Exam 1 Flashcards
(140 cards)
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who created the JEDP theory
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Julius Wellhousen
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what’s the D in JEDP
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Deutoronomy
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who dated deuteronomy at 621
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Dewette
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what’s the P in JEDP
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Leviticus (priestly)
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who created the Deuteronomistic History
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Martin Noth
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And I will put enmity
between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and hers;
he will crush your head,
and you will strike his heel.”
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Genesis 3:15
PROTOEVANGELIEM
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Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
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Deuteronomy 6:4
SHEMA
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source criticism
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Pentateuch
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Redaction criticism
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editing
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Form criticism
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Genre
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1 Kings 6:1
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Early Exodus Date:
Temple began by Solomon 967
Years after exodus 480
dating= 1447
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Exodus 1:11
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Late Exodus Date:
Pithy & Rameses = dating at 1260
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What is the importance of Judges 17-21
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Push for Kingship/Israel knows they need a King
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The term used to describe the study of how the universe is structured
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Cosmology
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The belief in one god
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Monotheism
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The belief in one god without denying the existence of other gods
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Henotheism
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The theological themes and concepts across the entire text of Scripture
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Biblical Theology
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The process of recognizing a book as divinely inspired requiring its inclusion in the Bible
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Canonization
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The region of fertile land stretching in an arch from the Persian Gulf to the upper Nile River/delta in Egypt
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Fertile Crescent
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The semi-arid region to the south of Judah where Beersheba is located
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Negeb
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The art and science of biblical interpretation
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Hermeneutics
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A genre of literature characterized by symbolism and elaborate imagery
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Apocalyptic
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The region between the Jordan River Valley and the Mediterranean Sea
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Palestine
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The proposed physical location of the monastic settlement of the Essenes who copied and hid the Dead Sea Scrolls
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Qumran
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The lowlands consisting of gradual rolling hills located on Judah's western frontier
Shephelah
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The Aramaic paraphrase of the Hebrew scriptures
Targum
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The appearance of God or a heavenly being (such as an angel) to a human
Theophany
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The study of something (e.g., a text or book of the Bible) in its final form
Synchronic
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The book of Genesis can be divided into ___ main sections
2 (1-11; 12-50)
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Word and Spirit names 6 main genres found in the book of Genesis. Name them
Poetry, Etiologies, Dream Accounts, Ancestral Epics,XXX
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At the end of Genesis, Jacob's family find themselves in what country?
Egypt
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The book of Genesis needs to be approached first and foremost as a __________ text.
Theological
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Who was Abraham's nephew who traveled with him from Ur?
Lot
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What is the toledoth formula in Genesis?
"These are the generations of..."
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The key figure from Exodus to Deuteronomy is:
Moses
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The land where Moses spent 40 years before he was sent by God to rescue Israel
Midian
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W&S notes that the primary message of the book of EXODUS ALONE is what?
God is a covenantal God who hears his people
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The book of Exodus starts by removing the focus from Joseph and focusing on a family from the tribe of
Levi
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The first great sin that almost caused God to destroy Israel is recorded in Exodus 32-34 This was the
Sin of the golden calf
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Most of the final half of Exodus (25-40) deals primarily with the details and fulfillment of one main thing. What is it?
The tabernacle
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What region did Abraham move from ORIGINALLY to go to Canaan?
Babylonia
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According to W&S the books of Leviticus and Numbers were addressed to
the Israelites
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How can the organization of the book of Deuteronomy be characterized?
A sermon OR ANE suzerain-vassal treaty
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Name 2 Tribes of Israel
Judah & Zebulon
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Numbers 22-24
The foreign prophet BALAAM is hired to curse Israel
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Taking a census allowed Moses to know the number of people. How many censuses are in the book of Numbers?
