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Old Testiment
Old Testiment: final exam
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Undergraduate 1
10/10/2008

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Covenant
Definition

YHWY's relationship with Israel

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The Law
Definition
The rules that define the behavior of those in the Covenant
Term
Oral Traditions
Definition
History of the Patriarchs and Exodus story
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Sense of "Chosenness"
Definition
Israel's Self-Understanding (Abraham to Moses in Wilderness)
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The Pentateuch
Definition
Books of Moses, Law, and Torah
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Common to many ancient cultures
Definition
Creation and Flood stories
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Narratives
Definition
Purpose beyond themselves to convince readers of their viewpoint
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Jacob
Definition
Esau, Ladder to Heaven and Named Israel
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Some Matriarchs of the Hebrew Bible
Definition
Sarah, Deborah, Ruth, and Esther
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The Laws Purpose
Definition
Teacher, guide, and Measure by which Israel is judged
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YHWY and history
Definition
Lord of History and made known in history's events
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Basis of Passover
Definition
Egypt's final plague-death of firstborn
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The two Exodus Theopanies
Definition
pillar of cloud (day) and pillar of fire (night)
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Ten Commandments contain:
Definition
absolute law and ritual, moral and religious law
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Exodus experience
Definition
Judaism shaped through "eyes of faith"
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The concept of holiness
Definition
embrace life in its entirety
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The Pentateuch (2)
Definition
the foundation for what follows in the bible
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The stories of the Pentateuch
Definition
carry the concept of Jewish Covenant and its accompanying Law
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Deuteronomic history
Definition
explains the whys of history
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Convocation at Shechem
Definition
Israel's tribes regular meeting place
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Gideon
Definition
Popular judge people tried to make king
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Samuel
Definition
Judge over Israel as long as he lived
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Nathan
Definition
Court Prophet with King David
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Solomon
Definition
Built royal palace greater than temple he built
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Rehoboam and Jeroboam
Definition
First kings of divided kingdom (Israel and Judah)
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Dreaded Samaritans
Definition
Not really Jews although they call on YHWY's name
Term
Hezekiah
Definition
King of Judah who got an "A"; time of Isaiah
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Huldah
Definition
Prophetess who confirmed authenticity of Book of Law (621 BCE)
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Boy King Josiah
Definition
Judah returned to true worship of YHWY
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A prophet defined
Definition
One who speaks on behalf of God
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Prophetic Theology
Definition
Moses Law and Convenant
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Samuel's Role in 12 tribes
Definition
political and religious similar to Moses
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In Northern Kingdom of Israel
Definition
prophets often in conflict witht he monarchy
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During reign of Manasseh
Definition
prophets disappear from public view
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"Prophetic school of theology"
Definition
Dated to Samuel and kept tradition of Moses alive
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Remnant Theology
Definition
Hope for future and promise of David's etarnal throne
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Jeremiah
Definition
Concept of future convenant written on the heart
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Moses
Definition
Founder of the prophetic tradition and its theology
Term
Cultic Prophets
Definition
Those having formal religious duties during the period of the monarchy
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Amos
Definition
setting a plumb line
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Hosea
Definition
Married prostitute, Gomer
Term
1st Isaiah
Definition
priest before he was a prophet
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The Jewish Messiah
Definition
will accomplish YHWY's will in history
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Isaiah, chapters 6-9
Definition
The book of Immanuel
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Early Christian Writers
Definition
Quoted Isaiah to prove Jesus was the Messiah
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Micah
Definition
Do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God
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Jeremiah's secretary
Definition
Baruch credited with writing final form of Jeremiah
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popular prophets
Definition
said what people wanted to hear
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Nahum
Definition

prophesied against the dying Assyrian empire

Term
Habakkuk
Definition
Source of Paul's quote "justification by faith through grace"
Term
Ezekiel
Definition
Prophecy before the Fall of Jerusalem to after Babylonian Exile
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Obadiah
Definition
pronounced destruction upon Edom
Term
Haggai
Definition
Urged people to restore the Temple
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Zechariah
Definition
Sense of universalism and Judaism as a world religion
Term
Joel
Definition
Locust plague-judgement of YHWY
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Malachi
Definition
Distressed by the people's lack of faith
Term
Ezekeil 33-37
Definition
message of comfort and hope
Term
Deutero Isaiah
Definition
Isa 50-55:  Window to view the religious mind of exilic Judaism
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2 Chronicles
Definition
Begins with the reign of Solomon and continues to Edict of Cyrus
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Palestinian Judaism
Definition
Accepted a narrow definition of Judaism
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