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Unit 1 Test Guide
study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Apocrypha | "hidden" books found in Roman Catholic Bible |
| Law | first 5 books of OT |
| Torah literally is | Hebrew for "law" |
| Pentateuch | the first five books of the OT: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, numbers, and Deuteronomy |
| Hebrew Bible | Bible of the Jews |
| Tanak | Bible of the Jews |
| Testament | either of the two main parts of the Bible: OT/NT |
| Covenant | the agreement between God and the ancient Israelites, in which God promised to protect them if they kept His law and were faithful to Him |
| Canon | closes list of authoritative writings |
| Canonization | to make canonical; place or include within a canon, esp. of scriptural works |
| Septuagint | 1.version of Hebrew Bible translated into Greek. 2. Bible of the early church- when no NT (spread and read in Greek) |
| Yahweh | LORD- original Israelite name for their God |
| Abraham | the first of the great Biblical patriarchs, father of Isaac, and traditional founder of the ancient Hebrew nation |
| Patriarchs | the “founding fathers” of the Israelites: Abraham and Isaac, Jacob, and the sons of Jacob |
| The Exodus | the second book of the Bible, containing an account of the Exodus, the departure of the Israelites from Egypt under Moses. |
| Moses | the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness. |
| Joshua | Moses' successor, who led the Israelites in the conquest of Canaan |
| Samuel | a Hebrew prophet, seer, and judge, who anointed the first two kings of the Israelites |
| Saul | the first king of Israel |
| David | died c970 b.c., the second king of Israel, reigned c1010–c970, successor to Saul |
| Solomon | name of David's son, king of Judah and Israel and wisest of all men |
| Ezra | a Jewish scribe and prophet of the 5th century b.c., who with Nehemiah led the revival of Judaism in Palestine. |
| Jerusalem | a city in and the capital of Israel |
| Babylonia | the southern kingdom of ancient Mesopotamia |
| Assyria | Empire that destroyed N. Kingdom “Israel.” an ancient kingdom of N Mesopotamia, it established an empire that stretched from Egypt to the Persian Gulf, reaching its greatest extent between 721 and 633 bc . Its chief cities were Assur and Nineveh |
| OT: how many book? | 24 |
| composed over what time span? | 1000 years |
| what language? | Hebrew and Aramaic |
| what are some of the genres? | historical, literary, narrative, wisdom, hymnic literature |
| what is the Fertile Crescent? | a cresent-shaped region stretching from just south of modern-day Jerusalem then northward along the Mediterranean coast to present-day Syria and eastward through present-day Iraq then southward along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to the Persian Gulf. |
| what bearing did the Fertile Crescent have on the geographical feature have on the history of the Ancient Near East? | most of the nations during this time would fight over this land closest to the Fertile Crescent |
| How does the OT have human dimensions? | product of human experience, reflections, styles, and styles of writing |
| How does the OT have historical dimensions? | a. product of specific time and culture b. product of historical memory |
| How does the OT have religious dimensions? | product of religious experience and understanding of reality |
| How does the OT have literary dimensions? | product of literary forms and conventions |
| What does is mean to approach the OT "on its own terms?" | it means to approach the OT by trying to understand how it impacted the original audience and what the OT meant to them |
| what are the divisions of the Jewish cannon? | The Books of the Law (torah), The Books of the Prophets, The Books of the Writings |
| How do the divisions of the OT differ from the divisions of the Christian Bible? | the christian bible is counted differently with 39 books and has 4 parts in the cannon |
| The Books of the Law | priests laws (historical narratives and laws) to: provide Israelite foundations of world-view, origin/purpose of Israel, how should conduct self |
| The Books of the Prophets | historical messages, poetic former and latter prophets. preserve traditions of Israel, answer questions about history, teaching about the nature of reality |
| The Books of the Writings | wisdom lit. teach about the nature of life and how to live skillfully, guidance and encouragement in expressions of prayer, worship and celebration. |
| Creation | origins:basic view regarding divine sphere, human sphere, and natural sphere. Yahweh is distinct from nature |
| Clan | Patriarchs (fathers) Abraham: call and promise/covenant "birth" of ethnic identity |
| Confinement (P) | (Exodus)slavery in Egypt, Moses, turned into slaves, Egyptians were henotheisists (belief in more than 1 god) |
| Commandments (P) | giving of the law @ Mt. Sinai, Moses, religious "birth" of Israel |
| Camping(P) | wandering in the wilderness, moses, rebelled when told to conquer land, were punished until next generation come of age |
| Covenant(P) | renew covenant w/ next generation, Moses, ready to enter the land |
| Conquest(P) | taking the Land (birth of landed ID), Joshua, |
| Cycles (P) | judges, rebel against God, subjugated by neighbors, repent/cry out, delivers "Judge" |
| Crowns(H) | United Monarchy, 3 kings -Saul: benjamin tribe : military, follows judges -David: Judah: established nation/organized land -Solomon: son of David: very harsh and mean |
| Chasm(H) | divided monarchy: North: Israel, South: Judah |
| Captivities (H) | fall of the kingdoms N: to Assyria in 721 BCE? S: to Babylonia in 586 BCE? |
| Construction (H) | return/rebuild under Persian control (Ezra and Nehemiah) |
| Construction (H) | return/rebuild under Persian control (Ezra and Nehemiah) |
| How do modern historians draw distinctions b/w "pre-historical" and "historical?" | biased is based on political history, pre-historical period has little external evidence and OT sources written much later than events. Historical period: more external evidence and OT sources more contemporary |
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