Religion Test 4

Who is NOT one of the two Joban scholars referred to in class: 1) Gerhard von Rad, 2) Norman Habel, 3) Samuel Terrien

Gerhard von Rad

In the book of Job the Satan is: 1) an angel who discovers evil in the world for God, 2) the devil

an angel who discovers evil in the world for God

Who is NOT one of Job’s three friends:  1) Jehoshap, 2) Bildad, 3) Eliphaz, 4) Zophar

Jehoshap

Who is the personage in Job 32-37 who is variously seen as profound or a fool by various commentators:  1) Bildad, 2) Zechariah, 3) Elihu, 4) Zophar

Elihu

Job rejects all but one of the following reasons for his suffering: 1) he sinned, 2) his children sinned, 3) he thought evil thoughts, 4) it is punishment for his defiance, 5) it is an illusion, 6) he failed to do good, 7) due to a universal human condition, 8) vicarious

vicarious

Job states all but one of the following in the poetic dialogues: 1) he has not sinned, 2) there is no justice in the world, 3) God may be very evil, 4) he knows he will be healed and restored

he knows he will be healed and restored

Job compares God to all but which one of the following: 1) besieging army, 2) loving father, 3) whirlwind or tempest, 4) Chaos Monster or beast

loving father

When God speaks to Job, he does NOT: 1) tell Job why he suffers, 2) talk about the mysterious of creation, 3) ask Job aggressive questions, 4) criticize the three friends

tell Job why he suffers

What is NOT true about a meaning to the book of Job: 1) God implies that order may be beyond human understanding, 2) God may imply that there is no order in creation, 3) God may imply that order can be discovered by human wisdom

God may imply that order can be discovered by human wisdom

What is NOT a meaning of the book of Job: 1) Job’s right to complain is affirmed, 2) individual retribution is rejected, 3) the sufferer must repent of sin, 4) pious religious wisdom is criticized

the sufferer must repent of sin

What is NOT a meaning of the book of Job: 1) Job undertook a religious quest by his challenge of God, 2) Job is allowed to have a primordial experience and become a symbolic Adam, 3) God is ultimately with the person who suffers, 4) Job was patient

Job was patient

What is NOT one of the beasts described in Job 40-41: 1) crocodile, 2) hippopotamus, 3) elephant

elephant

KHL (Koheleth) cannot mean: 1) assembly, 2) vanity, 3) the Preacher

vanity

Vanity of vanities. The word vanity does NOT mean: 1) Abel, 2) arrogance, 3) puff of smoke, mist

arrogance

What is NOT true about the allegory in Koheleth (Ecclesiastes) 12: 1) the image is of a decaying house, 2) the meaning is the decline of an old person’s body, 3) there is hope of an afterlife expressed in this passage

there is hope of an afterlife expressed in this passage

What is NOT a characteristic of Koheleth’s worldview: 1) life is tragic, 2) God is personal, 3) we cannot understand world order, 4) traditional wisdom fails us

God is personal

What does NOT describe Koheleth:  1) pessimism about life, 2) big concern for Jewish identity, 3) pessimistic about wisdom’s ability to know the answers to life, 4) greek philosophical influence

big concern for Jewish identity

What is NOT a suggested intellectual influence upon Koheleth: 1) Nominalism, 2) Stoicism, 3) Epicureanism, 4) Buddhism

Nominalism

What is NOT a positive message by Koheleth: 1) enjoy life, 2) life goes on!, 3) God is sovereign, 4) forgiveness of sins

forgiveness of sins

Which is NOT another name for Sirach: 1) Sira, 2) Ecclesiastes, 3) ben Sira, 4) Ecclesiasticus

Ecclesiastes

What is NOT true about Sirach’s theological perspective: 1) he merges wisdom with salvation history, 2) he has a prophetic attitude, 3) he is very critical of cult and priests, 4) he seeks to show the superiority of Israel’s traditions

he is very critical of cult and priests

What is NOT equated with Wisdom in Sirach: 1) fear of God, 2) love of God, 3) Torah, 4) created order

love of God

What is NOT true of Sirach’s discussion of theodicy: 1) bad dreams are used to punish evildoers, 2) human freedom is coupled with divine predestination for good, 3) God will deliver Israel, 4) no appeal is made to the afterlife

God will deliver Israel

Which is NOT a conservative aspect of Sirach’s thought: 1) no teaching of the afterlife, 2) use of proverbs and traditional literary forms, 3) affirms Hellenism greatly, 4) has a unified view of the human person

affirms Hellenism greatly

What is NOT a progressive aspect of Wisdom of Solomon’s thought: 1) he affirms the afterlife, 2) he uses the essay form, 3) he has a soul/body dichotomy, 4) he condemns hellenism

he condemns hellenism

What does NOT characterize Wisdom of Solomon: 1) vice lists, 2) chain logic, 3) early poetic Homeric stanzas, 4) terms like penetrate and pervade, 5) Middle Platonic concepts of emanation, 6) essay style

early poetic Homeric stanzas

What is NOT a characteristic of Wisdom of Solomon: 1) Greek philosophical language, 2) imagery from the Isis cult, 3) merger of Hebraic thought into Hellenistic language, 4) Wisdom and Torah are equated, 5) midrash of Old Testament stories

Wisdom and Torah are equated

Wisdom of Solomon attempts to ridicule which previous wisdom book: 1) Koheleth, 2) Job, 3) Sirach, 4) Proverbs

Koheleth

Wisdom of Solomon is associated with what great Jewish philosopher: 1) Maimonides, 2) Philo, 3) Josephus

Philo