who was the first son born to Isaac?

Esau

Who deceived Isaac into giving him the birthright?

Jacob

Who was Rebekkah’s favorite son?

Jacob

What did Esau say he was going to do to his brother?

kill him

In the book of Genesis, what did the rainbow represent in the story of Noah and the flood?

covenant

Etomologically, what name means “hairy” and “red”?

Esau

What name means laughter?

Isaac

Whose name was changed after wrestling with an angel?

Jacob (to Israel)

According to Leviticus, what was sprinkled on the altar of sacrifice?

blood

Who was the only person allowed to offer a sacrifice?

priests

According to Leviticus, what is Yom Kippur?

Day of Atonement/Holiest day for Jews

According to Leviticus, what were Jews not permitted to eat?

pork, shellfish, other unclean foods

On Yom Kippur, what would the High Priest do?

Place sins on a scapegoat

In which book of the Torah is the Shema/Sh'ma?

Deuteronomy

In which book of the Torah is the census of the Israelites?

Numbers

In which book of the Torah is the death of Moses recorded?

Deuteronomy

Who did Joshua send into Jericho?

two spies

Who was Rahab?

harlot/prostitute; helped hide the spies

What did Rahab want?

safety for herself & her family

What was Rahab ordered to do?

put a red tie out her window

What did the Levites carry with them before going into the city of Jericho?

the Ark

What is the shofar?

Ram’s horn that was blown as an instrument

When did the Israelites invade Jericho?

1500 or 1580 bc (or after marching around its walls for 7 days)

What is the Ban?

Everything from conquered lands had to be destroyed

Why were the Israelites defeated at the city of Ai?

Achan disobeyed the Ban (he kept treasures from a city they conquered; his sins affected all the Israelites)

What happened to Achan and his family?

stoned & killed for disobeying the Ban

How did the Gibeonites trick the Israelites?

Told them they were foreigners/not Canaanites

What was the punishment given to the Gibeonites for tricking Joshua?

enslavement

How many Judges are there in the Hebrew Bible?

12

What is Joshua most remembered for?

conquering; conquesting Canaan after the Exodus; successor of Moses

Who did the king of Jerusalem and the other Canaanite kings plan to attack?

Gibeon

How did Joshua react to the king of Jerusalem's plan?

Protected Gibeon

What was the miracle of the battle of Gibeon?

sun stopped moving

In the book of 1st Samuel, what did the people of Israel want from God?

A king (other than God; wanted to have a ruler like other peoples did)

What did Eli think about Hannah when she was in the sanctuary praying?

she was drunk/insane

What tribe was Saul from?

Benjamin

Who was the heir to the throne of Saul?

Jonathan at first, but he was killed in battle, so Saul's heir would have been Ishbaal if David had not been already anointed as the next king

Who died fighting the Philistines on Mt. Gilboa?

Jonathan, his brothers, & Saul (suicide)

Who sinned against the Lord by going to a witch in the town of Endor?

Saul

Who was both a musician and a writer?

David

Who was Michal?

David’s wife and Saul’s daughter (given to David by Saul for 100 Philistine foreskins; was in love with David)

Who was David’s father?

Jesse

Who did the monarchy of Israel begin with?

Saul

Who was David’s prophet?

Nathan

Who was David and Bathsheba’s first born son?

Solomon (technically the actual firstborn died after 8 days)

Who raped his half-sister Tamar?

Amnon

Who was exiled for killing his brother and later revolted against his father?

Absalom

Who was David’s best friend?

Jonathan

Why was Saul jealous of David?

People said he killed tens of thousands (but only thousands for Saul)

What did Saul order to do to the priests of Nob?

kill them

What city did David make for his capital?

Jerusalem

Which tribe were David and Solomon descendants from?

Judah

After the death of Solomon, who became the king of Judah?

Rehoboam

Who rejected Rehoboam as king?

The elders/people of the (eventual) northern kingdom

Why was Rehoboam rejected as king?

He raised taxes and became worse than his father

Who was Jeroboam?

The king of the North; rebel

How many kings ruled Judah after the death of Solomon?

19

Who conquered the Southern Kingdom?

Babylonians