中国大学圣经文学章节答案(mooc2023课后作业答案)

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Week 1: The中国章节作业 Bible as Literature

Multiple Choice Exercises for Week 1 (The Bible as Literature)

1、1. What is 大学答案答案written on the famed Liberty Bell in Philadelphia that Professor Leland Ryken calls our attention to? (Lec.1, 02’11’’)
A、Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land unto all the Inhabitants thereof.
B、圣经Proclaim Freedom throughout all the land unto all the Inhabitants thereof.
C、文学Proclaim Democracy throughout all the land unto all the Inhabitants thereof.
D、课后Proclaim Love throughout all the land unto all the Inhabitants thereof.

2、中国章节作业In which speech did Martin Luther King quote from the Bible,大学答案答案 saying that “We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream”? (Lec.1, 02’55’’)
A、“Where Do We Go From Here?圣经”
B、“I Have a Dream”
C、文学“A Knock at Midnight”
D、课后“The中国章节作业 Birth of a New Nation”

3、Which are the two books that American pioneers brought with them when they rode westward in their exploration of the new land?大学答案答案 (Lec.1, 05’48’’)
A、King James Bible and The圣经 Complete Works of William Shakespeare
B、ESV Bible and The文学 Complete Works of William Shakespeare
C、NIV Bible and The课后 Complete Works of William Shakespeare
D、The Living Bible and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

4、Which of the following titles of English novels does not come from the Bible? (Lec.1, 07’43’’)
A、The Sun Also Rise
B、Absalom, Absalom!
C、Measure for Measure
D、Wuthering Heights

5、Who believed that the Bible should form the basis of literary education? (Lec.1, 08’15’’)
A、William Shakespeare
B、John Milton
C、Northrop Frye
D、T. S. Eliot

6、What is the figure of speech used in the verse: “The Lord is my shepherd”? (Lec.2, 6’42’’)
A、Simile
B、Personification
C、Contrast
D、Metaphor

7、What is the main idea suggested in the two opening verses in Psalm 23? (Lec.2, 7’18’’) (1The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want./2He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.)
A、A scene of pastoral life
B、The Lord is the shepherd of the world
C、The Lord is full of love and peace
D、The idea of God’s providence in the lives of people

8、What does the word “Bible” mean in Greek ? (Lec.3, 1’15’’)
A、The best story ever told
B、Little books
C、The best book
D、The parables

9、What are the Bible’s two main literary genres ? (Lec.3, 1’42’’)
A、Poetry and Novel
B、Narrative and Poetry
C、Poetry and Drama
D、Drama and Narrative

10、According to Leland Ryken, what are the three types of writing that predominate and are intermingled throughout the Bible ? (Lec.5, 0’18’’)
A、Theological exposition, history, and literature
B、Philosophical exposition, history, and literature
C、Psycological exposition, history, and literature
D、Anthropological exposition, history, and literature

Week 2:The Creation of the World

Multiple Choice Exercises for Week 2 (The Bible as Literature)

1、Genesis consists of _____ verses divided into ____ chapters. (Lec.11, 1’22’’)
A、1533; 39
B、1533; 27
C、1533; 50
D、1533; 66

2、What does the title “Genesis” mean in the Old Testament? (Lec.12, 5’05’’)
A、The Old Testament
B、The New Testament
C、Beginnings
D、The Covenants

3、The first three chapters of Genesis belong to a genre known as _____. (Lec.13, 1’10’’)
A、The story of universal history
B、The story of origins
C、The story of the origins of the nation of Israel
D、The story of the origins of the World

4、What is the most important genre in Genesis when we attempt to read the Bible as a literary work? (Lec.14, 0’33’’)
A、Hero Story
B、Story of Origins
C、Genealogy
D、Etiology

5、In which day of the six days’ work of God’s creation did He create light? (Lec.16, 1’48’’)
A、The first day
B、The second day
C、The third day
D、The fourth day

6、In which day of the six days’ work of God’s creation was the man created? (Lec.16, 2’11’’)
A、The first day
B、The second day
C、The fifth day
D、The sixth day

7、In the 2nd day of God’s creation, God said, “let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters.” What does the expanse refer to? (Lec.16, 19’15’’)
A、Atmosphere
B、Heavens
C、Seas
D、The earth

