A Walk through the Bible I: The Old Testament Story Lesslie Newbigin

Round One A Unique Account

Question #1 I find in your Bible a unique interpretation of universal history, the history of the whole of creation and the history of the human race. And therefore a unique interpretation of the human person as a responsible ______ in human history” (4). B. actorA. person C. stewardD. being

Question #2 “The first thing is that every good story has a hero or heroine. The Bible has a hero and that hero is __________.” A. GodB. Jesus C. MosesD. Adam

C. sons of Noah Question #3 “The Bible tells the story of the whole human race in terms of a particular story of one race – that of _______” (5). D. Israel B. the human raceA. Adam and Eve

Question #4 “The Bible tells the story of the whole human race in terms of a particular story of one race – that of Israel – and of one person within that race – __________” (5). C. Jesus of Naz. B. NoahA. Moses D. Adam

C. judgment Question #5 “The story is told from the point of view of the people whom God chose to be the bearers of his “ (6). D. purpose B. lawA. spirit

Question #6 “_________ was the theme underlying the whole creation story as the Babylonians understood it” (7). B. ViolenceA. Chaos C. PowerD. Glory

Question #7 According to the Scottish Catechism, “The purpose for which we were made is to glorify God and _______ him for ever” (8). C. enjoy B. praiseA. worship D. honor

Round Two Chosen by God

Question #1 And so the point comes when God is sorry that he started the experiment. He decides to wipe the earth clean of this evil race, keeping only one family to make a fresh start – the family of _________” (14). C. Noah B. MosesA. Abram D. Joshua

Question #2 “But once again the end is disaster. The human race is scattered in mutual incomprehension around the world. And once again the patient God makes a fresh start” with whom? (15) A. AbramB. Moses C. NoahD. Joshua

C. hope Question #3 “Here is the beginning of a new kind of human living, one that does not depend on the securities we have accumulated over the past, but depends wholly on what God has promised for the future. A new kind of life – living by _______ ” (16). D. faith B. the lawA. grace

Question #4 After the people of God have settled in Egypt and become slaves to the Egyptians, God reveals himself to _______ and commissions him to shepherd his people Israel out of Egypt. B. MosesA. Abram C. NoahD. Joshua

Question #5 When God makes a covenant with the Israelites at Mt. Sinai, God’s purpose is to make them into a kingdom of _______. C. priests B. kingsA. prophets D. peace

D. the nations Question #6 And so God calls ______ to be a holy priesthood for all _________, to be the nation through whom the rest of the world would come to know the living God. A. IsraelB. the Levites C. Egypt

Round Three Judges, Kings, and Prophets

Question #1 Who leads Israel across the Jordan into the promised land? A. JoshuaB. Moses C. SaulD. David

Question #2 According to Newbigin, Israel’s possession of the land where “the will of God could be expressed in a stable political, economic, and social order” represents “an essential part in the story of God’s training of a people to be the ______ for all the nations.” B. priestsA. rulers C. prophetsD. servants

Question #3 After much instability in the land the people want a ____ to rule over them, in essence rejecting God as their _____. C. king B. prophetA. priest D. Levites

Round Four Return and Renewal No Questions Yet.