Deck 8: Law, Ritual, and Holiness

Question 1

How do the biblical collections of law compare to law collections known from other ancient Near Eastern peoples?

Answer 1

no answer

Question 2

Discuss the levels of meaning present in the golden calf account. How might the text have developed, and what are its purposes?

Answer 2

no answer

Question 3

Explain the term "holiness." Why is it important to the book of Leviticus and the religious and social organization of ancient Israel?

Answer 3

no answer

Question 4

What are the significant differences between the Decalogue as it is presented in Exodus 20 and the Ritual Decalogue in Exodus 34? In what ways does the Ritual Decalogue have a different focus?

Question 5

The Code of Hammurapi is the only ancient Near Eastern law code in existence.

Question 6

The Ritual Decalogue is concerned mainly with community relations.

Question 7

The descriptions of rituals and ritual objects in Exodus 25-31 are realistically mundane.

Question 8

The Covenant Code reflects an egalitarian society free of slavery.

Question 9

Yom Kippur is the most solemn day in the Jewish calendar.

Question 10

The treatment of lesser classes is never discussed in the Covenant Code.

Question 11

The "ark of the covenant" and the "ark of the testimony" are the same thing.

Question 12

The tabernacle was the first permanent sanctuary built for Yahweh.

Question 13

Leviticus states that resident aliens were full members of the community for the purposes of ritual.

Question 14

Sacred holidays in ancient Israel are more holy than the sabbath.

Question 15

The type of law that is characterized by absolute or general commands and
Prohibitions is:

A) Decalogue
B) casuistic
C) apodictic
D) Code of Hammurapi

Question 16

The ephod is:

A) the tabernacle
B) a type of law
C) a priest
D) an apron

Question 17

The cherubim consisted of two gold statues of

A) calves
B) sphinxes
C) serpents
D) winged divine beings

Question 18

The negative depiction of the golden calves that Jeroboam I had installed in the royal sanctuaries at Bethel and Dan reflects:

A) a non-Yahwistic form of worship
B) a southern bias
C) a state-sanctioned act of idolatry
D) none of the above

Question 19

The Ritual Decalogue apparently forbids all of the following except:

A) eating certain foods
B) intermarriage
C) work on sabbath
D) graven images

Question 20

The tribe that was a minor class of clergy was:

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

Question 21

The words "_________________" were engraved on a rosette ornamenting the priestly headgear.

A) Life for Life
B) Holy to Yahweh
C) Holy of Holies
D) Son of Aaron

Question 22

Hammurapi's Law Code dates to which century bce?

A) 18th
B) 8th
C) 22nd
D) 15th

Question 23

The main source of the Holiness Code appears to be:

A) P
B) D
C) H
D) E

Question 24

All of the following statements are true of the Urim and Thummim except:

A) they were stones
B) they were contained in the "breastpiece of judgment"
C) they were engraved with the names of the tribes of Israel
D) they were used in rendering oracular judgments

Question 25

The altar described in Exodus 20.25-26 should be made of:

A) semiprecious stones
B) acacia wood
C) unhewn stones
D) gold

Question 26

Hammurapi claimed that this god ordered him to give the laws to the people:

A) Marduk
B) El
C) Baal
D) Re

Question 27

The Hebrew word usually translated "tithe" literally means:

A) tax
B) gift to God
C) a tenth
D) duty

Question 28

______________ is the best term for translating the concept of purity in the Hebrew Bible.

A) clean
B) suitable for human use
C) clear
D) uncontaminated

Question 29

All are theories that attempt to explain the purity laws except:

A) atonement
B) health
C) cultural differentiation
D) social order

Question 30

The Hebrew name for the book of Leviticus is:

A) (way)yiqra
B) minhah
C) ola
D) shelamim

Question 31

The term "abomination" is frequently used to describe violations of divinely given law concerning all of the following topics, except:

A) sexual activity
B) idolatry
C) diet
D) all of the above

Question 32

The Hebrew word for holiness, qodesh, literally means:

A) sanctuary
B) dedicate
C) separation
D) priest

Question 33

The Philistines apparently emigrated from:

A) Egypt
B) the Aegean Sea
C) Arabia
D) Babylon

Question 34

The type of sacrifice where an animal is offered in place of the offender is called:

A) sin offering
B) sacrifice of well-being
C) holocaust
D) grain offering

Question 35

The portable dwelling for the ark was called____________________.

Question 36

The cherubim on top of the ark were supposed to serve as_______________.

Question 37

The "Lord of Hosts" means the leader of______________.

Question 38

Offering something of value to a deity is called ___________________.

Question 39

The formula "eye for eye, tooth for tooth" found in Exodus 21.24 is known as the _________________.

Question 40

The ___________________ is characterized by the use of case laws more frequently than apodictic laws.

Question 41

The offering of children to ________________ is a non-Israelite ritual prohibited in Leviticus.

Question 42

Case law, often in the form of a conditional sentence in which specific situations are addressed, is called _____________________.

Question 43

The usual method of capital punishment in biblical times was_______________.

Question 44

On the Day of Atonement, the sacrifice offered "for Azazel" is often translated as the _______________.