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Merneptah Stele
Definition

1219 BCE son of Rameses 2- a rock column in which pharoah would record military campaigns/victories

sign Israelites/Israel existed

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Fertile Crescent
Definition
Philistines lived here, most fertile area
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Hieroglyphics
Definition
Egyptian form of writing 3500-3000 BCE
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Cuneiform
Definition
Sumer form of writing 3500-3000 BCE
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Apocrypha
Definition

Approximately 15 books written between 300 BC and 100 AC (400 yrs), most were in Greek

1. Genre: historical, novels, teaching, devotional, epistolary, apacalyptie

2. Dates: end of 3rd century BC to 1st century CE with two Esdras as a post CE document

3. Debate regarding original language

 

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Septuagint (LXX)
Definition
translation of the Hebrew bible into Greek c. 250 BC in Alexandria Egypt
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Vulgate (Jerome)
Definition
translation of Bible from hebrew and Greek into Latin. Jerome, a biblical scholar, was asked to translate. He did not want to include apocrypha but he did anyway except he included a note that says that books are historical but not necessarily authoritative
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Dead Sea Scrolls
Definition
found in Qumran-they were copied by hand and moved throughout time. Contained all books of OT except the book of Esther. It brought scholars a thousand years close to the originals, even though they did not have originals
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Circuitous
Definition
having a circular or winding course-Jordan River 200 miles long
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Holistic approach
Definition
readers should consider individual stories in relatioinship to  the entire book and the reverse
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Characterization
Definition
The storyteller uses description less than other means of presentation; when it occurs, however, it is important; e.g., Saul is tall; Leah has weak eyes; Joseph is handsome. Speech and action are the most typical means of presenting people in OT narrative. This practice allows characters to display "who they are". Thus, Dialogue is important; it is a means of presenting the story with  dramatic vividness. OT storytellers prefer "showing" rather than "telling."
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Primary Effect
Definition
This notion refers to the first impression a soty makes on a reader, the first words spoken by a person in the story, and the first description of a person offered by the storyteller. "now Sarai was barren; she had no child"
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Focalization
Definition
Biblical writers often used the word "behold". It can express surprise and/or direct the gaze of the reader. The word functions in the same way a director would use a movie camera to create a desired effect
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Juxtaposition
Definition
setting something besides something else for the purpose of comparison describes this notion. As a literary technique, it is also a key constituent of Hebrew poetry. Interpreters refer to the latter as "parallelism". adjacent, comparrison, parallelism
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Repetition & Leading Words
Definition
Through the repetiton of words statements, motifs, themes, and blocks of material, OT narrative forges connections, carries emotional freight, conveys irony and reversal, nuances dialogue and more. Leading words are one form of repetition that focuses on the use of key words.
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Dry & Rainy Seasons
Definition
Rainy: December-March. Dry: May-September
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 Shephelah
Definition
hills range from 300-1300; a lot of combat took place there- not as fertile as costal plain but more than central hill country
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Canon
Definition
those books designated by a faith community as holy scripture and as the standard for faith and practice-mathews &moyer
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Primary History
Definition
Genesis-2 kings
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Rehoboam
Definition
King of Judah after Solomon
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Jeroboam
Definition
the first king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of israel after the revolt of the ten northern Israelite tribes against Rehoboam that put an end to the United Monarchy
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David
Definition
second king of the United Kingdom of Israel
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Solomon
Definition
built the first temple, son of David, King of Israel, father of Rehoboam
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Matriarchs
Definition
Sarah, Rebecca, Leah
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Patriarchs
Definition
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
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Ninevah
Definition
city on the eastern band of the Tigris River in ancient Assyria
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Cyrus the great
Definition
King of Persia-led by God to tell israelites to rebuild second temple
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Narrative Analogy
Definition
stories that are similar and related
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Edomites
Definition
ppl of Edom, under Zerod and Dead Sea
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Moabites
Definition
Moab top Arnon, Bottom Zerod
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Ammonites
Definition
by Transjordan, between Jabbok and Arnon
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2000-1550 BCE
Definition
Matriarchs & Patriarchs
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922 BCE
Definition
Divided Monarchy
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15th-13th century BCE
Definition

Exodus

ppl left Egypt and moved towards Israel

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722/21 BCE
Definition

Assyrians conquer Israel

 

Nineva (capital) known for cruelty conqured all of Mid. E. God allowed Israel to be conquered b/c they refused to follow God, caused a mix of religions, descendants known as Samaritans

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538 BCE
Definition

Decree of cyrus the Great

 

cyrus king of persains called "messiah" servants of God apointed one b/c used by God

