Quiz 2 Material Flashcards
First Book of the TaNaKh
Genesis
Second Book of the TaNaKh
Exodus
Third Book of the TaNaKh
Leviticus
Fourth Book of the TaNaKh
Numbers
The fifth book of the TaNaKh
Deuteronomy
Nevi’im
Book of Prophets
Ketuvim
Writings
Genesis 1-3
Creation of the world
Genesis 6-9
Nephilim/ Noah and the ark
Urzeit and Endzeit
Final end is like the first end
Genesis 15
Covenant with Abraham/Origin of Israeli People
Characteristics of Israelite Prophecy
- Mediators
- Insiders and Outsiders
- Encounters with the deity
- Doom vs. Hope
- Assyria and Babylon as agents of God’s wrath
- “Day of the Lord”
- Rebuilding of Jerusalem
- Social Critics
- Prophetic
- Symbolic language/imagery
Difference between Prophecy and Apocalypse
- Intrest in the heavenly word
- Eschatology
- Genre framework
Jacob
Father of the 12 tribes of Israel
Aaron
Brother of Moses and founder of the priesthood
Joshua
Conquered Canaan
David
Some apocalyptic tradition identify the messiah as the son of David
Ezra
A famous priest who is often used as a pseudonym in apocalyptic literature
Example of narratives
Ezra -Nehemiah, Esther, Daniel
Examples of Prophecy
Haggai, Zechariah, parts of Isaiah
539-538 BCE
Cyrus conquers Babylon
515 BCE
The second Jerusalem temple dedicated
322 BCE
Alexander the great conquers Judea from Persia
167-164 BCE
Maccabean Revolt/Rededication of Temple
152-63 BCE
Judea Indpendent
63 BCE
Rome conquers Judea
70 BCE
Rome destroys second temple
What period do the earliest Jewish apocalypses date to?
Hellenistic Period
Persian period
539-332 BCE
Hellenistic Period
322-167 BCE
Ptolemaic Period
301-200 BCE
Seleucid Period
200-167 BCE
Maccabean/Hasmonean Period
167-63 BCE
Roman Period
63 BCE
FIrst Jewish Revolt
66-74 BCE
Second Jewish Revolt
132-135 BCE
Babylonian Influence
Divination, astronomy
Persian Influence
Periodization of history, dualism
Hellenistic Influnece
Pseudepigraphy, ex eventu prophecy, heavenly journey, judgement of the dead
Social Setting of Apocalypses
a response to real crises and distresses
Compositional setting of Apocalypses
Scribes writing about scribes
Literary Function of Apocalypses
Exhortation and/or consolation for a group in crisis
Major themes of 1 Enoch
“Watchers “, origins of Evil, pseudepigraphy, Angels + Demons
Books in 1 Enoch
- Book of watchers
- Book of Parables
- Astronomical Book
- Book of Dreams
- Epistle of Enoch
- Birth of Noah
- Conclusion
Date for Astronomical Book
3rd cent. BCE
Date for Book of Watchers
3rd cent. BCE
Date for Book fo Dreams
2nd cent. BCE
Date for Parables of Enoch
1st cent. BCE
Date for Epistle of Enoch
2nd cent. BCE
Ethiopic Enoch
Only complete manuscript of 1 Enoch
Origin of Evil
Human’s fault
Sariel
Warned Noah about the flood
Raphael
bind asael
Gabriel
destroy the giants
Michael
bind Shemihaza until final judgement day
Book of Daniel 1-6
Court tales about Daniel in the 3rd person
Book of Daniel chapters 7-12
Apocalyptic narrative , 1st person
Yamn
Canaanite god of Sea
Ba’al
Canaanite god of thunder and fertility
El
Canaanite head of pantheon
175 BCE
Rise of Antiochus IV