Review Test Submission: Exam 1
Course 201940 Fall 2019 NBST 610-D02 LUO
Test Exam 1
Started 11/3/19 9:54 PM
Submitted 11/3/19 10:19 PM
Due Date 11/3/19 11:59 PM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 68 out of 80 points
Time Elapsed 24 minutes out of 1 hour
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Time limit: 1 hour
20 multiple-choice, true/false, matching, and essay
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Question 1
4 out of 4 points
Reader response criticism focuses primarily not on the authors’ intentions or
the fixed meaning of texts but on the diverse ways readers respond to a text.
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Question 2
4 out of 4 points
The methodologies of the “new criticism” or “formalism” focused primarily on a
coherent interpretation of the text in its entirety apart from any historical
background information.
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Question 3
0 out of 4 points
Which of the following is NOT a necessary qualification for an interpreter of a
biblical text?
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Response
Feedback:
Membership in the
church
(Klein pp. 136-
142)
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Question 4
4 out of 4 points
The unbelieving scholar can understand and portray the true significance of the
Bible’s message as well as the believing scholar.
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Answer:
Fals
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Question 5
4 out of 4 points
One problem in interpreting the Old Testament comes from the change in
covenant between the Old and New Testaments.
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Question 6
What does the author do with the fish?
4 out of 4 points
Selected
Answer:
He looks at it for
hours
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Question 7
0 out of 4 points
An intuitive, feels right approach to interpretation is usually sufficient.
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Question 8
4 out of 4 points
List and briefly describe the three reasons for the practice of proper hermeneutics
according to Klein et al.
Selected
Answer:
The Scriptures is God's revelation to us. The reasons for proper practice of
hermeneutics can be defined in three areas.
First, proper hermeneutics helps the interpreter discern
God's message to us.
Second, proper hermeneutics will aid us in dispelling any
misconceptions and allows the interpreter to find their own opinions
through a clear lens.
Third, the Biblical message is for us to apply to our lives.
Proper hermeneutics will help us to recognize the proper meaning,
method and practice of the Word of God..
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Feedback:
[None Given]
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Question 9
4 out of 4 points
Match the following four senses of the Bible from the Middle Ages to their proper
definition.
Match
Question Selected
Historical C.
Literal
Tropological B.
Moral
Doctrinal A.
Allegorical
Eschatologi
cal
D.
Anagogical
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Question 10
4 out of 4 points
Hermeneutics is the task of explaining the hidden meanings found in the deep
structures of Scripture.
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Answer:
Fals
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Question 11
4 out of 4 points
A denotative meaning of a word refers to a figurative meaning that is not necessarily a
primary meaning for that particular word.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
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Question 12
4 out of 4 points
In Clement of Alexandria's view, the literal sense of a passage is the primary and most
accurate meaning of that passage.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
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Question 13
0 out of 4 points
Allegorical interpretation was definitely NOT the most popular approach to the Old
Testament among the early Church Fathers.
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Tru
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Question 14
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following critical methods is best described as an attempt to discern the
distinctive theological and thematic emphases that the individual biblical writers or
editors gave their materials?
Selected
Answer:
Redaction
Criticism
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Question 15
4 out of 4 points
A redemptive-movement hermeneutic seeks to develop a method to distinguish in
Scripture what is timeless and what is cultural.
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Question 16
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following is rooted in Platonic philosophy and seeks to find a text's true
meaning by looking behind the actual meaning of the words of the text?
Selected
Answer:
Allegor
y
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Question 17
4 out of 4 points
The reformers Luther and Calvin typically avoided allegorical interpretations and instead
insisted on a historical interpretation of Scripture.
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Question 18
Which of the following best defines the word "type"?
4 out of 4 points
Selected
Answer:
The use of an event, thing, or person to serve as an example or pattern
for other events, things, or persons
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Question 19
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following church fathers was influenced by Philo and held that Scripture
has a twofold meaning--a literal (body) meaning and a spiritual (soul) meaning?
Selected
Answer:
Clement of
Alexandria
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Question 20
4 out of 4 points
In contrast to Origen’s allegorical approach, the allegorical approach of the Middle Ages
believed every passage had four meanings.
