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Question | Answer |
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Hebrew Cosmology | |
Liberation Theology | “God’s preferential option for the poor” |
Tabernacle | Tabernacle means “tent,” “place of dwelling” or “sanctuary.” It was a sacred place where God chose to meet His people |
Critical commentaries | Written from the original language |
“Deuteronomy” | “second law” Hebrew editions call it: “Devarim” (words) |
“Shema” | “hear!” |
Phylactery | of Gk origin meaning “amulet” was filled w/God’s word and goes on head |
Mezuzah | of heb origin meaning doorpost (scroll of the shema on the door) |
Ark of the covenant | |
Monolatry/henotheism | Believe that there is more than one God even though they serve only one |
“Decalogue” | “ten words” GK ten commandments |
Golden calf | A controllable object common animal, image of power other nations used and worshipped |
Exodus 1 | The names of the tribes and of Israel and multiplying greatly, pharaoh tries to control |
Observation | 1. Choose a well-defined text2. Type text 3. Pray4. Commit to living with the text5, pencil 6. Read,r 7structural analysis 8. Inquire about context (how it relates to material before it) 9. Consult other translations10 Generate questions |
How is Application an outgrowth of proper observaration and Research? | It should not be completely separate from Observation and research but should be based on what we found in both of those |
What pitfalls should be avoided when carrying out application? | |
How can you short-circuit the exegetical process? | Looking at commentaries too soon |
What is the importance of naming in the biblical world? (EX 3 material) | Naming represented the character of the person behind the name; It was a means of defining the person. Had to do with the birth story or some event in the person’s life. |
What is God communicating to Moses in answering the way God does in EX 3:14-15? | Signifies a refusal to play power games, he won’t be controlled; Manipulation and coercion have no place. God’s name is both a promise of presence and a warning against manipulation. |
What is the issue of authorship as it pertains to the Torah? | JEPD. Though Moses did participate in the writing, the text describes Moses’ death which Moses probably didn’t write about. Somewhere between Mo and No Mo. |
What is the general structure of Exodus? | 5 parts: 1. God liberates Israel2. Israel journeys to Mt. Sinai 3. Establishment of the covenant 4. Covenant broken and reestablished 5. Obedience of Israel and God moves in |
\What are the major themes of Exodus? | 1. The Abrahamic covenant (land)2. Knowing eternal identity of God 3.The external knowledge of God 4.enacting proper worship of YHWH (golden calf)5.liberation of margalized (lib theology)6. The enduring presence of God (from God remembering to residing) |
What are the literary features of Ex 15:1-18? | oldest piece of scripture, Imagery of God using Tehomas a weapon is a profound one, hope and encouragement. |
What is significant about the water referecnes in Ex 15:1-18 | The people believed that there was water above and below the earth. |
What is the layout of Hebrew cosmology? | |
Be familiar with the 3 part survey of recent developments in biblical interpretation | 1. Historical-Critical Method 2. Literary Methods 3. Contextual/Global Approaches |
What are the helpful aspects and blind spots for each phase of recent biblical interpretation | |
(focus your attention on contextual/global approaches) | |
Hisorical method helpful | Distance from text, back to the event, upholds complexity |
Historical method blind spots | assumes objectiveness, limited to specialists, meaning rests principally in history |
Literary method helpful | final form, literary sophistication in writers, literary is essential element of meaning |
Literay methods blind | meaning only in Bible (not mind of reader), presupposes a totally objective interoreter, limits to specialists, employs modern literary theory to analyze ancient text (may assume too much) |
Gobal approaches helpful | celebrates human identity, includes non-specialists, reverse invisiblity of biblical characters/interpreters, dialogue “center”/”margins”, emphasize multidisciplinary exegesis |
Global approaches blind | sacrificing God’s transcendence on the altar of immanence, too fragmented no common vision, anyone listening if everyone speaks?, too few controls can texts mean whatever our context determines?, is there a place for evaluative criteria? |
Be familiar with the various contrasting elements between ex 25-31 and 32 | |
God takes inititative versus | people |
offering for materials willingly | demanded |
elaborate prepr for construction | sudden construction |
community of preistly leadership vs | sigularity of Aarons leadership |
invisible/mysterious duty vs. | singularity of Aarons leadership |
guarding of divine presence mediated access vs | open air access to divine presence no mdeiation |
cherubmim vs | common animal |
uncontrollable deity vs | controllable deity |
On what basis does Moses appeal to God in Exodus 32? (3 ways) | Remembrance, Reputation, Reasonableness |
When was Deuteronomy composed? | 700 BCE |
How do we know when Deuteronomy was composed? | Discovery of law during Josiah’s rule (639-609) given the type of reforms scholars assume some early form of Deut is being used thus Dt was compiled prior to Josiah’s rule. |
What is the general structure for Deuteronomy? | I. 1-4 Moses’ first address: Historical survey II. 5-28 Moses’ second address: law and instruction (1. law proclaimed 2. practical instructions/regulations for life) III. 29-30 Moses’ third address: the covenant at Moab IV. 31-34 Moses’ death. |
What are the major themes of Deuteronomy? | A.God’s historical involvement B. Experiences-Basis for social justice C. Exclusive Worship YHWH D. Concern for justice to the poor/weak measures to aid the poor and disadvantaged) E. Relationship is choice:obedience/disobedience consequences. |
Differences between Decalogue Ex 20/Deut 5 | |
Content, context and significance of each of the 10 commandments | |
10 commandments | A product of its own world (agric, institutional slavery accepts, dire ting towards landowning males, oral world) not intended to be followed mechanically, paradigm for healthy society not a prescription for it. |
Thematic movement and development of the Decalogue | Proper/vibrant relationship w/YHWH spills over into proper/vibrant relationship w/one another |
Identities of the alien, orphan and widow in biblical world | |
How are the a,o,w vulnerable in the biblical world? | |
What is meant by the Shema’s mention of “heart”, soul” and “might”? | 1. Heart: thought/mind, volition 2. Soul : literally throat, breath, life or being (they thought throat was where breath came out of) 3. Might: strength, physical capabilities, or “muchness” |
How does Deuteronomy characterize love? | Not a feeling but a matter of taking concrete steps, preserving the week and… |
How does Deuteronomy characterize life? | Lived with respect to others and exclusiveness to God |