Intro to Bible exam Flashcards
Ishalohim bound to?
Ishalohim not bound to particular text, but bound to Moses
Who wrote the book of Jeremiah?
Jeremiah did not write the book of Jeremiah (prophet), but most say he did. He only wrote chapters 1—25 and the rest was written by whole nest of Deutetonomists
Who wrote story of Samuel and how?
Story of Samuel written in oral narrative, written by Deuteronomists elaborated and expanded.
historical events that made prophets into text? when Assyria lost power?
1) arise of Assyrian empire,
2) rise of Babylonian, people get very tribal, using literature is a way to maintain social cohesion, Babylonian exile writing form;
3) Babylonians took over Judah, most of population was internally displaced; 627 BCE Assyrian lost power, Assyria took over the South.
book of Job is? satan means?
Book of Job is political critique, God makes a deal with a devil; Satan means adversity; accuser is not the enemy of God, but part of the divine council
role of King Solomon in the book of Proverbs.He was despised by?
royal wisdom associated with Solomon, tradition of kingship, Jewish way of thinking about name, Solomon licensing character, wisdom curriculum, his name invoked to remind there’s royal wisdom, Solomon patron saint of wisdom in the book of Proverbs, king Solomon was despised by northern population of Israel
Dead sea scrolls are?
The Dead Sea Scrolls, also called the Qumran Caves Scrolls, are a set of ancient Jewish manuscripts from the Second Temple period. Dead sea scrolls don’t relate to Paul.
Jerusalem was destroyed by the?Where Judaists escaped?
(July 587 or 586 BC), the Babylonians took Jerusalem, destroyed the First Temple and burned down the city.
Judaists escaped to Egypt because Jerusalem was destroyed.
Torah developed in?
version of Torah that developed in Egypt different from what was developed in Jerusalem
Which date Bible was translated from Hebrew to Greek?
270 BCE these texts were translated into Greek
et-tell means? Romans built a city for?
et-tell means a new city, Romans built a city for 100 k people
archeology connnection to Bible?
archeology is used politically especially when it comes to Israel and Palestine, Christianity politics, archeology can be weaponized, fundamental of Bible
mount Ebal (Josh 8:30–35), the location of the ‘arur ceremony mentioned in?
mount Ebol amulette mentioned in Deuteronomy 27
what can be weaponized is that?
what can be weaponized is that Torah true, archeology is dangerous
before Judah and Israel split was tribe?
before Judah and Israel split was tribe king David elaborated uniting all 12 tribes; (dome of the Rock Islamic period)
