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Intro to OT II > Exam #1 > Flashcards

Exam #1 Flashcards

1
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EVENT: David’s Life

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Psalms

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EVENT: the Assyrian and Babylonian eras

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Psalms

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EVENT: fall of Jerusalem

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Psalms

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EVENT: exile and return to the land

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Psalms

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THEME: God’s gifts of his covenant, law, and wisdom

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Psalms

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THEME: God’s steadfast love and forgiveness

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Psalms

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THEME: God’s faithfulness to Abraham and David

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Psalms

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THEME: praise and lament

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Psalms

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THEME: Job’s righteousness

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Job

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THEME: Satan’s cruelty

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Job

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THEME: the relationship between sin and suffering

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Job

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THEME: God’s rule over creation

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Job

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THEME: search for wisdom on earth

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Job

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THEME: Gaining wisdom through reverence (i.e. fear) for God

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Proverbs

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THEME: value of wisdom and danger of foolishness

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Proverbs

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THEME: value of hard work, kindness, discretion, respect, and honesty

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Proverbs

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17
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THEME: the excitement of physical attraction and the joy of human sexuality

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Song of Songs

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18
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THEME: Search for meaning

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Ecclesiastes

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THEME: fear of the Lord

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Ecclesiastes

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THEME: value of wisdom

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Ecclesiastes

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THEME: enjoyment of God’s good gifts

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EcclesiastesE

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EVENT: rise and fall of the Assyrian and Babylonian Empires

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The Twelve

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EVENT: the fall of Israel and Judah

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The Twelve

24
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EVENT: the rise of the Persian Empire

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The Twelve

25
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EVENT: return to the land and rebuilding of the temple

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The Twelve

26
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THEME: Sin

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The Twelve

27
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THEME: the coming day of the Lord

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The Twelve

28
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THEME: Restoration of Israel and Judah

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The Twelve

29
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THEME: Conversion of the Gentiles

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The Twelve

30
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THEME: coming Messiah

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The Twelve

31
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Negative Features of Hebrew Poetry

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No rhyme
Unlike Western poetry
Irregular meter / rhythm
Unreliability of syntax

32
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Building blocks / positive features of Hebrew poetry

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the Line (monadic, dyadic, triadic)

Strophe: group of lines arranged together

33
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The structuring of lines in a way that exhibits patterns of literary symmetry and balance.

The distinguishing feature between poetry and prose.

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Parallelism

34
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Three types of Hebrew Parallelism

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Synonymous (line 1 = line 2)

Antithetic (line 1 OPPOSITE line 2)

Synthetic (line 2 completes line 1)

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Types of Semantic Parallelism

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Complete (every element in line 1 has a counterpart in line 2)

Compensatory (line 2 equal to line 2, but one element dropped out and one added)

Chaistic (ABC // CBA)

Elliptical (element from line 1 dropped, nothing added to line 2)

Antithetical - Line 2 opposite to line 1)

36
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Horizontal Revelation, putting godliness into working clothes

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Wisdom Literature

37
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Hakam / Hokmah

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to be wise, or have wisdom

38
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Sources of Wisdom Literature

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Priests (national, to Israel, teach Torah, maintain God’s relationship with YHWH),

Prophets (national, speak to Israel, direct revelation to God),

Sages (universal, counsel with a focus on kings and young people, recognize wisdom)

39
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Keyword of Job

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Sovereignty

40
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Retribution Principal

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Karma. Good things happen to good people. Bad things happen to bad people.

41
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Keyword of Psalms

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Worship

42
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Keyword of Proverbs

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Wisdom

43
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What passage states the purpose of the Proverbs

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Proverbs 1v1-7

44
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Keyword of Ecclesiastes

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Vanity

45
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Hebel

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Breath, futility,

46
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True or False: Ecclesiastes offers a strong reaction against the Retribution Principle.

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True

47
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Keyword of Song of Songs

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Love

48
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What approaches are valid to interpret Song of Songs?

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Typological, Didactic, but mostly Literal / Natural

49
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Song of Songs is both:

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Pedagogical / Eschatological

50
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The founding fathers of the prophets

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Moses, Samuel, Elijah

51
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Designations of the prophets

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Seer
Servant of the Lord
Man of God
Messengers of God
Visionary
Prophet

52
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Prophetic Periods

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Assyrian (Jonah, Amos, Hosea), Babylonian, Post Exilic

53
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Keyword of Jonah

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Revival in Nineveh

54
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Keyword of Amos

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Judgement of Israel

55
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What does Amos mean?

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Burden

56
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Keyword of Hosea

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God’s Loyal Love for Israel

57
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When did Jeroboam II reign?

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782-753 BC

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