1. What was Joel was specifically addressing?
a. A crisis of exile
b. A crisis of intermarriage
c. A crisis of agriculture
d. A crisis of building the temple
2. Why would a plague of the locust be so devastating to the Jews?
a. They had little food returning from exile
b. Other nations thought locusts were a sign of the gods
c. The land was considered a gift from God, so its loss would imply the withdrawal of divine protection
d. It reminded them of the plagues of Moses’ time, foreshadowing a future period of slavery
3. How did the prophets of Israel understand their prophecies?
a. As God’s word directly to the people
b. As an interpretation of God’s word
c. As an interpretation of historical events based on the word revealed to them from God
d. An interpretation of God’s word to them based on historical events
4. What concept arises in the book of Joel that we have read about from earlier prophets?
a. The Day of the Lord
b. The Day of Atonement
c. The Day of Judgment
d. The Day of the Dead
5. What does Joel have to say about this day? Choose all that apply.
a. It is both a day of judgment and salvation
b. The people had a wrong understanding of this day as an occasion when God would come to their aid
c. He reminded the people that they too would be judged on this day for their unfaithfulness
d. It is a day where the Lord’s provision and abundance will fall upon his people
6. Which is not true about the book of Daniel?
a. Daniel was a young teenager exiled to Babylonia
b. His life story is extremely reminiscent of Joseph’s story
c. Daniel was not, in fact, a prophet, but a revealer of mysteries
d. This book is a historical narrative and prophetic writing
7. The book is…(choose all that apply).
a. Divided into two sections, written in two languages
b. Divided into four sections, written in two languages
c. Chronological, both in its biography and its revelations
d. Chronological in its biography, but not in its revelations
8. Why was Daniel consider by Christians to have been a prophet? Choose all that apply.
a. Because Daniel is referred to as one to whom God reveals mysteries
b. Because we often lump together a forth-teller, a fore-teller, and a revealer of hidden knowledge with a common term, prophet
c. Because none of his prophesies have yet come to pass
d. Because this is not how he was regarded in the Jewish writings
9. We know that there is debate about a 6th or 2nd century dating of Daniel. Is a 6th century BC foretelling prophetic text superior to a 2nd century BC forthtelling prophetic text?
a. Yes, it is superior, because a 2nd century dating reveals how the events that Daniel prophecied came to pass, giving reliability to the book
b. Yes, it is superior because all prophecy predicts the future, and Daniel is a prophet. The book could not have been written after the events
c. No. Prophecy is independent of a predetermined future, so neither foretelling nor forthtelling affect the prophetic characteristics of Daniel
d. No, because a 2nd century writing is closer to the time of Christ, giving it more Messianic accuracy, and coming out of more of a time of historical accuracy
10. Should Christians rely on science to make sense of scripture?
a. Yes—science has proven to reveal more to us than the scriptures ever could, and is more “true” and reliable in its testability. Christians ought to be deferent to science over the biblical texts.
b. Yes—as far back as the 5th century AD, Augustine of Hippo wrote that all knowledge comes from God and we should not avoid any source that can help us understand God better. Christians ought to be convergent, but not dependent on the findings of science.
c. No—science is not a trustworthy source for examining our scriptures, because the goals of science are often to disprove the existence of God or to “explain away” God
d. No—because if we do allow ourselves as Confessional Christians to trust science, we may be led astray
11. Which fact is not true about the book of Daniel and its genre?
a. In Jewish writings, Daniel is not a prophetic book, but an apocalyptic book
b. Prophecy is always synonymous with prediction
c. Visions alluded to in Daniel 11 requires an understanding of the intertestamental period of Jewish history
d. Daniel’s message answers the question asked by the Psalmist in Psalm 137:4 “How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?”, reminding us that the world will always be a strange land to the people of God
12. What can we learn from the book of Daniel? Choose all that apply
a. Identify your own idols in our modern society
b. Watch closely for the antichrist to be fulfilled in the world powers
c. Seek discipline in your life, which translates to living out a moral ethic at work
d. Commit to a vibrant prayer life
PT NY: Send the answers to projecttimothy.online@gmail.com before 11:59 pm EST 12/6/12
