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A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament: The Hebrew Bible in Its Context
Michael D. Coogan & Cynthia R. Chapman
4th Edition
All Chapters Complete (Questions with Verified Answers)
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Table of Contents
Part One — Introductory
1. What Is the Bible?
2. The Promised Land
Part Two — Cosmic Origins
3. Creations
4. The Formation of the Pentateuch and the Primeval History
Part Three — National Origins
5. The Ancestors of Israel
6. Escape From Egypt
7. From Egypt to Sinai
8. Law, Ritual, and Holiness
9. In the Wilderness
10. The End of the Journey to the Promised Land
11. Joshua and the Conquest of the Land of Canaan
12. The Emergence of Israel in the Land of Canaan
Part Four — Kings and Prophets
13. The Establishment of the Monarchy
14. The Reign of David
15. The Reign of Solomon
16. The Divided Kingdoms of Israel and Judah from the Late Tenth to the Early Eighth Centuries
17. The Northern Kingdom of Israel in the Eighth Century
18. The Southern Kingdom of Judah in the Eighth and Early Seventh Centuries
19. Judah in the Seventh and Early Sixth Centuries
Part Five — Exile and Return
20. After the Fall: Judeans in Judah and Babylon
21. Returns from Exile
Part Six — Reconstruction, Consolidation, and Challenge
22. The Restoration: Judah in the Late Sixth and Fifth Centuries BCE
23. Retelling the Story of David
Part Seven — Controversy and Challenge
24. The Wisdom of the Sages: Preservation and Challenge
25. Heroes in Foreign Lands: Postexilic Literature and Diasporic Identity
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Chapter 1: What Is the Bible?
Type: essay/short answer question Title: Chapter 01 Question 01
(ANSWERS AT THE END OF EVERY CHAPTER)
1. In Jewish tradition, what are the three major divisions of the Hebrew Bible? What are the
characteristics of the books found in each of these divisions? Describe the processes that led to the
canonization of each of these components.
Type: essay/short answer question Title: Chapter 01 Question 02
2. Compare the Jewish and Christian canons of the Old Testament. How do they differ? What are the
reasons for the differences in the order and content of these collections?
Type: essay/short answer question Title: Chapter 01 Question 03
3. What is involved in the process of textual criticism and what is the goal of the textual critic? What role
has it played in scholars’ efforts to translate the Bible?
Type: essay/short answer question Title: Chapter 01 Question 04
4. To what does the term —the Bible‖ refer? What problems arise in trying to define —the Bible‖?
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 01 Question 01
1. All the books in the Hebrew Bible were accepted as canonical at the same time.
a) True
*b) False
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 01 Question 02
2. The Hebrew Bible includes all of the writings that the Israelites produced.
a) True
*b) False
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Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 01 Question 03
3. Genesis, the first book of the Bible, was also the first book of the Bible to be written.
a) True
*b) False
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 01 Question 04
4. The Septuagint is a Greek translation of the Bible produced by an unknown individual.
*a) True
b) False
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 01 Question 05
5. The Latter Prophets are the books named after individual prophets.
*a) True
b) False
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 01 Question 06
6. Both the Jewish and Christian canons put the books of the Hebrew Bible in the same order.
a) True
*b) False
Type: true-false
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TEST BANK
A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament: The Hebrew Bible in Its Context
Michael D. Coogan & Cynthia R. Chapman
4th Edition
All Chapters Complete (Questions with Verified Answers)
Page | 1
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Table of Contents
Part One — Introductory
1. What Is the Bible?
2. The Promised Land
Part Two — Cosmic Origins
3. Creations
4. The Formation of the Pentateuch and the Primeval History
Part Three — National Origins
5. The Ancestors of Israel
6. Escape From Egypt
7. From Egypt to Sinai
8. Law, Ritual, and Holiness
9. In the Wilderness
10. The End of the Journey to the Promised Land
11. Joshua and the Conquest of the Land of Canaan
12. The Emergence of Israel in the Land of Canaan
Part Four — Kings and Prophets
13. The Establishment of the Monarchy
14. The Reign of David
15. The Reign of Solomon
16. The Divided Kingdoms of Israel and Judah from the Late Tenth to the Early Eighth Centuries
17. The Northern Kingdom of Israel in the Eighth Century
18. The Southern Kingdom of Judah in the Eighth and Early Seventh Centuries
19. Judah in the Seventh and Early Sixth Centuries
Part Five — Exile and Return
20. After the Fall: Judeans in Judah and Babylon
21. Returns from Exile
Part Six — Reconstruction, Consolidation, and Challenge
22. The Restoration: Judah in the Late Sixth and Fifth Centuries BCE
23. Retelling the Story of David
Part Seven — Controversy and Challenge
24. The Wisdom of the Sages: Preservation and Challenge
25. Heroes in Foreign Lands: Postexilic Literature and Diasporic Identity
Page | 2
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Chapter 1: What Is the Bible?
Type: essay/short answer question Title: Chapter 01 Question 01
(ANSWERS AT THE END OF EVERY CHAPTER)
1. In Jewish tradition, what are the three major divisions of the Hebrew Bible? What are the
characteristics of the books found in each of these divisions? Describe the processes that led to the
canonization of each of these components.
Type: essay/short answer question Title: Chapter 01 Question 02
2. Compare the Jewish and Christian canons of the Old Testament. How do they differ? What are the
reasons for the differences in the order and content of these collections?
Type: essay/short answer question Title: Chapter 01 Question 03
3. What is involved in the process of textual criticism and what is the goal of the textual critic? What role
has it played in scholars’ efforts to translate the Bible?
Type: essay/short answer question Title: Chapter 01 Question 04
4. To what does the term —the Bible‖ refer? What problems arise in trying to define —the Bible‖?
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 01 Question 01
1. All the books in the Hebrew Bible were accepted as canonical at the same time.
a) True
*b) False
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 01 Question 02
2. The Hebrew Bible includes all of the writings that the Israelites produced.
a) True
*b) False
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Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 01 Question 03
3. Genesis, the first book of the Bible, was also the first book of the Bible to be written.
a) True
*b) False
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 01 Question 04
4. The Septuagint is a Greek translation of the Bible produced by an unknown individual.
*a) True
b) False
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 01 Question 05
5. The Latter Prophets are the books named after individual prophets.
*a) True
b) False
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 01 Question 06
6. Both the Jewish and Christian canons put the books of the Hebrew Bible in the same order.
a) True
*b) False
Type: true-false
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