Module 1: Terms and Concepts for
Midterm ECS
How does the Adam/Eve story mirror the story of the Tower of Babel? - correct answer-Both
include disobedience through idolatry
What are the promissory and obligatory natures of the Abrahamic covenant? - correct
answer-Abraham is obligated to believe and trust God
What are the three elements of the Abrahamic covenant? - correct answer-possession of
land, promise of descendants who will become a great nation, and blessing (through
Abraham God will bless the families of the earth)
What are the types of Psalms? - correct answer-Psalms of praise, Psalm of lament, Psalm of
thanksgiving
What are three critical moments in the book of Exodus? - correct answer-the crossing of the
red sea, the giving of the torah, and the idolatry of the golden calf
What are three theological concerns of DtH? - correct answer-obedience to Torah, centrality
of Jerusalem, and kingship
What are two factors that influenced Bible translations? - correct answer-the invention of the
printing press (1500) and the protestant reformation (1600)
What is a Manuscript? - correct answer-handwritten literature
What is an Autograph? - correct answer-the original texts of the Bible
What is Babylonian exile? - correct answer-the fall and captivity of Jerusalem to the
Babylonians
What is Deuteronomistic history(DtH)? - correct answer-the recount of ancient Israel's history
from within the land of canaan from a theological perspective
What is Dynamic Equivalence? - correct answer-focuses on the function of the original
language and tries to recreate the reading experience in the target language, (meaning for
meaning)
What is Formal Correspondence? - correct answer-take a literal approach to translation by
keeping sentence structure and translating exactly, (word for word)
What is Hebrew poetry and its parallelism? - correct answer-there is relationship between
lines, featuring imagery metaphors and other basic poetic aspects
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