8、The first eleven chapters of Genesis tell the history of the entire human race and are called ________. (Lec.17, 06’07’’)
A、Patriarchal hisotry
B、Primeval hisotry
C、Covenantal history
D、Genealogical hisotry

9、Who is the protagonist or central character in the overall story of Genesis ? (Lec.18, 0’11’’)
A、Adam
B、Eve
C、Satan
D、The God

10、What is the artistic principle at wrok in its literary presentation of Genesis ? (Lec.20, 1’28’’)
A、Variety in unity
B、Deceptive simplicity
C、Form within Freedom
D、Parallelism

Week 3:Life in Paradise

Multiple Choice Exercises for Week 3 (The Bible as Literature)

1、“The tree of life was in the midst of the garden.” Where was “the tree of the knowledge of good and evil” in the garden of Eden? (Lec.23,06’06’’)
A、In the middle of the garden of Eden
B、In the east of the garden of Eden
C、In the west of the garden of Eden
D、In the north of the garden of Eden

2、What are the names of the four rivers that flow from the one out of Eden? (Lec.23, 06’20’’)
A、Pishon, Gihon,Tigris, Euphrates
B、Tigris, Euphrates, Eden, Cush
C、Euphrates, Tigris, Gihon, Cush
D、Pishon, Gihon, Euphrates, Eden

3、What does the name “Eden” mean in Genesis? (Lec.24, 08’38’’)
A、Garden
B、Luxury
C、Blessing
D、Love

4、What are the reasons that explain Eve’s taking of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? (Lec.29, 05’35’’)
A、The tree was good for food.
B、The tree was a delight to the eyes.
C、The tree was to be desired to make one wise.
D、All the above answers.

5、Genesis 1 is correctly entitled “The Creation of the World,” and Genesis 2 can appropriately be called “_________.” (Lec.25, 08’39’’)
A、The Garden of Eden
B、Life in Paradise
C、Life in the Heavens
D、An Appendix

6、What is the genre of Genesis 2? (Lec.25, 00’08’’)
A、A story of origins
B、A story of creation
C、A companion story
D、A story of conflict

7、“But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of you shall surely die.” What does this mean? (Lec.30, 0’37’’)
A、A trial of man’s obedience
B、A trial of man’s knowledge
C、A trial of man’s courage
D、A trial of man’s disobedience

8、The woman was made of a rib out of the _____ of Adam. (Lec.31, 1’48’’)
A、Head
B、Feet
C、Side
D、Back

9、“It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” What does “a helper fit for him” mean here? (Lec.31, 04’33’’)
A、A wife likes her husband.
B、A wife loves her husband.
C、A wife is her husband’s clone.
D、A wife complements her husband.

10、“This at last is bone of my bones/ and flesh of my flesh;/ she shall be called Woman,/ because she was taken out of Man.” What are the poetic techniques used here to emphasize the idea of oneness between the man and the woman? (Lec.31, 07’28’’)
A、parallelism and repetition
B、assonance and word play
C、perfect rhyming words
D、all of the above three

Week 4:The Fall

Multiple Choice Exercises for Week 4 (The Bible as Literature)

1、In terms of genre, what is Genesis 3 most appropriately called? (Lec.34, 01’32’’)
A、A story of crime and punishment
B、A story of the fall from innocence
C、An archetypal literary tragedy
D、An archetypal literary comedy

2、“Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made.” Whom does “the serpent” refer to? (Lec.35, 0’35’’)
A、Satan
B、Abel
C、Pharaoh
D、Adam

3、Who was actually a great deceiver, a liar, and murderer from the very beginning of the story of the fall from innocence? (Lec.35, 0’59’’)
A、Adam
B、Eve
C、Satan
D、All the above three

4、What kind of suffering does God pronounce to punish the woman for her sin of disobedience? (Lec.35, 20’12’’)
A、To work the ground from which Adam was taken
B、To suffer pain in the bearing of children
C、To go on her belly and eating dust
D、To suffer failure in her rebellion against her husband

5、Genesis 3 is a prototypical tragedy of the Bible and of Western literature, which fits well such standard phases of a literary tragedy as _______. (Lec.36, 01’01’’)
A、an initial dilemma and a tragic choice
B、catastrophe and suffering
C、perception and death
D、All the above three

6、What is the motif that dominates Genesis 3:1-6? (Lec.37, 0’15’’)
A、The temptation motif
B、The persuasion motif
C、The testing motif
D、The punishment motif

