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1
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What is the overall view of the Israelite conquest of Canaan depicted in the Book of Joshua?

A

complete, quick defeat with God on their side

2
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In what ways is Joshua depicted as being “like Moses”?

A

speeches, splits water, holds hands out to win battle, revelation of angel of God, sends out spies

3
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What plot lines from Numbers and Deuteronomy are brought to a conclusion in the Book of Joshua?

A

conquest of land

dividing land

Josephs Bones

Caleb gets his portion

circumcision

cities of refuge

levite cities

4
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How is the political, national, and religious situation in the Book of Judges
different from the description in Book of Joshua?

A

Disunity amoung tribes

Paganism

strugle- recurent cycle

5
Q

What generalizations about this period (Judges) and type of leadership emerge from the
Book as a whole?

A

temporary, non-dynastic, one attempt at dynasty failed (avimelch), charamatic leaders out of need

6
Q

In particular, what editorial viewpoint emerges from the inclusion of thelast two
stories in the book, that of Micah’s priest and the rape of the concubine at Gibeah

A

There is no king to keep order.

Unsanctioned priesthood is dangerous.

Everything is caotic and unsettled-

*Gibeah is where Saul is from so it is a critism of him

7
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What is the narrator’s point of view about Saul’s character, David’s character, David’s rise to power, and the conflict between Saul and David?

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David is blameless, blessed by god, and unfairly come after by Saul.

Saul is crazy and Jelous

8
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What is the narrator’s view of King David in the “Court History” of II Samuel? How does this differ from the narrator’s view of David’s ascent to the throne in I Samuel?

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David never does his own killing- others do it for him and then he rebukes them.

David can do wrong but he repents (bat sheva)

9
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political and religous reason kingdom split

A

political -tax burden

religous- solomons foriegn wives and pagan worship

10
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polical and religous reason North destroyed

A

political- rebelled against Assyria

religous- golden calf, bad worship- pagan

11
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political and religous for southern kingdom

A

political- rebelled against Babylon

religous- Menashe was a really bad king- worshiped Baal

12
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Who are two great southern kings?

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Josiah - restored God worship, makes Passover, finds Devarim

Hezekiah- Saved Judah, water tunnels, also returns God worship