Beginning Flashcards

1
Q

Books that contain the redemption story

A

Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers 10:10

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2
Q

Exodus event is a result of _____ because of _____

A

chaos, human freedom

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3
Q

Battle fought on 3 levels

A

1) Between the Gods
2) Human Plane
3) Hearts and Minds of the people

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4
Q

Which two battles represent ownership of the people of Israel

A

Gods and Human Plane

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5
Q

Am Sagula

A

Chosen People

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6
Q

Berit Olam

A

Eternally Binding Covenant

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7
Q

The foundational acts that creates Israel as a nation is based on _____ more than _____

A

FAITH, blood

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8
Q

5 requirements for a people to be regnoized as a nation

A
Land
Law
Leader
God
Temple
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9
Q

Exodus begins with

A

Israel being in bondage

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10
Q

What are the 2 competing claims of ownership of the people of Israel

A

Pharo’s claim

Yahweh’s claim

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11
Q

Yom Suf

A

Sea of Reeds

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12
Q

What is the center of the redemptive act

A

Covenant at Mt Sinai

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13
Q

Theophanies

A

Encounters with God

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14
Q

The Law is a ______ to the people

A

Gift

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15
Q

Why create rituals?

A

symbolizing the covenant, reliving, reactualizing. Anamnesis

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16
Q

The story of Exodus begins with the Call of ____

A

Moses

17
Q

The bible is not a ______ book

A

history

18
Q

Bible written to present ________

A

Israel’s faith experience

19
Q

Hyperbole

A

exaggeration for emphasis

20
Q

Eponomous texts

A

stories about founding fathers, heros

21
Q

Mythopoeic texts

A

myths used to explain

22
Q

Discuss the story of the midwives

A
  • ordered by Pharaoh to kill all boys, let girsl live

- Midwives don’t - lie and say that the Israelites are vigourous, already give birth before they arrive

23
Q

Moshe

A

Moses

24
Q

Moses, as an adult, witnesses a ______ and does what _______

A

fight, kills an egyptian

25
Q

Why does Moses flee Egypt

A

price on his head b/c of killing an Egyptian

26
Q

Where does Moses arrive

A

Land of Midian

27
Q

Under whose reign is the Exodous from Egypt said to have taken place, when?

A

Ramses II,1250 BCE

28
Q

Who does Moses marry

A

Zipporah

29
Q

Moses wife is the daugher of ____ / ______

A

Jethro / Reuel

30
Q

Moses sons name

A

Gershom

31
Q

Moses Sons name meas

A

resident alien

32
Q

Moses encounters God where ______ /____

A

Sinai / Horeb

33
Q

S’neh

A

burning bush

34
Q

Heneyni

A

Moses response “Here I am!”

35
Q

At Mt Sinai, during the burning bush, God identifies himself as who?

A

THe God of the Patriarichs

36
Q

Moses story is ________, meant to ______

A

catechetical, teach

37
Q

Sh’mot

A

The names