7、In addition to the conventional narrative patterns that merge in the story and reinforce each other, Genesis 3 builds up a whole system of contrasts and foils, such as ______. (Lec.39, 0’31’’)
A、before and after the fall
B、the garden and the wilderness
C、God and Satan
D、All the above three

8、Who is the archetypal criminal in Genesis 4? (Lec.40, 0’46’’)
A、Cain
B、Abel
C、Adam
D、Eve

9、Such universal human experiences can be summarized in Genesis 4 as _______. (Lec.40, 1’09’’)
A、domestic violence, sibling rivalry, murder
B、a guilty child, lying to a parent (God), lack of self-control
C、Giving in to a evil impulse, an attempted cover-up, trial and sentencing
D、All the above three

10、Why did God look with favor on Abel and his offering? (Lec.40, 06’37’’)
A、Because of Abel’s faith
B、Because of Abel’s thoughtfulness and carefulness
C、Because of Abel’s generosity
D、All the above three

Week 5:The Flood

Multiple Choice Exercises for Week 5 (The Bible as Literature)

1、The story of the flood is ________ in which the action descends into calamity, reaches the bottom, and then gradually winds its way upward toward a restored earth. (Lec.45, 06’33’’)
A、A story of crime and punishment
B、A U-shaped story of birth
C、A U-shaped death-rebirth story
D、A U-shaped story of rebirth

2、What are the reasons in Noah’s character that explain his favor in the eyes of the Lord? (Lec.47, 00’20’’)
A、Noah was a righteous man.
B、Noah was blameless in his generation.
C、Noah walked with God.
D、All the above three

3、What is the length, breadth, and height of the ark that God instructs Noah to make in Genesis 6? (Lec.48, 04’12’’)
A、100 cubits, 50 cubits, and 30 cubits
B、200 cubits, 50 cubits, and 30 cubits
C、300 cubits, 50 cubits, and 30 cubits
D、400 cubits, 50 cubits, and 30 cubits

4、In Genesis 6, God said to Noah that “Everything that is on the earth shall die. 18But I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.” How many of them all together will come into the ark and survive the flood? (Lec.48, 05’29’’)
A、4
B、6
C、8
D、10

5、How long did the rain fall upon the earth in the story of the flood? (Lec.50, 00’39’’)
A、Four days and four nights
B、Fourteen days and fourteen nights
C、Forty days and forty nights
D、Four months and four weeks

6、How old was Noah when “all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened”? (Lec.50, 00’44’’)
A、150 years old
B、300 years old
C、450 years old
D、600 years old

7、If we say that Genesis 7 was a survival story, as Noah’s family was protected from drowning, then what kind of story is Genesis 8 in which the family that survived the flood is rescued from their confinement on the boat? (Lec.51, 00’19’’)
A、A rescue story
B、An adventure story
C、A covenant story
D、A rebirth story

8、What spies did Noah begin to send out to gain intelligence after 40 day’s ebbing? (Lec.51, 01’03’’)
A、A raven and a dove
B、A raven and a peacock
C、A dove and an eagle
D、A peacock and an eagle

9、When Noah sent out a dove the second time, what did she brought back in her bill? (Lec.51, 08’06’’)
A、A gopher leaf
B、An olive leaf
C、A fig leaf
D、A cypress leaf

10、Since articles of agreement among men are usually sealed, God has also confirmed his covenant by a seal. What was the seal of this covenant of nature? (Lec.52, 13’13’’)
A、Rainbow
B、Rain
C、Wind
D、Storm

Week 6: Biblical Epic

Multiple Choice Exercises for Week 6 (The Bible as Literature)

1、Which of the following is a masterscene in Exodus? (Lec.56, 02’56’’)
A、The burning bush
B、The crossing of the sea
C、The manna in the wilderness
D、All the above three

2、Who is the protagonist in Exodus, born in obscurity, rising to greatness, liberating his people from slavery, and founding a great nation? (Lec.58, 00’21’’)
A、Pharaoh
B、Moses
C、Jacob
D、Reuben

3、How old was Moses when God called him to lead his people out of Egypt? (Lec.58, 00’44’’)
A、120 years old
B、80 years old
C、60 years old
D、40 years old

4、Who is the archetypal villain in Exodus, seething with all the irrational paranoia, malevolent hatred, and false remorse of an abusive personality? (Lec.58, 01’31’’)
A、Joshua
B、Jethro
C、Aaron
D、Pharaoh

