BIBL 104 Ch 3-8 Flashcards
Old Testament Has How Many Books
39 books and is 3/4 of the Bible
Written By
Numerous authors from Moses to Malachi over a period of a thousand years and lays the foundations for:
- Biblical History
- Theology
- Morality
Terms that find their roots in the old Testament
- Covenant
- Law
- Grace
- Baptism
- Prophet
- Priest
- King
Concepts born before New Testament
- Justice
- Forgiveness
- Redemption
- Salvation
- Sanctification
1st 5 books of Torah
- Genesis: The Beginning
- Exodus: Exit From Egypt
- Leviticus: Way of Holiness
- Numbers: Wilderness Journey
- Deuteronomy: Covenant Renewal
Pentateuch
- Name of the first five books aka Torah
- Tell the story of God’s dealings with both human and Hebrew race
- Trace the actions of God in history from Genesis to death of Moses
- Source of theological truth
- Ethical behavior that laid the foundation for western civilization.
Torah Means
Hebrew word for law or teaching
The Book of Torah
- The first five books of the Bible
- Tells the story of God’s dealings with the human and Hebrew race.
- Trace the actions of God in history from creations to the death of Moses.
- Source of theological truth, biblical morality and ethical behavior that laid the foundation for western civilization.
Hebrew Bible divided into 3 sections
- Law/Torah
- Prophets/Nevi’im
- Writings/Ketuvim
English Bible divided into 5 sections
- Pentateuch: Genesis-Deuteronomy
- History: Joshua-Esther
- Poetry: Job-Songs
- Major Prophets: Isaiah-Daniel
- Minor Prophets: Hosea-Malachi
Documentary Hypothesis
- Julius Wellhausen (1876-83)
- Argued anonymous editors compiled the Pentateuch long after Moses.
- OT consisted of 4 Documents:
- J (Yahwist, 850 BC)
- E (Elohist, 750 BC)
- D (Deuteronomist, 621 BC)
- P (Priestly Code, 525 BC)
Evidence against Documentary Hypothesis
- First, contradicted the traditional view of Jews and the early church.
- Pentateuch declares Moses as author
- Rest of OT presupposes Mosaic authorship
- NT designates Moses as author of Pentateuch
- Pentateuch reflects thematic literacy unity that implies single author
- Author writes as an eye witness to much of the Pentateuch’s content, not possible for writer long after events.
- Writer demonstrates a familiarity with Egyptian culture and geography, unlikely a later Judean author.
- Built on unfounded speculations and assumptions.
- No archaeological or extra-biblical truth that these documents ever existed.
The Book of Joshua
Opens with leading the tribes of Israel to cross the Jordan River and enter the Promise Lands
The Book of Judges
Serves as a transition from the success of conquest to the difficulties of the settlement of the tribes.
The Book of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles
Trace the history of the Kings of Israel through the stages of unity, division, and collapse resulting in the deportation of Israel Into Assyrian and Judah and Babylonian captivity.
The Book of Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther
- The story of Israel’s survival after the exile.
- Ezra and Nehemiah: record the account of the Jews who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian deportation.
- Esther: tells the story of the survival and protection of the Jews of Dispora, who did not return home but remained dispersed throughout the Persian Empire.
Deuteronomistic History/Theology
Josh 10:1-15 - Miraculous Events i.e. the sun standing still.
Judg(es) 15:15 - Exaggerated emphasis i.e. Sampson’s exploits.
Judg(es) 8:10 - large numbers i.e. Gideon’s Foes
Judg(es) 11:26 - Accuracy of dates i.e. 300 years from the conquest to Jephthah
The final form of these books
Reinforce theology of book of Deut.
Determining theological ideology of the history of Israel.
Israel’s History
1405-1390 BC : Conquest of Canaan (Joshua)
1390-1050 BC: Settlement of the Tribes (Judges)
1050-1010 BC: Kingship of Saul (1 Samuel)
1010-970 BC: Kingship of David (2 Samuel)
970-931 BC: Kingship of Solomon (1 Kings 1-11)
931-586 BC: Kings of Israel and Judah (Kings and Chronicles)
605-535 BC: Babylonian Captivity (Kings and Chronicles)
486-464 BC: Dispersion of the Jews (Esther)
458-430 BC: Return from Exile
The Historical Books Cover
Cover a period of nearly a thousand years from Joshua’s conquest of Canaan (c. 1405 BC) until the Persian period in the days of Ezra and Nehemiah (c. 430 BC)
Themes of Historical Books
Revolve around God’s activity in calling, choosing, punishing, redeeming, and using the nation of Israel as His covenant people to accomplish His global purposes.
