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BIBL 201 Midterm Overview

Study Topics

Chronological Timeline

  • Key figures and events to place in order:

    • Moses

    • Noah

    • Abraham

    • Rehoboam

    • Assyrian Conquest

    • David

    • Babylonian Exile

    • Joseph

    • Haggai

    • Cyrus

    • Samuel

    • Maccabean Rebellion

    • Deborah

Key Topics for Study

  • Manuscript Production & Distribution

  • Translation Theory

  • Post-Egypt Governance of Israel

  • Development of Biblical Canon

  • Basic Contours of Books Discussed

Important Terms

  • Codex

  • Autograph

  • Qumran

  • Masoretes

  • Tanakh

  • Palimpsest

  • Vulgate

  • Apocrypha

  • Septuagint

Map Locations to Know

  • Mt. Sinai

  • Jordan River

  • Edom

  • Gaza

  • Dead Sea

  • Samaria

  • Egypt

  • Jerusalem

  • Dan

  • Beersheba

  • Syria

  • Ninevah

  • Mediterranean Sea

  • Bethlehem

  • Sidon

  • Ur

  • Midian

  • Babylon

Longer Response Questions (3-5 sentences each)

  1. Six Days of Creation Interpretation: Explain a specific interpretation and its support.

  2. Parchment vs. Papyrus: Discuss differences in manufacture and use for Biblical texts.

  3. Role of Old Testament Prophets: Describe two specific functions in Jewish society.

  4. Impact of Samuel/David/Solomon: Describe two significant historical impacts.

  5. Features of Wisdom Literature: Explain using examples from two different Biblical books.

  6. Scholarship on Isaiah's Authorship: Provide two examples supporting multiple authors.

  7. World Powers Control of Israel: Order the powers and explain one power's impact.

  8. Reading the Bible 'Literarily': Explain the concept.