Lectures - Other Flashcards
Topographical Regions in Biblical Israel
(4)
- Coastal plains
- Low hills / Shephelah
- Central highlands
- Jordan valley & Dead Sea
Seasons in Biblical Israel
(2)
- Rainy season (Nov-Feb)
- Barren season (Mar-Oct)
Mediterranean Triad
- Barley
- Olives
- Grapes / wine
Life Expectancy in Biblical Israel
Average adult: 38
Life Expectancy / Children
Couple have 12 children, only 3 survive to adulthood
House Basics
(3)
- “four room” house
- 1st floor: animals, storing, food prep
- 2nd floor: ladder or stairs, more light, air, and heat - people live
“Four Room” House shape
Gates Basics
(5)
- Capital cities had walls made out of solid rock
- Other cities had casemate walls: chambers that could be used for rooms or storage
- Weakest part of wall
- Once taken, city would fall
- Multiple door system of defense
Gates in Times of Peace
(4)
- Gates closed at night
- Open during day, people pass through
- Chambers serve as center for public activities
- Older population would gather to uphold justice
Dates of Exiles
(3)
- 597 : Jehoiakim
- 587 : Destruction of Temple & Deportation
- 582 : Another Attempt at Independence
Date for Fall of Jerusalem
587
The Lachish Letters
(2)
- Fire signal vanishing at Azekah
- At time of Nebuchadnezzar’s invasion
Babylonian Chronicles
Describe events in Jerusalem 597
Cyrus Cylinder
(4)
- Some say propaganda, some say evidence Cyrus allowed return
- Babylon short lived
- 560 : Persia Rebels
- 539 : Persia Takes Over
City with Destruction Layer
Jerusalem
Where evidence of great migration?
Judah
Different types of Hebrew Poetry
(5)
- Symbolism / imagery
- Repetition
- Wordplay
- Meter
- Parallelism
Different types of Parallelism
(4)
- Synonymous: something similar
- Contrasting / antithetical: something similar in a contrasting way
- Progressive Parallelism: reinforcement and building upon
Chiastic Parallelism: reinforces, but in reverse order
The Hebrew word for “shepherd” is similar to the Hebrew word for:
Friend
The Hebrew word for “pastures” can also mean:
Homes
The Hebrew word for “evil” can also mean:
Calamity, disaster, harm
Explanations for the language of “a table in the presence of one’s enemies”
(3)
- God prepares table in full view of enemies, to shame them (best revenge living well)
- Scribes missed a letter: “away from my enemies”
- Scribes accidentally wrote letter twice: “you prepare a weapon pointing at my enemies”
