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Theology Final Exam
Question | Answer |
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Day one: | Light and Darkness |
Day two: | Sea and sky |
Day three: | Land and Plants |
Day four: | Sun, Moon, Stars |
Day five: | Creatures of the Sea and Sky |
Day six: | Animals and Humans |
Day seven: | Rests (Sabbath) |
Sin Alienates what relationships? | Man with God, Man with Animals, Man with Woman, Man with Himself, Man with eternal life |
Genesis 1: | God is portrayed as the author of creation, Plants are created before humans, Emphasizes God's omnipotence (Power), Explains the origin of the Sabbath, Humans are created in God's image, The goodness of creation is affirmed, Follows a one week timetable |
Genesis 2: | God creates by shaping out of clay, God is portrayed as the author of creation, Explains the origin of marriage, God blows life into man's nostrils, Explains how the animals got their name, Refers to God as Yahweh Elohim |
What is the sign of the covenant (Abraham's Responsibility)? | Circumcision |
What is organization claimed responsibility for the 9/11 attacks? | Al Qadea |
What is the name of the individual who "masterminded" the attacks? | Osama Bin Laden |
#1 reason for doing it? | Because the US supported Israel |
When was this country (Israel) created? | 1946-1947 |
Who was it created for? | Jewish People |
What caused the US (and its allies) to want to create it? | Holocaust |
Why was it created where it was? | Supposed to be the Promise land |
Who was living there before it was created? | Muslims |
What happened to them, where are they now? | Refugee Camps |
What did this country's neighbors do the day it declared its statehood? | Attacked Israel |
What was the unusual outcome? | Israel won |
What factor explains this unusual outcome? | US paired up with Israel |
After 9/11, what country did the US invade? | Afghanistan |
After 9/11, what second country did the US invade? | Iraq |
What did this second country have to do with 9/11? | Nothing |
According to the Introduction, the Old testament texts can be most likely to a? | Overheard conversation |
The scenario(cartoon) was used to convey this analogy? | The Simpsons |
This episode was based on a film by who? | Alfred Hitchcock |
In the introduction, there is a near-sacrifice of who? | Issac |
This story served to promote what? | a more humane practice of religion |
A US supreme court decision ruled that the public schools teach? | Evolution only |
The photograph used in the analogy in Chapter 1 is one of? | The planet earth |
In chapter 1, this photograph is contrasted with a cartoon involving? | Soccer players |
In chapter 2, it is contrasted with a cartoon involving? | Children holding hands |
Enuma Elish | Begins with primordial waters, wind is in connection with the waters, There are multiple creators, creation is looked as bad, Humanity is presented as unimportant |
Barren Woman mistaken for a drunk | Hannah |
Last Judge of Israel | Samuel |
First King of Israel | Saul |
Father of 8 sons, his youngest was anointed King | Jesse |
Hebrew word meaning "anointed one" | Messiah |
God chose him not for his appearance, but for his heart | David |
Bathing beauty who caught the eye of the King | Bathseba |
David deliberately had this commander of his killed in battle | Uriah |
David's advisor; told the story of the sheep | Nathan |
This Israelite King was known for his wealth, women, and wisdom | Solomon |
Solomon's Son; First King of the Southern tribes | Rehoboam |
Solomon's general; First King of the Northern tribes | Jeroboam |
Capital city of the Northern tribes | Samaria |
Capital city of the southern tribes | Jerusalem |
Collective name for the 10 tribes of the north | Israel |
Collective name for the 2 tribes of the south | Judah |
God's spokesperson during the divided monarchy | Prophets |
Foreign power that destroyed the Northern tribes | Assyria |
Foreign power that destroyed the Southern tribes | Babylon |
Foreign power that brought the Exile to an end | Persia |
Year the Northern tribes were destroyed | 722 BC |
Year the Jerusalem fell and the Southern tribes were conquered | 589 BC |
Year that the Exile came to an end | 539 BC |
