What did the prophetic scribes do with earlier stories and poems?

Integrated them into larger compositions

Translated them into different languages

Why did the prophetic scribes treasure the texts?

Because they believed God speaks to his people through them

When was the process of shaping the unified collection of texts likely finished?

In the last centuries before the time of Jesus

What does the TaNaKh offer in its final shape?

A prophetic interpretation of Israel's history

A historical account of Israel's kings

A collection of laws and commandments

What does the Torah begin with?

The creation and blessing of the world

What is the main question regarding humanity's role in the world?

Whether they will trust God's wisdom to discern good and evil

Whether they will build great cities

Whether they will conquer other nations

Whether they will live in peace

What does the mysterious snake do?

Rebellions against the Creator and dupes humans to rebel

Helps humans understand God's will

What is the result of humanity's rebellion?

They are separated from their divine source of life

What happens to humanity after being exiled from the garden of blessing?

They keep spreading and redefining good and evil.

They live peacefully in the wilderness.

They immediately find a new paradise.

According to the text, what is the basic plot conflict of the whole Bible?

God wants to bless his world and rule it through humans.

God wants to destroy the world.

What is the problem with humans according to the text?

They are under the influence of evil.

What does God promise as a solution to the problem with humans?

That a new human will come who won't give into the snake.

What is the ultimate fate of Abraham's family according to the text?

They become rulers of a great kingdom

Despite the failures of Abraham's family, what does God do?

Replaces them with another family

When is Abraham's family at its best according to the text?

When they stop their selfish scheming and trust God's promise with radical faith

When they follow their own plans

What role does Moses play in the covenant relationship with God?

He brokers the whole deal and speaks God's word to Israel

He leads the Israelites into battle

What does Moses predict at the end of the Torah?

Israel's failure will continue.

Israel will become a powerful nation.

What is Moses' hope despite predicting Israel's failure?

That God will fulfill his promise to rescue Israel.

That Israel will find a new leader.

That Israel will conquer new lands.

That Israel will build a new temple.

What happens to Moses at the end of the Torah?

He leads Israel into the Promised Land.

He writes the final sentences of the Torah.

Who reflects back on the story of Moses from their vantage point?

The prophetic scribes who shape the TaNaK

What are the two sub-collections of the Nevi'im?

Former prophets and latter prophets

What do the stories in the former prophets mostly focus on?

The failure of Israel's kings, prophets, and priests

The miracles performed by prophets

What does God reaffirm in the text?

His covenant promise to bless humanity through a new human

His promise to destroy humanity

His decision to abandon humanity

His promise to create a new world

Bible Project - Old Testament Overview

Authored by Liam Johnston

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Bible Project - Old Testament Overview

What is the name of the collection that makes up the first three quarters of a Protestant Christian Bible?

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What does the Hebrew word "Torah" mean?

Who mentioned the 3-part design of the TaNaKh?

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