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Metaphor

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A metaphor occurs when a word or phrase is taken out of its normal context in place within the parameters of another context.

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Hyperbole

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In essence a hyperbole is a deliberate exaggeration

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Symbolism

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This literary strategies similar to a metaphor. When a concrete object is taken and used as something different.

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Allegory

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When a metaphor or symbol is broken down into its component parts for you.

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Personification

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When in animate object takes on the qualities and characteristics of a human being, personification is the result. “The mountain skipped like Rams,/ the hills like young sheep.”

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Anthropomorphic

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Ascribing human former attributes to a being or thing not human, especially to a deity.

Chthonic- pertaining to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth.

Eponymous - giving one’s name to a tribe, place, etc.

Etiology (aetiology) - The study of causes, causation, or reasons for being. In mythology, an etiology miss explains a natural occurring phenomena in supernatural terms.

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Monotheism

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The belief in one God.

Henotheism - The belief in one God without denying the existence of other gods.

Atheism - The belief in no God.

Polytheism - The belief in multiple gods.

Myth - Traditional stories a society tells itself that encode or represent the worldview, beliefs, principles, and often fears of that society.

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Syncretism

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A blending of religions to create a new religion.

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Theogony

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An account of the origin of the gods. Generally includes the genealogy of the gods; especially when found in epic poetry

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Theophany

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The appearance of a God to man (usually in a non-anthropomorphic form). For example, God appears to his people as a storm cloud, a burning bush, a pillar of dust, etc.

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Irony

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Although there are many ironic elements found throughout the Bible, I wish to draw your attention to a particular form of irony: dramatic irony. This is a type of irony to which the audience is privy. Dramatic irony occurs in Genesis when Jacob’s next away from Laban and Rachel steals her fathers teraphim. When Laban catches up with Jacob and accuses him of stealing from him, Jacob is indignant because he does not know that Rachel took them. As audience, however, you were aware of who has the idols.

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Wordplay

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Although a tremendous amount is lost in the translation to English, the Bible still loaded with puns, assonance, onomatopoeia, alliteration, and the like.

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Poetry

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Hebrew poetry is different from modern poetry. Until 1753 poetry in the Old Testament was largely overlooked. Modern translations, however, do break the lines of text so you know you are looking at poetry.

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Narrative

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A recounting of events; chronological or containing a plot

This is by far the most common literary device found in the Bible and the one most recognized by the modern readers.

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Etiologies

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A story explaining natural phenomenon in supernatural terms.

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Birth narratives

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Include a barren wife, a divine presence, and Annunciation, and assign

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Hero stories

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Samson and the like

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Lament

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Tends to follow a stereotyped pattern: the speakers invoke God, describe their trouble, which often includes persecution by enemies, assert their faith in God, petition for help, sometimes offering a vowel, and thank God for the rescue that they foresee.

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The Jewish Bible is often referred to as

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The Tanakh

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Torah

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The law

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Nevi’im

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The Prophets

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Kethuvim

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The writings

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“Original” Hebrew Scriptures were written in

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Hebrew and Aramaic

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The entire New Testament is written in

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Koine Greek (derived from the fusion of classical Greek with the commercial vernacular of near Eastern peoples conquered by the armies of Alexander of Macadonia)

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Septuagint (LXX)

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Beginning around 250 B.C.E. Joe students began translating the texts into Greek. This took about two centuries to complete and included what is now referred to as the apocrypha.

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Vulgate (versio vulgata)

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Completed in 405 CE by a priest named Jerome. He translated the original Hebrew and Aramaic Version into Latin. This became the official Bible of Roman Catholicism.

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King James version of the Bible was created

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1611

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The Pentateuch

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First five books of the Torah

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Genealogies

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Tie together narratives

Begetting

Ancestry

Kinship and kingship

Largely Priestly source

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Itineraries

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Accounts of the People’s movement from One geographical location to another.

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Epic

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A long narrative poem, elevated style, characters and high position, heroic, depict the development of episodes important to the history of the nation or race

Genesis 26-50 Isaac, Jacob, Joseph

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Battle hymn/ Victory hymn

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Songs of the sea
Exodus 15:1-18

Songs of Deborah
Judges 5:1-31

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Short story

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A relatively brief fictional narrative in prose; contains a unity of fact, theme, character, tone, mood, and style; contains plot.

Ruth, Jonah, Esther

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Folk tales

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Short narratives handed down through world tradition but eventually written down; cumulatively written.

Samson in the book of Judges 13–16 captures the popularity of the folk hero.

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Prophetic oracles

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Collections of warnings and promises usually found in platform and assumed to be by Israel’s profits.

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Devotional poetry

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Anthology of lyrics sung at temple services, including songs of praise, bitter complaints, and appeals for help.

