ARK Salvation History 2

Question 1

In theological terms, the 'covenant with Noah' (Genesis 9) was unique because it was made with:

Accepted Answer

All of humanity and all living creatures

Answer

The Noahic covenant (Genesis 9:8-17) was universal — made with Noah, his descendants, and every living creature, symbolized by the rainbow as God's sign of this universal promise.

Question 2

The Exodus from Egypt is central to the Hebrew Bible because it established Israel as:

Accepted Answer

A people redeemed by God from slavery, bound to him through covenant

Answer

The Exodus — God's deliverance of enslaved Israel from Egypt — is the foundational event of Israel's identity as God's redeemed people, recalled throughout the Hebrew Bible as the basis of covenant obligation.

Question 3

The 'Davidic covenant' in 2 Samuel 7 promised that:

Accepted Answer

God would establish David's dynasty forever, with his descendant reigning eternally

Answer

Nathan's oracle to David (2 Sam 7:12-16) promised that one of David's descendants would reign forever — a promise interpreted as fulfilled in Jesus the Messiah ('Son of David') in the NT.

Question 4

In Catholic theology, the 'Paschal Mystery' refers to:

Accepted Answer

Christ's suffering, death, resurrection, and ascension as one saving event

Answer

The Paschal Mystery is the central saving event of Christianity: Christ's passion, death, resurrection, and glorification, through which humanity is redeemed.

Question 5

The concept of 'typology' in biblical interpretation means:

Accepted Answer

OT persons, events, and institutions that foreshadow and are fulfilled in Christ and the NT

Answer

Typology is the interpretive method of reading OT persons (Adam, Moses, Jonah), events (Exodus, Passover), and institutions (Temple, priesthood) as types or foreshadowings fulfilled in Christ.

ARK - Assessment of Religious Knowledge Practice Test

ARK - Assessment of Religious Knowledge Practice Test

ARK Salvation History 2