Quiz 1 Material Flashcards
apokalypsis
an uncovering
apocalypse
an apocalyptic writing in the ancient world
apocalyptic
related to apocalypse
apocalypticism
apocalyptic worldview
eschatology
study of eschaton
eschaton
end-times
apocalyptic eschatology
the kind of end times found in some apocalypses
Common Characteristics of an Apocalypse
- The narrator is a seer
- Concern with both the beginning and end of the world/end of the present
- Unseen world
- Predictions of final judgment and destruction/transformation
- Dualism
- Apocalyptic language
- Context - present interpreted through the lense of the future
Dualism
Good v. Evil Hell v. Heaven
Cosmological apocalypse
otherwordly journey
historical apocalypse
includes a review of history up until that point
Cons of R.H Charles
little attention to literary context or symbolism, prioritized connection to Hebrew prophecies
Pros of R.H Charles
editions, translations, and textual notes
Herman Gunkel Pros
considers mythological roots, tolerance for repetitions and inconsistency, expressive and symbolic
Myth
used in biblical studies to refer to the religious stories of the ancient world
925 BCE
United Monarchy
925-725 BCE
Divided Monarchy
722 BCE
Assyrian conquest/destruction of Israel
586 BCE
Babylon’s conquest/destruction of Judah
Deutermoic History
Tells the story of Israel’s creation to exile from the land
Nevi’im (Prophets)
History of Israel and Judah, books named after prophets
The first five books of the Torah
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
Traditional Imagery
Biblical, mythological, combining a wide range of sources
