Old Testament Survey Quiz #1 Due: Wednesday‚ September 4‚ 2013 1-10: ½ point each. From Arnold/Beyer. 1. The word “canon” comes from both the Hebrew and Greek‚ meaning whole; a measuring standard for faith for faith and practice. 2. Which council helped decide the canon of the Old Testament? A. Jerusalem; B. Jamnia; C. Judea; D. Joppa 3-5. The Hebrew Bible divides the books into what three groups? 3. Torah 4. Prophets 5. Writing 6. Most of the Old Testament was originally written in A
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1. God’s redemptive acts in the Old Testament started with the redemption of Adam and Eve after they had disobeyed God and fell into a fallen state. God barred them from the Garden of Eden‚ preventing them from eating from the tree of life and living forever in a fallen state. The story of Noah was also a redemptive act from the Old Testament‚ God told Noah of the coming disaster and told him to spread the word of judgment. Even though Noah built the arc and told others of what was coming‚ the only
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1. The Old Testament is filled with African history. Yes‚ there is a lot of African history in the Old Testament. The bible is full of ancient African Tales and concepts. The Old Testament is nothing but a bunch of collected folklore that was used to teach morals in order to live in peace with everyone else. 2. Ancient history begins after the flood 4000 B.C.‚ of which one of Noah’s sons Ham had four sons Cush (Ethiopia)‚ Mizraim (Egypt)‚ Phut (Libya)‚ and Canaan (Isreal). The curse was placed
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stories in the Old Testament‚ the reader encounters numerous examples of covenants that God creates between Himself and His people as a way of testing their faith. A covenant is a sacred agreement formed between God and humanity‚ except unlike other promises‚ this covenant cannot be broken‚ or God will reap the consequences among those who disobey. In Genesis 15‚ God forms a covenant with Abraham‚ which is one of the first in the sequence of covenants to be made later in the Old Testament. However instead
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Ethical Values In The Old Testament BY JOHN G. TAYLOR III RELIGION 205 DR. FRANK JOHNSON 18 NOVEMBER 1996 ETHICAL VALUES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT How we live our lives is governed by ethics. Ethics is "human moral conduct according to principles of what is good or right to do." Our ethical values today descend primarily from a Christian ethic in which "a truly ethical decision‚ we are told‚ must be spontaneous‚ undirected‚ free - the individual ’s unfettered and uncoerced response to each new
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is within one’s power to punish or harm. God is one is being known for being merciful but the mercy he show in the old testament versus the new testament are vastly different. It can be seen evidently in the Old Testament in genesis four that god is merciful and forgiving versus in the New Testament depicted in Jerimiah forty four he is more relentless and unforgiving. The Old Testament depicts god as forgiving and trusting while in the New Testament he is more vengeful. His treatment of sinners changes
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Cheryl Welch L24623773 Bible 104 D67 November 15‚ 2011 Summary of the books of the Old Testament Books Leviticus The genre of this book is law and it was written by Moses‚ although it is believed that Joshua reported on his death. The key themes include God’s covenant with Israel‚ instructions on the early Israelite religion‚ instructions on the sacrificial system‚ holiness‚ cleanliness and the priesthood. God had intervened and delivered the people from slavery and was now establishing
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Christianity 1313 Old Testament Comprehensive Assignment I would like to thank the Brazilian government and the archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro for awarding me with $5 million to design and build a 100-ft tall statue on Sugarloaf Mountain. I understand that this statue is meant to complement the Christ the Redeemer statue that overlooks the city and should serve as a representative of the Old Testament by in the same manner Christ the Redeemer represents the central figure of the New Testament‚ Jesus Christ
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Course Bibl 104 Summary Of The Books Of The Old Testament ExodusThe book of Exodus genre is a narrative of history. The book of Exodus was written by Moses around 1450- 1440 B.C. Key personalities are Miriam‚ Pharaoh’s daughter‚ Jethro‚ Aaron‚ Joshua‚ Bezalel . This book is historical because it gives the reader‚ an account of Moses birth. Also‚who his adoptive parents were and his early life as an adult.The book goes into details as to how he lead the Israelite s out to bondage. It’s of
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at different times‚ the idea of a ’Holy War’‚ as well as that of a ’Just War’. Brief outlines are discussed below. Judaism: It is found in the Old Testament as; ‘they shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation‚ neither shall they learn war any more’. (The Old Testament: Isaiah 2:4). In principle‚ peace is the central teaching of rabbinical Judaism (teachings based on the writings of early Jewish scholars). Yet‚ Judaism
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