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RS Final Exam
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are 4 ways Jesus is the "True Israelite-fulfilment of Israel's story? | 1. Descendant of David & Abraham 2. .undergoes temptation in the wilderness-like Israel- but he overcomes 3. undergoes baptism, like Israelites crossing Red Sea 4.preaches gospel like Moses on Mt. Sinai, unlike Israelites, he keeps the law perfectly |
| Discuss how God's good gifts(food, drink, work) have been distorted by sin: | Food- gluttony, making a god of your belly Drink-alcohol abuse or addiction(no drunk shall inherit the kingdom of God) Work- workaholic, work on sabbath |
| How are the prophets divided in the Hebrew Bible? Give some examples for each division. | Former: Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings Latter: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel |
| What does the word "prophet" literally mean? | a called person |
| What are 4 other biblical names or titles for a prophet? | 1. watchman 2. seer 3. servant of the Lord 4. messenger 5. man of God |
| What are 3 questions that must be kept in mind when trying to understand prophecy? | 1. What are the historical circumstances the prophet is given? 2. What kind of writing? (prose, poetry, literal, symbolic) 3. How does it testify to Christ (death, birth, resurrection) 4. How do the original hearers apply and understand prophecy |
| Jeremiah was from what city? | Anathoth |
| What is a nickname that Jeremiah had? | Weeping Prophet |
| What is a possible meaning of the name "Jeremiah"? | "The Lord Throws" |
| who was the last king of Judah? | Zedekiah |
| Who was Jeremiah's scribe? | Baruch |
| Which king conquered Jerusalem? | Nebuchadnezzar |
| how long would the exile last? | 70 years |
| Diaspora definition: | separation or dispersion of the Jews after the destruction of the temple |
| What is the Torah? | 1st 5 books of the bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) |
| Who was Sabbatai Zevi? and what did he do? | From Smyrna, travelled to Constantinople to convert the sultan to Judaism, but instead got converted to Islam. (had bipolar disorder, deep depression to high excitement) |
| Meaning of Quran: | recitation |
| Judas Maccabeus nickname: | hammer |
| With which two foreign nations was Judah seeking alliances? | Assyria and Egypt (Israel and Syria wanted Judah to join them and fight Assyria; Judah, on the other hand, wanted to join Assyria or Egypt to fight Israel and Syria) |
| Why does Isaiah so vigorously oppose any entangling alliances with the foreign nations? | Isaiah knows that God forbids foreign alliances, calling His people instead to trust in His Almighty power instead. |
| What is the theme of the book of Isaiah? | Yahweh is salvation and the purpose is to show god's people that salvation comes from grace alone,, through God alone, not through human works |
| Boiling Pot, facing away from the north, meaning: | Symbolizes God's anger/wrath on the Israelites, he will send an enemy from the north (Babylon). |
| Christ's portrayal in Jeremiah: | Branch of Righteousness, Great Physician, Good shepherd, Fountain of living water, The Lord our Righteousness is One. |
| Almond Branch meaning: | Just like people wait for the almond branch bud so does God wait for a chance to bring upon promises and threats to his people and other nations. Jeremiah can know that when he speaks his words, they will come true. |
| Theme of Daniel: | God shows sovereignty over heathen nation and preserved His people during exile so that the Messiah- King can come and establish His kingdom. |
| What are 2 objections have been raised to say that Daniel is not the author of Daniel? What would be your response? | 1. The predictions were too accurate, BUT that is what is expected from an inspired prophet of God. 2. Persian words (satrap) wouldn't have been known to a 6-century Jewish prophet BUT Daniel lived in a Persian period. |
| What are 2 specific portraits of Christ in the Book of Daniel? | 1. "The Anointed one will be cut off" possibly foretells Christ's death. 2. "The great stone will crush the heathen kingdoms" Jesus is the stone. 3. "The son of man" Jesus calls himself this, and they are talking about Christ here. |
