Quiz on TOT, Leviticus and Numbers

Leviticus (TOT 138-150)

• What were some divine purposes of sacrifice?
• What were some benefits of sacrifice to the community?
• What types of sacrifice were there?
• The text proposes four purposes for the laws surrounding purity and impurity (clean and unclean) in Lev 11-15. What were two?
• As in much of the ancient world, priests in Israel often had a second function. Explain.
• On the day of atonement, two goats are sacrificed. Why?
• What does the concept of holiness (qodesh) really mean? How is the word often translated?
• To what three concepts are degrees of holiness applied? Give one example.
• To whom are sexual prohibitions addressed? Why?
• Why, according to Box 10.2, might same-sex relationships between men be proscribed (forbidden)?
• Box 10.3: What crimes deserved capital punishment? Why?
• In the formulation "A man who lies with his father's wife has uncovered his father's nakedness," wht does that phrase mean (147)?
• How does Leviticus display "a profound humanistic ethic"?

Numbers

• In chapter 5, is the wife found to be adulterous? How do we know?
• Give an example of two "rebellions" in the wilderness.
• Describe the seraphim and their powers.
• What causes Israelites to worship Baal Peor? How is that stopped?
• Besides the story about his donkey, what else can we learn about Balaam from other texts in and beyond the bible?

Essay (choose one)

• Describe your favorite curses from Leviticus 26 and explain why you like them. Be specific.
• Talk about something specific in the Leviticus holiness code that puzzles you, bothers you, or interests you. Explain.