Beginning Flashcards

(37 cards)

1
Q

Books that contain the redemption story

A

Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers 10:10

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2
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Exodus event is a result of _____ because of _____

A

chaos, human freedom

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3
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Battle fought on 3 levels

A

1) Between the Gods
2) Human Plane
3) Hearts and Minds of the people

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4
Q

Which two battles represent ownership of the people of Israel

A

Gods and Human Plane

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5
Q

Am Sagula

A

Chosen People

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6
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Berit Olam

A

Eternally Binding Covenant

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7
Q

The foundational acts that creates Israel as a nation is based on _____ more than _____

A

FAITH, blood

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8
Q

5 requirements for a people to be regnoized as a nation

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Land
Law
Leader
God
Temple
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9
Q

Exodus begins with

A

Israel being in bondage

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10
Q

What are the 2 competing claims of ownership of the people of Israel

A

Pharo’s claim

Yahweh’s claim

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11
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Yom Suf

A

Sea of Reeds

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12
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What is the center of the redemptive act

A

Covenant at Mt Sinai

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13
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Theophanies

A

Encounters with God

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14
Q

The Law is a ______ to the people

A

Gift

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15
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Why create rituals?

A

symbolizing the covenant, reliving, reactualizing. Anamnesis

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16
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The story of Exodus begins with the Call of ____

17
Q

The bible is not a ______ book

18
Q

Bible written to present ________

A

Israel’s faith experience

19
Q

Hyperbole

A

exaggeration for emphasis

20
Q

Eponomous texts

A

stories about founding fathers, heros

21
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Mythopoeic texts

A

myths used to explain

22
Q

Discuss the story of the midwives

A
  • ordered by Pharaoh to kill all boys, let girsl live

- Midwives don’t - lie and say that the Israelites are vigourous, already give birth before they arrive

23
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Moshe

24
Q

Moses, as an adult, witnesses a ______ and does what _______

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fight, kills an egyptian

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Why does Moses flee Egypt
price on his head b/c of killing an Egyptian
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Where does Moses arrive
Land of Midian
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Under whose reign is the Exodous from Egypt said to have taken place, when?
Ramses II,1250 BCE
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Who does Moses marry
Zipporah
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Moses wife is the daugher of ____ / ______
Jethro / Reuel
30
Moses sons name
Gershom
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Moses Sons name meas
resident alien
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Moses encounters God where ______ /____
Sinai / Horeb
33
S'neh
burning bush
34
Heneyni
Moses response "Here I am!"
35
At Mt Sinai, during the burning bush, God identifies himself as who?
THe God of the Patriarichs
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Moses story is ________, meant to ______
catechetical, teach
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Sh'mot
The names