| Image in Nebuchadnezzar's dream, what it looks like and its meaning: | Head of Gold-Babylon Chest of silver- Medes & Persia's Belly of Bronze-Greece Legs of Iron- Rome Feet of Clay and Iron- rapid succession of nations Rock- God's kingdom through Christ, it will crush kingdoms, we can build on it or be crushed by it. |
| Why were the Pharisees the ideal party to assume the leadership of Judaism after the destruction of the temple: | 1. They didn't have political power, were a religious group 2. they weren't attached to the temple (didn't do sacrifices) |
| The Hebrew bible is arranged into what 3 major divisions? | 1. Torah (law) 2.. prophet 3. writings |
| Which 2 large books make up the Talmud? | Mishnah (Hanaka)[means 'the way'] and Gemara (Haggadah)[means 'telling'] |
| Explain what happened to the Jews in Spain in 1492? | King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella expelled the Jews from Spain, creating a greater desire for the coming of the messiah. |
| Homes of Orthodox Judaism: | Homes-mezuzah by door had Deuteronomy 6:4 in it, Jews touched it when entering and exiting, then kidded their fingers. |
| Prayer of orthodox Judaism | Prayer-3x a day facing Jerusalem. tallit-prayer shawl. tellfin-prayer box on head and arms |
| Diet of orthodox Judaism: | Diet-same as Levities in Bible. Eat: cow, goat, sheep Couldn't eat: dairy. Kosher(means pure) is a symbol on food to let Jew know that they can eat that food. |
| Synagogues of orthodox Judaism | places of worship, study, prayer, social life, and the Arts. Each synagogue contains an ark that holds the Torah, bema(pulpit), and a menorah (7 branched candelabra that's lit every service). |
| What is a covenant? What do the following verses teach us about a covenant that God has made? | A relationship of love and grace that God establishes with his people. It is possible for us to break God's covenant by our misdeeds, but god's covenant is an everlasting one, he will keep it, he can never break it because he is not unfaithful to himself. |
| Dress of Orthodox Judaism: | tzitzit(tassels) tied to their belt for all to see. Men wore skull caps called a kippah for reverence to God |
| List 4 constants [remain the same] in the Old and New Covenant which show that it is really one covenant. | 1. Promise- I will be your God 2. Demand- Walk before me and be perfect 3. 2-fold sanction of cov= if u obey me I will bless u, if u disobey I will curse u 4. Mediator=Christ 5. Old cov-bulls and goats blood, now Jesus blood 6. old cov= earthly sanct |
| Do you detest yourself? Explain. | Yes, Because of my sin, as in the Bible even our best work is imperfect and defiled with sin, but through God's grace and sacrifice, we can love ourselves for who God wants us to be. |
| What does "mene, mene, tekel, parsin" mean? How did it apply to Babylon? | Mene-God has #ed the days of Babylon Tekel-God has put Babylon on a scale and found her wanting Parsin-the kingdom is divided and Babylon was being invaded by the Medes and Persians and Belshazzar was killed that nigh |
| Why did Daniel continue to pray to God even though it was made illegal? Why is prayer so important for Christians? | Because Daniel wasn't scared of what man could do to him, the only real important thing in life is god. Prayer is the main way that we Christians can talk to God, therefore prayer is very important. |
| What is the difference between Repentance and Confession? | Confession is when you get on your knees and say what you do wrong, you accept the fact that you are sinful. Repentance is the dying of the old nature and the coming to life of the new nature, u accept that u are sinful AND start trying to live for God. |
| Hellenize meaning: | to make greek, learn Greek culture |
| 4 atrocities of Antiochus 4 Ipiphanes | 1. took sacred vessels form the temple 2. prohibited daily sacrifice for 3.5 years 3. Jews forced to eat pig meat or die 4. Took Zeus in the temple [abomination that makes desolate] 5. offered pig on God's altar 6. burned scrolls of the Law |