5、What is a sacred place called where God chose to meet His people, the Israelites, during the 40 years they wandered in the desert under Moses’ leadership? (Lec.58, 03’28’’)
A、Tent
B、Church
C、Sanctuary
D、Tabernacle

6、“Exodus” is a Latin word derived from Greek, which means _____. (Lec.60, 02’13’’)
A、Exit
B、Departure
C、A way out
D、All the above

7、According to Jewish and Christian tradition, who was the author or complier of the first five books of the Old Testament—Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy? (Lec.60, 03’25’’)
A、Abraham
B、Isaac
C、Jacob
D、Moses

8、The _______ are monuments which not only show the greatness and wisdom of the Israel slave builders but also show the cruel tyranny of the Egyptian monarchs who projected them. (Lec.60, 05’43’’)
A、Pyramids
B、Tabernacles
C、Temples
D、Sanctuaries

9、In Exodus 7:14-12:32, ten plagues are described to enable the Israelites to go free and teach the Egyptians the power of God. What is the deadliest plague? (Lec.63, 02’04’’)
A、Blood
B、Frog
C、Swarm of Flies
D、The death of every firstborn son in Egypt

10、What kind of story can Israel’s crossing the Red Sea be called in Exodus 14? (Lec.65, 00’29’’)
A、A miracle story
B、A battle story
C、A rescue story
D、The three above in one

Week 7: Biblical Poetry

Multiple Choice Exercises for Week 7 (The Bible as Literature)

1、How many psalms are there in the book of Psalms in the Old Testament? (Lec.69, 03’46’’)
A、50
B、100
C、150
D、200

2、“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High/ will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.” These two lines come from _______. (Lec.70, 01’59’’)
A、Psalm 23
B、Psalm 1
C、Psalm 91
D、Psalm 101

3、“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want./ He makes me lie down in green pastures./ He leads me beside still waters.” These three lines come from ______. (Lec.71, 00’51’’)
A、Psalm 1
B、Psalm 23
C、Psalm 91
D、Psalm 114

4、What is the figure of speech used in these two lines: “He is like a tree/ planted by streams of water”? (Lec.71, 00’32’’)
A、Metaphor
B、Simile
C、Personification
D、Apostrophe

5、What is the figure of speech used in this line: “The Lord is my shepherd”? (Lec.71, 00’51’’)
A、Metaphor
B、Simile
C、Personification
D、Apostrophe

6、What is perhaps the most obvious verse form of biblical poetry, which is described by C. S. Leiws as “the practice of saying the same thing twice in different words”? (Lec.73, 00’23’’)
A、Hyperbole
B、Repetition
C、Apostrophe
D、Parallelism

7、Apart from an invocation to God and lament or complaint, is there any other fixed element in a lament psalm? (Lec.75, 00’52’’)
A、Petition to God to deliver
B、Statement of confidence in God
C、Vow to praise God
D、All the three above

8、“Praise the Lord!/ Sing to the Lord a new song,/ his praise in the assembly of the godly!” These few lines come from a _____ psalm. (Lec.76, 01’43’’)
A、Praise
B、Lament
C、Nature
D、Worship

9、A worship psalm is a poem built around the experience of worshiping God. What is the conventional title for a worship psalm? (Lec.78, 00’19’’)
A、Song of Zion
B、Song of Horeb
C、Song of Jerusalem
D、Song of Sinai

10、Psalm 84 opens with “How lovely is your dwelling place,/ O Lord of hosts!” What does “your dwelling place” refer to? (Lec.78, 08’34’’)
A、The temple in Jerusalem
B、The temple in Lebanon
C、The temple in Canaan
D、The temple in Kadesh

Week 8: Biblical Stories

Multiple Choice Exercises for Week 8 (The Bible as Literature)

1、The setting of a story provides a suitable “?______” for the characters and events, symbolizes the qualities that are important in the story, and establishes the atmosphere of the story. (Lec.81, 03’35’’)
A、place
B、world
C、container
D、realm

2、What is the main motif of the story of “Jacob’s Dream” in Genesis 28:10-22 with the dream serving as the means by which God encounters Jacob? (Lec.83, 01’57’’)
A、The journey in wilderness
B、The divine-human encounter
C、The spiritual pilgrimage
D、The promised blessing

