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WorksheetsCuestionario sobre el Antiguo Testamento 3/1
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is the Old Testament? How should we define it? What is the Old Testament not?
A random collection of ancient fables with no historical value
A science textbook that explains the physical universe
The Hebrew Bible: the story of God's covenant with Israel in real history
Just moral tales for children
In what language(s) was the Old Testament written? What time periods does it cover?
Greek and Latin
Hebrew (mainly) with some Aramaic; covers approximately 1400–400 B.C.
Syriac and Coptic
Hebrew and Greek exclusively since 100 A.D.
What literary genres can be found within the Old Testament?
Only historical narratives
Law, narrative, poetry, wisdom, prophecy, and apocalyptic
Only prophetic oracles
Only hymns and psalms
Who were the Masoretes and why are they important?
Kings of the ancient Near East
Jewish scribes who standardized and preserved the Hebrew text with vowels and notes
Babylonian priests who translated the Torah
Roman historians
Describe the Masoretic Text, the Septuagint, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Samaritan Pentateuch. What are these works? What is textual criticism and how do these works play a role in it?
Unrelated wisdom books
Four Christian gospels
Manuscript traditions (MT, LXX, DSS, Samaritan Pentateuch) used by textual criticism to reconstruct the original text
Recently invented modern Bibles
What does TaNaKh mean?
Talmud, Numbers, Kings
Torah, Nevi’im, Ketuvim
Torah, Numbers, Ketuvim
Targum, Nevi’im, Ketuvim
How is the arrangement of the Old Testament different among Jews, Samaritans, Protestants, and Catholics?
All groups use the same order and books
They organize and number the books differently: Samaritans only keep the Pentateuch, Catholics include the Apocrypha, Protestants number 39 books, Jews use the TaNaKh
Catholics omit the historical books
Protestants reject the Pentateuch
What is the Apocrypha?
Intertestamental writings valued differently by various Christian traditions
Secret Gnostic texts
A lost Hebrew tribe
A modern devotional
How should we define the words 'canon', 'testament', and 'old'?
Canon = recognized Scripture; Testament = covenant; Old = first covenant, not obsolete
Canon = test; Testament = testimony; Old = irrelevant
Canon = authorized books; Testament = covenant; Old = outdated
Canon = law; Testament = history; Old = discarded
Define the term 'revelation'.
The self-disclosure of God to humanity
The process of copying manuscripts
A Jewish festival
A new unique prophecy of Isaiah
What do 2 Timothy 3:14–17 and 2 Peter 1:20–21 teach us about the Old Testament?
They show that Scripture is inspired by God and equips believers for every good work
They list all the books of the OT by name
They affirm that only the NT is inspired
They deny prophetic authority
What are the presuppositions,
What do believers affirm about every good work?
They affirm that the Scriptures equip believers for every good work
They list all the books of the Old Testament by name
They affirm that only the New Testament is inspired
They deny prophetic authority
What are presuppositions, how are they formed, and what impact can they have when reading the Old Testament? Give an example.
Preconceptions formed by culture and experience that affect interpretation (for example, reading Genesis as a science book)
Kings of the ancient Near East
Only terms from modern philosophy
They have no effect on interpretation
Why is it important to choose a good translation when reading the Old Testament?
Because a good translation ensures accuracy and prevents distortions
Because older translations are always better
Because shorter translations are easier
Because elegant language impresses others
What three questions should we ask ourselves when reading a passage from the Old Testament? Does the order matter? Why or why not?
What did it mean to the original audience? What theology does it reveal? How does it apply today?—the order matters to avoid imposing modern ideas
Any order works
Only ask what it means today
Only ask about the history
Define “exegesis” and “hermeneutics”.
Exegesis = extracting meaning from the text; Hermeneutics = the principles for interpreting texts
Exegesis = adding meaning; Hermeneutics = copying texts
Exegesis = oral tradition; Hermeneutics = textual criticism
Exegesis = translation; Hermeneutics = archaeology
What four contexts should be explored when seeking to know what a passage meant to its original audience?
Historical, literary, cultural, theological
Historical, modern, political, aesthetic
Scientific, ethical, modern, poetic
Literary, grammatical, phonetic, chemical
What is a “genre”? Why is it important to identify the correct genre of a passage?
A category of literature; recognizing it prevents misinterpretations
A type of geography
A type of covenant only in Deuteronomy
An archaeological layer
What are the four main tools we have to help us read and understand the Old Testament?
Good translation, study of context, identification of genre, and extrabiblical texts
Archaeology, architecture, astronomy, astrology
Commentaries, legends, midrash, songs
Only personal opinion
What are “extrabiblical” texts?
Ancient writings outside the Bible that shed light on its world
Modern sermons about the Bible
Only later Christian apocrypha
Church statutes
Define archaeology. What can it tell us and what are its limitations?
The study of material remains; it reveals culture and history but cannot directly prove theological claims
A method for dating only biblical manuscripts
The practice of translating Hebrew
A purely speculative form of art
