Old Testament Survey

Eric Mitchell, Archie England

• Publisher: B&H Academic
• Year: 2007
• Print ISBN: 9780805440362
• eBook ISBN: 9781433672828
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Biblical Studies

A companion to the newly revised and expanded second edition of Old Testament Survey, this student workbook features all-new exercises for seminary classroom settings, including map work, fill-in-the-blanks, etc.

Professors should note this is all new text that is not connected to the previous edition of the workbook that accompanied the original 1992 edition of Old Testament Survey.

PART I

THE PENTATEUCH

Determine if the following statements are true or false (a=True, b=False).
1.	The name Pentateuch derives from two Greek words meaning “five” and “law.”
2.	The pentateuchal laws are typically designated as “constitutional law” and “case law.”
3.	The Ten Commandments are an excellent example of case law.
4.	Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy contain significantly more case laws than command-based laws.
5.	The male and female leaders of Israel are commonly designated as patriarchs and matriarchs.
6.	According to House and Mitchell, discerning the authorship of the Pentateuch is far more important than mastering the meaning of the text.
7.	It is better to read the Pentateuch as a whole than to engage it merely at the level of its component parts.
8.	Most scholars consider Genesis 12:1-9 as God's covenant with Abram.
9.	Adam and Noah emerge as the major figures of the human race in Genesis 1–11.
10.	Moses is the dominant character in the books of Exodus–Deuteronomy.

Chapter One

GENESIS

Determine if the following statements are true or false (a = True, b = False).

Answer
1.	The creation account moves slowly from the broad scheme of creation to the creation of mankind
2.	The creation account does not focus on philosophical truths because it provides little for philosophers to consider.
3.	Genesis 1–11 sets the foundation for everything that follows in the Bible.
4.	The darkness in the beginning may represent chaos.
5.	Man is God's most important creation.
6.	It is not long after creation that man is faced with temptation and pride.
7.	Man's sin (the fall) leaves the story of creation with a tragic ending without hope.
8.	Once Adam sins, he begins to live by his own will, and God no longer has dominion over him.

Match the following people/events and dates.

9.	Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob	a. 1400 (1250)–1050 BC
10.	Wilderness Wanderings	b. 1446 (1290) BC
11.	Exodus	c. 2100–1700 BC
12.	Egyptian Period	d. 1446–1406 BC
13.	Period of the Judges	e. 1800–1450 (1290) BC

Genesis 1–11

Match the following.

Answer
1.	Plants for food	a. Day 1 of creation
2.	Lesser light	b. Day 3 of creation
3.	Doubly blessed by God	c. Day 4 of creation
4.	Darkness is “night"	d. Day 5 of creation
5.	Birds	e. Day 6 of creation

Match the following people to the correct biblical reference.

Answer
6.	Genesis 1	a. Adam names the animals.
7.	Genesis 2	b. Heavens and earth created (ex nihilo).
8.	“And the evening and the morning were…”	c. Four rivers that flow from the garden.
9.	Pishon, Gihon, Tigris, Euphrates	d. God put Adam into a deep sleep, and from one rib He made woman.
10.	The most suitable helper	e. Formula for daily creation.

Determine if the following statements are true or false (a = True, b = False).

Answer
11.	The two creation accounts (Gn 1 and Gn 2) only contradict in two places.
12.	God's relationship to mankind is the main idea in the account of man's creation.
13.	In Genesis 1, each day God speaks, names His creation, and pronounces it good.
14.	God spoke amar and made asah creation.

Match the following people to the correct biblical reference.

Answer
15.	Appeared as a serpent.	a. The fruit of this tree brought death
16.	Anticipated future war between the serpent and the Christ.	b. Adam
17.	Knowledge of good and evil.	c. Genesis 3:15
18.	Understood eating the forbidden fruit was rebellion.	d. Eve
19.	Was deceived by the serpent.	e. Satan

Multiple Choice

In the account of the fall (a = Adam, b = Eve, c = serpent, d = creation/ground, e = Adam and Eve)
20.	God clothes with animal skins.
21.	Is cursed to crawl in the dirt.
22.	Driven f...

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• How to Use This Book
• Beginning the Study
• Part I
• Genesis
• Exodus
• Leviticus
• Numbers
• Deuteronomy
• Part II
• Joshua
• Judges
• 1, 2 Samuel
• 1, 2 Kings
• Part III
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah
• Ezekiel
• Book of the Twelve
• Part IV
• Psalms
• Job
• Proverb
• Ruth
• Song of Songs
• Ecclesiastes
• Lamentations
• Esther
• Daniel
• Ezra-Nehemiah
• 1, 2 Chronicles