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| 4 sections of new and old testament |
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1 pentetuah
2 historical books
3 writings
4 prophets |
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| 4 kinds of truth and their criteria |
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1.Scientific-events observed with 5 senses
2.Literary-use of characters symbol and narrative to speak human truths
3 Ethics/moral-statements that use “ought” or “ought not”
4.Religious-statements that answer ultimate questions |
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1.Theological-myths that tell us what G-d is like and how G-d relates to us
2.Cosmic-Myths that tell us how the world works and what its purpose is
3. Social-Myths tell us how society should be organized and who should be in charge
4.Ethical-myths tell us what values humans should have and how to behave |
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1. Priestly-written in time of exile(586-536bce)
2. Yawist-written during solomons reign(960-920bce)
3. Elohist-written from the northern kingdom |
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Abraham(abram) married sara
Two sons-Ishmael(mother Hagar) and Issac(mother sara)
Jacob has 12 sons, two wives and 2 hand servants he bares children with
Leah Rachel Zilpah Billah
Reuben Joseph Benjamin(3 of the sons) |
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| 4 struggles between jacob and esau |
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1. In the womb- Jacob is born second but born grabbing Esau’s heel(Jacob menas “heel grabber.”)
2. Over the birthright-Jacob(mommas boy) deviously earns the birthright from Esau
3.Over the fathers blessing-Jacob fools Issac to get the blessing(esau vows to kill him)
4.Final reconciliation-the night before they meet Jacob wrestles with an angel(gets his name Israel) one who contends with both divine and human prevails, this shapes him the rest of his life. |
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Adam/Eve- man/woman
Serpent-temptation |
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| 4 levels of sacred space in exodus |
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1.The ten commandments-these two stones with the summarized laws were sacred as they represented the covenant
2.Arc of the covenant-this was the beautifully constructed vessel which carried the 10 commandments and was brought to the battle by the Hebrews
3.Tabernacle-this was the tent that was made to keep the arc of the covenant in when they were traveling in the desert
4.Temple-built by kind Solomon, this held the arc until it disappeared, had successive rooms which were considered holier than the one prior to it. The holiest place was called the “holiest of holiest” only priests could enter |
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| 3 stages of opression in exodus |
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1.Deal shrewdly-forced labor
2.Forced labor-sweat shops
3. Genocide-holocaust |
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| Who and what were propets |
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| prophets-words of the people G-d inspired to present messages of israel |
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| what were the three types of prophets |
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1)seers-depended on altered states of conciousness to recieve yawehs message
2)court prophets-works for kings in court giving guidance on public policy
3)unofficial prophets-not paid, G-d called them to denounce injustices and announce the covenant relationship |
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| timeline of babylonian exile |
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1) 920-722 Israel
2) Israel falls to Assyria
3) 920-586 Judah
4) 586-Judah falls to Bablyonia
5) 386-536-Babylonian exile |
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1) Wisdom
2) Inthronment/royal
3) laments
4) praise |
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In book of Joab
1) satans view
2) 3 friends
3) Elihu
4) G-ds view |
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| Justifying G-d through the face of innocent suffering |
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Mark-65-70CE written to a community being proscecuted
Luke-75-80CE gospel to Gentiles non-Jews
John-90-100CE written to jews
Matthew-75-85CE written to jewish/christian community |
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| 4 groups of Jews in Jesus day |
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1) saduccees-centered on the temple, controlled the sanhedrin, Caiphus was a saducee liberal politically
2) Pharisees- power centered in the diaspora and synagoges, liberal religously conservative politically
3) zealots- wanted to reestablish the king of Israel, led a rebellion in 70 CE
4) Essenes- dead sea scrolls, lived cebilately in desert, John the Baptist |
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| 2 political groups in charge of Israel |
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1) Angels and Demons
2) the after life and external judgment
3) cosmic battle of good and evil |
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1) Ancestors as intercessors to G-d focus
2) G-d seen as perfect without flaw |
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