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Who are the Patriarchs?

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Abraham, Isaac, Jacob- might also refer to the 12 sons of Jacob

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What is Abraham’s original name?

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Abram- exalted father

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What does Abraham mean?

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Father of many

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What is the promise in Gen 12?

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The land and a great nation

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What is the stipulation in Gen 12?

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“Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show….”

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What is the sign in Gen 12?

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There is no sign

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What is the promise in Gen 15?

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“ Look toward the heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them

God says that your descendents will become enslaved for 400 years and then God will bring them out and out with great possession

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What is the stipulation in Gen 15?

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The ritual killing of the animals

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What is the sign in Gen 15?

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God walks through the pieces

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What is the promise in Gen 17

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The land and a great nation

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What is the stipulation in Gen 17?

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Circumcision

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What is the sign in Gen 17?

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Circumcision

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How did the Israelities end up in Egypt?

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They are forced out of the land because of a famine and are forced into Egypt.

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What are the problems with the story of Exodus?

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1) Dating the Exodus is a real problem
2) Pharaoh is never named. Cities mentioned in Exodus are from the time of Ramses II
Is that the time? Is that the pharaoh? We don’t know
3) Archaeological evidence is basically against a real exodus at the time.
Archaeology shows that Israelities were essentially Canaanites
When you look at the archaeological time period, the houses, and things you find, it is not an influx of a separate people, it all looks the same
4) Assume that many women and maybe kids- no way that land and archaeological evidence does not show you 1.5 million people left Egypt
Food issues and waste disposal issues
Area that they were in was not a big area
5) The Moses story is common within folklore of the time

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What are the positives to support the Exodus story?

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1) References to the Hebrew slaves at the time ( Hapiu or ‘Apiru)
2)Droughts and plagues mentioned
Ancient times are always plagued by this
Egypt has always been the breadbasket of the ancient world. They survived better because of the Nile
3) Moses is an Egyptian name

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Explain the following passage: He said further, “ I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the god of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God

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This verse has a special function- tying what is about to happen in Exodus to the covenant God made with Abraham
Theologically the tie is very important- The editors are tying these segments together

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Explain God’s name” “ I am who I am”. “

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YWHW is a play on the verb “ to be”. The Israelities places protections around God’s name. Possible meanings are I am who I am
I will be who I am- I’ve always been with you and for and that’s what it will
I am who I will be- what you see of me now is what I will be in the future
I will be who I will-
The name is hidden even as it is revealed. To have the name, is to have some control and be able to invoke the deity. God is placing himself in a vulnerable position by revealing the name.God gives you the name, but in the giving of the name, you still don’t understand/know everything that that means

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What happens at Mount Sinai?

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God makes a covenant with the people

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What is this covenant model on?

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The suzerain-vassal treaty

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What is the Suzerain-Vassal Treaty?

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Between a conquering kingdom and a conquered treaty. The Suzerain is the conqueror and the Vassal the conquroed party. It is perhaps of Hittites or Assyrians origin.

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What are the components of the Suzerain-Vassal Treaty?

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Preamble
Overarching theme
Historical prologue
What has gone on before and how it leads up this moment and will include references to suzerain defeating vassal
Stipulations
Main one- paying taxes
Might be stipulations on bringing grain
Disposition or display of treaty
So each party could have one
Set up in public
Calling on witnesses
The Gods
Curses and blessings
Curses- if you broke
Blessings if you kept the treaty

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Explain the Covenant at Sinai?

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Verse 4: “You’ve seen what I did to the Egyptians…”
Preamble
Verse5: Stipulations- “ If you obey my voice and keep my covenant….
Peculiar- meaning God’s only possession
You belong to God
Verse 6: “You shall be for me a priestly kingdom and a holy nation
You are set apart and different because you are a priestly kingdom and holy nation
Priestly applies to everyone

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Explain what it means to be God’s elected people?

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Achieving this position there comes work and responsibility- election always comes with obligation
Through the Israelities all of the peoples of the earth shall be blessed

