Section 11 Flashcards
a form of worship not practiced anywhere in the world today.
Ancient Israelite religion
the ancient Israelites’ close neighbors
Canaanites
the ancient Israelites’ close neighbors in the land of
Canaan
of those few critical junctures, one clearly stands out, both in terms of its ferocity and its timing, a trauma that later came to be known as the
Babylonian Captivity
the Hebrews incurred the wrath of the powerful King of Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar
When the Jews betrayed him as he was leading his army through Judea into Egypt, the Babylonian monarch turned back in fury on them and ordered the siege of their capital city
Jerusalem
During the sack, the city was despoiled and its holy precinct razed, spelling the end of the
First Temple
the first five books of the Bible, the so-called
Pentateuch
its components were originally composed as separate works whose authors did not necessarily intend them to be read together
Composite Texts
The name given today to one such “author” of the Bible, that is, one of the voices or, better, schools of thought visible in the Pentateuch, is
J
o called because this text refers to God as
Jahweh (JHWH)
J also stands for “Judean,” since its author looks at life and culture from the perspective of the southern half of the Holy Lands,
Judea (Judah)
the Hebrews will someday triumph in glory over all other peoples, clear evidence that the author of J did not know about the
(Fall of) Israel
also called the “Elohist,” has a voice quite distinct from J but equal in clarity and probably close in age, too
E
E stands for _______, the name for God most often used by this author
Elohim
E also refers to ___________, another name for Israel where the text most likely originated.
Ephraim
the name of the principal Canaanite deity is _______ (“God”), a name used for God in the Bible several times, especially in those parts of Genesis which derive from E.
El
in the Canaanite religious tradition as early as 1200 BCE, El was displaced by another god, his son ______ (“Lord”) who stole center stage from his father and eventually became the principal deity of the Canaanites
Ba’al
If E and J can be hard to discriminate at times, among the easier voices to identify in the Pentateuch is _____, which stands for “the priestly tradition”
P
the principle guiding this code of behavior is the ancient Israelites’ perception that the world is divided into “________________”: land, sea and sky
Realms of Existence
Thus, endowed with a body type which apparently transgresses God’s natural boundaries, they were pronounced _____________
Abominations
a small silver scroll was discovered on which was inscribed the famous ____________ from Numbers
Priestly Blessing
The last and latest of the sources underlying the Pentateuch is ______, a text seen almost exclusively in Deuteronomy
D
Framed as prophesies from former Biblical greats like Samuel, Joshua and even ___________, the words of D revolve around the errors of the past and the hope of future redemption.
Moses
According to the Bible, this long-lost legal code was brought to ______, the King of Judea at the time
Josiah
the belief in one god,” i.e. among many
Henotheism
single worship
Monolatry
Second Isaiah
Deutero-Isaiah
I give in order that you give.”
Do Ut Des
the constant tirades found in the Bible against those who have lapsed into the adoration of Ba’al
Jeremiads
Asherah (Asherah)
