Isaiah - Psalms Flashcards
(51 cards)
What are the prophets at the most basic level?
Divine messengers
Where does prophetic authority come from?
God
What do the prophets care most about?
The covenant, the mutual partnership that existed between God and the Israelites
Dr. Nam’s description of Ezra-Nehemiah
A story of second-gen immigrants returning to a place they’re from but have never been to
3 historical periods/historical settings of Isaiah
“First” Isaiah- Assyria; 8th century; pre-exilic
“Second” Isaiah- Babylon; 6th century; exilic
“Third” Isaiah- Persia; 5/6th centuries; post-exilic
2 types of prophecy in the ANE
Inspired, deductive
Major theological concerns in the minor prophets
The coming “Day of the Lord” and the judgement against sin, idolatry, and injustice; looking to the culminating of the Davidic promise through a future Messianic ruler; the supremacy of Yahweh as the only true Lord/God over history and empires
Which historical event is Jeremiah’s primary focus?
The deconstruction of Jerusalem and the exile of Judah to Babylon
False message in Judah in Jeremiah 7?
“The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord”
Main lit divisions of Isaiah?
First Isaiah (1-39) - judgement/repentance
Second Isaiah (40-55) - hope/redemption
Third Isaiah (56-66) - expansion/consumation
4 types of OT prophetic oracles?
Indictment, judgement, instruction, aftermath
When was Ezekiel taken into exile?
597 BC
What happens to the “glory of Yahweh” in Ezekiel 10?
It goes “up”, leaves the temple in Jerusalem, and moves east
“Son of man” meaning in Ezekiel?
Mortal
Jeremiah’s problem w/ idols?
Created by people and were thought to be equal to God; bringing empty sacrifices, unknowingly treating Yahweh like any other god; leads to social injustice and oppression of the poor/vulnerable (‘there is blood on your hands”)
The “hope” of the new covenant in Jer 31?
God will internalize the Torah in His people through the Holy Spirit
Time period for the events of Daniel?
Exilic/Neo-Babylonian Period - 6th CE exile
Why was Daniel taken into Babylon?
To learn Babylon’s language and literature and serve in the king’s palace
Original languages Daniel was written in?
Hebrew, Aramaic (Nehemiah was too!)
The point of the vision of the cherubim in Ezekiel 1?
To shock readers into realizing they know less of Yahweh than they initially imagined
Images used in Ezekiel to picture the future restoration of God’s people?
“Heart of flesh” that replaces the “heart of stone”; valley of dry bones transformed into living, breathing people; renewed/enlarged temple called “Yahweh is there”
Biblical writings included in the “Poetic Books”?
Psalms, Proverbs, Job, SoS, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations
3 main types of parrallelism?
Synonymous, antithetical, synthetic
Where does wisdom come from according to Job 28?
God alone