2
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The authorship of Leviticus is unknown but typically attributed to
Moses
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Greek title for Deuteronomy means:
"second law book"
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According to W&S, Deuteronomy contains which 3 genres
1. Historical Reviews
2. Legal Material
3. Lists of Curses and Blessings
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The word "Leviticus" means ____________
"pertaining to the Levites"
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How old was Moses when he died?
120
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The Hebrew Bible designation for Joshua, Judges, Samuel, & Kings
"Former Prophets"
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Martin Noth coined the phrase "_______" History for the historical books
Deuteromistic
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If Joshua wrote portions of the book of Joshua, then it can be dated to the early ___ or late ____ century BC
14/13
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Based on biblical text, what three cities were destroyed by fire by Joshua during the conquest of Canaan
1. Ai
2. Hazor
3. Jericho
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Who was the famous female British archaeologist who posited that the city of Jericho was destroyed at the transition of the Middle and Late Bronze Ages? Contra Bryant Wood who says that the destruction occurred in 1406 BC
Kathleen Kenyon
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What is the dominant theme in the book of Joshua based upon the promises of Genesis 12:1-3
God's promise to Abraham
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What is the name of the city that Joshua had to attack twice before defeating it?
Ai
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Chapter 24 of Joshua deals with the renewing of
the covenant
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Who does Joshua meet after crossing the Jordan in chapter 5?
Angel of the Lord
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Joshua 1 draws several connections to
Moses & the Pentateuch
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The book of Joshua records a _-prong attack on the land of Canaan
3
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According to Joshua 3 who were thrones who were to cross the Jordan River first?
The priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant
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Chapters 17-21 of Judges are a rhetorical argument for God-ordained _______ lack of which causes anarchy to abound
leadership/kingship
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The period of _______ fits best in the Late Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age
the Judges
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There is no general agreement on when the book of ______ was written
Ruth
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In Jewish tradition, the book of Ruth was placed within the
Megilloth
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What was the name of the judge of Israel who was left-handed and from the tribe of Benjamin?
Ehud
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Other than Joshua, in Judges chapter 1 the reader is reintroduced to several characters from the book of Joshua. Name one.
Judah
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In Judges 1, one particular city is said to have been captured by Judah but is later noted that Benjamin was unable to capture it. What is the city?
Jerusalem
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What is the name of Ruth's mother-in-law?
Naomi
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Ruth was from what county?
Moab
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The book of Ruth closes with a genealogical list ending with what person?
David
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Samson was a ___________ from his birth and as such could not cut his hair
Nazarite
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Judges 9 deals with a disturbing account of one man's claim to the throne. What was his name?
Abimelek
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What was the name of Samson's father?
Manoah
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2 reasons why the OT is unique in light of other ANE Documents
Monotheistic
| Inspired
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What is the value of the OT to Western Culture?
Modern Laws
| Worship
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First 5 books
Torrah/Pentateuch
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OT written in what two languages
Hebrew & Aramaic
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REAL Q: How did Israel see the Ark of the Covenant?
Footstool of Yahweh
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4 main criteria of OT Canonization
Authorship
Language-Hebrew
Antiquity
Widely accepted
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ARCHEOLOGY: Mentions Israelites in Egypt/ creates problems for late date theory
mentions israel in Canaan
Merneptah Stele
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ARCHEOLOGY: Mentions the house of David
Tel Dan Stele
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ARCHEOLOGY: Thing that Dr. P found in rock house
The Egyptian Scarab of Khirbet el-Maqatir
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ARCHEOLOGY: Mentions Omri, king of Israel; parallels the account of 2 Kings 1:1
Moabite Stone
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ARCHEOLOGY: Mentions Nabonidus and BELSHAZZAR
Cyrus Cylinder
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5 STEPS OF DIVINE REVELATION
1. REVELATION OF TRUTH TO AUTHOR
2. HOLY SPIRIT'S INSPIRATION OF THE AUTHOR TO WRITE
3. TRANSMISSION OF THE TEXT IN WRITTEN FORM
4. TRANSLATIONS INTO MODERN LANGUAGES OF THE OT
5. ILLUMINATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR PREACHING/TEACHING
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Dead Sea Scrolls Date to ___ c. BC & ___ c. AD
3rd / 1st
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REAL Q: measuring stick
canon
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what was written in 285 BC
LXX/Septuagint
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REAL Q: 4 materials the bible was originally written on
Papyrus
parchment
metal
ostraca
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Oldest discovered portion of the OT
Amulet Scrolls (Num 6; 7-6 c. BC)
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Canon Closed in
135 AD
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3 divisions of the Hebrew Canon/Bible
Torah, Writings, Prophets
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_____ are vital to the fulfilling of "The Promise" to Abraham
Women
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This was a given until mid 19th century
Mosaic authorship
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JEDP
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Documentary Hypothesis:
J=Jahweh(same as yahweh)
E=Elohim
D=Deuteronomy
P=Priestly(Leviticus)
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What are the two parts of Genesis?
