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Greek Translations of the OT

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Septuagint (LXX: written 3rd century BC - in use in 1st century AD)

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the “Three”

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Aquila, Symmachus, Theodotion

each produced their own greek translation
hyper-literal translation

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Aramaic Translations of the OT

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known as Targums
have more paraphrase
Pentateuch: Onqelos, Neofiti, Pseudo-Jonathan
Prophets: Jonathan

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Latin Translations of the OT

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Old Latin (various translators)

Vulgate (Jerome, 5th century)

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Syriac translation of the OT

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Peshitta

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Historical books of the Apocrypha

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1&2 Maccabees
1 Esdras

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Nerrative books of the Apocrypha

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Tobit
Judith

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Additions to OT books in the Apocrypha

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Esther
Daniel
Jeremiah
Kings

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Additions to Daniel in the Apocrypha

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Bel and the Dragon
Susanna
Prayer of Azariah
the Song of the Three Young Men

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Additions to Jeremiah in the Apocrypha

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Baruch
Letter of Jeremiah

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Additions to Kings in the Apocrypha

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Prayer of Manasseh

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Psalms and Wisdom books of the Apocrypha

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Apocryphal Psalms
Wisdom of Solomon
Ecclesiasticus (i.e., Sirach, Wisdom of Ben Sira)

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Apocalyptic books of the Apocrypha

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2 Esdras (= 4 Ezra)

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“Pseudepigrapha”

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Epistle (Letter) of Aristeas
2 Baruch (Syriac)
1 Enoch
Eupolemeus
Joseph and Aseneth
Jubilees
3 Maccabees, 4 Maccabees
Martyrdom (Ascension) of Isaiah
Assumption of Moses
Pseudo-Phocylides
Sibylline Oracles
Psalms of Solomon
Testament of Abraham
Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs
Testament of Job

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Dead Sea Scroll sites

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Qumran
Murabbaʿat
Naḥal Ḥever
Masada

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Damascus Document

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Dead Sea Scroll
shortened to CD
originally known from the Cairo Genizah

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Community Rule (1QS)

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Dead Sea Scroll
rule for how the community should conduct themselves - maintain purity and holiness

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pesher

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section of OT prophetic text is quoted and applied to contemporary events

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Philo

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first-century Jewish philosopher
attracted to middle-platonic thought and stoicism
used allegorical interpretation to OT

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Temple Scroll (11QTemple)

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Dead Sea scroll
retells laws in Pentateuch in a form that starts in Jerusalem and moves out in different spheres of responsibility

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Josephus

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late-first-century Jewish historian
priestly family
became a Pharisee
fought in First Revolt
sponsored by Flavians - made jews skeptical of him

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works of Josephus

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Jewish Antiquities
Jewish War (Bellum)
Against Apion (Contra Apionem)
Life (Vita)
Testimonium Flavianum - passage in Ant. 18 on Jesus

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Pseudo-Philo

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wrote Biblical Antiquities - his accounting OT history

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Earliest Rabbinic Literature

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Mishnah c. AD 200

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Talmudic Literature
Legal - how to apply OT laws in "modern" situation. Topical Mishnah (c. AD 200) Tosefta (additions to Mishnah c. 3rd century) Jerusalem Talmud (i.e., Palestinian Talmud, Yerushalmi; c. 5th century) Babylonian Talmud (i.e., Bavli; c. 6th century)
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Midrashic Literature
sequential to the Biblical text - commentaries 1) Halachic (legally focused) 2) Haggadic (storied in orientation)
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Mekhilta
Halachic Midrash Literature on Exodus
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Sifra
Halachic Midrash Literature on Leviticus
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Sifre
Halachic Midrash Literature on Numbers and Deuteronomy
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Halachic Midrash Literature
legally focused Mekhilta (on Exodus) Sifra (on Leviticus) Sifre (on Numbers & Deuteronomy)
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Haggadic Midrash Literature
Storied in orientation Midrash Rabbah (“the Great Midrash” on Pentateuch and the Scrolls/Megillot)
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Sadducees
Priestly power elite free will of humans - reject predestination reject resurrection and oral tradition
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Pharisees
rabbinic teachers oral tradition of rabbis (oral Torah)
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Essenes
deterministic - actions of humanity are determined by God - predestination monastic in desert Qumran
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4th Philosophy
Revolutionary - overthrow pagan rule - Rome Zealots Sicarii (dagger-men)
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Herodians
supported Herodian kingly line
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Samaritans
between Judea and Galilee Jews despised them: thought they were not pure bred Unique takes on the Pentateuch - highlighting Gerizim where they had their temple
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Proselytes
Gentile converts to Judaism circumcision baptism agreed to keep law
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God-fearers
Gentile religious sympathizers attend synagogue but didn't go through religious rituals (circumcision)
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BC 167
Antiochus IV (Epiphanes) orders defiling of Jerusalem Temple
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BC 63
Pompey takes Jerusalem and enters Holy of Holies, abolishment of Jewish monarchy (Roman control)
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BC 37-4
Herod the Great rules Judea
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AD 6-41
Judea a Roman province
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AD 26-36
Pontius Pilot governor of Judea
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AD 44-66
Roman procurators rule Judea
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AD 66-73
first Jewish revolt
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AD 70
Fall of Jerusalem - destruction of the Temple
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AD 132-135
Second Jewish revolt Bar Kochba revolt under Hadrian
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Antiochus IV Epiphanes
orders the defiling of the Jewish Temple in BC 167
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Hasmoneans/Maccabees
Mattathias Judas, Jonathan, Simon
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Later Hasmonean kings
John Hyrcanus Alexander Janneus Hyrcanus II vs. Aristobulus II Antigonus
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c. 200
Mishnah
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Antipater
Herod's father
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Herod the Great
BC 37-4 rule over Jews rebuilt the temple
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Simeon bar Kochba
AD 132–135 launches Hadrianic Jewish Revolt
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Titus
Flavian Emperor Son of Vespasian Suppressed Jews destroyed Jerusalem and the temple in AD 70
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Vespasian
founded the Flavian Dynasty Father of Titus
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Pontius Pilate
governor of Judea from AD 26-36
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Herod Agrippa II
son of Herod Agrippa I great grandson of Herod the Great last ruler of the Herodian dynasty first Jewish revolt
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Herod Agrippa I
Herod the Great's grandson ruled Judea

Quiz 2: Judaism (1 decks)

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