5a - the law & holiness code

Question 1

in which books/chapters is the siani narratives?

Answer 1

exodus 19-numbers 10

Question 2

what happens in exodus 16?

Answer 2

hunger and complaints

Question 3

what is a theophany?

Answer 3

an appearance of God

Question 4

what is sinai: a theophany associsated with?

Answer 4

storm imagery, thunder, lightning, smoke, earth quakes

Question 5

describe the making of the covenant?

Answer 5

a conditional covenant - israelites must show faithfulness

Question 6

what does the word berit mean?

Answer 6

originally meant shackle or chain; a binding agreement

Question 7

describe the suzerainty treaty

Answer 7

-between a vassal and lord
-vassal must give allegiance, service, tribute
-overload protection

Question 8

describe the parity treaty

Answer 8

-between equals
-each sides agrees to mutual responsibilities

Question 9

what are the foms of ANE treaties?

Answer 9

suzerainty treaty and parity treaty

Question 10

what is the Decalogue?

Answer 10

-apodictic laws (absolute commands)
-also known as the 10 commandments
-presupposes a settled agrarian communities (towns, houses, servants, oxen)
-considered the basis for all other biblical laws (portrayed as coming directly from God)
-patriarchy embedded within (women listed as property; double standard for adultery)
-absolute laws vs case laws
-unique arrangement in that religious and social obligations are placed together

Question 11

what is the covenant code?

Answer 11

-casuistic laws (case by case)
-laws originating from a rural economy (not nomadic)

Question 12

what is the Deuteronomic code?

Answer 12

-laws originating from a urban-based monarchy
-laws for the king, how to conduct war, how to decide who is a true prophet

Question 13

what is the holiness code?

Answer 13

law code for the priests originally but understood later as a law code for the entire society

Question 14

why are there so many different law codes?

Answer 14

-exodus to deuteronomy is a mixture of narratives and law
-the law is not given all at once
-represents a long history of reinterpreting and applying to their own historical and social contexts
-later situations: settlement, monarchy, exile

Question 15

describe the early hittie treaty form

Answer 15

1. the preamble
2. the historical prologue
3. the stipulations or demands
4. deposit of the treaty in a temple and public readings at set times
5. the list of witnesses
6. the curses and blessings

Question 16

what are common misconceptions regarding the law?

Answer 16

-the laws are legalistic
-you have to obey them to be saved
-the laws are a burden

Question 17

what does NOT describe a theophany?

Answer 17

reuses greek and roman mythology

Question 18

what is a theophany?

Answer 18

an appearance of god