Monday, November 16, 2009

Test!

The exam outline!

1st Kings:17

    • Who is an early Christ figure?
      • Elijah
  • 2nd Kings
    • Who was associated with early cosmetics?
      • Jezebel
  • Isaiah
    • Which pairing doesn't belong?
      • The Lion and the Lamb
    • Who does Plotz compare God to?
      • Jack Nicholson, Santa
  • Jeremiah
    • Why wouldn't you share a beach house with Jeremiah?
      • Morbidity
  • Ezekiel:4
    • The ingredients and things you need to eat.
    • He compares Israel to his adulterous wife.
  • Minor Prophets
    • Jonah, why does he get on a boat?
      • To run from God. (There is no whale)
  • Psalms
    • Which characters does Plotz talk about most?
      • David
    • Common theme?
      • "Woe is me"
  • Daniel
    • What other biblical story is Daniel closest to?
      • Joseph and his dreams
  • Ezra/Nehemiah
    • Why does Ezra pull out his hair?
      • Intermarriage between Jews and gentiles.
  • Chronicles
    • One sentence sums it up.
      • It retells the stories you've heard already.
  • Should we read the bible?
    • Yes, the less you believe, the more you should read.
MORE QUESTIONS
  • What does Ecclesia mean?
    • Gathering
  • What is Eschatology?
    • The study of the end times.
  • Logos?
    • The word.
  • Jesus and Socrates, how are they similar?
    • Both were "crucified".
  • Why is the Bible a comedy?
    • It has a happy ending.
  • Where are we at in the "U"?
    • The bottom.
  • What type of wisdom would your grandparents give you?
    • Prudential
  • What does Jacob put on his head?
    • A fez, he believed in a false prophet for a while.
  • The three great tragedies?
    • The Brothers Karamazov
    • Job
    • King Lear
  • Why is God patriarchal?
    • It rationalizes the ethos!
  • What is an epiphany?
    • Sudden manifestation of a supernatural or divine being.
  • What is retributive justice, and an example of it?
    • Nothing bad happens unless we deserve it. Job's three "friends".
  • Prudential wisdom?
    • Polonius
  • Skeptical wisdom?
    • Hamlet
  • Best example of narrative/image?
    • Job/Revelation
  • Metenoia?
    • repentence
  • What does Jacob do to make up for the absence of the Torah?
    • He scratches on a rock.
  • Theodicy
    • The question of innocent suffering.
  • What is a parable?
    • an attack on expectations.
  • Apocalypse?
    • A lifting of the veil. (realized eschatology)

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