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Gen-Exodus (Exam 1) Flashcards

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Canon

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“A reed, measuring stick” A rule for what was included in the Bible. (many scrolls combined)

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Council of Jamnia 90 A.D.

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more a conversation than a council. not official.

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Councils of Hippo and Carthage

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Official,but there was already an agreement about what would be in the OT.

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Testament (LT. Testamentum)

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Something witnessed; will as in last will and testament

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Covenant

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an agreement or pact between two parties that binds them together. Demands obligations.

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Limitations to word testament

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  • Term is not readily assoc. with covenant
  • The OT and NT are not just “testament” material
  • The OT contains more than one testament
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Term Old?

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The term old is meaningless without a new.
Can imply worn out. but was the bible of the early churhc.
Still relevant.
Many jews and christians prefer, “Hebrew scriptures”

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OT in Christian Traditions (Layout)

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The law- 1st 5
Histories - Josh - esther
Wisdom books- Job - ss
Major prophets - Isaiah - Daniel
Minor prophets - Hosea - Malachi
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OT in Jewish tradition ( layout )

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Torah-1st 5
Nebim-isaiah-malachi, Josh-esther
Ketubim-wisdom books _ psalms and Daniel

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Backbone Narrative?

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Gen-Esther; Law and Histories

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Stone-Age

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broken into Palaeolithic, mesolithic, & Neolithic

Humans began to develop agriculture

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Copper-Stone Age

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Metal tools gradually displaced stone

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Bronze Age

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invention of writing and developed societies

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Iron Age

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Iron tools 
Major empires rise and fall (Assyria, Babylon, Persia)
Key period in narratives
Alex the great issues Hellenistic area
Most OT books are finished
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Fertile crescent (center of civilization)

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Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Syria Palestine

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Pentateuch names

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Pentateuch, Law, Torah, Books of Moses

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Source criticism (who started?)

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Jean Astrue

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Documentary Hypothesis (who?)

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Julius Wellhausen

Multiple Authors

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Form Criticism (diff forms?)

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J-yahwistic
E-Elohistic
D-Deuteronomistic source
P-priestly source

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Yahwistic source

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Uses divine name YHWH
Written from Judah
Favors Davidic Dynasty
Earthliest source
earthly perspective
21
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Elohistic Source

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Israel
written after Judah split
Focuses attention away from David
highlights moses
more attention on locations in israel
less physical God, more spiritual
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Deuteronomistic

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Most if not all of Deut

23
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Priestly Source

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Compiled by priests

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Strengths of Documentary Hypothesis

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two creation accounts
style changes
no part of scripture says it was all Moses
Who tells of his death?

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Short Comings of Documentary Hypothesis

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No such “source doc” have been found
assumes motivations
can lead to forget unity

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“Deep” Tehom

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cosmic ocean

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Enuma Elish

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Babylonian creation story

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Tohu Vabohu

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Formless and void

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1st Creation Account

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Polemic against Idolatry
lacks names of sun and moon (people worshiped them)
importance of human kind
significance of the sabbath

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2nd Creation Account

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new intro : this is the account..
Diff sequence of events
Themes: God’s special care, limitations of man, God’s desire to bless mankind, union of marriage.

focus on woman
earthly

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Earthly narrative (creation)

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the Lord formed from dust
yasar (mold, shape)
Play on Hb. adam and adamah - earth
the lord breathed

32
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Eden

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two meanings:
Adinu - steppe/open field
Eden - delight

Possibly mesepotamia
not lacking

33
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The fall

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arom-naked

arum-crafty

Gen never says it’s satan

34
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curses

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demonstrate pain of dissunion with God

foolishness of idolatry

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Mesepotamia

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between tigris and euphrates (iraq,iran,syria,lebanon)

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Egypt

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Gift of Nile
North ( lower kingdom )
South (upper kingdom) cos river

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Syria-Palestine

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not as prominent
prime for trade
crossroad
fought over
inhabited by arameans, canaaanites, phoenicians et al.
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Canaan

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part of syria palestine
4 topographical zones
event home of israelites
**Negeb-dry region

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Lamech

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cains son. first to take 2 wives. boasted of killing

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Nephilim

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Sons of God
Daughter of men
Giants, ancient warriors, demi gods,
Anakim, Rephaim

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eres

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earth or land

42
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Regional flood?

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no geological signs of global
ark dimensions not large enough for all species
maybe just mesepotamia

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