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Exploring the Bible
Stephen Harris
2nd Edition
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,Table of Contents — Exploring the Bible (2nd Edition)
Part One — An Introduction to the Bible and the Biblical World
1. The Bible: An Overview
2. How the Bible Was Created: Transmission, Canonization, and Translation
3. The Ancient Near East: The Environment That Produced the Bible
Part Two — The Torah (Divine Instruction)
4. The Five Books of Torah (the Pentateuch): Themes and Theories
5. In the Beginning: The Book of Genesis
6. Freedom and Responsibility: The Book of Exodus
7. Law, Holiness, and Rebellion: The Books of Leviticus and Numbers
8. A New Vision of Moses’ Teaching: The Book of Deuteronomy
Part Three — The Prophets I
9. The Story of Ancient Israel: How the Promised Land Was Gained and Lost
10. Faith and War: The Book of Joshua
11. Yahweh’s Warriors: The Book of Judges
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12. The Rise of David and the Birth of a Kingdom: The Books of 1 and 2 Samuel
13. From the Glory of Solomon to Exile in Babylon: The Books of 1 and 2 Kings
Part Four — The Prophets II
14. Israel’s Spokespersons for God
15. Prophets to the Northern Kingdom: The Oracles of Amos and Hosea
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16. Prophets of the Assyrian Threat: The Oracles of Isaiah, Micah, Zephaniah, and Nahum
17. Prophets of the Babylonian Crisis: The Oracles of Jeremiah, Habakkuk, and Obadiah
18. Prophets in Exile: The Oracles of Ezekiel and Second Isaiah
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19. After the Exile — Israel’s Last Prophets: The Oracles of Haggai, Zechariah, Third Isaiah, Joel, Malachi, and
Jonah
Part Five — The Writings
20. After the Exile: Israel’s Changing Life with God
21. The Postexilic Readjustment: The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah
22. Worshiping at the Second Temple: Hebrew Poetry and the Book of Psalms
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23. Israel’s Wisdom Writers: The Books of Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes
24. Festival Scrolls: The Books of Ruth, Song of Songs, Lamentations, and Esther
25. Reinterpreting Israel’s History: The Books of 1 and 2 Chronicles
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26. Keeping God’s Law in a Hostile World: Revolt of the Maccabees and the Book of Daniel
27. The Second Canon: Books of the Apocrypha
Part Six — The New Testament
28. The World in Which Christianity Originated: Roman Power, Greek Culture, and the Cult of Deified Rulers
29. First-Century Judaism: Diversity, Messianic Expectations, and the Birth of Christianity
30. Telling Jesus’ Story: The Gospel of Mark
31. The Synoptic Problem: The Gospel of Matthew and Its Relationship to the Gospels of Mark and Luke
32. Jesus as a Savior for “All Nations”: The Gospel of Luke
33. Another Way of Telling Jesus’ Story: The Gospel of John
34. An Account of Early Christianity: The Book of Acts
35. Paul and the Gentile Mission: Letters to Churches at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and
Colossae
36. Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second Thessalonians, Colossians, Ephesians, and the Pastoral Epistles
37. General Letters on Faith and Behavior: Hebrews and the Catholic Epistles
38. Continuing the Apocalyptic Hope: The Book of Revelation
39. Our Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
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The Bible: An Overview
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many copies of the Bible did Americans buy in 2005?
A. 2 million
B. 5 million
C. 15 million
D. 25 million
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2. How many people globally are "people of the book," Jews and Christians who worship the
biblical concept of God?
A. 200 million
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B. 1 billion
C. 2 billion
D. 3 billion
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3. How many different denominations of Christianity are there in North America?
A. 20
B. 100
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C. 150
D. more than 200
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4. The English word bible comes from the Greek word biblia, which means .
A. library
B. little books
C. the book
D. canon
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5. Which ancient Near Eastern community does God choose as his chosen people?
A. Canaan
B. Egypt
C. Israel
D. Assyria
6. How many parts do scholars divide the Hebrew Bible into, to study it?
A. two
B. three
C. four
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D. six
7. How many books does the Torah contain?
A. three
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B. four
C. five
D. six
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8. Which section of the Hebrew Bible contains the section known as the Pentateuch?
A. Torah
B. Nevi'im
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C. Kethuvim
D. Apochrypha
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9. Which section of the Hebrew Bible contains the Latter Prophets, which consists primarily
of oracles?
