OT Survey Prelim Exam

How many books are in the Old Testament?

• a. twenty-seven

• b. twenty-nine

• c. thirty-nine

• d. forty-six

Which is one of the most important texts that affirms inspiration?

• Philippians 3:8

• 2 Timothy 3:16

• Genesis 3:15

• Genesis 1:1

Who is the ultimate author of all Scripture?

• Human authors

• Moses

• Prophets

• God

All of the Old Testament text was written in Hebrew except for a few portions written in

• Arabic

• Ammonite

• Aramaic

• Akkadian

LXX is the abbreviation for the

• Targum

• Septuagint

• Masoretic Text

• Samaritan Pentateuch

Cosmogony is the study of

• how the world was made

• the beginning of time

• the history of the universe

• mythology and history

The primary theme of the Pentateuch is the story of God’s

• grace

• law

• people

• sovereignty

The closest parallel to ancient Hebrew concepts is found in the literature of

• Egypt

• Syria

• Babylon

• Mesopotamia

In which chapter of Genesis is humankind characterized as perfect?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 6

The theme of Genesis 3–11 is the

• perfection of God’s creation

• power of Satan

• moral failure of humankind

• universality of humankind’s dominion