Preparation for Exam #2 RE 101 Fall 2019 Dr. Wendland Names Moses Puah Aaron Miriam Terms Covenant Code Unclean Covenant Hyksos Holy Priestly Code Law Profane Clean Deuteronomic Code Code of Hammurabi Sinai Covenant Passover Shiphrah Concepts • Reading the Bible from three perspectives: What is “behind the text?” What is “in the text?” What is “in front of the text?” • What types of values and world views are expressed by the different law codes in the Pentateuch? How is like and unlike other ancient Near Eastern law codes such as the Code of Hammurabi? • Who is “I AM?” How is I AM revealed and to whom? • What is a covenant (and its form) in the Ancient Near East? • What is the relationship between law and covenant in the Pentateuch? • How have the Passover and Exodus Narratives been interpreted in North American society? Exam #2: RE 101 Fall 2019 Dr. Wendland Multiple Choice Choose the correct answer. (10 points total) 1. Putting lamb’s blood on the doorway to keep away the angel of death is part of which tradition: a. Passover b. Purim c. Abrahamic d. Adamah 2. Moses’ sister is a. Shiphrah b. Puah c. Miriam d. Rachel 3. Which of the following is NOT true about the 10 Commandments? a. They are an example of apodictic law b. They are an example of casuistic or case law c. They are part of the Sinai Covenant d. Different traditions number them differently 4. According to ancient writings, this group of “foreigners” or “foreign leaders” were in Egypt in the years between 1650 and 1570 BCE. a. b. c. d. Hapiru Canaanites Hyksos Ramses 5. Theorizing about how interpretations of the Exodus narrative has affected North American culture is an example of which type of study? a. Behind the Text b. In the Text c. In Front of the Text 6. When Moses asks for God’s name at the burning bush in Exodus 3, the response is: a) I AM WHO I AM b) DON’T ASK c) GOD OF THE ISRAELITES d) ELOHIM 7. Which of the following is an example of reading “behind the text” of the Bible? a. Describing the plot of a narrative Exam #2: RE 101 Fall 2019 Dr. Wendland b. Characterizing main actors c. Hypothesizing authorship of a text d. Tracing themes in the text 8. The plagues on Egypt represent a battle between the God of Israel and this god-like figure: a. Pharaoh b. King of Gerar c. Elohim d. Yahweh 9. A second-millennium BCE Babylonian law code that addresses some of the same issues as in the Covenant Code is: a. The Code of Hammurabi b. The Code of the Hyksos c. The Laws of the King of Babylon d. The Priestly Law Code 10. The word Deuteronomy literally means a. Blessings b. Moses’ Laws c. Second Law d. The Ten Commandments Essay Questions Choose 2 of the following. Write 2 paragraphs per question. (10 points each) 1. List the components of an ancient Near Eastern covenant. How does the ancient Near Eastern covenant relate to the law codes in the Bible? 2. Discuss the relationship between profane and holy, clean and unclean, including examples of people, things, or events in each category. 3. Choose one of the law codes found in the Pentateuch and describe a) where in the narrative Pentateuch it is found (in the text); b) when, according to the Documentary Hypothesis, it was written down; and c) at least three primary concerns or characteristics of that law code (by this I mean things that it emphasizes MORE than the other law codes).
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