Dolezal Narrative of Redemption Quiz 1

Dante on the center of biblical theology?

• the central theme is a divine declaration, an exodus formula, that will be echoed in the proclamation to Israel

• the central theme is built on an event narrated in Genesis 22

• the central theme is Israel’s exile and suffering as a witness to the nations of God’s plan for their salvation

• the central theme and story of the Bible is the exodus

What do the exodus traditions include in addition to the exodus out of Egypt

• exodus traditions capture humanity’s plight outside the gates of Eden’s garden, our hearts are restless until it rests in God.

• 1. exodus traditions include not only the exodus out of Egypt, but also the wilderness journeys, and the inheritance of life in the good land.

• exodus traditions help the Israelites understand God’s signs and wonders in relation to the Egyptian pantheon, as a defeat of Egypt’s gods

• exodus traditions remind the Israelites that Abram’s call out of exile required his forsaking of “home” and his becoming a displaced sojourner who calls on Yahweh’s name

event in Jesus' life/experience that corresponds to Israel's exodus out of Egypt

• Jesus' emergence out of death corresponds to Israel's emergence out of the sea

• Jesus' works correspond to Moses's works parting the red sea

the change wrought on human nature by Adam's sin

• Adam's expulsion from the garden means that the restoration of humanity must be in the form of an Exodus back to God, a deliverance out of exile

• Adam’s self-seeking grasp of the forbidden fruit reflects the change of humanity’s self-willed independence from God

• 1. Adam’s sin corrupted the nature of humanity with the principle of rebellion, the power of sin

• Adam's sin creates humanity’s plight outside the gates of Eden’s garden, our hearts are restless until it rests in God

How does Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden of Eden frame the restoration that would follow?

• Expulsion captures humanity's plight outside the gates of Eden's garden, our hearts are restless until it rests in God

• Expulsion from the garden means that the restoration of humanity must be in the form of an Exodus back to God, a deliverance out of exile

• Adam's expulsion required Jesus to make a gesture of utter, trusting submission to the will of God and the pathway to blessing all the nations of the earth.

What is wrong with Cain's building of a city?

• the city building was an expression of human glory, an attempt to grasp immortality

• the city building spawned violence and divisiveness not only within households but among nations as well, enough to ensure that there cannot and will not be any humanly devised peace on earth

• the city building marks corrupt humanity's transition to a new goal fulfillment, it is understood as an effort to replace Eden's framework for humanity's life together with God.

What motivations does Cain's city-building betray?

• the desire for influence, inspiration, and nurturance

• the desire for authority, coercion, and aggression

• the desire for leadership, control, and dominance

• the desire for glory, protection, and permanence

What is the significance of the builders of the tower of Babel seeking to make a “name” for themselves?

• “name” being an expression of human glory, a grasping effort at immortality

• "name" being an expression for a god/idol to worship

• "name" being a place for their descendants to call home

• "name" being a home base to keep the plunder from the neighboring cities they attack

How does the building of the Tower of Babel aim to address mankind’s plight as wanders scattered over the face of the earth?

• it aims to address mankind's sinfulness and their feeble attempts at grasping immortality while rejecting God

• it aims to stand as a witness to the nations of God’s plan for mankind's salvation, ordained as a deliverance corresponding to the exilic situation of the nations

• it captures humanity’s plight outside the gates of Eden’s garden, our hearts are restless until it rests in God

What does Morales say is wrong with city-building as portrayed in the early chapters of Genesis?

• the city building marks corrupt humanity’s transition to a new goal fulfillment, it is understood as an effort to replace Eden’s framework for humanity’s life together with God

• the city building is an expression of human glory, a grasping effort at immortality

• the city building is portrayed as a humanistic attempt to defy God, a sadly arrogant energy of self-will and self-assertion that shakes a fist in the face of God, living to exalt their own reputation, power, and glory