Test Bank - Exploring the Bible 2nd Edition by Stephen Harris, Chapter 1-39
What does God say his name is to Moses in the Hebrew Bible, which is translated to "he is"? -
(answer)Yahweh
According to biblical tradition, the ancestor of all Arab people is... - (answer)Ishmael
Possession of which land by Israel is seen as a divine right within the Old Testament? -
(answer)Canaan
During their time at Sinai, the Israelites threaten their bond with Yahweh worshipping a golden effigy
depicting which type of animal? - (answer)Calf
Which Old Testament figure, who is credited in the Hebrew Bible with speaking with God on Mt. Sinai,
has a name of Egyptian origin? - (answer)Moses
What is the name of the archeological site near where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found? -
(answer)Qumran
True or False:
Named for its human mediator, the Mosaic Covenant invokes pledges from both God and Israel -
(answer)True
True or False:
Viewed as a whole, the Bible is the story of God's complex relationship[s with humanity -
(answer)True
True or False:
As revealed in the Torah, Yahweh's attitude toward human worship closely resembles that of other
Near Eastern deities - (answer)False
, Test Bank - Exploring the Bible 2nd Edition by Stephen Harris, Chapter 1-39
Which of the following characters' stories is the most carefully constructed and unified? -
(answer)Joseph
According to Genesis, which Mesopotamian city was the birthplace of Abraham? - (answer)Ur
Which region of Palestine is identified in the Book of Revelation as the future site of Armageddon? -
(answer)plain of Megiddo
The Torah contains ____ books - (answer)5
While almost every American family owns one or more copies of the Bible, polls indicate that few
Americans are aware of its contents - (answer)True
How many people globally are "people of the book" Jews and Christians who worship the biblical
concept of God? - (answer)2 billion
Which section of the Hebrew Bible contains the section known as the Pentateuch? - (answer)Torah
True or False:
In contrast to the J (Yahwist) source, the E (Elohist) source presents a strongly anthropomorphic
(human-like) portrait of God. - (answer)False
What is the name of the Greek edition of the Hebrew Bible adopted by Christians? -
(answer)Septuagint
True or False:
Like the Egyptians, Israel developed a scribal class that played a major role in creating the Bible -
(answer)True
What does God say his name is to Moses in the Hebrew Bible, which is translated to "he is"? -
(answer)Yahweh
According to biblical tradition, the ancestor of all Arab people is... - (answer)Ishmael
Possession of which land by Israel is seen as a divine right within the Old Testament? -
(answer)Canaan
During their time at Sinai, the Israelites threaten their bond with Yahweh worshipping a golden effigy
depicting which type of animal? - (answer)Calf
Which Old Testament figure, who is credited in the Hebrew Bible with speaking with God on Mt. Sinai,
has a name of Egyptian origin? - (answer)Moses
What is the name of the archeological site near where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found? -
(answer)Qumran
True or False:
Named for its human mediator, the Mosaic Covenant invokes pledges from both God and Israel -
(answer)True
True or False:
Viewed as a whole, the Bible is the story of God's complex relationship[s with humanity -
(answer)True
True or False:
As revealed in the Torah, Yahweh's attitude toward human worship closely resembles that of other
Near Eastern deities - (answer)False
, Test Bank - Exploring the Bible 2nd Edition by Stephen Harris, Chapter 1-39
Which of the following characters' stories is the most carefully constructed and unified? -
(answer)Joseph
According to Genesis, which Mesopotamian city was the birthplace of Abraham? - (answer)Ur
Which region of Palestine is identified in the Book of Revelation as the future site of Armageddon? -
(answer)plain of Megiddo
The Torah contains ____ books - (answer)5
While almost every American family owns one or more copies of the Bible, polls indicate that few
Americans are aware of its contents - (answer)True
How many people globally are "people of the book" Jews and Christians who worship the biblical
concept of God? - (answer)2 billion
Which section of the Hebrew Bible contains the section known as the Pentateuch? - (answer)Torah
True or False:
In contrast to the J (Yahwist) source, the E (Elohist) source presents a strongly anthropomorphic
(human-like) portrait of God. - (answer)False
What is the name of the Greek edition of the Hebrew Bible adopted by Christians? -
(answer)Septuagint
True or False:
Like the Egyptians, Israel developed a scribal class that played a major role in creating the Bible -
(answer)True
