WOOH Ch 1 Test

Map Section

Egypt

Israel

Jordan

Lebanon

Syria

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

Iran

Kuwait

Turkey

Mediterranean Sea

Red Sea

Persian Gulf

Nile River

Jordan River

You must be able to write out, from memory and in correct OT order, the first 14 books of the bible.

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1. **Genius** 
2. **Exodus** 
3. **Leviticus** 
4. **Numbers** 
5. **Dederomeny** 
6. **Joshua**  
7. **Judges** 
8. **Ruth** 
9. **1st and 2nd samuel** 
10. **1st and 2nd king** 
11. **1st and 2nd chronicles** 

Matching section- literary forms in the OT 

Accounts of visions

description of heavenly revelations 

**Court Histories**

Stories of a king’s reign 

**Laws**

religions or civil regulations that say what people should or should not do 

Legends

stories of the exploits or great accomplishments of figures from the past 

Liturgical Instructions

directions for worship 

Myths

symbolic stories, usually involving heavenly figures, that try to answer some of life's deepest questions 

**Poems/Prayers/ Songs**

Sermons

oral preaching 

kinds of truth in the bible

Religious Truth

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concerned with **God** and the relationship between **God** and **Human Beings.**

Moral Truth

concerned with judgment and **Right** and **Wrong.**

Historical Truth

concerned with what **Actually Happened.** 

Proverbial Truth

 a **Wise Saying** that expresses a truth about life. 

examples of Hebrew words

 **Alleluia**

Praise the lord or Praise God 

Amen

So be it (yes)

Hosanna

save us, we pray= (today used as praise)

Shalom

Peace 

Alexander the Great

a leader of the great empire 

 idolatry

the worship of idols (images of other gods)

Palestine

what  land of the Canaan is now known as 

Babylon

the jews were exiled to

Jerusalem

religious capital for jews

 Romans

captured Jerusalem in 63 BC 

 David

An anointed king who God promised that his royal line would endure forever; Jews put their hopes in a descendant of David to save them

Judah

the word”jew” comes from

Diaspora

another word for the jewish dispersion  

Maccabees

won a brief periods of jewish independence from the greeks 

write out the answers section

Testament

covenant(agreement)

Old Testament

ancient covenant or Hebrew scriptures/Hebrew bible 

Canon

the official list of books that make up the bible 

literary form

different styles of writing; different ways of conveying meaning

the Catholic view of truth in the bible,

certainly teaches the truth that we need to know for our salvation

 # of books in Catholic OT

46

 Dead Sea Scrolls

ancient manuscripts discovered, include the oldest surviving copies of the book from the OT

BC/BCE

\n before Christ's birth

AD/CE

time after Christ's birth

 the job of scholars

they dive into the history, archaeology, literary forms, and culture surrounding the developments of the texts to help us understand their intended meanings

 the Catholic view of Judaism

God’s Convent and special relationship with the Jews still stand

 Jesus and God’s promises

as a long-awaited messiah: the fulfillment of all god's promises to israel and the savior of the world