Foreign power in charge at the time | Rome |
The average american consumes approx. how much more food than a citizen of a Lesser Developed Country | 6x more |
Old Testament term to denote the percentage set aside for one's harvest | Tithe |
Percentage (number) that the Old testament recommends be set aside | 10 |
Percentage of GNP that US typically gives in aid to LDC's | .25% |
Literally means "good news" | Gospel |
Literally means "to see from the same perspective" | Synoptic |
A gift fit for a King | Gold |
A gift fit for a God | Frankincense |
A gift symbolizing premature death | Myrrh |
Prophet taken up in a fiery chariot | Elijah |
Location at which Elijah was last seen | Jordan |
Queen devoted to Ba'al who persecuted the prophets of Yahweh | Jezebel |
Location of the duel between prophets of Ba'al and Yahweh | Carmel |
He was thought to be an OT prophet returned | John the Baptist |
Prophetic understudy who refused to leave his master | Elisha |
Gospel of Matthew | One of the synoptic gospels. Joseph had a dream .The birth was inside their house in Bethlehem. They had to travel to Egypt because of King Herod. Three Magi, It was a virgin birth. They followed the star. All of Jerusalem knew; royal birth. |
Gospel of Luke | There was a census. Jesus was born in a manger in Bethlehem. From Mary's perspective and there was Quirinius. Shepherds and a virgin birth. The angel of Gabriel. It was a humble birth. They had to sacrifice a pair of doves becuase they were poor. |
The Introduction of Getting the Gospels focuses on what famous director? | James Cameron |
What was his well known quotation on Oscar night? | "I am the king of the world" |
What movie is the borrowed from? | Titanic |
In its original context what does the quote mean? | Good fortune |
In the chapter what other famous quote is made reference? | "My god, my god why have you abandoned me?" |
Jesus borrows this quotes from where? | Pslams |
As an analogy to the gospel's nativity stories, I use two Christmas stories what are they? | Its a wonderful life and Christmas Carol |
What are the leading names in each story? | Ebeneezer and George Bailey |
What are the names of the writes? | Charles Dickens and Frank Gabra |
In chapter 3, I compare the function of John the Baptist to a well-known object from medieval literature. It was the ? | Sword in the Stone |
Jesus was baptized in order to what? | Take upon himself the sins of others |
His name literally means "to laugh" | Issac |
Who is the Canaanite god represented by the golden calf? | Ba'al |
Literally means "the law" | Torah |
This modern branch of Judaism is the most liberal, practicing only few of the laws? | Reform |
Bread from heaven; Hebrews ate in the desert | Manah |
Individual to whom God promised land and descendants? | Abraham |
Father of the 12 tribes | Jacob |
Abraham's wife; she bore at 90 | Sarah |
Sarah's slave and she bore Abraham's first born | Hagar |
Location at which the burning bush event occurred? | Mt. Sinai |
Eldest daughter, according to the bible, she had "beautiful eyes" | Leah |
Younger daughter, she was "beautifully formed" | Rachel |
He made his son-in-law work for him for a total of 14 years | Laban |
The youngest son of the 12 tribes | Benjamin |
This dreamer was responsible for bringing the 12 tribes to Egypt | Joseph |
Literally means "drawn from the water" | Moses |
He set out a fleece to determine God's will | Gideon |
Jewish holiday commemorating the 10th plague in Egypt | Passover |
Local tribal leaders who led the Israelites against their enemies in the Promised land prior to the monarchy | Judges |
Tribe from which all priests descend | Levi |
At this place, the walls came tumbling down | Jericho |
He sold his birth-right for a bowl of lentil stew | Esau |
His wife tried to seduce Joseph, then falsely accused him of rape | Potipher |
She helped her younger son steal his birthright from his father | Rebekah |
This modern branch of Judaism practices many, but not all, of the laws | Conservative |
Literally means "OK" | Kosher |
Abraham's first born | Ishmael |
Sacred name for God given at the burning bush | YHWH- Yahweh |
What modern day descendants of Abraham's first born son are called today? | Muslims |
