Bible 104, Quiz 5
Horsea presented the covenant relationship between the
Lord and the Israel as a marriage. The marriage metaphor
communicated the...
NOT
all of the above (0 out of 2.5 points).
The
is a prominent motif in the Old Testament prophets
and refers to a day of battle when Yahweh would
dramatically intervene on earth to accomplish His work of
both judgment and salvation.
NOT
none of the above (0 out of 2.5 points).
While there are numerous nuances and sub points to the
prophets proclamations, their overall message can be boiled
down to modern futuristic events beyond the events of
Ancient Israel.
False (2.5 out of 2.5 points).
Zephaniah stressed that the Lord's blessings were for the
who put their trust in God.
"humble" (2.5 out of 2.5 points).
How did Jeremiah describe his call to the ministry?
"I do not know how to speak; I am only a child." (2.5 out of 2.5 points).
How would you defend the unity of the authorship of both
sections of Isaiah? (1-39 and 40-66).
All of the above. (2.5 out of 2.5 points).
What is the major difference between Isaiah 1-39 and 40-66?
Isiah 1-39 are prophetic messages of judgment, Isaiah 40-66 are prophetic
messages of comfort and restoration. (2.5 out of 2.5 points).
What was the significance of the handwriting on the wall in
Daniel chapter 5?
Daniel clarified it meant the Kingdom of Babylon had been numbered, weighed
on the scales of justice, found lacking, and that it would be divided it and given
to the Medes and Persians. (2.5 out of 2.5 points). (None of the above?)
Jonah immediately rejoiced after his successful preaching
mission and the salvation of the Ninevites.
False (2.5 out of 2.5 points).
The term, "son of man", applied to Ezekiel to emphasize his
human limitations.
True (2.5 out of 2.5 points).
Despite his efforts, Zephaniah's preaching did not lead to a
revival in Judah in the days of King Josiah.
False (2.5 out of 2.5 points).
According to Hayes and Duvall, the vast majority of the
material in the prophetic books addresses the disobedience
of Israel and/or Judah and their consequential impending
judgment.
True (2.5 out of 2.5 points).
Describe the circumstance of Ezekiel's ministry during the
Babylonian captivity.
all of the above (2.5 out of 2.5 points).
To what does the prophecy of the seventy "sevens" refer?
all of the above (2.5 out of 2.5 points).
Amos is an example of a courageous layman who dared to
speak out against the evils of society.
True (2.5 out of 2.5 points).
The result of the invasion of Israel by Gog and Magog will be
the God's total destruction of the enemy and all nations will
recognize the glory of the Lord.
True (2.5 out of 2.5 points).
What does the vision of dry bones signify?
all of the above (2.5 out of 2.5 points).
What was the ultimate fulfillment of the prophecy of the new
covenant?
b and d (2.5 out of 2.5 points).
The overall theme of Daniel is God's sovereignty over the
people of Israel and the nations of the world.
True (2.5 out of 2.5 points).
What city in Assyria was the focus of Nahum's prophecy?
Nineveh (2.5 out of 2.5 points)
Per Hayes and Duvall, only a small percentage of Old
Testament prophetic material deals with events that are still
future to us.
True
The Immanuel Prophecy (Isaiah 7-12) does not emphasize the deity of Christ.
False
Amos is an example of a couragesous layman who dare to speak out against the
evils of society.
True
We believe that the way we approach the Bible (i.e., the way
we listen to God) should?
Match how God gave us the Bible (i.e., the way God chose to speak). Otherwise,
we will likely misunderstand what God is trying to say to us.
Since God spoke his message in specific, historical situations
(i.e., to people living in particular places, peaking particular
languages, adopting a particular way of life), we should
take the ancient situation seriously
The bottom line is, we cannot simply ignore "those people
living back then" and jump directly to what God wants to say
to us . T/F
True
The way we listen to God (our interpretive approach) must
Honor the way God chose to communicate.
The time-bound message of scripture contains
eternally relevant principles that we can discover and apply to our lives.
The interpretive journey moves from the ?
meaning of the text for the biblical audience across the river of differences (e.g.,
time, place,culture,situation) by means of the principlizing bridge to the
application of those theological principles in our lives.
We need to know the original historical-cultural context
because?
It offers us a window into what God was saying to the biblical audience.
Since we live in a different context, we must first recapture
the meaning of the text in its original context. T/F
True
God's word is eternally relevant. T/F
True
For our interpretation of any biblical text to be valid it must
be?
consistent with the historical-cultural context of that text.
What is Historical-Cultural Context?
Refers to information about the biblical writer, the biblical audience, and any
other historical-cultural elements touched on by the passage itself.
When it comes to the biblical writer, try to determine?
his background, the time of writing, the kind of ministry he was seeking to fulfill,
his relationship with the people he addresses and why he is writing.
Perhaps the mot important thing to know about the biblical
writer, is why they are writing. T/F.
True
Discovering the historical-cultural context also involves
knowing something about the biblical audience and their
circumstances, plus any historical-cultural elements touched
upon by your passage. T/F
True
Sometimes it is difficult to know much about the biblical
author and the audience or their specific circumstances
because we tend to focus more on the?
Historical, social, religious, political, and economic elements that shape your
passage.
Sometimes knowing more about the geography or
topography assumed by the text, can help you grasp the
message. T/F.
True.
On of the most productive areas of background study relates
to social customs. T/F.
True
If you are studying Ephesians 5:21-6:9, for example, you
need to know something about?
Greco-Roman household codes in order to make sense of your passage.
What rules were primarily developed to instruct the head of
the house hold about how to deal with members of the
family?
Greco-Roman household codes.
The apostle Paul uses the household code concept, but he
transforms it in powerful ways. T/F.
True
For instance, Greco-Roman codes told husbands to?
make their wives submit, but they never listed love as a duty of the husband.
In Ephesians 5:25 Paul?
Breaks the mold when when he instructs husbands to "love your wives, just as
Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her." Paul's exhortation for all
members of the household to "submit to one another out of reverence for
Christ" (5:21) would have been even more radical.
Sometimes your passage will touch on economic issues. T/F.
True
While the greatest danger is ignoring the historical-cultural
context, there are also dangers associated with studying it.
T/F.
True