3、“The Sacrifice of Isaac” in Genesis 22:1-14 is a typical biblical story of _____, as its opening sentence shows: “After these things God tested Abraham.” (Lec.84, 04’09’’)
A、sojourning
B、punishing
C、testing
D、cultivating

4、Such terms as exposition, rising action, _______, falling action, and resolution or conclusion are helpful in understanding the relationship among the parts of many narrative. (Lec.85, 02’34’’)
A、Crisis or climax
B、Metaphor or simile
C、Hyperbole or Apostrophe
D、Personification or parallelism

5、The urge for plot conflict in a story is a manifestation of suspense, a curiosity about outcome. A successful story almost always generates such curiosity or expectations. Which of the following can be read as a typical conflict story in the Bible? (Lec.86, 06’29’’)
A、“Abram and Sarai in Egypt”(Gen.12:10-13:1)
B、“The Call of Abraham” (Gen.12:1-9)
C、“The Sacrifice of Isaac”(Gen.22:1-14)
D、“Jacob’s Dream”(Gen.28:10-22)

6、“Abram and Lot Separate” in Genesis 13:2-18 is a story about the separation of Abram and Lot, a story of a standard narrative genre. The story opens with a conflict, but it is not a story of conflict, but a story of _____ . (Lec.87, 00’23’’)
A、Suspense
B、Surprise
C、Sibling rivalry
D、Choice

7、“Sarai and Hagar” in Genesis 16 is an episode about the birth of ______. It is a biblical story of venture in expediency, which gives an anatomy of a bad choice. (Lec.88, 02’35’’)
A、Isaac
B、Ishmael
C、Aaron
D、Lot

8、The story of ______ in Genesis 25:19-35 illustrates the triumph of God’s grace over a scoundrel. He is the son of Isaac and Rebekah and younger brother of Esau. (Lec.90, 00’24’’)
A、Ishmael
B、Cain
C、Abel
D、Jacob

9、Genesis 25:19-26 can be considered as a good example of ______ in the Bible because it is a story about the births and early relationship between the two brothers, Jacob and Esau. (Lec.91, 00’45’’)
A、Conflict story
B、Choice story
C、Birth story
D、Encounter story

10、“The Stolen Blessing” in Genesis 27:1-40 is a story about the struggle between Esau and Jacob. In this story, we find how _____ is justly punished for his contempt of the birthright with the loss of the blessing. (Lec.92, 00’39’’)
A、Esau
B、Jacob
C、Isaac
D、Ishmael

Week 9: Hero Story

Multiple Choice Exercises for Week 9 (The Bible as Literature)

1、What is the title of the first ordeal that tests Daniel? (Lec.98, 00’08’’)
A、Daniel Taken to Babylon
B、Nebuchadbezzar’s Dream
C、The Fiery Furnace
D、Daniel in the Den of Lions

2、What is the first chapter of the book of Daniel about? (Lec.98, 00’30’’)
A、Daniel’s birth and parents
B、Daniel’s origin and education
C、Daniel’s marriage and his family
D、Daniel’s faith and prophecy

3、What was the great perplexity of King Nebachadnezzar in the second ordeal? (Lec.99, 00’47’’)
A、A dream which only Daniel could interpret
B、A dream which he himself could not interpret
C、A dream which he himself had forgotten
D、A dream which even Daniel could not understand

4、How did Daniel respond when God had revealed to him the content and meaning of King Nebuchadbezzar’s dream? (Lec.99, 01’21’’)
A、With a psalm of thanksgiving
B、With a psalm of nature
C、By building an altar to God
D、With a psalm of lament

5、What is the ordeal of the fiery furnace about? (Lec.100, 00’38’’)
A、A story of conflict
B、A story of testing
C、A story of rescue
D、A story of triumph through trial

6、The ordeal of the fiery furnace is a self-contained hero story. Who are the main characters in the story? (Lec.100, 00’24’’)
A、Daniel and his three friends
B、Daniel’s three friends
C、Daniel’s three friends and King Nebachadnezzar
D、Daniel and King Nebachadnezzar

7、How is Nebachadnezzar’s second dream structured in a literary sense? (Lec.101, 02’27’’)
A、As a comedy
B、As a mini-tragedy
C、As a full-fledged tragedy
D、As a mini-comedy

