Question 1

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-messianic age

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The messianic age refers to a future tim

Question 2

It is estimated that the patriarch Moses lived in

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A) the early 1200s B.C. 
B) the early 1000s B.C. 
C) the late 800s B.C. 
D) about 775 B.C. 
E) shortly before 500 B.C. 
A) the early 1200s B.C. 
B) the early 1000s B.C. 
C) the late 800s B.C. 
D) about 775 B.C. 
E) shortly before 500 B.C.

Question 3

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Describe how the Hebrew people were tested in history.How did these trials illustrate the strength of the Hebrews and their faithfulness to the Covenant?

Accepted Answer

The Hebrew people faced numerous trials

Question 4

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Babylonian Captivity

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The Babylonian Captivity refers to the p

Question 5

Indicate the best interpretation of the following quote from the Book of Isaiah: "When you spread your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood."

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A) Humanity's violence caused Yahweh to send the Flood. 
B) The Hebrews violent takeover of Canaan was punished by the division of the Kingdom of Israel into two parts. 
C) The quote explains why God punished Job. 
D) God is interested more in righteousness than external religious devotion. 
E) Once the Hebrews broke their Covenant with God, there was no forgiveness. 
A) Humanity's violence caused Yahweh to send the Flood. 
B) The Hebrews violent takeover of Canaan was punished by the division of the Kingdom of Israel into two parts. 
C) The quote explains why God punished Job. 
D) God is interested more in righteousness than external religious devotion. 
E) Once the Hebrews broke their Covenant with God, there was no forgiveness.

Question 6

With respect to women, Jewish law and practice required all the following except

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A) equal treatment of men and women since both were made in the image of God. 
B) a woman should consider her husband to be her master. 
C) a husband should respect and support his wife. 
D) women could not be witnesses in court but they could be prophetesses. 
E) a woman could never divorce her husband and she could inherit property only if there was no male heir. 
A) equal treatment of men and women since both were made in the image of God. 
B) a woman should consider her husband to be her master. 
C) a husband should respect and support his wife. 
D) women could not be witnesses in court but they could be prophetesses. 
E) a woman could never divorce her husband and she could inherit property only if there was no male heir.

Question 7

Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt

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A) after the Babylonian Captivity. 
B) at the start of the Diaspora. 
C) upon the death of Ramses. 
D) and in the conquest of the Promised Land: Canaan. 
E) and into a period of wandering in the Sinai. 
A) after the Babylonian Captivity. 
B) at the start of the Diaspora. 
C) upon the death of Ramses. 
D) and in the conquest of the Promised Land: Canaan. 
E) and into a period of wandering in the Sinai.

Question 8

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Jeremiah

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Who? - Jeremiah is a prophet in the Hebr

Question 9

How has the Jewish tradition influenced the West?

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A) The Hebrew vision of a messianic future helped to lead to the notion of progress. 
B) Monotheism encouraged the concepts of free will and a conscience answerable to God. 
C) Hebrew Scripture has been an inspiration for Western religious thinkers, poets, novelists and artists. 
D) As part of Christianity, many Jewish ideals became part of the Western tradition. 
E) All of these 
A) The Hebrew vision of a messianic future helped to lead to the notion of progress. 
B) Monotheism encouraged the concepts of free will and a conscience answerable to God. 
C) Hebrew Scripture has been an inspiration for Western religious thinkers, poets, novelists and artists. 
D) As part of Christianity, many Jewish ideals became part of the Western tradition. 
E) All of these

Question 10

The textbook explains that

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A) the Hebrew view of God evolved with the history of the Hebrew people. 
B) the early patriarchs were probably not monotheists. 
C) there is debate among scholars concerning whether or not Moses' religion was purely monotheistic. 
D) at one time, the Hebrews effectively undeified all gods except their own while still acknowledging their existence. 
E) All of these 
A) the Hebrew view of God evolved with the history of the Hebrew people. 
B) the early patriarchs were probably not monotheists. 
C) there is debate among scholars concerning whether or not Moses' religion was purely monotheistic. 
D) at one time, the Hebrews effectively undeified all gods except their own while still acknowledging their existence. 
E) All of these

Question 11

The Dead Sea Scrolls

Accepted Answer

A) refer to Moses' testament as the Israelites were about to cross the River Jordan into Canaan. 
B) are documents dating from 2nd Century B.C.Judea, discovered in the 1940s. 
C) contain a text of the Book of Isaiah that differs fundamentally from modern manuscripts. 
D) are a set of Christian religious texts demonstrating the influence of Judaism on Christianity. 
E) are better known as the Pentateuch. 
A) refer to Moses' testament as the Israelites were about to cross the River Jordan into Canaan. 
B) are documents dating from 2nd Century B.C.Judea, discovered in the 1940s. 
C) contain a text of the Book of Isaiah that differs fundamentally from modern manuscripts. 
D) are a set of Christian religious texts demonstrating the influence of Judaism on Christianity. 
E) are better known as the Pentateuch.

Question 12

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-universalism

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Universalism is the belief in the univer

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -messianic age

It is estimated that the patriarch Moses lived in

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Describe how the Hebrew people were tested in history.How did these trials illustrate the strength of the Hebrews and their faithfulness to the Covenant?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Babylonian Captivity

Indicate the best interpretation of the following quote from the Book of Isaiah: "When you spread your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood."

With respect to women, Jewish law and practice required all the following except

Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Jeremiah

How has the Jewish tradition influenced the West?

The textbook explains that

The Dead Sea Scrolls

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -universalism

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 2: The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -messianic age

It is estimated that the patriarch Moses lived in

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Describe how the Hebrew people were tested in history.How did these trials illustrate the strength of the Hebrews and their faithfulness to the Covenant?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Babylonian Captivity

Indicate the best interpretation of the following quote from the Book of Isaiah: "When you spread your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood."

With respect to women, Jewish law and practice required all the following except

Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Jeremiah

How has the Jewish tradition influenced the West?

The textbook explains that

The Dead Sea Scrolls

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -universalism

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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