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