Old Testament Survey

Old Testament Survey

Quiz

Which of the following represent genres found in the Old Testament?
1. Narrative
2. Law
3. Epistle
4. Psalms
What step is not a stage in the process that produced our Old Testament?
1. Inspiration
2. Cooperation
3. Revelation
4. Canonization
Higher Criticism is the application of tools to the Scripture to deepen our understanding. Canonical Criticism is a school of thought that:
1. Studies artillery
2. Criticizes the books that are in the canon
3. Accepts the books defined as Canonical at face value for exegesis
4. Tries to get behind the text to the real revelation
Our most complete and biblical definition of a prophet was: (choose one)
1. Someone who predicts the future
2. Someone who warns people to behave as God would like
3. Someone who writes down excellent sermons that tell us about God
4. Someone called by God to proclaim God’s revelations
Which of the following would not be one of the 3 key themes of the prophets?
1. Repentance
2. Updating the law code for modern times
3. Judgment
4. Comfort
Which of the following are key steps in the process of Biblical Theology?
1. What does it tell me about God?
2. What does it tell me about the Church?
3. What does it tell me about us?
4. What does it tell me about end of times?
Which of the following are listed in chronological order?
1. 1) Fall of Israel; 2) Fall of Jerusalem; 3) David is King; 4) Restored from Exile
2. 1) Restored from Exile; 2) David is King; 3) Fall of Jerusalem; 4) Fall of Israel
3. 1) David is King; 2) Fall of Israel; 3) Fall of Jerusalem; 4) Restored from Exile
4. 1) Fall of Israel; 2) David is King; 3) Fall of Jerusalem; 4) Restored from Exile
Which of the following are not primary categories of the Psalms?
1. Gospel
2. Praise
3. Lament
4. Wisdom
There are three key categories of Law. Which of these are not one?
1. Cultic
2. Moral
3. Dietary
4. Covenantal
The theological point of Leviticus with its cultic rules and regulations is:
1. An instruction set for modern living
2. An indication of how God thinks worship ought to look
3. A call to holiness
4. No theology, just a handbook of cultic rituals for early priests
To be Holy is defined in Biblical terms as:
1. Following all the right rules
2. Being in Church or Temple a lot
3. Being set apart and dedicated to God
4. Having a fish bumper sticker on your car
King David ruled in Judah beginning in approximately what year?
1. 1000 BC
2. 918 BC
3. 2007 BC
4. 700 BC
Wise men were one of three classes of “religious leaders” in the Old Testament. Who were the other two?
1. Prophets
2. Kings
3. Priests
4. Pharisees
The ultimate answer to the theodicy from Job is...
1. Evil is God’s punishment for our sins
2. Evil exists because God is to weak to eradicate it
3. God only knows but we can trust Him
4. Nobody knows
The prophets explained the fact that Babylon destroyed Jerusalem by saying:
1. They needed the land
2. Because God had abandoned them
3. It was God’s judgment for continued disobedience
4. It’s a dog eat dog world out there
Which two of these describes the processes that the authors of the Old Testament Books used to write the Scriptures?
1. It was dictated by God
2. They were recording revelations in their own words
3. They were drawing on prior sources guided by divine inspiration
4. Documenting people’s religious thoughts
Who is said to have written the Psalms?
1. David
2. Asaph
3. Paul
4. Sons of Korah
Wisdom writings were:
1. handed down by God to prophets
2. invented by Ben Franklin
3. collected and recorded by wise men
4. focused on cultic rituals
Theodicy is:
1. the study of God
2. the question of how a good God could allow evil
3. a philosophical school of thought focused on divine inspiration
4. a key theme of the prophets
Define in 10 words or less what the Old Testament is:
1. It should contain some element of God's revelation being shared with God's people