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1
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Septuagint(LXX)

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Alexandria, Egypt greek translation

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Masoretic Text(MT)

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The basis of the Jewish Bible,

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Vulgate

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Is the latin bible, old and new testament

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Codex

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cut pages bound or sewn together between two covers 1st and 2nd CE popularized by romans

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Sea Peoples

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1200BCE created disruption across region. Attacked Egyptian, Canaan, and Syrian cities. Philistines came from Aegean settled on coast of Canaan

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Enuma Elish

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Babylonian creation story

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Marduk

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patron god of Babylon; triumphant creator. Ea’s son who defeats tiamant

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Taimat

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saltwater goddess who tries to destroy younger gods and is killed by Marduk

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Gilgamesh

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Ruler who returned to his city after gaining wisdom

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Utnaphism

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Flood hero who was granted immortality

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Primeval History

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First eleven chapters of genesis

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Abraham

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go from land of your fathers, Blessed with land, descendants, and blessings. divine project

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13
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Aqedah

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the binding of Isaac

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Moriah

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the mountain the aqedah takes place

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Goshen

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Jacob and his sons leave the land promised to them during a drought settle in Goshen in the nile delta where they become enslaved by the Egyptians.

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Tebah (GEN 6 and EX2)

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An Ark made of pitch. Only twice is an ark used in bible.

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YHWH

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god in the form that was presented to Moses. derived from verb “to be”

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Ma’at

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Pharoah, Goddess of truth in egyptan society

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Passover

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commemorates the night the angel of death swept across Egypt and killed the Egyptian first born

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Golden Calf Incident

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Aaron crafted the golden calf and proclaimed it to be god and held a festival for it. All involved were killed.

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Tabernacle

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built of precious materials offered freely by the people., portable, mishkan(tent of meeting)

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Ark of the Covenant

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a gold covered wooden chest containing the ten commandments

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Nadab and Abihu

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sons of Aaron who were killed by god while performing a ceremony. Leviticus

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Josiah

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Kong Josiah who tore his clothes at the rediscovery of Deuteronomy(book of the law) reformed Judah and implemented passover

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Joshua

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Military leader of Judah who got sent as a second mosses

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26
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herem

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ban of all things Canaan

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27
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Achan

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disobeyed herem and battle was lost because of him. family and possessions were all destroyed.

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28
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Rahab

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Canaan prostitute. married Joshua after harboring spies and was allowed to be alive because she believed in the power of YHWH

29
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Cycle of judges

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other gods worshipped, angry god, enemy triumphs, people cry to god, god raises a judge, judge defeats enemy, peace restored, judge dies, cycle repeats.

30
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Samuel

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son of Hannah, the one who hears god

31
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Ark Narrative

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ark ends up at kiriath-jeream

32
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Saul

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First king of Israel. was an awful king and was punished by god.

33
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David

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ruler of gods choosing, blessed by god

34
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Solomon

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Davids son, wisest ruler in the world. led into idolatry by his many wives. imposed high taxes and hard service.

35
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Temple

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Solomon built the temple and the Ark was housed there. Syrian design

36
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Rehoboam

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Young king who didn’t listen to his elders and chose instead to follow in Solomon’s footsteps and continued the hardship on the people and even made it worse. Forcing the split of the kingdoms. Judah

37
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Jeroboam

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King the Northern Kingdom Israel. committed horrible sin by making new shrines of bulls, festivals and new priests.

38
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Elijah

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announced drought to Ahab and Jezebel, stayed with widow, contested prophets of baal. did not experience death. taken to heaven on chariot of fire.

39
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Hezekiah

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son of ahaz, rebelled against king sennacherib. Isiah tells him to stand firm.angel wipes out whole Assyrian army.

40
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Sennacherib

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Assyrian King who ravages Judah for punishment of rebellious behavior

41
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Invasion of the Sea Peoples date

42
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Assyrians destroy Israel and northern capital of Samaria

43
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Babylonians destroy Judah and southern capital of Jerusalem

44
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Persians permit Jewish exiles to return to Judah

45
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Death of Alexander the Great

46
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Romans gain control of eastern Mediterranean

47
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Three divisions of Jewish Bible

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Torah, Prophets, Writings or Torah, Nevi’im, Ketuvim

48
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What language was the of jewish bible originally written?

