The themes of the historical books revolve around God's activity in calling, choosing, punishing,
redeeming,and using the ______as his covenant people to accomplish his global purposes -
ANSNation of Israel
Hebrew poetry is rich in its use of figurative language - ANSTrue
In which language are the books of the New Testament written - ANScommon Greek
The threefold divisions of the Hebrew canon are the law, the prophets, and the writings -
ANSTrue
How do the major, and minor prophets still speak to us today - ANSall of the above
To live out a biblical worldview a person must seek to understand and then to apply - ANSTrue
In what way does the Pentateuch (Torah) lay the foundation for western civilization - ANSboth a
and c
Today many Christians frequently employ an intuitive or feels right approach to interpretation -
ANSTrue
Towns and Hindson tell us to interpret every verse in light of the authors.... - ANSpurpose
What are some basic rules of interpretation that we reviewed that we should apply to reading
the bible - ANSall of the above
A biblical worldview does not require the belief that the bible is authoritative - ANSFalse
The bible is written in a variety of literary genres - ANSTrue
Historical-cultural context refers to the biblical writer, biblical audience, and any other historical
cultural elements touch on by the passage itself - ANSTrue
The context of a biblical passage is very important - ANSTrue
Regarding to the reliability of the old testament documents, according to Towns and Hindson no
other documents from the ancient world were as accurately copied, preserved, and transmitted
ad the old testament scriptures - ANSTrue
, The Holy Spirit helps us understand scripture, but he doesn't eliminate knowing the rules,
grammar, understanding the meaning of words, or studying the historical background of the text.
- ANSTrue
According to Hayes and Duval " The Bible is not a book of abstract, technical information. It is a
book about relationships, primarily between - ANSGod and people
According to Hayes and Duval "sometimes the author will introduce an idea with a general
statement that is, an overview or summary of their man idea. The author will then follow this
general statement with the _____of the idea - ANS
What is the function and purpose of textual criticism? - ANS
Finding the theological principle in the biblical text is perhaps the most challenging step in the
Interpretive Journey - ANSTrue
NT consist of how many books? - ANS27
Four main segment of the NT. - ANSMatthew, Mark, Luke, John
Term referred to Greek culture as spread by Alexander the Great? - ANSHellenism
What was "lingua Franca" of NT times? - ANSCommon trade
Another term for tax collector who became special objects of class hatred. - ANSPublicans
Earliest manuscripts of NT date to what century? - ANSSecond century
What is "Septuagint"? - ANSTranslation of OT from Hebrew to Greek
Cyrus - ANS539 BC
Titus - ANS70 AD
Antiochus IV - ANSDecember 168 BC
Judas Maccabaeus - ANS164 BC
Herod the Great - ANS20 BC
Alexander the Great - ANS339 Bc
Joseph Caiaphas - ANS18 AD
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