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Old Testament of the Bible

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About the Old Testament of the Bible

Introduction
Historical Background
A Chronological Order of Old Testament Writings

Summary and Analysis

The Prophetic Books: Amos
Hosea
Isaiah
Micah
Zephaniah, Nahum, and Habakkuk
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Deutero-Isaiah
The Post-Exilic Prophets
The Historical Writings: Overview
The Pentateuch
Joshua, Judges, and 1 and 2 Samuel
1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah
The Wisdom Literature: Overview
Job
Ecclesiastes
Proverbs
Miscellaneous Writings: Overview
Jonah, Ruth, and Esther
Daniel
Psalms
Lamentations and Song of Songs
The Apocrypha and the Pseudepigrapha: Overview
The Apocrypha
The Pseudepigrapha

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1:  What theme runs throughout the Book of Amos?

a. Social injustice must be fought.

b. Salvation comes through repentance.

c. Always exact an eye for an eye.

d. Material rewards come from devotion to Yahweh.
2:  The well known passage, “Here am I. Send me!” comes from which book?

a. Amos

b. Jeremiah

c. Isaiah

d. Ezekiel
3:  Zephaniah was a prophet who spoke of

a. God’s grace

b. giving alms

c. a bright future

d. impending doom
4:  Ezekiel finds that the scroll he must eat tastes

a. bitter as a pill

b. dry and bland

c. light and fruity

d. sweet as honey
5:  The designation Deutero-Isaiah means

a. Godly Isaiah

b. second Isaiah

c. first Isaiah

d. sinful Isaiah
6:  “Malachi” means

a. malcontent

b. messenger

c. Machiavellian

d. meandering
7:  The Pentateuch contains

a. the laws given to the Israelites by Yahweh

b. the story of the conquest of Canaan

c. information about settlement in the land of Canaan

d. history of the monarchy of Israel
8:  Ezra protests

a. the building of temples

b. the enslavement of people

c. the intermarriage of Jews with foreigners

d. death by stoning
9:  The Book of Job is often referred to as

a. a tyrannical essay

b. the prophesy of the Israelites

c. a classic of world literature

d. the shortest book in the Old Testament
10:  The Book of Ecclesiastes is an essay on what topic?

a. Is life worthwhile?

b. Can good overcome evil?

c. Is Yahweh forgiving?

d. Which commandment is most important?
11:  The Book of Esther can be called

a. a moral lesson

b. a historical novel

c. a testament to Yahweh’s great power

d. a listing of religious ideals
12:  Throughout the Old Testament, the Book of Daniel is a primary example of

a. Jewish nationalism

b. lessons in character and morality

c. lyrical poetry

d. apocalyptic writing
13:  The earliest collection of psalms was probably titled

a. Poems, Hymns, and Prayers

b. Psalms of Yahweh

c. Psalms of David

d. By the Rivers of Babylon
14:  Song of Songs can be described as a collection of

a. secular love poems

b. songs in praise of Yahweh

c. patriotic songs

d. songs to pagan idols
15:  The Apocrypha is a group of writings

a. discovered in ancient Egypt by Jerome

b. located in the Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament

c. found in Catholic versions of the Old Testament

d. attributed to women writers



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