Psalms

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Erotic poetry

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Passionate lyrics celebrating physical love

Songs of songs

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Wisdom books

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A collection of practical advice, poetic drama questioning divine justice. Examples- Job, Ecclesiastes

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Apocalypses

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Literature depicting an ultimate destiny(usually destructive) of the world; character of catastrophe is Grandiose, Imminent, unrestrained, wild; suggests final judgment.

Daniel, revelation

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Partitur

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A composed version of the story that is created by aligning witnesses (similar lines) from multiple tablets

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Genesis is the first book of the

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Torah

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A covenant is

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An agreement between two parties

Noachan Covenant (covenant with Noah), Abrahamic covenant (cabinet with Abraham), Mosaic covenant (covenant with Moses)

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Tetragrammaton

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A large word meaning four letters

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Cain and Abel’s parents are

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Adam and Eve

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Noah’s three sons are

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Ham, Shem, and Japheth

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Ishmael’s parents are

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Abraham and Hagar

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Isaac’s parents are

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Abraham and Sarah

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Esau and Joacob’s parents are

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Isaac and Rebekah

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Subject of Genesis includes

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Genesis spending a great deal of time; the story moves from a primeval history to the arrival of the Israelites in Egypt

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Graf-Wellhausen hypothesis

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Purposes four main distinct authors.

J-E-D-P

Yahwist
Elohistic
Deuteronomic
Priestly

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Key characters in the book of Genesis

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God
Adam and Eve
Noah
Him, Shem, and Japheth
Abraham and Sarah
Ishmael
Isaac
Rebekah
Esau and Jacob
Joseph
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Key concepts found in Genesis

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Sibling rivalry: Time and time again, the wealth and blessings do not go to the first born (A common practice known as primogeniture), but instead go to the youngest child.

Trickery: evidence abounds from the serpent in the garden of Eden to stealing another’s birthright

Abrahamic covenant: part of the agreement includes circumcision as an outward sign of a males relationship to God.

Sacrifice: be at circumcision or an animal, sacrifice is important to early Judaism

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The Mosaic covenant establishes a

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Theocracy

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Theocracy

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Is a society ruled directly by God.

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How many commandments are given

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603

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The 10 Commandments are also known as the

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Decalogue

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The Pharaoh and Exodus is thought to be

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Ramses II

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Who else besides Moses was said to have been put into a basket and floated down the river

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Sargon I

Whereby he was adopted by compassionate family he rose to greatness and built an extensive empire

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Tabernacle

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Is a portable tent which symbolically will house the essence of God

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The Ark of the covenant

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Was constructed in the wilderness and is much like a throne upon which God may rest.

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The cover to the Ark of the covenant is called

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kapporeth

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Kapporeth is also known as

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The mercy seat

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The Ezra Bibles or Ezra’s Bible is

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A compilation of books which were a fairly complete edition of the Bible likely around 450 BCE by a priest name Ezra.

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Early Christians used which version of the Hebrew Scriptures

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Greek Septuagint Version

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The added books of the Septuagint are collectively referred to as the ____ by Protestants and ___ books by Catholics

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Apocrypha and Deuterocanonical

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Apocrypha means

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Hidden, that is to say, they are not revealed in some Bibles.

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Nebuchadnezzar ruled over

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the Neo-Babylonian Empire, not the Assyrians, presented in Judith.

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Judith, who uses deceit to get to

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Holofernes

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Sumerians Developed:

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The wheel (fourth millennium B.C.E.)

Cuneiform (about 3200 B.C.E)

60 minute hour

360 degree circle

The world’s first skyscrapers (ziggurats)

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Babylon became the center of a new Mesopotamian empire under the reign of

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Hammurabi, the sixth king in the Amorite line

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Hammurabi’s reign

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(1792-1750 B.C.E. ?)

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Universality

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Cosmic proportions

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Cosmic dualism

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The two-story universe composed of visible Earth invisible heaven.

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Ethical dualism

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There are two kinds of people: those who walk in spiritual darkness and those who don’t.

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Predestination

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The view that history and civilization are moving straight for a specific, predetermined end. There is a specific time God has already set.

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Exclusivism

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Apocalypists encourage believers to conform to religious standards and to abandon association with unbelievers.

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Limited theology

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Apocalyptists usually show little compassion for differing viewpoints. God will spare limited number.

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Belief in a violent God

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Cataclysmic battle with the formidable opponent. Apocalyptists usually depict God angrily punishing the disobedient with nasty methods.

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Eschatological preoccupation

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The afterlife. God makes moral distinctions.

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The use of symbols and code words

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Utilize deliberately obscure language.

— Gentile nations or wild beasts.
— Kings who demand worship are symbolized as idols.

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