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Define Theophany

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Appearance of God

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What does the theophany of God look like in Exodus?
Fire Smoke Earthquake whenever God shows up
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What are the two Types of Law in Israel?
Apodictic Casuistic
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Define Apodictic
" Thou shall not...."
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Define Casuistic?
" If x, then y"
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What is clear about the social setting regarding the law?
List of rules are for adult, males, land owners
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Why is the assumed social setting?
Final commandment- you shall not covent your neighor’s house, wife, male or female slave, ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor This last commandment is interest has to do with the interior motives- heart To covet is an act of thought- something going on in you Control your thoughts and your doing
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Why cannot you not make an idol of Israel's god?
The theophany was of fire, smoke, and an earthquake. Theologically this is important. The theme is Don’t pay attention to the image of God Pay attention to the words of God
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Explain making wrongful use of God's name
You will not use God's name for " magical" purposes
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What is a tabernacle?
Tent for only the priests and only in one part of it
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Where was the tabernacle first established?
Originally set up in Shiloh
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What happened at Shiloh?
The tabernacle was destroyed by the Philistine and the ark was taken
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What is the ark supposed to look like?
On top- two huge angel- cherubim- made of gold and at each end of the ark One cherub looking at one another Mercy seat where the priest will sit On the ark of the covenant is a seat and the angels are supposed to look at each other with their wings spread over top toward each other
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Who could go before the ark in the tabernacle?
Only the high priest can go into the holy of holy places in the tabernacle - past the veil and towards the ark and only once a year
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What is the definition of cult?
The whole religious system Everything that is done and used, the people, and its places used to carry out the religion
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What does Leviticus 1-7 pertain to?
The sacrificial system. There isn't actually enough information here to carry out the sacrifices. This tells us that the traditions were past orally. It has raised questions over whether or not these traditions should be carried out in silence as there are no instructions on words said.
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What are the three offerings?
Whole burnt offering ( olah) Sacrifice of well-being ( shelamin) Grain offering (Lev 2)
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What is the sacrafice on the Day of Atonement?
Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering for himself and shall make atonement for himself and for his house Have to get the priest forgive Two goats are brought before the priest, lots are cast. One will be offered to God. The other will be brought before the alter alive but will be given to Azazel
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Define Purity
Purity means about ritually clean
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Does being unclean translate to sinful?
No. It is only sinful if you know you are unclean and touch the altar
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Which animals are clean
1) Anything that chews the cud and has a cloven hoof 2) Fishes with scales
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What is the centralization of the cult?
God will appoint a place for the temple to be and the other places should not exist. Werline thinks this comes later- move of power. Two poles of Israelite life together- the palace and the temple together
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What are the consequences of the centralizations of the cult?
Local priests were all unemployed.
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What happens every seven years?
Debts are wiped clean
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Rehearsal of the Narrative Timeline:
End of Genesis- the family of Jacob is in Egypt, out of the land Beginning of Exodus- they are still there Moses arised Exodus 14-15- Moses leads the people out Exodus 19- They are at Sinai/Horeb Numbers 13-14- the spies report They say that the can’t take it and God gets mad at their lack of faith Forty years in the wilderness Punishment for lack of faith Deuteronomy depicts them just before they enter the land
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When is the final editing of Deutoronomy?
500s
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What is Deuteronomic Theology and Cycle
If they disobey, they will sugar the curses of the covenant, a series of punishments that might eventual lead to exile or death, God has mercy on them delivers them in some way and brings them back to wholeness However, there is a moment when their sins mount too high, and their final punishment comes
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Joshua is
the book about the conquest of the land
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What are the internal evidence problems with Joshua?
Internal Evidence The problem is that the conquest did not happen as Joshua presents it Further, even Joshua seems to give hints that there were problems There are inconsistencies between Joshua and Judges, especially on the statsi of Hazor. Joshua 11, Israel takes it Judges 4-5 seems that they didn;t have it
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What are the external problems with Joshua?
Archaeology- many problems There was a belief in the 20th that archaeology would prove most of the
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What is the Conquest Model?
The conquest theory involves the massing of the twelve tribes of Israel and their invasion of the Land of Canaan. In this theory, Joshua and his forces attack the land killing all the Canaanite inhabitants and taking over the land. Problems: Jericho was not walled at the time that Israel came into the land Collared rimmed jars/ Not Unique to Israel, but typical Israel home-style? But not really unique to Israelites
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What is the Immigration Model?
The Israelites migrated into the central highlands, which were sparsely populated at the time They eventually extended their control over the plains Collins says that this would match what is seen in Judges
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What is the revolt model?
Connect with George Mendehall ( 1962) Based on the Amarna Letters Written in Akkadian and addressed to Pharaohs in the 14th centure BCE They depict disruptions in Canaan at the time Because of the Habiru/Hapiru or ‘Apiru- Hebrews This would mean that the Hebrews lived int the central hill country and they revolved against the cities There is archaeological evidence to support this Downside- no biblical evidence in the text
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What is the Gradual Emergence Model?
Hebrews were basically Canaanites Developed a separate identity somehow They occupied the central hill country If you look at those territories, this is probably where it started that they started to identity as different They may have fled up there because of the arrival of the Philistines, the sea people, who occupied the coastal plains There were organized in claims and did not have a king

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