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Answer:
Tru
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Monday, December 2, 2019 9:39:40 AM EST
Review Test Submission: Exam 2
Course 201940 Fall 2019 NBST 610-D02 LUO
Test Exam 2
Started 11/17/19 8:22 PM
Submitted 11/17/19 8:37 PM
Due Date 11/17/19 11:59 PM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 72 out of 80 points
Time Elapsed 15 minutes out of 1 hour
Instructions
Time limit: 1 hour
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Question 1
4 out of 4 points
According to Duvall and Hays, which of the following is NOT a danger associated
with studying historical-cultural backgrounds in the New Testament?
Selected
Answer:
Understanding the situation of the author and
recipients
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Question 2
4 out of 4 points
According to Duvall and Hays, a paraphrase is not a translation at all, but
merely a restatement or explanation of a particular English translation using
different English words.
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Answer:
Tru
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Question 3
4 out of 4 points
According to Duvall and Hays, when searching for a Bible translation it is better
to give preference to a translation by a committee than one by an individual.
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Answer:
Tru
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Question 4
4 out of 4 points
One danger mentioned in the chapter is the danger of overemphasizing the
background study, focusing on it more than the meaning of the text itself.
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Question 5
What is Watson’s profession?
4 out of 4 points
Selected
Answer:
He is a
doctor
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Question 6
4 out of 4 points
When Jesus says that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle
than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven, he is referring to the
“camel gate” in Jerusalem which a camel could squeeze through only if its load
was removed.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
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Question 7
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following best describes the common word study fallacy called the
"root fallacy"?
Selected
Answer:
The notion that the real meaning of the word is found in its
etymology
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Question 8
4 out of 4 points
You cannot do proper word studies without an intermediate knowledge of
Greek and Hebrew.
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Fals
e
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Question 9
0 out of 4 points
According to Klein et al., textual criticism is able to reconstruct at least 90% of the OT
from the existing manuscripts.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
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Question 10
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following descriptions best represents the idea of “mindset” in Klein et al.?
Selected
Answer:
The mental attitude of inclination of the author and/or
audience
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Question 11
4 out of 4 points
An adverb adjusts the sense of a verb in some significant way.
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Answer:
Tru
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Question 12
4 out of 4 points
The only objective of hermeneutics is to discover a valid application for the text in
today’s society.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
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Question 13
4 out of 4 points
For an interpretation of a biblical text to be valid, it must be consistent with the
historical-cultural context of that text.
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Answer:
Tru
e
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Question 14
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following descriptions best represents the idea of “perspective” in Klein et
al.?
Selected
Answer:
The circumstances in which communication occurs (circumstances
usually shared by the author and his audience)
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Question 15
4 out of 4 points
According to Klein et al., unless we can demonstrate that the author intended multiple
meanings for a text, we should not assume multiple meanings.
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Answer:
Tru
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Question 16
4 out of 4 points
Following Klein et al., which of the following comes last in performing a word study?
Selected
Answer:
Determine the proper meaning of the word in the context of
the passage
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Question 17
4 out of 4 points
According to Klein et al., which of the three elements of Speech Act Theory describes
primarily the words in the text:
Selected
Answer:
Locutio
n
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Question 18
4 out of 4 points
Following Klein et al., which of the following comes first in performing a word study?
Selected
Answer:
Select the words that require
analysis
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Question 19
4 out of 4 points
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Answer:
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Question 20
0 out of 4 points
Which of the following descriptions best represents the idea of “contextualization” in
Klein et al.?
Selected
Answer:
The circumstances in which communication occurs (circumstances
usually shared by the author and his audience)
Monday, December 2, 2019 9:40:41 AM EST
Review Test Submission: Exam 3
Course 201940 Fall 2019 NBST 610-D02 LUO
Test Exam 3
Started 11/30/19 8:33 PM
Submitted 11/30/19 8:56 PM
Due Date 12/1/19 11:59 PM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 80 out of 80 points
Time Elapsed 22 minutes out of 1 hour
Instructions
Time limit: 1 hour
20 multiple-choice, true/false, and matching questions
Open-book/open-notes
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Question 1
4 out of 4 points
Match the following rhetorical terms often used with letters with their
appropriate definitions.
