Intertestemental Period Theology

Question 1

Prayer

Answer 1

OT
- Out loud
- Group prayer
- Communal Prayer
- Corporate prayer
==> Ie. Lord’s Prayer

IT

• Became a devotional, individual thing
• Esther: prayer of individuals

Question 2

Eschatology

Answer 2

• Study of end times
• Not a well developed thought
  => Isaiah 26 – introduced resurrection
  => Job – talked about rising again (after suffering)
  => Daniel – fiery furnace: surviving death
  => Psalm 73 – looking forward to eternal fellowship with God
• More developed during IT

Concept of Messiah: also not very well developed topic

Question 3

2 locations:

Answer 3

1) Hades
- Martyrs/ saints
- Just people, but did not die for their faith
- Bad behaviors, waiting for Judgment
- Eternal death

2) Below Hades (Sheol)
- Layers below Sheol
- Layers of hell
- Days every 30days until the priest pronounce where they’re final decision is made
=> Mourning/wear black for dead

Eternity: how and who decides it

Book of Jubilee: final day
- 2nd coming possibly 
- These decisions will be made
 => Where people will spend eternity 
- Pious Jews/ 
- Final retributions: someone has to pay price
 => You or someone in family
 => Final payment is Christ 
- Pharisees: legalistic: retribution

Tim: it will pan out in the end/ what Jesus said is true