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What is Agape?
God’s unconditional, universal, and empathetic love
What is Chesed?
God’s steadfast love
Why were man and women expelled from the garden?
To protect what they might do
What’s the best way to understand Imago Dei?
We share certain characteristics with God that are intrinsic to being human
In the first creation narrative, how many days did it take God to create the universe?
6 days
How do we define love?
You care so much about someone that you want the best for them, and you want nothing bad to happen, so you show it through your actions regardless of the consequence and not expecting something in return
What is one main idea of the second creation narrative?
God provides
What did Ezer Kenigido most directly translate to?
Helper warrior
At its core, what do we need to understand in order to understand salvation history?
Agape
What best refers to how we’re supposed to be
Original Holiness
What is the prophetic concern (of the prophets) for social justice based on?
The understanding of the human person, Imago Dei, infinite dignity, and order society towards that
True or False, both Adam and Eve share blame for The Fall.
True
Why can human dignity not be taken or given away?
It is an intrinsic characteristic from God
True or false, humans are made to be in relationship.
True
True or false, not every person is made in Imago Dei.
False
How do we define love?
Want the best for them, desire the best for them, don’t want anything in return.
What is omnipotent?
All-powerful
True or false, God directed both Adam and Eve not to eat from the tree of Good and Evil.
False
True or false, from the very beginning, humanity alone determined what is right and wrong
False
Why does free will not simply mean just getting to choose whatever we want?
It means we have the choice to accept or reject God’s love.
What does omniscient mean?
All-knowing
True or false, Original Justice is how we should act
True
What is the biblical understanding of what it means to be a human being?
Made in the image and likeness of God
What is the purpose of the prophets speaking about the Messiah?
To give the people hope
What does the Suffering Servant do that brings about our salvation?
Takes all our sins and dies for us
What does Imago Dei literally translate to?
Image of God
True or false, Original Holiness refers to how we should be
True
Name a literary genre that is found in the OT
Apocalyptic, poetry, historical, law, wisdom
Who was created first, humans or animals?
It depends on the story
When does salvation history begin?
The second the fall happens
According to Isiah, who is salvation available to?
all the nations
What does the protoevangelium refer to?
After the fall, the first good news/gospel, that God has a plan for our salvation
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