Ecclesiastes is focused on what important life issue: correct answers Our purpose in life
TF: According to the textbook, the purpose of the poetry and wisdom books is to change us and
elicit a response from us correct answers TRUE
TF: The primary purpose of Psalms is to "instruct" the believer and the church in covenant
faithfulness correct answers TRUE
TF: According to the textbook, the best way to understanding Song of Solomon is as an
allegorical picture of Christ's relationships to the church correct answers FALSE
Mirroring the Torah, the book of Psalms has commonly been divided into ____ books correct
answers 5
According to the textbook, which of the following is TRUE about the concept of the fear of the
Lord correct answers 1- the fear of the lord is the beginning of wisdom
2- the fear of the lord is often in parallel with knowledge of the lord
3- the fear of the lord is best described as what is produced in people when they truly understand
who God is
Proverbs takes the Torah-the covenantal instructions to the entire community- and brung them
down to a real world familial level correct answers TRUE
TF: According to the textbook, the Poetry and Wisdom Books have little to contribute to our
understanding of salvation history correct answers FALSE
What obscure OT character presents a type of Christ as seen in Psalm 110? correct answers
Melchizedek
, TF: According to the textbook, OT/Hebrew poetry often uses rhyme and meter like in English
poetry correct answers FALSE
What are the three main post-exilic prophets in the OT? correct answers Haggai, Zechariah,
Malachi
Who is present in the OT as the paradigm and model of all future prophets? correct answers
Moses
This prophet whose name is "my messenger" wrote the last prophetic book in the OT correct
answers Malachi
This prophet's book is an extended dialogue with God in which he questions why God would use
an evil nation like Babylon to judge hush people correct answers Habakkuk
TF: The prophets rarely referred to key parts of the Torah covenant, such as the covenantal
blessings cursing correct answers FALSE
Which theological theme is given in the Theological Tools section as the basis of the prophetic
message? correct answers Covenant
Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the OT Prophets? correct answers They usually
received open hearted and enthusiastic responses to their messages
As one of the Jewish exiles in Babylon and later Persia, his primary message was concerning
God's sovereignty over the nations and history, and he prophecies of a messianic "son of man"
correct answers Daniel
TF: Historical context is not all that important for understanding the prophetic message correct
answers FALSE