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Midterm
T/RS 121 Midterm Study Guide
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mesopotamia | Had 1st Written Language |
| Hittites | Invaded Egypt |
| Egypt | Stable until 1500 BC |
| Assyria | Conquered Israel |
| Ninevah | Capital of Assyria |
| Babylonians | Conquered and Exiled Judah |
| Nebuchadnezzar | King under which Babylon Conquered and Exiled Judah |
| Cyrus the Great | Ended Babylonian exile |
| Abram/Abraham | Father of Israelites/Father of Jews |
| Sarai/Sarah | Abraham's Wife |
| Hagar | Sarai's Slave-girl |
| Ishmael | Abram and Hagar's Son |
| Isaac | Abram and Sarai's Son |
| Jacob | Name changed to Israel |
| Esau | Lost Birthright to Younger Jacob |
| Joseph | Israel's Favorite Son |
| Moses | Free's Israelites from Egypt |
| Yahweh/I AM | Name of God |
| Aaron | Helped Moses free Israelites |
| Jethro | Mose's Father-in-Law; suggested Judges and Laws to keep people in order |
| Saul | First Non-Prophet King |
| David | Saul's Heir |
| Bathsheba | Had Sex with David |
| Uriah | Bathsheba's Husband |
| Solomon | Last United King |
| United Monarchy | United Ruling of Israel and Judah |
| Philistines | Were in Power in Canaan during "Power Vacuum" |
| Jebusites | Controlled Tribe of Jerusalem |
| Jews | Decedents of Judah |
| Three Divisions of Christian Bible | Old Testament, Apocrypha, and New Testament |
| Three Divisions of Old Testament | Historical Books, Poetry/Wisdom, and Prophets |
| Genesis | Creation of World to Israelites in Egypt |
| Exodus | Moses free's Israelites to Ten Commandment's |
| Leviticus | Entire Book of Law's |
| Numbers | Wanderings of Israel in the Desert |
| Deuteronomy | Restates Laws, ends at edge of Promised Land, and Moses Dies |
| Joshua | Leads Israel into Promised Land |
| Judges | Story of Various Judges who Rule Israel |
| 1-2 Kings | David's son Solomon becomes King, the Country is divided after Solomon, Israel is Conquered, and Judah goes into Exile |
| Psalms | Collection of hymns and Poems used in Worship |
| Psalm 8 | We are Created In the Image of God |
| Psalm 51 | Hymn of Cleansing: "Create in me a Clean Heart" |
| Amos | Condemns Cities Surrounding Israel and Judah then Criticizes them |
| Hosea | Asks Israel and Judah to Repent |
| 1259 BC | Egyptian-Hittite Treaty |
| c 1030 BC | Israel Becomes Powerful |
| c 1010 BC | King Saul |
| c 928 BC | Kingdom Divided |
| 722 BC | Assyrian's Conquer Israel |
| 586 BC | Beginning of Babylonian Exile |
| 516 BC | End of Babylonian Exile |
| 70 AD | Destruction of Second Temple |
| Covenant with Noah | Would Never Again Flood World |
| Abrahamic Covenant | God Promises Abraham Land in Canaan, Decedents, and Blessings to Nations |
| Mosaic Covenant | Keep my Laws and be Faithful to me |
| Davidic Covenant | David's Lineage would Rule Forever |
| Etiology | Story Explaining why something happened |
| Enuma Elish | Babylonian Creation Story |
| Tiamat | Enuma Elish |
| Marduk | Enuma Elish |
| Power Vacuum | After Egyptian and Hittite Empires crumble |
| Promised Land | Land Promised to Abraham by God |
| Canaan | Land Promised to Abraham by God |
| Pentateuch | Greek: Five Books |
| Torah | Hebrew: Laws |
| Passover | Angel of Death "Passed Over" Israelites |
| Decalogue | Another name for 10 Commandments |
| Suzerainty Treaty | Example is 10 Commandments |
| Mt. Sinai | Moses received 10 Commandments |
| Messiah/christ | Anointed One |
| Idolatry | Worshiping Another God |
| Second Temple Period | Time between Return from Exile and 70 AD |
| Septuagint | 70 Books |
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