Who do the majority of authors credit for the writing of Joshua?
the deuteronomistic school
Etiological legend
a fictional story contrived to give some explanation for an observed phenomenon
a fictional story contrived to give some explanation for an observed phenomenon
Etiological legend
Why are the judges called charismatic leaders?
Because they arose spontaneously in a time of need.
What is an Idyll?
A fictional story with a pastoral setting, portraying common people, and lacking a villain.
What is the hebrew word for kinsman redeemer?
Go’el
What is Hesed?
covenant faithfulness
What was the name of 1-2 Samuel in the LXX?
Kingdoms
What was the centerpiece of the narrators agenda in 1-2 samuel?
The Davidic covenant
What is a major reason that idols were prohibited?
Pagan religions used them in order to manipulate their God
What did the Lord promise david?
- make his name great
- a place in which he would plant Israel
- His defendant would reign forever
What do scholars say is the “Deuteronomic History”?
deut-2 kings which was written in order to show how the theology of deuteronomy was reflected in israels history
What was the purpose of the exilic edition of historical books?
develop the theme of sin and punishment
What is the view called that takes into account both biblical near easter approaches to history and places a greater emphasis on recurring patterns of history versus the mythical focus of the cycles?
Recurrence
What caused theology and history to merge in Israel?
Covenant (not ritual)
What are the former prophets?
joshua, judges, samuel and kings
To whom does jewish tradition attribute authorship of Kings?
Jeremiah
What was the rallying cry of the seceding northern kingdoms?
“Now look after your house, David.”
How was the message of classical writing preserved?
Oracle form
How was the record of non-writing prophets preserved?
Story Form
What type of kingship is associated with Judah?
Dynastic succession
Where did the Jews probably get the idea of worshiping a calf?
apis-bull cult of Memphis.
Who was Apis?
the sacred bull later known as the incarnation of the son of Osiris
Ahura Mazda
a great persian cult
Cyrus colophon
the gentile king’s edict that the people can return to their land
Libations
the presentation of sacrifices and burnt offerings
What did the chronicles vocabulary reveal?
That he saw divine retribution as more than simple cause and effect
To whom do the majority of scholars attribute to the writing of ezra-nehemiah?
The post-exilic chronicler
When were ezra-nehemiah written?
400bc
Who is Ahaseras identified with?
Xerxes
What is the primary contribution of archeology to the bible?
Illumination of biblical times
What is a secondary aspect of archeology to the Bible?
Authentication of events
What is the main point of biblical writings that can never be confirmed or disproven by archeology?
the sovereignty of God
What is Nuzi
The most important library uncovered in the ANE
What is Mari
a city located on the upper part of the euphrates that helps to provide understanding of the political situation of the 18th century
What is amarna?
an archive that preserves documents of correspondence between egypt and the nations of the ANE
What is Hattushash?
the capital of the hittite empire,
What is Emar?
a subject of the hittites where ritual texts were dicovered
What is ugaret?
seaport in northern syria, greatly expanded knowledge of canaanite religion
What is ashurbanipal’s library at ninevah?
one of largest literary discoveries ever, introducing the world to writings such as the gilgamesh epic.
What is the mesha inscription?
the moabite stone, describes how moab came under the dominion of israel
what is the stele of shalmaneser?
records from the first assyrian king to have contact with israel which show record of his campaigns against coalitions that include israel.
What is sennacherib’s prism?
Show that assyriah received greater tribute from Judah, confirming they were not destroyed (but does not mention their military defeat)
What is the cyrus cylinder?
a clay cylinder containing the royal decree that people could return to their lands
