OT Flashcards
(81 cards)
1
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Define ligaro
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To bind together
2
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Define Theos
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Diety
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What are the 3 parts of the Tanak?
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Torah- instructions
Neviim- prophets
Kethuviim- writing
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What are themes of OT and NT
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Ot- sacred space
Nt- sacred person
5
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Define Testament
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Agreement-testimony
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Before written language how were stories past?
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Orally
7
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How many consanents and vowels are in Hebrew language
What was style of writing
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22 consonants
0 vowels
Couplets or parallelism
8
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How many books does the tanak have?
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Hebrew- 24
Protestant- 39
Roman Catholic- 46
9
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Define Ibri
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Wanderer, nomad, outcast
10
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What are the different translations of bible
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Septuagint- (LXX)- Greek- 2nd century BC Latin Vulgate(Latin) 4th century BC King James (1611) CE
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What were the different biblical studies?
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Textual-establish a text Historical- analyze text archeologically Form- discovering oral traditions Redaction- edit Literary- style//genre Moral- community standards
12
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Define Canon
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Yardstick
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What is inter testimonial literature
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Between the testimonents
14
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What is deutero canonical
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2nd canonization
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When was neviim canonized
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250 be
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When and what was the Babylonian exile
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587-535
Babylonians took Jews somewhere they didn’t want to be
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Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
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Babylonian King
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Who is marduke?
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Babylonian Diety
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What is a synagogue?
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A place of assembly
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What is a rabbi?
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Teacher
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What is diaspora?
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To spread
22
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What did the Jews become during the Babylonian exile
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A world wide community
Judean Jews, Babylonian Jews, Egyptian Jews
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When was the prophet Ezekiel?
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In the Babylonian exile
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During the pursian domain, who was Cyrus and what did he do?
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He was the first king and he let the Jews keep their own customs
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Who led the people back in Persian domain?
Sheshbazaar
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What is zorestanism
Do good renounce evil
Gave priority to free choice
Had significant impact on Judaism
Ahura Mazda
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What happened to the world wide community during the Persian domain?
A resurgence of the priest hood
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Who rebuilt the temple during the Persian Domain?
Haggai and Zechariah
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What is Torah Piety?
Legalism resurgence of priesthood
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Who is Ezra, what'd he do?
The father of Judaism
| Found scroll and took it to temple
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Who is Nehemiah, what'd he do?
Built a wall in 52 days with help of YHWH
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Who are the 2 protest books?
What were they protesting?
Jonah and Ruth
| Bigotry/////Exclusivism
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When did the Greek domain happen? Who was main leader?
333BC-168BC
| Alexander the Great
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Who are Ptolemy and Seluces?
When Alexander the Great died he left his kingdom to 2 war generals who fought each other. Seleucid won
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What is hellanism?
Greek language and culture
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Who desicrated the Jewish temple?
Greeks, for Zeus worship
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Who is maccabee?
Priest that defeated Greek army and won the Jewish people independence. Allowed the Jews to rebuild the temple
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What is Hanukkah?
The feast of lights. 8 days out of a candle with one days oil
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During the Jewish independence, what developed? What were they?
Sects or parties
Hasid- pious, followed no compromises ring leaders of revolt
Pharisees- accepted oral traditions wanted to keep religion pure, and believed in future life
Saducees- followed priestly traditions
Essenes- communal, lived in caves
Zealots- militant assassins
Sanhedrin- council
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Wham was the roman domain?
63ce-400's ce
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What is romanism?
Emperor worship
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Who was Pompey?
Military leader for Rome
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What did the Romans do to the Jewish people?
Persecution and taxation
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What were the reasons for rebuilding the temple?
Purification for the priests
House of yhwh
Community// covenant
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What is Am Haaretz?
People of the land
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What are the steps to final judgment?
Just-Justice-Judgement-final judgement
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What are the steps to older?
Wise-Sage-Elder-Older
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What are the 5 Books of Moses called?
Pentateuch
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Name books of Torah? What does each name mean?
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Genesis- origin
Exodus- Israel grows into theocratic nation
Leviticus- pertain to priests
Numbers- wandering in wilderness
Deuteronomy- second telling
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What is the hexateuch?
Torah + Joshua
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Who were the early prophets?
Joshua, Judges, 1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings
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Who were the major prophets?
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel
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How many minor prophets are there?
12
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What is the northern kingdom called?
Israel
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What is the southern kingdom called?
Judah
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Who were the kings for the Israelites?
Saul, David, Solomon
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Who united the Israelite kingdom?
David//Solomon
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What is a nabi?
One who speaks for YHWH
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What is a prophet?
One who speakers for another (prophetes)
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What is urasalim?
Jerusalem-Shalim (Shalom)- Peace
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Who is the father of the Hebrews?
Abram (Abraham)
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Who is the father of religion?
Moses
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Who is the father of Judaism?
Ezra
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What were the 4 covenants?
Oral- Abraham
Written- Moses (10 commandments// Decalogue)
National- King David
New heart- Jeremiah
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What is the tabernacle?
An temple
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What is a cuneiform?
Wedge writing for clay
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What were scrolls made of? What were they used for?
Initially animal skins, circulation of stories
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What did the Canaanites believe?
Polytheism (Baalism)
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Who did the levites descend from?
Aaron
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What was prophetic literature?
Doom, conditional
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What is apocalyptic literature?
Vision- future- unconditional
| Ex Daniel
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What were the short stories of the Bible?
Ruth, Esther, Judith
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What are the different types of wisdom literature?
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Proverbs- one liners
Ecclesiasties- entire book
Job- book
Psalms- songs
Messianic- chosen one
Eschatological- end of things
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Internal and external reactions to the Babylonian captivity
Internal, sacred stories, creation accounts, synagogue, rabbi
External, polytheism, diaspora, impurity,
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Internal and external reaction Persian domain
Internal, rebuilding temple, priesthood, scrolls returned, Torah piety
External, mixed marriage, lineage, return to judea, build temple, tolerance
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Internal and external reaction Greek domain
Internal, canonization of neviim
External, Hellenism, Septuagint, Zeus worship, Olympics
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Internal and external reaction Of independence
Internal, sects, feuding, interpretations of the law
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Internal and external reaction Roman domain
Internal, inter-testimonials literature, canonization of kethuviim, expectations, NT emerging, messianic expectation,
External, arch, gladiators, persecution, taxation, slavery, military
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What are books of torahs names?
| What suggests
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Genesis-Begin
Exodus- Depart Moses leads through desert
Leviticus-pertains to priests
Numbers- head count
Deuteronomy- 2nd telling of Moses
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What are the different names for God used?
Yahweh, Elohim, Adonijah (Adonai)
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What are 10 commandments called?
Decalogue