8、Chapter 5 of the book of Daniel is about the reign of Belshazzar, in which Daniel appears again as the heroic interpreter of dreams for Belshazzar. Who was Belshazzar? (Lec.102, 00’16’’)
A、The last king of Babylon
B、The last king of Cyrus
C、The last king of the Medes
D、The last king of Persians

9、What is God’s last ordeal to test Daniel in the book? (Lec.103, 00’10’’)
A、Daniel in the lions’ den
B、The handwriting on the wall
C、Daniel’s interpretation of the handwriting
D、Daniel’s triumph over Cyrus, the Medes, and Persians

10、Chapter six of the book of Daniel is another great image of terror in biblical hero stories. What do we see in this chapter? (Lec.103, 02’09’’)
A、Daniels’ preferment in the court and the malice of his enemies against him
B、Daniel’s continuance in prayer in spite of the decree against it for 30 days
C、Daniel’s miraculous preservation in the lions’ den and the casting of his accusers into it
D、All of the above three choices

Week 10: Biblical Tragedy

Multiple Choice Exercises for Week 10 (The Bible as Literature)

1、The book of Judges has been called the account of the _______ of the Israelite people, because the people “abandoned the Lord” and the Lord left the people. (Lec.108, 00’15’’)
A、Abandoned Ages
B、Dark Ages
C、Miserable Ages
D、Dead Ages

2、During the period from the death of Joshua to the ascension of Saul to the throne Israel, the Israelites were ruled by _______ who God raised up to deliver his oppressed people. (Lec.108, 00’39’’)
A、Kings
B、Judges
C、Prophets
D、Pharaohs

3、It was a new era in the history of Israel because Israel had come from a long era of _____ in Egypt to a period of forty years when she lived in tents and wandered in the wilderness. (Lec.108, 01’04’’)
A、Peace
B、Plagues
C、Bondage
D、War

4、There are fourteen judges—Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah, Gideon, Tola, Jair, Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon, Samson, Eli and Samuel. Who are the chief judges? (Lec.108, 02’25’’)
A、Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, and Deborah
B、Gideon, Tola, Jair, and Jephthah
C、Ibzan, Elon, Abdon, and Eli
D、Deborah, Gideon, Samson, and Samuel

5、______ was the last judge, who lived around the beginning of the eleventh century B.C., about 50 years before Saul became king. His strength was unparalleled. (Lec.109, 00’09’’)
A、Samson
B、Samuel
C、Gideon
D、Eli

6、Despite the brevity of the story of Samson, it is one of the most artfully composed stories in the Bible, which can be read both as a _____ and a tragedy, because its hero is both celebrated and criticized. (Lec.109, 01’31’’)
A、A conflict story
B、A surprise story
C、A suspense story
D、A hero story

7、Samson’s heroism is best seen in his _____ strength that makes him a great leader of his nation, while his tragedy revolves around his violation of his Nazirite vow to God. (Lec.109, 02’34’’)
A、Supernatural
B、Superhuman
C、Spiritual
D、Prophetic

8、Samson’s personal life is a downward spiral into a _____ as he repeatedly violates his Nazirite vow and squanders God’s gifts to him. (Lec.110, 01’31’’)
A、Comedy
B、Tragedy
C、Epic
D、Narrative

9、What are the requirements in a Nazirite vow? (Lec.110, 11’14’’)
A、Abstinence from wine
B、No cutting of the hair
C、No contact with the dead
D、All the above three

10、The first recorded event in Samson’s adult life is his self-indulgent courtship of and marriage to a daughter of the _____. (Lec.111, 00’21’’)
A、Israelites
B、Persians
C、Philistines
D、Egyptians

Final Examination

Final Examination

1、The overall shape of the story of the Bible is like a ______ in which events begin in perfection fall into corruption and painfully wind their way back to the final defeat of evil and the triumph of good. (Lec.4, 1’46’’)
A、You
B、W
C、U
D、V

2、The characterization of ______ is the central motif or theme of the Bible and it is pursued from the beginning to the end. (Lec.4, 3’36’’ )
A、Adam
B、Eve
C、God
D、Abraham

3、According to Leland Ryken, what are the three types of writing that predominate and are intermingled throughout the Bible? (Lec.5, 0’18’’)
A、Theological exposition, hisotry, and literature
B、Philosophical exposition, hisotry, and literature
C、Psycological exposition, hisotry, and literature
D、Anthropological exposition, hisotry, and literature

