Biblical Narrative Key Questions

Page 1 of 4 The Metanarrative Index Exploring the Bible Characters Know the following main biblical characters and their relation to each other. Also know which biblical books contain the main stories about each character.                            Abel Abraham Absalom Adam Alexander the Great Amos Antiochus IV Assyrians Babylonians Barabbas Barnabas Bathsheba Benjamin Cain Caleb Church at Antioch of Syria Cyrus the Great David Deborah Ehud Elijah Elisha Esau Eve Ezekiel Ezra Gideon                          Hagar Haggai Hannah Herod Antipas Herod the Great Hezekiah Hosea Isaac Isaiah Ishmael Jacob/Israel James and John (disciples) James, brother of Jesus Jeremiah Jeroboam Jesus Job Joel John the Baptizer (or John the Baptist) Jonah Joseph of Nazareth Joshua Josiah Judas the disciple Judas Maccabeus                            Laben Leah Levites Malachi Mary of Nazareth Moses Nathan Noah Paul Peter Pilate Rachel Rahab Rebekah Rehoboam Ruth Samson Samuel Sarah Saul Silas Simon of Cyrene Solomon Stephen Timothy Titus Zechariah Terms Know the following main terms and concepts.   Apocrypha/Deuterocanonical Books Babylonian Exile   Christ/Messiah/Anointed One Epistles Version 2015.09.15 Page 2 of 4               Exodus from Egypt Four main biblical covenants Gnosticism Hellenism Incarnation Intertestamental Period Jerusalem Council Old Testament Judges Last Supper Parables Passover (Old and New Testament) Pentateuch Pentecost (Old and New Testament) Pharisees              Practical Wisdom Prophetic Message (content) Relationship between faith and works (James) Sadducees Septuagint Speculative Wisdom Spiritual Gifts (1 Corinthians) TaNaK The Passion Torah Triumphal Entry Types of Parallelism in Hebrew Poetry YHWH (Yahweh) Categories Know the following categories and be able to place an individual character or event within its correct category. Books  Pentateuch  Know God’s evaluation of creation in Genesis 1  Be able to recognize each of the Ten Commandments  Historical Books  Major and Minor Prophets  Wisdom Literature/Wisdom Books  Prophets  Recognize whether each prophet ministered to the Northern Kingdom of Israel or the Southern Kingdom of Judah  Recognize whether each prophet is Exilic or Post-Exilic  Gospels  Which are Synoptic?  Which include birth narratives?  Which include post-resurrection appearances?  Which include ascension narratives?  Epistles:  Recognize which are Pauline and which are General  Categories of Pauline Letters (Recognize which letters are in each category)  Revelation  Recognize literary characteristics Version 2015.09.15 Page 3 of 4 Storyline Know the general content and order of the biblical meta-narrative. For example, correctly order the following events (they are currently out of order). Also, know which books tell each part of the story.                                         Aaron leads God’s people to worship a golden calf Abraham travels to Canaan in obedience to God Abraham’s son, Isaac, is born Abraham’s son, Ishmael, is born According to legend, Paul is executed during the reign of Nero Adam and Eve are expelled from the Garden of Eden Ahab and Jezebel promote the worship of Ba’al in Israel and come into conflict with Elijah Alexander the Great conquers the entire Mediterranean world and introduces Hellenization Building of the Tower of Babel and the confusion of languages Cain kills his brother Abel Church meets in Jerusalem to discuss the conditions for Gentile membership in the Christian community Conquest of Canaan (the land of promise) Corruption enters the world, corrupting the divine-human and human relationships David becomes king over all Israel Esau and Jacob are born Ezra the scribe leads a group of exiles back to Judah to re-establish a community faithful to Torah God creates all that exists God wipes out sinful humanity with a flood in order to start again Hebrew people wander in the wilderness after refusing to trust God Herod Antipas has John the Baptist beheaded Herod the Great begins to rule as a puppet king under the Romans. Isaac is tricked into giving the blessing to his younger son instead of the older son Isaiah promises by the word of the Lord that the temple will not be destroyed Jacob and his descendants move to Egypt to escape the famine in Canaan Jacob flees his brother’s anger Jacob marries Leah Jacob marries Rachel Jeremiah predicts that Jerusalem will be destroyed by the Babylonians Jericho falls to the Israelites under Joshua Jesus is born John the Baptist is born Joseph dreams one dream too many, and his brothers sell him into slavery Joseph is born Josiah’s workmen find a scroll of the Law of the Lord in the Temple Kingdom of Judah defeated by Babylon and leading citizens carried into exile Moses leads God’s people out of Egypt Nehemiah leads in the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem Octavian becomes Caesar Augustus, the first emperor of Rome Paul and Barnabas sent out as missionaries by the church in Antioch Paul travels in Asia Minor and Greece and writes letters to various churches in the regions Version 2015.09.15 Page 4 of 4          Pilate is procurator in Judea when Jesus is crucified Rehab’s life is spared because she confesses belief in God and hides Israelite spies Saul becomes king of Israel Saul encounters the Risen Christ on the road to Damascus. Solomon builds a Temple for the Lord of Jerusalem The Maccabean brothers lead a revolt for Jewish independence United monarchy divides into the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah Gospels Events: Put the following events in Jesus’ Life in the correct order (They are not in order here!) o Ascension o Baptism o Calling of the disciples o Crucifixion o Feeding of the 5000 o Jesus’ betrayal and arrest o Jesus’ Trials o Last Supper o Peter’s Confession that Jesus is the Son of God o Resurrection o Temptations o Transfiguration o Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem Events in Acts: Put the following events from the Book of Acts in the correct order (They are not in order here!) o Christianity comes to Antioch o Conversion of Paul o Debate over acceptance of Gentiles (Jerusalem Council) o Holy Spirit comes on Gentiles o Ministry of Peter beyond Jerusalem o Paul’s arrest and imprisonment in Jerusalem o Paul’s First Missionary Trip o Paul’s Second Missionary Trip o Paul’s Third Missionary Trip o Paul’s witness in Caesarea o Paul’s witness in Rome o Pentecost o Philip the Evangelist o Stephen’s martyrdom Version 2015.09.15

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