UCBF 8a Flashcards
Deuteronomistic History
The account in the books of Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings that presents the history of Israel in the promised land, interpreting it a partial failure to keep the covenant faithfully, and the consequences of that failure. These books show significant theological and linguistic similarities, suggesting that they have a common editor or editors.
Deuteronomistic
Pertaining to the editor(s) of the history comprised in the books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings, as prefaced by the book of Deuteronomy. The term is also applied to the style of these books, reflecting concern for such matters as obedience to the laws given in Deuteronomy, centralized worship in Jerusalem, and support for the Davidic dynasty.
Former Prophets
The name in the Hebrew Bible for the first part of the longer section called “the Prophets.” The Former Prophets are the books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings.
colon
A single line of poetry (also known as a stich)
bicolon
Unit of Hebrew poetry composed of two cola, or lines (sometimes called a dístich)
parallelism
A characteristic feature of biblical Hebrew poetry in which the second line of a unit in some way echoes the meaning or grammatical structure of the first line. This can take the form of a repetition of the meaning, or of a statement of opposites, or of a further statement that serves to extend or modify the first line in some way.
synonymous parallelism
A type of parallelism where the second line or colon of a bicolon echoes the meaning of the first in different terms.
antithetic parallelism
Two parallel lines related to one another by opposition or contrast
step parallelism
A form of poetic parallelism (see) in which successive lines do not repeat or reverse the structure of the preceding line, but build on it like a set of steps: “O send out your light and your truth; / let them lead me; / let them bring me to your holy hill/and to your dwelling. / Then I will go to the altar of God, / to God my exceeding joy; / and I will praise you with the harp, / O God, my God.”
anoint
Touch or rub with oil. Anointing was a sign that a person or thing was dedicated to God. See also messiah.
messiah
A title for a king or other servant or agent of God (priest, prophet, or even the non-Israelite Cyrus in Isa. 45.1). In the Hebrew Bible, mashiah never refers to the future ideal king. Later the term came to be used of the expected savior of the Jewish people, and was taken over by Christians to refer to Jesus, whom they believed to be the messiah (Gk christos, “anointed”).
Davidic Dynasty
The direct descendents of King David, who ruled in Jerusalem from the tenth to the early sixth centuries BCe
Dynasty
A ruling family; when a leader dies, the next leader is always chosen from among the family members
