Test 3 Flashcards
Judah falls to Babylonia; Jerusalem burned
587 BC - 2nd
Exile ends
536 BC - 3rd
Navi (nev’im)
One who has a call
Prophet functions
Spokespersons for God
Worship leaders
Preservers and re-interpreters of tradition
Predictors of the future
Types of prophets
Pre-literary
Literary
Royal theology
A way of understanding God and God’s relationship with the Hebrews based on the Davidic Covenant
Covenant theology
Based on the Mosaic covenant- Israel must hold up their end of the covenant
Trito
Isaiah or III Isaiah
Deutero
Isaiah-II Isaiah
Isaiah Message
Emphasis on holiness of God
God’s judgment will come on Judah
Trust in Yahweh
Have faith in Zion and the Davidic tradition
Major changes in Israelite religious practice-postexilic
Synagogue added, rituals had new emphasis and sabbath holy, Torah-oral traditions liked by Pharisees not Saducees
Maccabean revolt
Seleucids tried to Hellenize Jews. Had to worship Greek gods. No circumcision.
Messianism
God will use person that is Messiah as catalyst for Eschaton
Prophetic Eschatology
The world would be recreated perfectly by God
Apocalyptic
Present world is ruled by evil and the only way to get rid of it is for God to destroy world
Hellenism impact on Israel postexilic
Jews see connections in their beliefs with Greek’s,
Forbid Jew circumcision and dietary practices,
Statue of Zeus in temple
Hellenism
Spread of Greek culture after Alexander the Great
Qoheleth
Isaiah
Hokmah
Wisdom
Practical wisdom
Practical advice (Proverbs, short pithy sayings)
Skeptical/speculative wisdom
Challenges misconceptions that arise from practical wisdom (Ecclesiates, Job)
Synonymous Poetry
Verse divided into two sections, with each part of first line mirrored in second line (Psalms)
Antithetical
Second line is opposite the first line (Proverbs)
Synthetic
Second part of line completes thought of first part, neither same nor opposite, both parts needed to complete thought (Song of Songs)