Match
Question Selected
Tries to persuade or dissuade individuals concerning a future
action
Tries to convince an audience of the rightness or wrongness of a
past action
Tries to urge people to affirm a point of view by using praise or
blame
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Question 2
C.
Deliberativ
e
A.
Judicial
B.
Epideictic
4 out of 4 points
According to Duvall and Hays, the meaning of a text refers to the impact of the
text on a reader’s life.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
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Question 3
4 out of 4 points
Our spiritual maturity affects our ability to hear the voice of the Spirit.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
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Question 4
Which of the following best defines the word "type"?
4 out of 4 points
Selected
Answer:
The use of an event, thing, or person to serve as an example or
pattern for other events, things, or persons
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Question 5
4 out of 4 points
According to Duvall and Hays, the application of a text refers to the impact of
the text on a reader’s life.
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Answer:
Tru
e
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Question 6
4 out of 4 points
The book of Acts should be read as separate from the Gospel of Luke and
should not be considered historical.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
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Question 7
4 out of 4 points
According to Duvall and Hays, because the Bible is inspired by God it is
therefore also inerrant.
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Answer:
Tru
e
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Question 8
Revelation was probably written during the reign of emperor Nero.
4 out of 4 points
Selected
Answer:
Fals
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Question 9
What position did we take on interpreting Acts?
4 out of 4 points
Selected
Answer:
Acts is both descriptive and normative … i.e. take some parts of
Acts as normative and other parts as descriptive.
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Question 10
4 out of 4 points
According to Duvall and Hays, the events in the book of Acts should not be seen
as normative for the church today under any circumstances.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
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Question 11
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following approaches views Revelation as a map or outline of what
has happened throughout church history from the first century until the return
of Christ?
Selected
Answer:
Historicis
t
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Question 12
4 out of 4 points
Application of the principles of the Bible is important because Scripture
repeatedly states that people ought to obey (i.e., apply) God's word.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
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Question 13
4 out of 4 points
According to Klein et al., New Testament letters are nothing like other ancient
letters and should not be compared to them.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
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Question 14
4 out of 4 points
According to Klein et al., interpreters should ignore the particular emphases of
a specific Gospel when interpreting a passage in that Gospel.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
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Question 15
4 out of 4 points
In the New Testament, the word "gospel" comes from the Greek term
euangelion and means "preaching" or "proclamation."
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
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Question 16
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following best defines a letter that shows signs of the genre of an
"exhortation letter"?
Selected
Answer:
A letter designed to praise the
recipients
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Question 17
4 out of 4 points
According to Klein et al., which of the following best defines a letter that shows
signs of the genre "diatribe"?
Selected
Answer:
A letter which considers and answers hypothetical objections
from opponents
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Question 18
4 out of 4 points
According to Klein et al., the Bible was not given to us for our enjoyment.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
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Question 19
4 out of 4 points
In the New Testament, the word “gospel” comes from the Greek term
euangelion and means “gospel” or “good news.”
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
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Question 20
4 out of 4 points
According to Klein et al., valid theologizing must follow the sound exegesis of
the appropriate biblical texts.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
Monday, December 2, 2019 9:41:46 AM EST
Review Test Submission: Exam 4
Course 201940 Fall 2019 NBST 610-D02 LUO
Test Exam 4
Started 12/2/19 10:13 AM
Submitted 12/2/19 10:58 AM
Due Date 12/13/19 11:59 PM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 96 out of 100 points
Time Elapsed 44 minutes out of 1 hour
Instructions
Time limit: 1 hour
22 multiple-choice, true/false, matching, and short
answer questions
Open-book/open-notes
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Question 1
0 out of 4 points
The largest amount of Old Testament prophetic literature deals with predicting
the future.
Selected
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Response
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Tru
e
(Duvall and Hays, pp.
399)
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Question 2
Much of the prophetic literature is comprised of poetry.