What modern day descendants of Abraham's second born son are called today? | Jews |
This modern branch of Judaism staunchly practices all of the laws | Orthodox |
He led the Israelites into the Promise land | Joshua |
Plant used to apply the lamb's blood to the door frame on last night in Egypt? | Hyssop |
Body of water God parted to save the Hebrews from Egyptians | Red Sea |
What three items are consumed at Passover? | Unleavened bread, Lamb, Bitter herbs |
What are the four components of the "Dance of Faith"? | Promise, Questioning, Sign, and Response |
What state did Dr. Bridge grow up in? | Michigan |
Two of his girlfriends shared the same name. What was it? | Jen |
What is the name of the ex-con who came to live with him? | Richard |
What vehicle symbolized God's spirit coming to rest in "the land of the north"? | Red pickup truck |
The process by which bread and wine change into Jesus' body and blood? | Transubstantiation |
A female member of religious order | Sister or Nun |
This type of priest reports to this Bishop | Diocesan |
This denomination split off during the Great Schism around 1000AD | Orthodox |
This type of priest reports to the head of his religious community | Ordered |
The term of respect reserved for Blessed Virgin Mary | Hyperdulia |
A person who the RCC has investigated and officially declared holy | Saint |
The Christian belief regarding the 3-fold nature of God | Trinity |
Likened to vapor; its invisible presence can be detected by abundant life | Holy Spirit |
Ordained "servant" of the RCC; some are transitional, some are permanet | Deacon |
Likened to ice; God with a concrete form | Son |
Preside over the sacrifice of the mass and other holy days as in the OT | Priest |
The RCC's official declaration that a true marriage never took place | Annulment |
This branch of Christianity formed following Martin Luther's reformation | Protestant |
The vertical type worship reserved for God alone | Latria |
Non-ordained male member of a religious order | Monk or Brother |
An honorary title for a priest | Monsignor |
Literally means "universal"; was the only church for the first 1000 years | Catholic |
The horizontal type respect due to Saints | Dulia |
An outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace | Sacrament |
A saint with a particular "expertise" based on their life experiences | Patron |
What the "common people" are called in the RCC | Laity |
Likened to liquid water; considered to be the creator | Father |
First Sacrament | Baptism |
Second Sacrament | Confession |
Third Sacrament | Eucharist |
Fourth Sacrament | Conformation |
Fifth Sacrament | Marriage |
Sixth Sacrament | Ordination |
Seventh Sacrament | Anointing the Sick (Used to be called Last Rites) |
Greek term for family type love | Storge |
Greek term for friendship type love | Philios |
Greek term for passionate or lust type love | Epithumia |
Greek term for romantic type love | Eros |
Greek term for unconditional type love | Agape |
Jesus teachings on Agape: Enemies, What story does he tell? | Parable of the Good Samaritan |
Jesus teachings on Agape: Strangers, What story does he tell? | the Sheep and the Goats |
Jesus teachings on Agape: Broken Bonds, What story does he tell? | Pradigul Son |
Who was the Roman governor? | Pilate |
Who helped Jesus carry his cross | Simon of Cyrean |
In the gospel of Mark, Luke and Matthew, when was the Passover? | Thursday |
The three days prior to Easter are called what? | Tridium |
In the holy week what is Thursday called? | Maundy or Holy |
In the holy week what is Friday called? | Good Friday- because he took the sin for us |
In the gospel of John, when is the Passover? | Saturday |
What is John's title for Jesus? | The lamb of God |
What are the two theories about the Resurrection? | Disciples Hoax and Botched Execution |
What two sacraments do Protestants practice? | Communion and Baptism |
The first through four sacraments are considered to be what? | The Sacraments of Initiation |
The fifth and sixth sacrament are known as what? | The Sacraments of Vacation |
Which sacraments are voluntary? | 5-7 |
Who denies Jesus three times? | Peter |
Who denies Jesus and kisses him on the cheek in the garden? | Judas |