EXAM 1 Flashcards
Pentateuch
First 5 books of the Bible
Alternate name for Pentateuch
Torah
Books in the Pentateuch
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Dueteronomy
Tribes of Israel at time of Bible
Israel and Judah
Israel
North
Judah
South
Elohim
word meaning god
YHWH
God’s name
How many creation stories?
2
Differences: man and women
1st- both created in God’s image, more equality
2nd- Eve is Adam’s companion came from him, heirarchy
Reasoning for two sources of Bible
2 tribes=2 kings=2 priests=2 temples
Differences: setting/scope
1st- shows all of creation, all seeing perspective
2nd- close up, in garden of eden
Differences: time
1st- methodical, number of days
2nd- just kind of happens
Differences: Sabbath/rest
1st- he rests on 7th
Where does the 1st story come from? (source)
p
What is the 1st story part of?
part of ritual celebration of temple
J
Yahwist
E
Elohist
D
Deuteronomist
P
Priestly
Northern Sources
Elohist and Dueteronomist
Southern Sources
Yahwist and Priestly
Narrative Sources
Elohist and Yahwist
Legislative
Dueteronomist and Priestly
What lead to the varieties in the bible?
Kingdoms want to talk about themselves
David
united the kingdom- J
How many years was the kingdom of Israel split
200
Who did the north fall to?
assyrians
Who did the south fall to?
babylonians
What did the babylonians like?
Science- imposed their culture on israeli elites
What happened after the Persians sent the Israeli elites back?
They collected their texts and made the bible
Historical consciousness
people think differently at different times
Historical criticism
applying of critical thinking