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Old Testament 1 Apr
Flash Cards for Old Testament from the months of March-April
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Joshua similar to Deuteronomy | use of quotations, vocabulary, speeches |
| Pattern of Judges (6 parts) | Israel falls into sin, Israel enslaved, Israel Cries out, God raises up a judge, Israel delivered, Israel serves God |
| Critical View of Authorship in Joshua | Noth said "D" source, as a part of the Deuteronomic History |
| Traditional Date of Joshua | about 1100 BC |
| Traditional View of Authorship in Joshua | Joshua + someone else (Joshua's death account) |
| Theology of Joshua | Law was a gracious gift of God to his people; God is the ideal king and ruler. |
| Baal | Canaanite storm god, fertility god |
| Asherah | fertility goddess, mother of Baal |
| Views on Conquest/Settlement | Albright - Violent Military Campaign Alt - Gradual Highland Settlement Noth - Tribal Amphictyony Mendenhall - Peasant Uprising |
| 'Apiru | class of poor and oppressed people |
| Et-Tell | usually identified as biblical Ai |
| herem, "ban" | complete annihilation of an enemy |
| One Motive for warfare | The desire to protect and preserve the covenant gift of God, the land, and the people in it. |
| Markers of Israelite Ethnicity | four room house; collared rim jar; lack of pig bones |
| Saul's reign | 22-32 years (1050-1010 BC) |
| Ishbaal's reign | 2yrs over North |
| David's reign | 40 years (7 over just Judah, then over all Israel); 1010-970 BC |
| Solomon's reign | 40years; 970-930 BC |
| Archeological evidence for United Monarchy, found at Gezer | "Solomonic gate" or six-chamber gate |
| Tel Dan Stele (850-750BC) | mentions "house of David" |
| Jeraboam's new worship sites | Dan and Bethel |
| Omride Dynasty (after Omri) | Northern Kingdom (Israel) which played a major role on the political stage, but a small role (negative) in the Bible. |
| 722 BC | Assyria overthrows Israel |
| 597, 587 BC | Judah overthrown by Babylon |
| Two types of literature found in Ruth | Narrative and Genealogy |
| Date of Ruth (Critical) | Persia around 500BC |
| Author or Ruth (Jewish Talmud) | Samuel |
| Three main Characters in Ruth | Ruth, Boaz, Naomi |
| Ark of the Covenant | moved from place to place and battle to battle; was a visible sign of God's presence |
| Was Samuel a Priest? | No he was not an Aaronite (1 Sam 1:1) |
| 3 main characters in 1-2 Samuel | Samuel, Saul, David |
| How many versions (or parts) of how Saul became King? | 3 |
| Character in Samuel who functioned as a negative example so that the reader would recognize the good character | Saul |
| Traditional View of Authorship in Samuel | Samuel, Nathan, Gad |
| Critical View of Authorship in Samuel | "D" source; part of the Deuteronomic History |
| 2 Sam 7:14-15 | I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the strokes of the sons of men, but My lovingkindness shall not depart from him... |
| David and Saul both sin, why is one accepted and the other rejected? | David truly repented, Saul seems to have been trying to save his position |
| Political description of Israel | centered on the tribal territories of Ephraim and Manasseh |
| Political description of Judah | founded on Jerusalem and the Davidic Dynasty |
| 1-2 Kings claims to use these sources | Chronicles of the Kings of Israel; Chronicles of the Kings of Judah; Book of the Acts of Solomon |
| Critical View of Authorship of 1-2 Kings | "D" source; part of Deuteronomic History |
| Date of Authorship of "Deuteronomic History" | Sometime in Exile (after 587) or during the return (530 ish) |
| Jewish (Talmud) View of Authorship of 1-2 Kings | Jeremiah |
| Does 1-2 Kings or 1-2 Chronicles represent Enlightenment style history? (historie) | No, but it is a historically reliable document. |
| Josiah is compared to | Moses and Joshua |
| Why is Josiah important | purged the temple, exerted control over some northern kingdom territory, memories of him influenced descriptions of the coming Davidic king in Zechariah |
| time of Elisha | 850-800BC |
| Divided Kingdom began | 922 BC |
| First King in North | Jeroboam |
| Last King in North | Hoshea |
| North fell to Assyria | 722BC |
| First Southern King | Rehoboam |
| Last Southern King | Zedekiah |
| South fell to Babylon | 587 BC |
| This book ends the Hebrew Bible | Chronicles |
| Usual argument for why Chronicles is less reliable than Samuel-Kings | because it was written later |
| D&L date for 1-2 Chronicles | Persian Period (538-330BC) |
| Date discussed for Chronicles in class | about 500BC |
| Traditional author of Chronicles | Ezra |
| Author of Chronicles discussed in class | anonymous "Chronicler"; probably a scribe who was part of the exile |
| most conspicuous omission in Chronicles | David-Bathsheba incident |
| Number of main sections in Chronicles | 3 |
| Where does Chronicles begin, where does it end? | Begins with Adam, ends with an allusion to the return from exile under Cyrus the great. |
| axiom by which people are judged in Chronicles? | obedience=blessing; disobedience=curse |
| David's sin in Chronicles | taking a census |
| how are "messengers" different from prophets in Chronicles? | messengers speak to the people about applying previous revelation |
| Books which contain Aramaic language | Ezra-Nehemiah (and Daniel) |
| Date of Ezra-Nehemiah | shortly after 432 BC |
| Date Nehemiah came to Jerusalem | 445 |
| "Deutero-Canonical" books which contain material found in Ezra-Nehemiah | 1-4 Esdras |
| Torrey's date for Ezra-Nehemiah | 250BC |
| Nehemiah's served in what 2 different offices? | Cup bearer; governor of Judah |
| Book in the OT which does not mention God | Esther |
| Only book which Calvin never preached from | Esther |
| Date of Esther | shortly before/around 400BC |
| 2 historical concerns in Esther | Herodotus does not mention her, Mordecai's age seems to be wrong |
| Esther describes this Jewish feast, in what city? | Purim, in Susa |
| How is Christ foreshadowed in Esther? | Deliverance from Persia foreshadows redemption from sin in Jesus Christ |
| Albright | Violent Military Campaign |
| Alt | Gradual Highland Settlement |
| Noth | Tribal Amphictyony |
| Mendenhall | Peasant Revolt |
| Davies/Minimalism | Total rejection of the idea of conquest |
| Deuteronomic History | Deuteronomy PLUS Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings |
| Items that EXIST in Samuel-Kings but not Chronicles | 1. David's early life, 2. David's kingdom in Hebron, 3. David's adultery, 4. Amnon and Tamar, 5. Absalom's revolt, 6. Solomon's apostasy, 7. Northern Kingdom (mostly) |
| Items that DO NOT EXIST in Samuel-Kings but EXIST in Chronicles | 1. David's preparation for Temple, 2. David numbering Levites, 3. David arranging singers, 4. David prepares temple officers, 5. war between Abijah and Jeroboam, 6. Reform of Manasseh, 7. Passover of Josiah, 8. Extra genealogies |
| Focus points in Chronicles | Main Characters are Davidic Monarchs, Temple and Levites, status of people dependent on obedience and not their parents. |
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