4、Genesis is the beginning of human history starting with the state of ________ and then dropping into the fallen state. The great struggle between good and evil begins in Genesis. (Lec.15, 0’25’’)
A、Harmony
B、Happiness
C、Bitterness
D、Innocence

5、Genesis is very complex with various genres teeming in it. It is a highly unified though all the material falls into the overall genre of historical narrative. (Lec.13, 0’11’’)
A、Anthology
B、Story
C、Epic
D、Narrative

6、The first eleven chapters of Genesis tell the history of the entire human race and are called ________. (Lec.17, 06’07’’)
A、Patriarchal hisotry
B、Primeval hisotry
C、Covenantal history
D、Genealogical hisotry

7、“The tree of life was in the midst of the garden.” Where was “the tree of the knowledge of good and evil” in the Garden of Eden? (Lec.23, 06’06’’)
A、In the middle of the Garden of Eden
B、In the east of the Garden of Eden
C、In the west of the Garden of Eden
D、In the north of the Garden of Eden

8、What are the reasons that explain Eve’s taking of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? (Lec.29, 05’35’’)
A、The tree was good for food.
B、The tree was a delight to the eyes.
C、The tree was to be desired to make one wise.
D、All the above answers.

9、Where did the Lord God plant the Garden of Eden? (Lec.29, 0’20’’)
A、In the east
B、In the west
C、In the north
D、In the south

10、What is the genre of Genesis 3 most appropriately called? (Lec.34, 01’32’’)
A、A story of crime and punishment
B、A story of the fall from innocence
C、An archetypal literary tragedy
D、An archetypal literary comedy

11、What is the suffering that God pronounced to punish the woman for her sin of disobedience? (Lec.35, 20’12’’)
A、To work the ground from which Adam was taken
B、To suffer pain in the bearing of children
C、To go on her belly and eating dust
D、To suffer failure in her rebellion against her husband

12、Why did God look with favor on Abel and his offering? (Lec.40, 06’37’’)
A、Because of Abel’s faith
B、Because of Abel’s thoughtfulness and carefulness
C、Because of Abel’s generosity
D、All the above three

13、What is the story of the flood most appropriately called in which the action descends into calamity, reaches the bottom, and then gradually winds its upward toward a restored earth? (Lec.45, 06’33’’)
A、A story of crime and punishment
B、A U-shaped story of birth
C、A U-shaped death-rebirth story
D、A U-shaped story of rebirth

14、What spies did Noah begin to send out to gain intelligence after 40 day’s ebbing? (Lec.51, 01’03’’)
A、A raven and a dove
B、A raven and a peacock
C、A dove and an eagle
D、A peacock and an eagle

15、What is the genre of the story of the tower of Babel? (Lec.53, 02’30’’)
A、A birth story
B、A discovery story
C、Etiology
D、Genealogy

16、According to Jewish and Christian tradition, who was the author or complier of the first five books of the Old Testament? (Lec.60, 03’25’’)
A、Abraham
B、Isaac
C、Jacob
D、Moses

17、As the Ten Commandments, in Hebrew “the Ten Words”, also known as the Decalogue, were spoken by God himself upon ________, they are based on the holy character of God himself and remain the permanent standard of righteousness for all people everywhere. (Lec.66, 01’00’’)
A、Mount Sinai
B、Mount Horeb
C、Sion Hill
D、The Temple of Jerusalem

18、Who is the archetypal villain in Exodus, seething with all the irrational paranoia, malevolent hatred, and false remorse of an abusive personality? (Lec.58, 01’31’’)
A、Joshua
B、Jethro
C、Aaron
D、Pharaoh

19、“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want./ He makes me lie down in green pastures./ He leads me beside still waters.” Where do these lines come from ______? (Lec.71, 00’51’’)
A、Psalm 1
B、Psalm 23
C、Psalm 91
D、Psalm 114

20、What is the figure of speech used in these two lines: “He is like a tree/ planted by streams of water”? (Lec.71, 00’32’’)
A、Metaphor
B、Simile
C、Personification
D、Apostrophe

21、What is perhaps the most obvious verse form of biblical poetry, which is described by C. S. Lewis as “the practice of saying the same thing twice in different words”? (Lec.73, 00’23’’)
A、Hyperbole
B、Repetition
C、Apostrophe
D、Parallelism

