Theology of the Intertestamental Period

Question 1

The Doctrine of God

Answer 1

• I AM = eternally present
• People are limited by time and space
• God enters into our “story/time”
• He reveals himself in a variety of ways
• What was in the Old Testament
  =>God creator of all things
  =>God is Omnipresent: everywhere
  => God is Omniscient: all-knowing
  => God is Omnipotent: brings victory, able to do anything
  => God is Transcendence: => God is beyond our experiences, beyond our limits, beyond the limits of ordinary experiences
  => God brings them victory, survival
• Names of God
  => Holy One
  => King of Kings
  => Blessed One (Blessed is He)
  => Heaven
  => The Name
  => Shekinah

Question 2

The Doctrine of Angels

Answer 2

Intermediaries that - bring/connect God’s message to humanity
- Between God and humans
- Between God and leaders (i.e. Moses)
- Fought God’s battles
- 2 Maccabees says: Angels are “Children of Israel” to protect Israel
Enoch describes angels: not human, not divine but have human description

• 2 Jobs
  1) To worship God
  2) Bring God’s message to people
• Every nation had a guardian angel
• Angel of Death = end times’ drama / to destroy evil ???

Question 3

7 Archangels

Answer 3

1) Uriel
2) Raphael
3) Raguel
4) Michael: head of the angels
5) Saragael
6) Gabriel
7) Remiel

Question 4

Demonology

Answer 4

• Demons were like angels but they’re fallen
• Punished angel
• Earth was their dwelling
• Created to make trouble for humans
• God permits them to torture humans
  Example: Job
• Doing their work for Satan

Question 5

Names of fallen angels

Answer 5

1) Masteba
2) Mastema
3) Sammael
4) Asmodeus
5) Satan: head of the demons
=> Demons worship Satan

Question 6

Wisdom

Answer 6

• Is a feminine noun
• Knowledge, Understanding things
• Greek: the more you know, the wiser you are
  => The more you accomplish, more wisdom
• “My Biblical Theology of Life” (Tim)
  => What life is about, Biblical foundation
• Obeying the law
• Not speculation
• God’s word and our response
• Wisdom of Solomon: describing laws through “king,” a representative of God ???
  => Not what you do with it, but it is the word of God
  => When God speaks, wisdom is heard
• Book of Sirach: Wisdom is synonymous with God’s Word

Question 7

Wisdom and the Law

Answer 7

• Obedient person is a wise person

- Go hand-in-hand

Question 8

Ethics

Answer 8

• Certain rights
• The way you ask God to respond to you should be the way I respond to others
• How saying it and in a way it’s received well
• End result is right
  => “Wisdom” - when, where, how
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