-said jews living in that land could go back home

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515 BCE
Definition

Second temple rebuilt

 

temple that was destroyed by babylon was rebuilt

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539 BCE
Definition
Persians defeat Babylonians
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587/86 BCE
Definition

Babylon conqures Judah

 

Babylonians conquered Judah, destroyed walls of Jerusalem & temple, blow to sense of self, never again worshiped idols, cleansing

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1200-1020 BCE
Definition

Period of the Judges

 

 

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Mesopotamia
Definition

Sumer

Babylonia

Assyria

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Sumer
Definition

writing c. 3500-3000 BCE cuneiform

"gold tees"

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Babylonia
Definition
dominant c. 2000-1000 BCE
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Assyria
Definition
became dominant c. 1000 BCE & first to control all of Ancient Near East
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Sea of Galilee
Definition

13 mi long x 4 mile wide

70 mi to dead sea

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Jordan River
Definition
200 miles long b/c winds
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Dead Sea
Definition
lowest body of water 26 % salt
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Hazor
Definition
major city in North; conquered by Joshua-burnt with fire
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Meggido
Definition
mountain fortress/pass
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Shechem
Definition
Kingdom divided here
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Land divisions of palestine
Definition
Term
land divisions of palestine
Definition

Yarmuk

Transjordan Plateau

Jabbok

Ammon-east of plateau

Arnon

Moab

Zered

Edom-decendents of Esaw brother of Jacob

 

river

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Jerusalem
Definition
Davids city
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Beer-Sheba
Definition

Southern boundary marker

edge of country of Judah

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ugarit
Definition
ancient documents found here
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Tyre & Sidon
Definition
Phoenician cities
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Phoenicians
Definition
alphabet
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Haran
Definition
most North of Fertile Cresent
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Main cities of Syro-Palestine N to S
Definition

Dan

Hazor

Tirza

Shechem

Shiloh

Bethel

Ai

Jerusalem

Hebron

Beer-Sheba

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Coastal Plain
Definition

most fertile area of Anceint Israel

Philistines lived here

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Shephelah
Definition

"foothills" 300-1300 ft

A lot of combat in time of judges. Less fertile than Coastal plain, more fertile than central hill country

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Central Hill Country
Definition
most Israslites pope lived here people made living through raising sheep goods
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Canan
Definition
the collection of books that the church accepts as inspired and authoritative
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apocryphal
Definition

other Jewish theological works

never accepted by the Jews as equal to the authoritative books w/in the canon

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Septuagint
Definition
Canon only from Hebrew to Greek
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Vulgate
Definition
Jerome produced Latin translation. included apocryphal but w/note saying not at same status as canonical
Term
stuff about catholic bible
Definition

The catholic church does make appeal to texts in these books for their doctrine of purgatory and the practice of prayer for the dead, but in actuality the texts appear to be vague regarding these doctrines.

catholic church takes the Vulgate. apocryphal=in

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Genesis
Definition
Torah
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Exodus
Definition
Torah
Term
Leviticus
Definition
Torah
Term
Numbers
Definition
Torah
Term
Deuteronomy
Definition
Torah
Term
Joshua
Definition
Former prophets
Term
Judges
Definition
Former prophets
Term
1-2 Samuel
Definition
Former prophets
Term
1-2 Kings
Definition
Former prophets
Term
Isaiah
Definition
Latter prophets
Term
Jeremiah
Definition
Latter prophets
Term
Ezekiel
Definition
Latter prophets
Term
The twelve
Definition
Latter prophets
Term
Hosea
Definition
Latter prophets
Term
Joel
Definition
Latter prophets
Term
Amos
Definition
Latter prophets
Term
Obadiah
Definition
Latter prophets
Term
Jonah
Definition
latter prophets
Term
Micah
Definition
Latter prophets
Term
Nahum
Definition
Latter prophets
Term
Habakkuk
Definition
Latter prophets
Term
Zephaniah
Definition
Latter prophets
Term
Haggai
Definition
Latter prophets
Term
Zechariah
Definition
Latter prophets
Term
Malachi
Definition
Latter prophets
Term
Psalms
Definition
Writings
Term
Job
Definition
Writings
Term
Proverbs
Definition
Writings
Term
Ruth
Definition
Writings
Term
songs of solomon
Definition
Writings
Term
Ecclesiastes
Definition
writings
Term
Lamentations
Definition
writings
Term
Esther
Definition
Writings
Term
Daniel
Definition
Writings
Term
Esra-Nehemiah
Definition
Writings
Term
1-2 Chronicles
Definition
writings
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