Chapter 4A Flashcards
“Book of Moses”
Jesus even referred to the Pentateuch as “the Book of Moses”
Moses has been named the author of the Pentateuch. Moses is the central figure in the Pentateuch.
4 Major Sources That Make Up The Pentateuch
The Yahwist (J)
Elohist (E)
Deuteronomist (D)
Priestly (P)
YHWH
a name for God used in Yahwist
In German it means Jahweh
Anthropomorphic
A literary device in which human emotional qualities (e.g., sadness, anger) and physical traits (e.g., eyes) are attributed to God.
Yahwist (J)
Uses the name YHWH
Anthropomorphic style of writing
Mount Sinai the place for the study of the Law and gives the basic framework for the Pentateuch.
Elohist (E)
Uses the term Elohim for God
Placed emphasis on prophecies of Elijah and Elisha
Abraham is central figure
Elohim
A name for God used in the Elohist (E)
Deuteronomist (D)
Places great emphasis on morality
Highlights speeches of Moses
Priestly (P)
Singular census lists and genealogies; numbers and dates; proper ways to worship; clean and unclean animals.
Refers to God as Elohim
Enuma Elish
The Babylonian creation myth
Incarnation
The idea that God’s Son assumed a human nature and became man in order to save us from our sins.
Original Sin
The entrance of evil into the world. Results in the depravation of grace in fallen human nature.
The Fall
Adam and Eve, tempted by the devil, preferred themselves over God, ignoring the fact that they were only creatures and not God.
God commands Adam and Eve not to eat the fruit on the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The serpent distorts the truth, promising Adam and Eve that if they eat the forbidden fruit, they will be like God.
Their self-centered choice alienated them from each other and God. With sin came sweat-producing work, painful childbirth and death. The worst consequence of sin is the destruction of close intimacy with God, symbolized by banishment from the Garden of Eden.
Protoevangelium
Gives great hope to the world. God created human beings out of love. The human race is affected by sin, but we can be set free by Jesus Christ, whose Passion, Death, and Resurrection have broken the power of the evil one.
Concupiscence
An inclination to commit sin that comes from our human desires or appetites. It is a consequence of Original Sin.
Prehistory
A period of time that refers to events or objects that date before the written record existed.
The Tower of Babel closes out the prehistory section of The Old Testament.
Covenant
A binding and solemn agreement between human beings or between God and people, holding each to a particular course of action.
Patriarch
The “fathers of the faith,” male rulers, elders, or leaders. The patriarchs of the faith of Israel are Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
Abraham
God called Abram to leave his home and travel to a new land where God would lead him.
Sarah
Abraham’s wife
Ur
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Canaan
A territory that included modern-day Israel and Jordan, the Sinai desert,Lebanon, and the coastal areas of Syria.
The Promised Land
El
A common Semitic name for God used by The Chosen People. Originally, the Canaanites had a God named El, the father of all other gods and creatures.
El Shaddai
God Almighty
God of the mountain
God of the open wastes
Isaac
The only son of Abraham and Sarah
Rebekah
Isaac’s wife
Jacob
The second born son of Isaac and Rebecca. Rebecca’s favorite.
Esau
First born son of Isaac and Rebecca. Isaac’s favorite.
Rachel
Jacob’s wife
Israel
New name God gave to Jacob.
Means “one who contends with God”
Twelve Tribes of Israel
The name for the descendants of the twelve sons of Jacob
Joseph
Jacob’s favored son. Jacob gave Joseph a long tunic. Other brothers were jealous of Joseph and they sold him into slavery in Egypt. Had a gift of interpreting dreams.
Pentateuch
The first five books of the bible (Torah - meaning law)
Came from the weaving together of several sources that went through various steps of editing. Included the life and personality of Moses along with oral transmission of various laws, speeches, stories, narratives, reflections, genealogies, poetry, and liturgical celebrations. Authors and editors, inspired by God, collected the sources into a continuous narrative.
How does Creation point to the Incarnation?
The creation stories reveal much about Jesus. The foreshadow the fullness of Divine Revelation: Jesis Christ.