| Hanukah | celebrates the cleansing of the temple by Judas Maccabeus in 164. Means 'dedication'. Called 'festival of Lights' While the cleansing of the temple they burned oil lamps for 8 days [the oil didn't stop burning] so they burn a menorah. |
| Paul: | Jewish parents studied under Gamaliel tent maker Pharisee Benjamite born in 5 AD |
| 5 titles that's given to Christ in Colossians: | 1. Image of God 2. Firstborn of all creation 3. head of the church 4. Firstborn from the dead 5. Reconciler of all things to God |
| How does awareness of Christ's preeminence effect your faith life? | It comforts me to know that everything is in His hands, He will always take care of me. We will all be raised from the dead, because He already arose from the dead. |
| Sadducees | 1. temple sacrifices 2. no angels or messianic return 3. aristocrats or wealthier people 4. mostly priest |
| Greeks made a gym in Rome, how was this disrespectful to the Jews? | 1. People played games naked 2. If they participated they recognized the Greek gods, like Hercules |
| 5 Muslim pillars: | 1. Confession 2. Fasting 3. Pilgrimage 4. Almsgiving 5. Prayer |
| 5 major beliefs of Islam's (x5): | 1. Oneness of God 2. Angels and spirits 3. prophets 4. judgement 5. decree of Allah |
| 2 greatest accomplishments of the returned exiles were: | 1. rebuilding of the Lord's house in Jerusalem 2. Studying the law [Torah] for regulating their life as the people of God.=Ezra was the key individual that taught the people, made a new class of religious leaders-scribes-scholars in sacred writings |
| Jewish life was characterized by 3 distinct things: | 1. Devotion to God==Reverence for ancient scriptures, centrality of the temple in Jerusalem, and sincere observance o law, feast days, and circumcision. 2. Messianic Expectations 3. Various Jewish groups==Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, Herodians, |
| Unscriptural elements in the Synodical Pronouncements: | 1. Election and cov-only elect belong to cov of grace 2. equated "sanctified in Christ" with "regenerated" 3. divided promise of salvation; offered not guaranteed 4. rebel cov children have empty baptism 5.those who have promise can't fall away |
| Consequences of Syndical teaching | 1. empties God's cov promise of comfort when young child of believing parents dies 2. Believers doubt: Am I a member of God's cov? 3. Preaching, focus on personal experiences of Biblical figures not of Christ's redemption(Wrestled with God like Jacob) |
| What have we learned from Liberation? | 1. Wary of synod rules, consistory is highest 2. healthy fear of synodical declarations or position papers=1 sidedness, 3. appreciate redemptive historical preaching: ask what is Lord's doing: How is he fulfilling His plan so salvation through His Son? |
| Confession (1 of the 5 Muslim pillars) | confession called Shahada: 1. Allah is One 2 there is only 1 God, not 3. 3. Jesus isn't God, he is a prophet 4. that we aren't born as sinners 2 types of sin-God and creation They focus on submission to Allah, we on personal relation with God |
| Prayer (1 of the 5 Muslim pillars) | 5x a day, performed anywhere, but encouraged to go to a mosque, facing Mecca. They each have a prayer rug and prayer bead. Monotheistic (pray to 1 god, Allah) official caller for prayer: Muezzin official call to prayer-Adhan Allah Akbar-God is great |
| Almsgiving (1 of the 5 Muslim pillars) | Donating money and food, allows them to give freely, leads to freedom from obsession with possessing. Another name: Zakat (that which purifies) 1x a year Tak Bat-people line up to give to needy Purpose-out of duty, but we do it out of thankfulness |
| Fasting(1 of the 5 Muslim pillars) | Month of Ramada , can't eat or drink in the daylight. Reason: to be aware of Allah and repent. Only children, sick, & soldiers in danger are exempt. Then celebrate Eid al-Fitr & have service in a mosque. Fasting is between u & God, not to see how good u r |
| pilgrimage (1 of the 5 Muslim pillars) | Mecca is center point, every Muslim goes to Mecca 1x in life In the last month they walk around the Kaaba 7x, then between Marwa and Safa, then ask Allah for mercy, live in tents for 3-4 days, throw rocks at 3 pillars(meant for devil), try to kiss Kaaba |
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