Books about the Covenant Promises of God
Joshua: The Conquest Judges: The Struggle Ruth: Ray of Hope 1-2 Samuel: Kings and Prophets 1-2 Kings: Kings of Israel and Judah 1-2 Chronicles: Priestly Perspective Ezra: Rebuilding the Temple Nehemiah: Rebuilding the Wall Esther: Rescuing the People
Poetic Books By Name
Job: Questions of Suffering Psalms: Songs of Praise and Lament Proverbs: Words of Wisdom Ecclesiastes: Meaning of Life Song of Songs: Songs of Love
Purposes of Hebrew Poetry
- To express emotion—Poetry is intended to appeal to the emotions, to evoke feelings rather than propositional thinking, and to stimulate a response on the part of the reader. While it certainly challenges us to think, it does so by eliciting an emotional response. Poetry is the language of the soul, and thus, the Hebrew poems still speak to us today and resonate with the deepest issues of the human heart.
- To facilitate worship—Poetry is easy to memorize and put to music and often took on the role of lyrical expression in the psalms. Many of the psalms were sung in relation to specific worship services at the temple, and poetic books were read in connection with specific religious festivals:
Passover: Song of Songs, Hallel Psalms Weeks/Pentecost: Ruth, Hallel Psalms Feast of Ab: Lamentations Hanukah: Psalm 30 Tabernacles: Ecclesiastes, Hallel Psalms
- To instruct in wisdom—Hebrew wisdom literature is a certain kind of poetic literature used to instruct young people in the ways of wisdom. Hebrew wisdom tends to be practical and was meant to be applied to the many aspects of everyday secular life. While wisdom dealt with the practical, it did not leave out the recognition of God in the daily affairs of life. Hebrew wisdom teaches the reader not only how to live a good life but also how to live a godly life.
Characteristics of Hebrew Poetry
- Figurative language—Hebrew poetry is rich in its use of figurative language. Common figures of speech include simile, metaphor, metonymy, personification, anthropomorphism, and hyperbole.
- Parallelism—Parallelism is the practice of balancing one thought or phrase with a corresponding thought or phrase containing approximately the same number of words or a correspondence of ideas. There are three basic types of parallelism:
- Synonymous parallelism—The second line expresses the same thought as the first line, though with different but similar words.
- Antithetical parallelism—The second line expresses a thought that is in contrast to the first line.
- Synthetic parallelism—The second line completes the thought of the first line in some way.
Forms of wisdom poetry expressions include: proverbs, riddles (Judg 14:13-14), parables (Judg 9:7-15), analogies (Prov 27:17), and songs (Pss 34:11; 119:72). Within wisdom literature two distinct types may be found in the Old Testament: (1) didactic, the teaching of practical themes for successful living, and (2) skeptical, or philosophical inquiry into the meaning of life (Ecclesiastes), the purpose of pain (Job), or the search for true love (Song of Songs).
Major Prophets in English Bible
Include the books of: Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Daniel Jeremiah’s poetic Lamentations.
Isaiah: God Is with Us Jeremiah: The Babylonians Are Coming Lamentations: Jerusalem Is Burning Ezekiel: The Glory Will Return Daniel: The Messiah Will Come
Minor Prophets
Three of the Minor Prophets (twenty-seven chapters in the English Bible) are focused on the northern kingdom of Israel (capital, Samaria):
Hosea: God’s Unquenchable Love
Amos: God’s Ultimate Justice
Jonah: God’s Universal Concern
Six of the Minor Prophets (twenty chapters in the English Bible) are focused on the southern kingdom (capital, Jerusalem):
Joel: Day of the Lord Obadiah: Doom of Edom Micah: Divine Lawsuit Nahum: Destruction of Nineveh Habakkuk: Destruction of Babylon Zephaniah: Disaster Is Imminent
The last three Minor Prophets (twenty chapters in the English Bible) are focused on the Jewish exiles who have returned from Babylon to rebuild the temple and reestablish Jerusalem. They form the final link to the messianic prophecies, which are fulfilled in Jesus in the New Testament:
Haggai: Rebuild the Temple
Zechariah: Restore the King
Malachi: Repent of Sin
Larger Themes of Minor Prophets
Hosea–Micah focused on the sin of covenant breaking; Nahum–Zephaniah emphasized the approaching judgment of the Day of the Lord; and Haggai–Malachi promised the reversal of judgment and the future glory of Israel,
The Beginning
Genesis is book of beginnings.
Of human and Hebrew beginnings.
Jacob had___sons
12 who would become the 12 tribes of Israel.
Genesis Author
Traditionally was deemed Moses until 18th century,
While Moses probably used sources like ancient patriarchal family records (Gen 5:1), he was the ultimate author, compiler, and editor of the Genesis record.
