Deck 23: Retelling the Story of David

Question 1

How did the book of Psalms achieve its final structure? What organizing principles are evident?

Answer 1

no answer

Question 2

What is Chronicles' relationship to Ezra and Nehemiah? Why have these three texts traditionally been linked? What is the conclusion of modern scholars concerning this relationship?

Answer 2

no answer

Question 3

What are the sources for Chronicles? How does it use them? What does the Chronicler omit? What might be some of the reasons for these omissions?

Answer 3

no answer

Question 4

Describe the use of form-critical analysis to study the psalms. How have form-critical analyses of the psalms helped scholars to understand them better? What, if any, are the shortcomings of the form-critical method for the psalms?

Question 5

Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah all had the same author.

Question 6

1 and 2 Chronicles were originally one book.

Question 7

Chronicles does not mention any figures or events from the northern kingdom.

Question 8

Chronicles uses no other sources other than those found in the Bible.

Question 9

The Chronicler is the biblical term for the author of Chronicles.

Question 10

The exact translation of the names of more than twenty instruments named in the Bible is often a guess.

Question 11

The books of Chronicles and Psalms both share significant connections to the figure of Solomon.

Question 12

Many scholars suggest a date for Chronicles in the late fifth or early fourth century bce.

Question 13

The Psalms frequently quote Chronicles.

Question 14

Manasseh received better treatment from the Chronicler than from the Deuteronomistic historians.

Question 15

The primary source used by Chronicles was:

A) the priestly source
B) Isaiah
C) Ezra and Nehemiah
D) Deuteronomistic History

Question 16

1 Chronicles begins with:

A) genealogies
B) the death of Saul
C) Abraham
D) David's reign

Question 17

All are used heavily as sources in Chronicles except:

A) 1 Kings
B) 2 Kings
C) 1 Samuel
D) 2 Samuel

Question 18

Chronicles omits:

A) the death of Saul
B) the sons of Jacob
C) the Succession Narrative
D) Adam

Question 19

All kings in Chronicles are patterned after:

A) Saul
B) David
C) Solomon
D) Hezekiah

Question 20

1 Chronicles gives __________ generations beyond Zerubbabel.

A) five
B) six
C) seven
D) eight

Question 21

According to Chronicles, Solomon paid for the raw materials for the Temple with:

A) slaves
B) cities
C) gold
D) friendship

Question 22

The term that best describes the genre of the division of the Torah known as the "Writings" in Jewish tradition is:

A) history
B) hymns
C) wisdom
D) all of the above

Question 23

The Chronicler gives significant attention to the tribe of:

A) Ephraim
B) Dan
C) Issachar
D) Levi

Question 24

In Chronicles, the cause of David's census is:

A) Absalom's revolt
B) taxes
C) Assyrian invasion
D) incitement by Satan

Question 25

Some scholars have conjectured that the Chronicler was a(n):

A) Aaronide priest
B) shepherd
C) Nazirite
D) Levite

Question 26

Psalms anticipating divine assistance are called:

A) laments
B) petitions
C) psalms of confidence
D) thanksgiving hymns

Question 27

Psalms that contain a question-and-answer format are called:

A) Zion hymns
B) liturgies
C) wisdom hymns
D) pilgrimage hymns

Question 28

Chronicles mentions all of the following figures except:

A) Solomon
B) Cyrus
C) Elijah c. Elijah
D) Saul

Question 29

The books of Psalms is divided into ________ parts.

A) three
B) four
C) five
D) six

Question 30

Traditionally nearly half of the psalms are attributed to:

A) Solomon
B) Moses
C) Job
D) David

Question 31

The English name for the book of Psalms is derived from a Greek word for a:

A) musical instrument
B) song
C) poem
D) king

Question 32

The reconstruction of Israel's musical traditions relies on all except:

A) obscure biblical references
B) archaeological discoveries
C) musical compositions
D) illustrations of musical instruments from the ancient Near East

Question 33

___________ is a mysterious Hebrew term that occurs seventy-one times in the book of Psalms but whose precise function and meaning are unknown:

A) sheminit
B) Selah
C) maskil
D) mizmor

Question 34

The category of psalms that consists of songs praising Yahweh is:

A) liturgies
B) proverbs
C) wisdom psalms
D) hymns

Question 35

The Hebrew title for the book of Chronicles is ____________________________.

Question 36

The books of _________________ are more inclusive of Judah's northern neighbors than the books of _________________.

Question 37

The last verses of Chronicles are identical to the opening verses of ____________.

Question 38

____________ is the primary poetic device of most biblical poetry.

Question 39

Scholars have conjectured that the author of Chronicles was from the tribe of _____________.

Question 40

Chronicles' almost exclusive focus is on Judah from the reign of ____________ to the fall of Jerusalem in 586 bce.

Question 41

A frequently used term for the author of Chronicles is ___________________.

Question 42

In Jewish tradition, the third division of the Bible is known as ________________.

Question 43

The German scholar who first applied form criticism to the psalms was __________________.

Question 44

A collection of psalms known as the _____________ uses the divine name Elohim five times more frequently than Yahweh.