1-11: World History
| 12-50: Patriarchal History
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Genesis 1 serves as an "______" to the Pentateuch
introduction
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Structure and function of universe
Cosmology
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Theory of the origin of the universe
Cosmogony
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REAL Q: "first gospel"
protoevangelium
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Why are there two falls in Gen 3 & 4
SIN IS SYSTEMIC
| MALE & FEMALE FALLS
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4 consequences of the Fall
1. Restricted access to God
2. Pain in childbearing/conception
3. Toil for food
4. Death
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4 parts to Abraham's call
1. Land
2. Offspring
3. Blessing to him
4. Blessing to others
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Abraham's covenant was _________
unilateral
108
Abraham's son was
Isaac
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Isaac's sons were
Jacob & Essau
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Joseph was the son of ______
Jacob
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Levite, Fugitive, a Murderer, adopted son of pharaoh, law giver
Moses
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Yahweh's attack on the gods of Egypt
the plagues
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central event to the history of Israel
the Exodus
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Central miracle to the history of Israel
The Red Sea
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Exodus 32-34
the Golden Calf incident
116
Decalogue
ten words/ ten commandments
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order of sacrifices
1. Whole burnt offering
2. Peace and thanksgiving offerings
3. Guilt or reparation offerings
4. Day of atonement
118
Sins not covered by sacrifices
premeditated sins
119
Hittite suzerain vassal treaty
Deuteronomy
120
why should Christians do archeology
hands on, shows the Bible is true, to be better apologists
121
Records the renewed covenant
Joshua 24
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The ancient Canaanite city of Jebus
Jerusalem
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Judges in the beginning of
the first Iron Age (1200-1000BC)
124
Why the Judges period failed:
1. Covenant violation
2. Canaanization of Israel
3. Yahweh not central
125
THEME:The primeval and patriarchal Histories
Genesis
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THEME:YHWH delivers and the Sinai covenant
Exodus
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THEME:How to approach a holy God
Leviticus
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THEME:The Wilderness Wandering
Numbers
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THEME:The Second Law
Deuteronomy
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THEME:The conquest of the Land
Joshua
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THEME:YHWH's faithfulness despite Israel's unfaithfulness
Judges
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THEME:Kinsmen redeemer: YHWH includes any who are faithful to him
Ruth
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Judges 17-21 is argument for
kingship against Saul & his tribe of Benjamin
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Numbers 22-24
The account of Balaam
135
Was it right for Israel to ask for a king?
IMPORTANT Q but idk the answer FIND OUT ASAP
136
Span of Numbers
40
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Reasons for the allure of Canaanite life
Religion & Wealth
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Conquest theories
Rapid/Slow conquest
Canaanite migration
Infiltration theory
Peasants' revolt
139
4-part cycle that drives Judges 3-16
sin
servitude
supplication
salvation
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Reasons why Moses could have written the Torah
knowledge of the ANE laws, regions, geography, didactic in nature, land not yet conquered
