lesson 1-3 "test 4"

Question 0

in light of their worldview, how do materialists view the Bible, and why

Answer 0

there view is that there is no God because if no God than no miracles which means the bible is completely inaccurate

Question 1

what is the second big question that man must answer

Answer 1

who is God?

Question 2

who is Julius Wellhausen? what is his worldview?

Answer 2

Literary critic and founder of higher criticism

he is a materialist

Question 3

explain Wellhausen’s theory of the evolutionary origin of religion

Answer 3

the idea that religion evolved from pantheism to polytheism to monotheism

Question 4

summarize Wellhausen’s Doc. Hypothesis

Answer 4

believed that the torah was written by multiple authors over a period of 100 years and was written 1,000 years or more after the event described

Question 5

what was his reasons for it

Answer 5

lack of archeological textual evidence
use of different names of God in the Torah
His assumption that miracles were simply impossible

Question 6

the use of multiple names for God doesnt prove what?

Answer 6

the existence of multiple authors

Question 7

what are some precise details given in the Biblical text which situate it in the Middle Bronze Age, the time of the events it describes

Answer 7

climate

personal names

Question 8

what is the biblical date for Israel exodus from Egypt

Answer 8

1440 BC

Question 9

what and where is Tel el-dab’a?

Answer 9

Archeological dig in ancient Goshen

Question 10

describe two archeological discoveries that provide evidence for the presence of Israel in Egypt

Answer 10

Israelite houses- four room houses

Brooklyn Papyrus- Egyptian household record listing 77 slaves by name; most were Hebrew

Question 11

Describe two archeological discoveries that provide evidence for the presence of Israel in Canaan

Answer 11

Armana letters-14th century BC document refereeing to raids and conquest of several Canaanite cities by a people group called the “Habiru”

merenptah stele- records an attack on areas in Canaan by Oharoch; said Israel was a dominant culture

Question 12

who were the habiru

Answer 12

invading nomads we believe to be hebrews

Question 13

what archeological evidence do we have for the Israelites 40 years of wilderness wandering?

Answer 13

inscription mentioning nomads in places like Moab and Edom

“it said “ta shasu Yahweh” which means the land of the nomads of Yahweh

Question 14

According to the bible, why did God command His people to wipe out the people of Canaan

Answer 14

they worshipped idolatry and sacrificed there children

Question 15

how many excavations of the site of Jericho have been undertaken

Answer 15

3

Question 16

what archeological evidence has been found which supports the Biblical account of the destruction of Jericho

Answer 16

1. houses of mud brick built into walls
2. the grain did not get plundered
3. walls of Jericho were very fortified
4. city was destroyed by fire
5. attack occurred after the spring harvest

Question 17

what two archeological discoveries situate Jerichos fall around the biblical date of 1400 bc

Answer 17

Cypriot pottery and scarabs

Question 18

what evidence was found in support of Israelite conquest of the city of Hazor

Answer 18

excavated with evidence of fire destruction

mutilation of structures