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| a story that explains origins |
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| a reference or term that is chronologically out of place |
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| the area now called the "Middle East" |
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| a term applied to Davidic kings who were consecrated a prophet pouring olive oil on their heads |
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| the Seleucid Greek ruler who persecuted the Jews 175-163 BCE |
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| literally means "uncovering" or "revelation" is literature that envisions the end of the world |
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| the "deuterocanonical books" |
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| a rectangular chest plated in gold with 2 cherubim on the lid that functioned as the symbolic presence of God |
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| the empire that conquered the northern kingdom and exiled thousands in 722BCE |
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| the means of restoring a relationship damaged or severed by sin |
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| Canaanite god of rain and fertility |
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-ancient nation, now southern Iraq
-the nation that destroyed Jerusalem 586 BCE
-the nation to which Jews were exiled in the 6th century BCE |
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| the period between 587 and 538 when many Jews were deported from their homeland |
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| Latin circa meaning "around" |
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| the land that was settled by the Israelites and Philistines around the 1200's BCE |
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| various peoples/tribes living in a number of city states in Canaan prior to the Israelite period |
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| the official list of writings that are considered "scripture" |
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| another name for "The Song of Solomon" |
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| a slave-woman who is a lower-status wife. Her main function is to bear sons for her "husband" |
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| a vow, promise, agreement, treaty, contract; a binding agreement between two parties, such as a treaty between kings/nations |
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| a term used by scholars to refer to religious practices and organization of a religion |
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| the king of Persia who conquered Babylon and released the Jews from exile in Babylon |
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| God's promise that David's descendant's would sit on the throne of Israel forever |
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| the oldest existing Bible manuscripts along with writings that were discovered in the desert in 1947 |
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| term meaning "the god" or "God" |
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| literally means "second law," 5th book of Bible |
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| scholarly term for the collection of books making up a historical narrative of Israel from entrance into Canaan until exile to Babylon |
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| literally means "second book," books included in LXX but not in the Tanak |
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| the theory that the Pentateuch is a compilation of several earlier documents |
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| the order from the King of Persia permitting exiled Jews to return to Judah |
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| word meaning "god," the chief god of Canaan |
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| Hebrew word meaning "God" or "gods" |
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| the Babylonian creation myth |
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-one of the sons of Joseph
-the Northern Kingdom, also called Israel |
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| beliefs about the end or fulfillment of time |
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| literally means "going out" it refers to the Israelites going out from Egypt where they had been slaves |
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| a priest ca. 450BCE who is credited with bringing together the Torah and teaching the law |
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| someone who is not a Jew, one belonging to "the nations" |
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| inventor of the moveable type printing press in 1453 |
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| the Jewish festival celebrating the liberation and rededication of the temple 164 BCE |
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| the dominant culture in the Greek and Roman periods influenced by both Greece and the Ancient Near East |
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| a Jewish rendering of God's divine name Yahweh, means "the name" |
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| the Old Testament or the Tanak |
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| the original language of most of the Old Testament/Tanak |
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| the name of the mountain where Moses saw the burning bush, received the law, |
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| the royal dynasty that began in 1000 BCE and lasted until 586 BCE |
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