OT 730 MIDTERM EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
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OT Midterm Exam
\.Three major cities in which Hebrew Bible was copied and transmitted
-Babylon
-Palestine
-Egypt
\.Babylonian OT scribes
-exiles
-most authoritative
-produced Masoretic Text
\.Palestinian OT scribes
-Returned remnant
-produced textus receptus
\.Egyptian OT scribes
-Hellenistic Jews
-produced LXX
\.What is so significant about the Dead Sea Scrolls in our understanding of Hebrew text of OT?
They "pushed back" our knowledge of the Hebrew text by 1000 years
\.What is the Hebrew word for "canon" and its meaning?
-Qaneh
-"reed" or "stalk"
\.What is the Greek word for "canon" and its meaning?
,-Kanon
-"rule" or "standard"
\.What are the divisions of the Hebrew Bible?
-Torah
-The Prophets
-The Writings
\.What are the books in the Torah?
-Genesis
-Exodus
-Leviticus
-Numbers
-Deuteronomy
\.What are the two divisions of The Prophets in the Hebrew Bible?
-Former Prophets
-Latter Prophets
\.What books comprise the Former Prophets?
Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings
\.What books comprise the Latter Prophets?
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, 12 minor prophets
\.What are the three divisions of The Writings in the Hebrew Bible?
-The Book of Truth
-The Megilloth
-Sacred Writings
\.What books comprise the Book of Truth?
-Job
-Proverbs
-Psalms
\.What books comprise the Megilloth?
, -Song of Songs
-Ruth
-Lamentations
-Ecclesiastes
-Esther
\.What books comprise the Sacred Writings?
-Daniel
-Ezra
-Nehemiah
-Chronicles
\.What books are included in the antilogomena?
-Ezekiel
-Ecclesiastes
-Proverbs
-Song of Songs
-Esther
\.Why is Ezekiel in the antilogemena?
Contradicts law
\.Why is Ecclesiastes in the antilogemena?
Self-contradictory and contradicts David
\.Why is Proverbs in the antilogemena?
Internal contradictions
\.Why is Song of Songs in the antilogemena?
Apocryphal
\.Why is Esther in the antilogemena?
No mention of God; only to be read and not written
\.What are the three methods of interpretation?
-Classical/Traditional
-Modern
-Postmodern
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
OT Midterm Exam
\.Three major cities in which Hebrew Bible was copied and transmitted
-Babylon
-Palestine
-Egypt
\.Babylonian OT scribes
-exiles
-most authoritative
-produced Masoretic Text
\.Palestinian OT scribes
-Returned remnant
-produced textus receptus
\.Egyptian OT scribes
-Hellenistic Jews
-produced LXX
\.What is so significant about the Dead Sea Scrolls in our understanding of Hebrew text of OT?
They "pushed back" our knowledge of the Hebrew text by 1000 years
\.What is the Hebrew word for "canon" and its meaning?
-Qaneh
-"reed" or "stalk"
\.What is the Greek word for "canon" and its meaning?
,-Kanon
-"rule" or "standard"
\.What are the divisions of the Hebrew Bible?
-Torah
-The Prophets
-The Writings
\.What are the books in the Torah?
-Genesis
-Exodus
-Leviticus
-Numbers
-Deuteronomy
\.What are the two divisions of The Prophets in the Hebrew Bible?
-Former Prophets
-Latter Prophets
\.What books comprise the Former Prophets?
Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings
\.What books comprise the Latter Prophets?
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, 12 minor prophets
\.What are the three divisions of The Writings in the Hebrew Bible?
-The Book of Truth
-The Megilloth
-Sacred Writings
\.What books comprise the Book of Truth?
-Job
-Proverbs
-Psalms
\.What books comprise the Megilloth?
, -Song of Songs
-Ruth
-Lamentations
-Ecclesiastes
-Esther
\.What books comprise the Sacred Writings?
-Daniel
-Ezra
-Nehemiah
-Chronicles
\.What books are included in the antilogomena?
-Ezekiel
-Ecclesiastes
-Proverbs
-Song of Songs
-Esther
\.Why is Ezekiel in the antilogemena?
Contradicts law
\.Why is Ecclesiastes in the antilogemena?
Self-contradictory and contradicts David
\.Why is Proverbs in the antilogemena?
Internal contradictions
\.Why is Song of Songs in the antilogemena?
Apocryphal
\.Why is Esther in the antilogemena?
No mention of God; only to be read and not written
\.What are the three methods of interpretation?
-Classical/Traditional
-Modern
-Postmodern