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Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic

49
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What language was New testament originally written?

50
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How many people identified as Christians in 2015?

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2.3 Billion

51
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How many people identified as Jewish in 2015?

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14.3 million

52
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What is the fastest growing religion in the world?

53
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What distinguishes a civilization from other human settlements?

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Urbanization, Monumental architecture, system of writing, central government, division of labor, and social stratification.

54
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What were the two earliest civilizations in the ancient Near East?

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Egypt and Sumer

55
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Five Major Empires in order with rough dates.

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Assyrian( 9th-7thBCE), Babylonian(7th-6thBCE), Persian(6th-4thBCE), Alexander the Great(campaign 334-323BCE), Hellenistic Greek Kingdoms(4th-1stBCE), and Roman(1stBCE onward)

56
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When and where do the scholars believe the texts of the Pentateuch were first edited and collected?

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Babylon 6th BCE

57
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What things were promised to Abraham as part of the Covenant with god?

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Land, Descendants, and Blessings

58
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Know the sequence of patriarchs in Genesis

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Abraham, Isaac, Jacob,

Reuben / Simeon / Levi / Judah / Issachar / Zebulun
Gad / Asher / Dan / Napthtali / Joseph / Benjamin

59
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What are the 10 commandments?

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I am the Lord your God who brought 
you out of Egypt.
2. You shall have no other gods before 
Me or make a graven image.
3. You shall not take the name of the 
Lord in vain.
4. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it 
holy.
5. Honor your father and mother.
6. You shall not murder.
7. You shall not commit adultery.
8
. You shall not steal.
9. You shall not bear false witness.
10. You shall not covet.
60
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In what sense is Moses a savior? prophet? lawgiver?

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Savior: placed in tebah, drawn from water, commissioned by god to save Israelites.

Prophet: becomes a shepherd after he flees Egypt for killing a man for hurting a slave. Sees god in a burning bush. God reveals name to him. Bears gods word to pharaoh. Announces plagues.

Lawgiver: Institutes Passover. Receives Torah at Sinai. Oversees covenant between god and Israel on Sinai. People told to follow orders of YHWH

61
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Describe concept of holiness in Leviticus. Impersonal Divine Force? Ethical Ideal? Both? Neither?

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Holiness, then, cannot be reduced to an ethical ideal or identified simply with
an impersonal, divine force. It is something that is ascribed absolutely to God
but, in varying degrees, to humans as well. It is in this sense a shared quality
having to do with separation—in the case of Israel, separated
from
the nations
by ethics and ritual and separated
unto
God to serve Him and be near Him.

62
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What two greek words give Deuteronomy its name? What ways does the name reflect the contents of the book to which it is attached?

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Deutoer meaning second and Nomos meaning Law. Its mosses telling the people he will not be able to join them in the promised land and reiterates the law to them.

63
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Why do they think the book of the law is related to Deuteronomy?

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because they both contain the words law in them

64
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What formal characteristics does the book of Deuteronomy share with the suzerain-vassal treaties?

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each part of the treaty has an equivalent in Deuteronomy

65
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What 6 books make up the DH? What themes or guides from Deuteronomy guided the writing of the DH?

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Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings.

Israel must be aligned with YHWH, Limited Kingship, Centralized Worship, Oppose idolatry, Strong emphasis on social justice, Israel’s claim on the land, prosperity, directly dependent upon its fidelity to Torah

66
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What ways was Joshua’s campaign against Canaan a holy war?

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YHWH (suzerain) enlists Israel (vassal) in his war against the Canaanites.
The Ark of the Covenant marks YHWH’s presence with Israel in battle.
War carried out according to clear rules given in Deut. 20. No terms of peace with
the Canaanites (“nothing that breathes may remain alive”); peace only with non-
Canaanites.
War is not for personal gain. Anything gained is placed under the “ban” (herem) is
’devoted to destruction.’

67
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Scholars have proposed several models to explain the presence of Israel in the land of Canaan at the beginning of the Iron Age (1200BCE-1000BCE). Which of these best reflects the book of Joshua? Which of these best reflects the book of Judges?

A

Invasion theory for Joshua

68
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What three articles of belief are essential to the Davidic Royal Theology?

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The choosing of David and the Davidic Royal Line, Political and Religious Centralization in Jerusalem. Zion and the Temple are God’s dwelling.

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