A. Torah
B. Nevi'im
C. Kethuvim
D. Apochrypha
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Exploring the Bible
Stephen Harris
2nd Edition
PR
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FD
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,Table of Contents — Exploring the Bible (2nd Edition)
Part One — An Introduction to the Bible and the Biblical World
1. The Bible: An Overview
2. How the Bible Was Created: Transmission, Canonization, and Translation
3. The Ancient Near East: The Environment That Produced the Bible
Part Two — The Torah (Divine Instruction)
4. The Five Books of Torah (the Pentateuch): Themes and Theories
5. In the Beginning: The Book of Genesis
6. Freedom and Responsibility: The Book of Exodus
7. Law, Holiness, and Rebellion: The Books of Leviticus and Numbers
8. A New Vision of Moses’ Teaching: The Book of Deuteronomy
Part Three — The Prophets I
9. The Story of Ancient Israel: How the Promised Land Was Gained and Lost
10. Faith and War: The Book of Joshua
11. Yahweh’s Warriors: The Book of Judges
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12. The Rise of David and the Birth of a Kingdom: The Books of 1 and 2 Samuel
13. From the Glory of Solomon to Exile in Babylon: The Books of 1 and 2 Kings
Part Four — The Prophets II
14. Israel’s Spokespersons for God
15. Prophets to the Northern Kingdom: The Oracles of Amos and Hosea
O
16. Prophets of the Assyrian Threat: The Oracles of Isaiah, Micah, Zephaniah, and Nahum
17. Prophets of the Babylonian Crisis: The Oracles of Jeremiah, Habakkuk, and Obadiah
18. Prophets in Exile: The Oracles of Ezekiel and Second Isaiah
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19. After the Exile — Israel’s Last Prophets: The Oracles of Haggai, Zechariah, Third Isaiah, Joel, Malachi, and
Jonah
Part Five — The Writings
20. After the Exile: Israel’s Changing Life with God
21. The Postexilic Readjustment: The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah
22. Worshiping at the Second Temple: Hebrew Poetry and the Book of Psalms
O
23. Israel’s Wisdom Writers: The Books of Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes
24. Festival Scrolls: The Books of Ruth, Song of Songs, Lamentations, and Esther
25. Reinterpreting Israel’s History: The Books of 1 and 2 Chronicles
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26. Keeping God’s Law in a Hostile World: Revolt of the Maccabees and the Book of Daniel
27. The Second Canon: Books of the Apocrypha
Part Six — The New Testament
28. The World in Which Christianity Originated: Roman Power, Greek Culture, and the Cult of Deified Rulers
29. First-Century Judaism: Diversity, Messianic Expectations, and the Birth of Christianity
30. Telling Jesus’ Story: The Gospel of Mark
31. The Synoptic Problem: The Gospel of Matthew and Its Relationship to the Gospels of Mark and Luke
32. Jesus as a Savior for “All Nations”: The Gospel of Luke
33. Another Way of Telling Jesus’ Story: The Gospel of John
34. An Account of Early Christianity: The Book of Acts
35. Paul and the Gentile Mission: Letters to Churches at Thessalonica, Corinth, Galatia, Rome, Philippi, and
Colossae
36. Continuing the Pauline Tradition: Second Thessalonians, Colossians, Ephesians, and the Pastoral Epistles
37. General Letters on Faith and Behavior: Hebrews and the Catholic Epistles
38. Continuing the Apocalyptic Hope: The Book of Revelation
39. Our Biblical Legacy: Evolving Concepts of God
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, Chapter 01
The Bible: An Overview
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many copies of the Bible did Americans buy in 2005?
A. 2 million
B. 5 million
C. 15 million
D. 25 million
PR
2. How many people globally are "people of the book," Jews and Christians who worship the
biblical concept of God?
A. 200 million
O
B. 1 billion
C. 2 billion
D. 3 billion
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3. How many different denominations of Christianity are there in North America?
A. 20
B. 100
O
C. 150
D. more than 200
C
4. The English word bible comes from the Greek word biblia, which means .
A. library
B. little books
C. the book
D. canon
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, Chapter 01 - The Bible: An Overview
5. Which ancient Near Eastern community does God choose as his chosen people?
A. Canaan
B. Egypt
C. Israel
D. Assyria
6. How many parts do scholars divide the Hebrew Bible into, to study it?
A. two
B. three
C. four
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D. six
7. How many books does the Torah contain?
A. three
O
B. four
C. five
D. six
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8. Which section of the Hebrew Bible contains the section known as the Pentateuch?
A. Torah
B. Nevi'im
O
C. Kethuvim
D. Apochrypha
C
9. Which section of the Hebrew Bible contains the Latter Prophets, which consists primarily
of oracles?
A. Torah
B. Nevi'im
C. Kethuvim
D. Apochrypha
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