4 Great Patriarchs
Abraham: 2166-1991 BC
Isaac: 2066-1886 BC
Jacob: 2006-1859 BC
Joseph: 1916-1806 BC
Toledoth, “the records of”
I.Primeval History (1:1-11:9)
A.Creation (1:1-2:25)
B.Fall (3:1-5:32)
C.Flood (6:1-9:29)
D.Nations (10:1-11:9)
II.Patriarchal History (11:10-50:26)
A.Abraham (11:10-25:11)
B.Isaac (25:12-26:35)
C.Jacob (27:1-36:43)
D.Joseph (37:1-50:26)
Abrahamic covenant
which gave Israel a right to the land (Gen 15:18-21)
Land, seed, blessing.
proto-evangelium
After pronouncing the penalty for their sin, God provided for their redemption by predicting their ultimate salvation by the “seed” of the woman who would “crush” the head of the serpent (3:15 NIV)
Noahic covenant
Gods promise to never flood the earth again.
Mount Moriah
Where God tested Abraham’s faith by requesting he sacrifice his son, Abraham passed by proceeding to go through with it but was stopped by an angel of the Lord. God then provided a ram to be sacrificed instead.
Isaac had two sons
Jacob and Esau.
Abrahamic covenant reconfirmed to
Isaac with God’s promises of personal blessing and protection
Exodus
Story of Israelites’ exit from bondage in Egypt
Non-biblical artifacts that speak of Moses and his authorship of the OT
- Dead sea scrolls
- Babylonian Talmund
Pharaoh of Oppression
Thutmose III (1504-1450 BC)
Pharaoh of the Exodus
Ramesses II (1304-1237 BC)
The Merneptah Stele (c. 1220 BC) (early date argument of Exodus)
refers to “Israel” as an already established people in the land in the record of Ramesses II’s son.
First Kings 6:1 States
the exodus occurred 480 years prior to King Solomon’s fourth year (966 BC), dating the exodus in 1446 BC.
Judg 11:26 states
Jephthah claimed Israel had occupied Canaan for 300 years,puts the date of the exodus between 1446 and 1400 BC.
The Amarna Tablets (c. 1400 BC)
Refer to a period of chaos in Canaan, which would equate with the Israelite conquest.
The Dream Stele of Thutmose IV
indicates he was not the firstborn legal heir to the throne, the eldest son having died.
Late Date Argument of Exodus:
- The biblical data is reinterpreted as symbolic (480 years = 12 generations) or exaggerated generalizations (Jephthah’s 300 years)
- No extrabiblical references to “Israel” exist prior to the Merneptah Stele (c. 1220 BC)
- Archaeological evidence seems to be lacking for a fifteenth-century BC conquest at some archaeological sites.
- The Israelites helped build the cities of Pithom and Rameses (Exod 1:11), which were completed by Ramesses II.
- Overlapping judgeships may account for tabulating a shorter period of time for the conquest, settlement, and Judges era.
Weaknesses of late date view
It totally discards any literal reading of the biblical chronology in favor of highly debatable and inconclusive archaeological data.
Possible dates of Exodus
Assuming Mosaic authorship and the early date of the exodus, one could date the writing of the book anytime between the two years after the exodus (1444 BC) and Moses’ death (1406 BC)
Theories on Route of Exodus
Northern
Central
Southern
Northern Theory
Places Mount Sinai in the northwestern area of the Sinai.
Central Theory
Places Mount Sinai in Arabia (at Jabel-Al Lawz), beyond the gulf of Aqaba, east of the Sinai Peninsula.
Southern Theory
Places Mount Sinai near the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula.
Moses’ Life in 3 40 Year Time Periods
- the period from his birth to his rearing as a prince of Egypt (Acts 7:13).
- the time he spent in Midian as a shepherd (Exod 7:7)
- the time he spent as leader of the people in the exodus and wilderness journeys (Acts 7:36)
Exodus from Egyptian Bondage (1-18:27)
A.Redemption (1:1-12:30)
B.Liberation (12:31-15:21)
C.Preservation (15:22-18:27)
Instruction for the Redeemed Nation (19:1-40:38)
A.Offer of the Covenant (19:1-25)
B.Covenant Text (20:1-23:33)
C.Covenant Ratification Ceremony (24:1-18)
D.Tabernacle of Worship (25:1-40:38)
Mosaic Covenant
Guidance on how to live the sanctified life, how this newly redeemed nation was to conduct itself toward God, toward one another, and toward the rest of the world. offered the nation the opportunity to be the vessel through which God would transmit His redemptive purposes to the rest of mankind.
Mount Sinai
Where God held council with Moses to give The Ten Commandments
10 Commandments, Responsibilities to God
1.“No other gods” vs. polytheism
2.“Do not make an idol” vs. idolatry
3.“Do not misuse the name” vs. profanity
4.“Remember the Sabbath” vs. secularism
10 Commandments, Responsibilities to Man
5.“Honor your father and mother” vs. rebellion
6.“Do not murder” vs. murder
7.“Do not commit adultery” vs. adultery
8.“Do not steal” vs. theft
9.“False testimony” vs. lying
10.“Do not covet” vs. materialism
Construction of the Tabernacle
Or “tent of meeting” represented how God was to dwell among His people and how the nation would fellowship with God.
The ark of the covenant and mercy seat
represented His presence