The Old Testament: Our Call to Faith & Justice Directed Reading Worksheet Answer Key Chapter 1 Preparing

for the Journey 1. know basic information at the outset. We need to prepare, to gather all the supplies we need. 2. background information 3. must be read and interpreted in the light of the same Spirit by whom it was written 4. forty-six; twenty-seven; Canon 5. collection; 1000 B.C. and 150 B.C. 6. Hebrew 7. seven 8. deuterocanonical; Second Canon 9. apocrypha 10. Yahweh 11. I am 12. Adonai (Lord) 13. Adonai; Yahweh 14. Jehovah 15. To Love 16. Tradition 17. Scripture; Tradition 18. Magisterium 19. wanted to say; intended to communicate 20. time; culture; forms; speaking and thinking 21. literal 22. spiritual 23. three; Law; Prophets; Writings 24. Genesis; Exodus; Leviticus; Numbers; Deuteronomy 25. Former Latter; Minor 26. eleven

27. TaNak 28. a. Pentateuch, b. Historical books, c. Wisdom Books, d. Prophetic Books 29. Pentateuch 30. Old Testament 31. Christ crucified and risen 32. False. Martin Luther decided to include only books in the Hebrew Bible. 33. True. 34. False. It involves Gods inspiring human authors to write the sacred words. 35. True. 36. False. While there is nothing dangerous or secret about them (although some are a bit odd) the Church long ago determined that these writings were not inspired by God. 37. True. 38. False. The first books are not necessarily the oldest books, and the final books are not necessarily the most recently written. 39. False. The Church considers it an indispensable part of Sacred Scripture and is the true word of God. 40. a. 1 Maccabees, b. 2 Maccabees, c. Judith, d. Tobit, e. Baruch, f. Sirach, g. Wisdom 41. It expresses Gods faithfulness despite the faithlessness of mens sin and the punishment it deserves, he keeps steadfast love for thousands. Church Tradition also teaches that the name Yahweh reveals that God is the fullness of Being and of every perfection, without origin and without end. 42. The central theme of the Old Testament is the loving relationship through history between a people and their God. 43. The Bible was written by human authors inspired by God. 44. We should be thankful that the editors added their inspired insights about God and their understanding of him so that we benefit from their experiences as well as those of the original authors. 45. First, it does not mean finding faults, picking apart, or making disparaging remarks. It means very careful examination of all the information that is at hand, and thinking it through carefully. We must try to figure out what the authors wanted to say and what God wanted to reveal in those writings. Pay special attention to the historical time and the culture and to the literary styles the authors used.