4 out of 4 points
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Answer:
Tru
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Question 3
The vast majority of the material in the prophetic books addresses:
4 out of 4 points
Selected
Answer:
The disobedience of Israel/Judah and the consequential
impending judgment
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Question 4
4 out of 4 points
Which of the wisdom books is described as "the least straightforward of all the
Match
books of the Bible"?
Selected
Answer:
Ecclesiaste
s
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Question 5
4 out of 4 points
Christians are not obligated to keep all of the Old Testament Laws since Jesus
fulfilled the law.
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Answer:
Tru
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Question 6
4 out of 4 points
The style reflected in prophetic genre was compared to the songs of:
Selected
Answer:
Bob
Dylan
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Question 7
4 out of 4 points
According to Duvall and Hays, the least used feature of OT poetry is parallelism.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
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Question 8
4 out of 4 points
The Old Testament prophets served as God's prosecuting attorneys to accuse
or warn the people of the consequences of covenant violations.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
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Question 9
4 out of 4 points
Match the following subvarieties of heroic narrative to their proper definitions.
Question Selected
The formative story, not just of a nation, but of the cosmos C.
Cosmic Epic
The formative story of the heroic exploits of a virtuous hero
B.
Epic
The formative story of the destiny of Israel and her ownership
of Canaan
A.
Ancestral
Epic
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Question 10
4 out of 4 points
According to Klein et al., apocalyptic literature and prophetic literature have
nothing in common.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
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Question 11
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following best defines the word "report" as a narrative genre
according to Klein et al.?
Selected
Answer:
A brief, self-contained narration, usually in third person style,
about a single event or situation in the past.
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Question 12
4 out of 4 points
In which of the following embedded genres are moral truths taught by plants
and animals who behave like people?
Selected
Answer:
Fable
s
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Question 13
According to Klein et al., Hebrew poetry has no rhythm.
4 out of 4 points
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
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Question 14
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following may be characterized as a "conscious exaggeration for
the sake of effect"?
Selected
Answer:
Hyperbol
e
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Question 15
4 out of 4 points
According to Klein et al., of the following types of reports, which is best defined
as reporting an experience in which God of the angel of the Lord appears to
someone to convey a messge?
Selected
Answer:
Epiphany
Report
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Question 16
4 out of 4 points
According to Klein et al., the book of Job is not really wisdom literature.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
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Question 17
4 out of 4 points
According to Klein et al., of the six ways that biblical prophecy finds fulfillment
according to our textbooks, which one is described as similar to a typological
fulfillment?
Selected
Answer:
Historical/figurative
fulfillment
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Question 18
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following may be characterized as a "writing about an inanimate
object or abstract ideas as if it here human”?
Selected
Answer:
Personificatio
n
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Question 19
Which of the following types of Old Testament legal material is best
4 out of 4 points
characterized as taking the form of an "if . . . then" grammatical structure?
Selected
Answer:
Casuistic
Law
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Question 20
4 out of 4 points
Poetry makes up about one third of the entire Bible and is the second most
common literary feature.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
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Question 21
10 out of 10 points
Describe and define at least two of the Old Testament embedded genres (e.g., popular
proverb, riddles, fables, parables, songs, and lists). How does a good understanding of
genre help in understanding OT narratives?
Selected
Answer:
Heroic narrative contains a series of episodes that focus on the
life and exploits of a hero whom people remember due to the
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Response
Feedback:
from his scouting exhibition into the promised land until the
actual occupation offers an example of this.
Reports consists of a brief, self contained narration, usually in
third-person style, about a single event or situation in the past.
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Question 22
10 out of 10 points
List and define two of these basic forms of prophecy according to Klein, Blomberg, and
Hubbard: prophetic dirge, prophetic hymn, prophetic liturgy, prophetic disputation,
prophetic lawsuit, or prophetic vision report. Offer two important factors for interpreting
these items.
Selected
Answer:
Response
Feedback:
The prophetic dirge was used to portray Israel as a dead person or to
convey the awful fate that awaited her. This was more of a warning than a
scare tactic but her fate was clear.
The prophetic liturgy was a form using two individuals to express the
message of God and the response of the hearer. It is close to what we use
today in our read and respond in many churches.
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