Test Bank for A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament 4 th edition by Michael D. Coogan, Cynthia R. Chapman All Chapters Covered

Test Bank
A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament
4th edition by Michael D. Coogan, Cynthia R. Chapman
All Chapters Covered

, Chapterm1:mWhatmIsmthemBible?

TestmBank

Type:messay/shortmanswermquestionmTi
tle:mChapterm01mQuestionm01
1. InmJewishmtradition,mwhatmaremthemthreemmajormdivisionsmofmthemHebrewmBible?mWhatmaremthemcharacteri
sticsmofmthembooksmfoundminmeachmofmthesemdivisions?mDescribemthemprocessesmthatmledmtomthemcanonizatio
nmofmeachmofmthesemcomponents.

Type:messay/shortmanswermquestionmTi
tle:mChapterm01mQuestionm02
2. ComparemthemJewishmandmChristianmcanonsmofmthemOldmTestament.mHowmdomtheymdiffer?mWhatmaremthemre
asonsmformthemdifferencesminmthemordermandmcontentmofmthesemcollections?

Type:messay/shortmanswermquestionmTi
tle:mChapterm01mQuestionm03
3. Whatmisminvolvedminmthemprocessmofmtextualmcriticismmandmwhatmismthemgoalmofmthemtextualmcritic?m Whatmr
olemhasmitmplayedminmscholars’meffortsmtomtranslatemthemBible?

Type:messay/shortmanswermquestionmTi
tle:mChapterm01mQuestionm04
4. Tomwhatmdoesmthemtermm“themBible”mrefer?m Whatmproblemsmariseminmtryingmtomdefinem“themBible”?


Type:mtrue-false
Title:mChapterm01mQuestionm01
1. AllmthembooksminmthemHebrewmBiblemweremacceptedmasmcanonicalmatmthemsamemtime.
a) True
*b)mFalse

Type:mtrue-false
Title:mChapterm01mQuestionm02
2. ThemHebrewmBiblemincludesmallmofmthemwritingsmthatmthemIsraelitesmproduced.
a) True
*b)mFalse

Type:mtrue-false
Title:mChapterm01mQuestionm03
3. Genesis,mthemfirstmbookmofmthemBible,mwasmalsomthemfirstmbookmofmthemBiblemtombemwritten.
a) True
*b)mFalse

Type:mtrue-false
Title:mChapterm01mQuestionm04
4. ThemSeptuagintmismamGreekmtranslationmofmthemBiblemproducedmbymanmunknownmindividual.
*a)mTrue
b)mFalse

Type:mtrue-false

,Title:mChapterm01mQuestionm05
5. ThemLattermProphetsmaremthembooksmnamedmaftermindividualmprophets.
*a)mTrue
b)mFalse

, Type:mtrue-false
Title:mChapterm01mQuestionm06
6. BothmthemJewishmandmChristianmcanonsmputmthembooksmofmthemHebrewmBibleminmthemsamemorder.
a) True
*b)mFalse

Type:mtrue-false
Title:mChapterm01mQuestionm07
7. Them booksm ofm them Apocrypham arem notm includedm asm am partm ofm them Jewishm canonm becausem theym weremhi
ddenmfrommearlymJewishmcommunities.
*a)mTrue
b)mFalse

Type:mtrue-false
Title:mChapterm01mQuestionm08
8. ThembooksmofmthemHebrewmBiblemweremseparatedmintomchaptersmandmversesminmancientmtimes.
a) True
*b)mFalse

Type:mtrue-false
Title:mChapterm01mQuestionm09
9. ThemTorahmwasmprobablymthemfirstmdivisionmofmthemBiblemtomgainmcanonicalmstatus.
*a)mTrue
b)mFalse

Type:mtrue-false
Title:mChapterm01mQuestionm10
10. ThemDeadmSeamScrollsmprovidemevidencemformamfixedmcanonmalreadyminmthemfirstmcenturymCE.
*a)mTrue
b)mFalse

Type:mmultiplemchoicemquestionmTitle:m
Chapterm01mQuestionm01
1. InmJewishmtradition,mallmarempartsmofmthemBiblemexcept:
a. Torah
*b.mApocrypha
c. Writings
d. Prophets

Type:mmultiplemchoicemquestionmTitle:m
Chapterm01mQuestionm02
2. WhichmbookmismnotmampartmofmthemTorah?
a. Exodus
b. Deuteronomy
*c.mJoshua
d.mNumbers

Type:mmultiplemchoicemquestionmTitle:m
Chapterm01mQuestionm03
3. Themthirty-
ninembooksmthatmmakemupmthemJewishmTanakhmandmthatmaremalsomincludedminmallmChristianm versionsmofmthemO
ldmTestamentmaremknownmas:
*a.mthemHebrewmBible
b. themPseudepigrapha
c. themWritings
d. Chronicles

Type:mmultiplemchoicemquestionmTitle:m
Chapterm01mQuestionm04