22、What is the main motif of the story of “Jacob’s Dream” in Genesis 28:10-22 with the dream serving as the means by which God encounters Jacob? (Lec.83, 01’57’’)
A、The journey in wilderness
B、The divine-human encounter
C、The spiritual pilgrimage
D、The promised blessing

23、“The Sacrifice of Isaac” in Genesis 22:1-14 is a typical biblical story of _____, as its opening sentence shows: “After these things God tested Abraham.” (Lec.84, 04’09’’)
A、Sojourning
B、Punishing
C、Testing
D、Cultivating

24、The urge for plot conflict in a story is a manifestation of suspense, a curiosity about outcome. A successful story almost always generates such curiosity or expectations. Which of the following can be read as a typical conflict story in the Bible? (Lec.86, 06’29’’)
A、“Abram and Sarai in Egypt”(Gen.12:10-13:1)
B、“The Call of Abraham” (Gen.12:1-9)
C、“The Sacrifice of Isaac”(Gen.22:1-14)
D、“Jacob’s Dream”(Gen.28:10-22)

25、What is the ordeal of the fiery furnace about in the book of Daniel? (Lec.100, 00’38’’)
A、A story of conflict
B、A story of testing
C、A story of rescue
D、A story of triumph through trial

26、Who are the main characters in the hero story of the ordeal of the fiery furnace in the book of Daniel? (Lec.100, 00’24’’)
A、Daniel and his three friends
B、Daniel’s three friends
C、Daniel’s three friends and King Nebachadnezzar
D、Daniel and King Nebachadnezzar

27、What is God’s last ordeal to test Daniel in the book of Daniel? (Lec.103, 00’10’’)
A、Daniel in the lions’ den
B、The handwriting on the wall
C、Daniel’s interpretation of the handwriting
D、Daniel’s triumph over Cyrus, the Medes, and Persians

28、Who ruled the Israelites during the period from the death of Joshua to the ascension of Saul to the throne Israel? (Lec.108, 00’39’’)
A、Kings
B、Judges
C、Prophets
D、Pharaohs

29、Despite the brevity of the story of Samson, it is one of the most artfully composed stories in the Bible, which can be read both as a _____ and a tragedy, because its hero is both celebrated and criticized. (Lec.109, 01’31’’)
A、A conflict story
B、A surprise story
C、A suspense story
D、A hero story

30、The infamous name of the bad woman who brought Samson to ruin is yet fitly used to express the person or thing that, by flattery or falsehood, brings mischief and destruction on those to whom kindness is pretended. Who was that bad woman? (Lec.113, 13’33’’)
A、The woman of Timnah
B、The Prostitute at Gaza
C、Delilah
D、None of the above three

中国大学圣经文学

中国大学圣经文学是一门专门研究圣经文学的课程，旨在帮助学生深入了解圣经及其对世界文化的影响。

课程内容

该课程主要包括以下内容：

• 圣经的历史背景
• 圣经的文学特点
• 圣经对世界文学的影响
• 圣经故事的主题和意义
• 圣经的翻译和传播

课程目标

通过学习该课程，学生将能够：

1. 深入了解圣经文学的独特魅力
2. 掌握圣经的基本知识和文化背景
3. 理解圣经在世界文学中的地位和影响
4. 分析圣经故事的主题和意义
5. 了解圣经的翻译和传播的重要性

课程安排

该课程通常安排为每周两节课，共十周。具体安排如下：

周数	课程内容
1	圣经的历史背景
2	圣经的文学特点
3	创世纪故事的主题和意义
4	出埃及记故事的主题和意义
5	诗篇和箴言的文学特点和主题
6	新约福音书的文学特点和主题
7	新约使徒行传的文学特点和主题
8	新约保罗书信的文学特点和主题
9	圣经的翻译和传播
10	期末考试

教学方法

该课程采用多种教学方法，包括课堂讲授、小组讨论、课外阅读和写作等。其中，小组讨论是一个重要的教学环节，可以帮助学生更好地理解圣经文学的主题和意义。

教材

该课程的主要教材包括以下几本：

1. 《圣经》
2. 《圣经》注释
3. 《大英百科全书》
4. 《圣经文学导论》
5. 《圣经文学史》

总结

中国大学圣经文学是一门非常有趣和有意义的课程，它可以帮助学生更好地了解圣经文学的独特魅力和世界文化的发展。希望更多的学生能够参加该课程，享受其中的乐趣。