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_______ + ________= Bible

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Law

Apocalypse

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Original definition of a testament

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A covenant
Like a marriage
A series of open promises

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3 parts of the OT

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Torah
Nevi’im
Kethim

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Biblical prophet

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A person who could look at the world and accurately describe what is wrong with it and call people to action

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Best one word description of the Torah

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Narrative (not law)

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What is Deuteronomy?

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Second telling of the law

A retailing of the first four books of Torah

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Gen 1-11

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Creation

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Gen 12-50

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Narration of God’s people

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The Nevi’im is the book of…

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The prophets (former and latter)

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Focus of the Nevi’im

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Exile

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3 parts of the kethim

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  1. Poetical books
  2. 5 scrolls
  3. Chronicles
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Former prophets

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PROPHETIC HISTORIES: stories with a prophetic moral (if you don’t change your ways…. Exile)
1. Josh
2. Jud
3. Sam
4. Kings
Tell downward spiral
Exile= judgment because Israel acts like object of God’s blessing, not agent of God’s blessing

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Latter prophets

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HISTORICAL PROPHECIES

  1. Isaiah
  2. Ezekiel
  3. Jeremiah
  4. Book of 12
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When did the bible start coming together?

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While Israelites in exil and writings (kethim) were being composed

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Kethium is the book of…

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Writings

Misc. drawer of the bible

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5 scrolls of the kethium

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  1. Song of Songs
  2. Lamentations
  3. Ruth (heroine #1)
  4. Esther (heroine #2)
  5. Ecclesiastes
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Chronicles

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Retelling of Sam and kings with a twist

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Ezra and Nehemiah

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Rebuilding of Israel after exile

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Daniel

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Not included in prophets but most apocalyptic

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4 parts of the New Testament

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  1. Gospels
  2. Acts (Praxes)
  3. Letters
  4. Apocalypse
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Similarities between New Testament and Old Testament

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Tells one story

Has one god with same purpose throughout

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The bible is a story about…

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God finding his people (not people finding God)

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Phases of the bible

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  1. God blesses humanity (but then sin and death)
  2. Gospels, redemption (through Jesus)
  3. Apocalypse (renew through Holy Spirit)
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Abraham answers to….

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The failure of Adam

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Single story of the bible
God renewing his agents/humanity to return to original purpose of blessing the world
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Bible and history
Enigmatic relationship ~inconsistent boyfriend Transcends history
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When was exodus
1290 BCE
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What was kingdom of Israel established through David
1000 BCE
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When did Israel divide
931 BCE
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Israel's independence
167-63BCE
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Sequence of foreign rule over Israel
1. Assyrians 2. Babylonians 3. Persians 4. Independent 5. Rome
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Diaspora
Alex the G's goal for 1 world | = spread of Judaism
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MVP rulers of Israel after Alex the G dies and Israel is divided into 4 parts
1. Ptolemis (Egypt) | 2. Seleucids (Syria)
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When did Israel finally regain independence
1847 AD
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MVP Bible claim
The God of the Jews raised Jesus from the dead AND is responsible for creation
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Where Jewish faith springs from?
Creation Calling of Abraham Exile
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Three languages of the Bible
Hebrew (Old Testament) Aramaic (Ezra and Dan) Koine aka. Common Greek (New Testament)
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Translations
1. Targums= Aramaic translation of Old Testament 2. Septuagint= Greek translation of Old Testament 3. Pesheita= Assyrian translation 4. Vulgate= Latin translation 5. German (because renaissance) 6. English (because King James)
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2 MVP Greek texts
Bible | Odyssey
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Begins of Old Testament manuscript tradition
With massorites 1100s Dead Sea scrolls verified manuscripts
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Dead Sea scrolls
Original copies of the Old Testament | Written between 2-3rd century BCE
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Specialness of bible
1. Inspiration 2. Revelation 3. Canon 4. Translations
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What is the measuring stick of God's creation
Canon
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Completing stories of religion according to SDR
1. Axial age: when all major religions were born 2. Dark green religion: humanity's return to religion (hippie age age religion) 3. Scientist/enlightenment
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Gen 1 is creation as a...
Temple
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Gen 2 is creation as a...
Garden
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Masoretic texts
Hebrew version of Old Testament
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Redaction criticism
Reading bible with revisionist lens
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Sequence of creation in Gen 1
1. 3 days forming (tohu) 2. 3 days filling (Bohu) 3. 1 day rest (tove)
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Tohu
Forming
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Bohu
Filling
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Tove
It was good
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Creation is
Victory over chaos
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Why two versions of creation?
Bible not content with only one because genesis 1 does not relate to the complexity and sorrow of Israel's world
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Pattern of genesis 1-5
Cursing (ex. Kicked out of garden) | Blessing (ex. God giving them clothes)
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Style of Gen 1-11
Poetry
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Style of Gen 12-50
Prose
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Gen 1-11 is a ________ experience
Mirror-holding
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MVP stories of genesis 1-11
1. Creation 2. Cain and Abel 3. Noah 4. Tower
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Pinnacle of creation
Humanity
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Plot humanity
Humanity is the channel of God's blessing
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God's original blessing to humanity
BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY
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Story of Noah is essentially...
A second creation | Restoring order
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MVP Stories of Gen 12-50
1. Abraham and Sarah 2. Isaac and Rebecca 3. Jacob and Rachel/Leah 4. Joseph
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Who is the first wisdom figure of the Old Testament
Joseph
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What is the link between genesis and exodus
Joseph
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Abraham's promise mirrors....
God's commands for Adam (be fruitful and multiply)
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Themes of gen 12-50
1. Interfamily relations 2. LANDLANDLANDLAND 3. Securing a spouse 4. Having a son
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Land=
Promise Life Identity Religion
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Threats of Gen 12-50
1. Barrenness 2. Jealousy 3. Trickery 4. Loss of land 5. Compromise promise 6. Sibling rivalry
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Genesis 50:20
YOU MEANT IT FOR EVEIL, BUT GOD MEANT IT FOR GOOOOOOOD
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Key facts of Gen 1:26-28
1. Humanity in God's image 2. Humanity constituted by male and female 3. Humans= steward of creation (vocation) 4. God's blessing= be fruitful and multiply
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Biblical wisdom
Ability to face power and live faithfully
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Genesis 12:1-3
Preface of Gen 12-50 I will make you a great nation I will bless those who bless you I will curse those who curse you

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