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 -
Answers Nation of Israel
Hebrew poetry is rich in its use of figurative language - Answers True
In which language are the books of the New Testament written - Answers common Greek
The threefold divisions of the Hebrew canon are the law, the prophets, and the writings -
Answers True
How do the major, and minor prophets still speak to us today - Answers all of the above
To live out a biblical worldview a person must seek to understand and then to apply - Answers
True
In what way does the Pentateuch (Torah) lay the foundation for western civilization - Answers
both a and c
Today many Christians frequently employ an intuitive or feels right approach to interpretation -
Answers True
Towns and Hindson tell us to interpret every verse in light of the authors.... - Answers purpose
What are some basic rules of interpretation that we reviewed that we should apply to reading
the bible - Answers all of the above
A biblical worldview does not require the belief that the bible is authoritative - Answers False
The bible is written in a variety of literary genres - Answers True
Historical-cultural context refers to the biblical writer, biblical audience, and any other historical
cultural elements touch on by the passage itself - Answers True
The context of a biblical passage is very important - Answers True
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 - Answers True
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.
- Answers True
According to Hayes and Duval " The Bible is not a book of abstract, technical information. It is a
book about relationships, primarily between - Answers God 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 - Answers
What is the function and purpose of textual criticism? - Answers
Finding the theological principle in the biblical text is perhaps the most challenging step in the
Interpretive Journey - Answers True
NT consist of how many books? - Answers 27
Four main segment of the NT. - Answers Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Term referred to Greek culture as spread by Alexander the Great? - Answers Hellenism
What was "lingua Franca" of NT times? - Answers Common trade
Another term for tax collector who became special objects of class hatred. - Answers Publicans
Earliest manuscripts of NT date to what century? - Answers Second century
What is "Septuagint"? - Answers Translation of OT from Hebrew to Greek
Cyrus - Answers 539 BC
Titus - Answers 70 AD
Antiochus IV - Answers December 168 BC
Judas Maccabaeus - Answers 164 BC
Herod the Great - Answers 20 BC
Alexander the Great - Answers 339 Bc
Joseph Caiaphas - Answers 18 AD
Pontius Pilate - Answers 26 AD
How did the pagan gods compare to human beings? - Answers Pagan gods only excelled in
power, intelligence, and immorality. (Not morality)
How did "Rising gods" of Mystery Religions compare to Jesus? - Answers There gods did not
thought to purchase redemption for human beings. They did not fully rise bodily from the dead.
The Gospel of Thomas is an early representative of what religious perspective? - Answers
Gnosticism
What Greek philosophy taught that the universe was pervaded by cosmic "Reason"? - Answers