OT329-04 | Our Daily Bread University

When Dr. Pratt refers to the Old Testament as a canon, what does he mean? Mark the best answer.

It is an official list of religious documents with legal authority, but only for the nation of Israel.
It is authoritative for us, the standard which God’s people are to follow through the millennia.
It was both a moral and a religious guideline for the nation of Israel, but it is only a religious guideline for the people of the New Testament age.

Indicate the two arguments that justify the thematic analysis (mirror approach) of the Old Testament.

The character of Scripture lends itself to this approach.
Jesus explicitly recommends this method.
Biblical writers and characters used this method.

Indicate which of the following kinds of themes we can legitimately study in a biblical passage.

Prominent themes
Minor themes
Extraneous themes

According to Dr. Pratt, what kinds of themes and concerns are appropriate to focus on for thematic analysis (as long as it is done properly)?

Doctrines
Esoteric truths
Examples
Personal needs

As valuable as thematic analysis may be to systematic theology, Dr. Pratt insists that we should avoid using Old Testament passages to support ________ themes.

Extraneous
Minor
Historical

Indicate the two arguments that justify the historical analysis (window approach) of the Old Testament.

The character of Scripture lends itself to this approach.
Biblical writers and characters used this method.
Jesus explicitly recommends this method.

How does a diachronic trace help us see the greater significance of the promise to Abraham of a land for his descendants? Mark each event that this is connected to this promise in biblical history, according to Dr. Pratt.

It is a fulfillment of the command to Adam and Noah to have dominion over the earth.
It anticipates the liberation from Egypt and the time of wandering in the desert.
It anticipates the conquest of Canaan by Israel in the time of Joshua and the further fulfillment during the monarchy.
It points to the true fulfillment in Christ and the promise that all believers will reign with Him over the new earth.
It points to the political establishment of Israel as a nation in 1948.

Our lesson states that the correspondence between the Old Testament and actual history has to be qualified, and it gives several reasons for this. One is that the Old Testament is highly _______ in what it reports.

spiritual
subjective
selective

What are some biblical historical teachings that scholars sometimes question?

The creation account
The worldwide flood
The existence of Abraham
The exile of Jewish people in Egypt
The date and nature of the conquest of the promised land
The dates of kings of Israel and Judah

What are some of the possible reasons that biblical history may not seem to correspond to scientific or historical evidence? Mark each correct answer.

The scientific evidence could be wrong.
Our interpretation of the Bible could be wrong.
The Bible could be wrong in scientific or historical details.

What attitude does Dr. Pratt recommend we should have when we try to show the correlation between the Old Testament and the claims of science or history? Mark the best answer.

It is a useless effort to try to reconcile the two, since there will inevitably be real contradictions.
We know that there is no real contradiction, but we must admit that in some cases we may never understand the proper explanation.
We should strive to explain all apparent contradictions, because each one can be easily explained with a minimum of effort.

What is a synchronic snapshot in biblical theology?

Looking at a period of time in the Old Testament as a unit.
Looking at the connection of events through time.
Looking at doctrinal themes in a systematic way.

What is a diachronic trace as we do biblical theology?

Looking at a period of time in the Old Testament as a unit.
Looking at the connection of events through time.
Looking at doctrinal themes in a systematic way.

Seeing the Old Testament as a “picture” is another way of studying the Old Testament through _________ analysis.

Historical
Thematic
Literary

What is the graphic fallacy, as Dr. Pratt defines it?

Examination of the original writers to the exclusion of a study of the document and the original audience.
Examination of the original audience to the exclusion of the document and the original writers.
Examination of the document to the practical exclusion of the original writers and original audience.

What can we learn by comparing the parallel accounts of King Manasseh in 2 Kings 21 and 2 Chronicles 33? Mark each correct answer.

2 Kings 21 characterizes Manasseh as evil from beginning to end.
2 Chronicles 33 includes the story of Manasseh’s repentance while in exile and his positive acts upon returning from exile.
The two accounts contradict each other, 2 Kings 21 showing only evil characteristics of Manasseh, and 2 Chronicles 33 showing only positive characteristics.
Both accounts relate the same characteristics of Manasseh, giving both evil and positive traits.

Where did the titles of the Old Testament books originate? Mark each correct answer.

Some come from the Septuagint.
Some come from the authors of the New Testament.
Some come from Jewish traditions.
Some come from Erasmus.
Some come from Christian traditions.

What special literary feature must we remember about 1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, and Ezra-Nehemiah?

They were all written by the same author.
Each of these pairs were originally one book, instead of two.
They are all apocalyptic literature.

The books of the Old Testament appear in a particular order in modern Bibles. How was this order established?

It comes mainly from the Septuagint.
It comes mainly from Jewish tradition.
It comes mainly from early Christian tradition.

In Mark 10, how did Jesus use literary analysis in interpreting Deuteronomy 24:1 on the topic of divorce?

He identified the literary style as being poetic and figurative, and not to be taken literally.
He identified Moses as the author and his intention to speak to an audience of people with hardened hearts.
He identified the time that this was written as being before the Law was given to Israel in Mount Sinai.

Paul uses literary analysis to expand on Galatians 4:22-24. According to this passage, Sarah and Isaac represent _______.

Divine promise and blessing
Human effort and judgment
Justification by works

According to Dr. Pratt, there is a danger of too much speculation concerning Old Testament writers, especially trying to discern their _______.

Writing style
Historical background
Intentions

From the internal evidence in Chronicles, what can we deduce about its writer?

He lived and wrote after the exile.
He was from a wealthy business family.
He was from the educated elite of Israel.
He was committed to the rule of David’s house and to the purity of the temple worship.
He was from an agricultural family, and had spent much time shepherding sheep.

What can we determine about the audience of Chronicles?

They lived in the promised land.
The throne of David was already established.
Times were difficult for them, with economic problems and the constant threat of war.
Many had returned from exile.

Biblical writers sometimes refer to characters who were not very admirable examples, highlighting something positive in them.

True
False

The writer of 1 Chronicles 1:1-4 referred to the first five chapters of Genesis and treated them as historically reliable.

True
False

In his sermon in Acts 7, Stephen modifies the historical data from the Old Testament.

True
False

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