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| Language and literature operate on the basis of |
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| comparisons and connections |
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| The Book of Praises has how many divisions? |
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| To what may we compare the Book of Praises? |
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| The Psalter is a compilation of psalms from various collections. T or f? |
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| Superscriptions are not original to the text. t or f? |
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| what are the key images of God in the Book of Praises? |
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| When reading the psalms, one must remain alert to the sudden change of speakers. t or f? |
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| Can the speaker change without warning in the Book of Praises? |
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| God's wrath against social injustice |
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| harsh, ominous, and replete with violence |
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| Where did Amos live (what country) and where was he sent? |
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| Sent to Israel, lived in Judah |
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| Who was the king of Israel when Amos carried out his ministry? |
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| What was the economic and military context of Amos' ministry? |
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| Military success and economic prosperity |
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| Was Amos a professional "prophet"? |
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| Hosea's ministry was about 5 yrs after amos'. They ministered to the same country, Hosea was just a native. What country was it? |
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| Hosea's wife, prostitue, represents the nation of Israel who is unfaithful to YHWH |
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| What is the tone of he book of Hosea? |
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| What positions did Isaiah hold in the community? |
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| Statesman who had access to official circles, much aware of national/ international events and their significance |
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| In what book do we find Isaiah's call to be a prophet? |
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| God called Isaiah to be a prophet in the year what king died? |
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| Where did Isaiah's calling fall in relation to other prophets before him? |
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| 8 yrs after Amos and 3 yrs after Hosea |
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| Where does the NT quote Isaiah? |
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| What is the message of the song of the vineyard, which is in Isaiah 5? |
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Allegory- represents the fruit of his people, which was distress and blood, not good fruit.
also judgement |
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| What is the plight of the servant in the "servant songs"? |
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| Who is the servant in the "Servant songs"? |
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| Israel, remnant Israel, or Jesus |
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| Who is the only non-Israelite referred to as anointed in the Bible? |
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Cyrus the Great- 538
(Is. 45:1, 13) |
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| Structure/ Divisions of Isaiah: |
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1-39 Judgment,
40-55 Comfort,
56-66 Substance |
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| Who were the 3 main kings of Judah during Jeremiah’s ministry? |
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| Josiah, Jehoiakim, Zedekiah |
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| What was happening in Judah during Jeremiah’s ministry? |
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| Judah was under the domination of different powers and experienced only a brief period of freedom in this time |
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| Jeremiah’s lineage and hometown: |
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| son of Hilkiah, priests in Anathoth |
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| Jeremiah is a priest. T or f? |
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| How/ when was Jeremiah called to be a prophet? |
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| When he was young and God touched his lips. imagery btween almond tree (shaqued) and watching (shoqued) |
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| Why did Jeremiah lament 6 times? |
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| His ministry was characterized by opposition, rejection, and danger |
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| Why could Jeremiah be called the weeping prophet? |
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| His kinsmen plotted to kill him. |
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| What is significant about Jeremiah's temple sermon? |
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| Temple sermons were very controversial, almost lost his life for proclaiming the gospel fearlessly. Jeremiah 7&26. in the Temple, they were worshipping the "queen of heaven"( goddess ashtoreth) by child sacrifice. hypocritical |
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| submit to God's discipline; God will use Babylon to punish Judah, but he will also bring restoration |
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| Timeline of Jeremiah's life |
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| Called to be a prophet in Josiah's reign, Josiah was killed in a battle by Neco and buried in Megido, the mt. pass . Jeremiah dies in Egypt. |
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| Who is Ezekiel the prophet to? |
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| How did Ezekiel end up in Babylon? |
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| probably taken as a prisoner of war in 597 along with Jehoiachin and other captives |
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| What phrase does Ezekiel like o use? |
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personal responsibility
abiding presence of God
hope of restoration |
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| Hebrew poetry operates what basis? |
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| thought progression: synonymous parallelism and antithetical progression |
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| What are key cultural and theological issues that are faced in Psalms? |
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| shame culture, vengeance language (b/c the Israelites expected measure-for-measure justice and treatment) |
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| Who is the heroine in Ruth? |
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| she is a Moabitess, great-grandmother of David and ancestor to Jesus. |
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| What is important about Ruth's story? |
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| she overcomes poverty, widowhood, and the stigma associated by showing hesed (loyalty) |
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| What does the book of Proverbs contain? |
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| practical wisdom for learning |
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| What is unique about Proverbs? |
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| it captures the values of ancient Israelite society in a way that one can remember. s/a identifying Wisdom as female |
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| Persians ruled judah after Babylon for ____ yrs. |
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| Chronology of Latter prophets |
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Amos- Israel
Hosea- Israel
Isaiah- mostly Judah
Jeremiah- Judah
Ezekiel-
Haggai- Temple
Zechariah- Temple-
Malachi- Judah (last of writing prophets) |
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| an defense for God's actions, most often found in word of the prophets |
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| another name for the book pf psalms; comes from Latin word indicating the stringed instrument that usually accompanied |
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| the Hebrew original title of the book of Psalms |
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| transliteration of the Greek work referring to a song performed to the accompaniment of stringed instruments |
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| brief titles written just above the text. not original but added in compiling the Psalter. hint about how ancient Israel interpreted the 116 Psalms that have them |
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| goddess Ashtoreth, jeremiah 7:18, gave sacrifices to false idols |
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| hymnal of ancient Israel and Central themes |
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| how many divisions/ book of psalms? |
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| 5, each ending with a doxology |
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| 116 of 150 psalms have title/ description. not inspired but give hints |
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| different kinds of psalms |
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| counters Deuteronomistic theology; righteous may suffer |
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| difficult Hebrew, masterpeice of lit. may have been a play/ drama |
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| traditional wisdom passed on through short, easy to remember sayings |
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| where did the proverbs originate? |
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| the royal court, family circles, etc. |
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| role of female images in Proverbs |
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| wisdom was female and ultimate woman. contrasted with seductress |
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| where is ruth in hebrew canon? |
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| where is ruth in Protestant and roman catholic cannons? |
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| song of solomon description |
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| romantic song that clearly expresses the love of two people for each other |
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| in song of solomon, sister=? |
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| what perspective was ecclesiastes written from? |
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| what is the great equalizer in ecclesiastes? |
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| death of human existence, so no reason for pride |
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| How does ecclesiastes relate to resurrection? |
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| it accentuates it by comparing with contrast of death |
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| repentance and call for restoration after the fall of Jerusalem 587/6. complains of destruction of jerusalem. witten by Baruk |
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| God's protection of his people by working behind the scenes. Queen saves the jewish nation |
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1-6: daniel and his 3 friends with their devotion to God (shed, mesh, aben)
7-12: end times prophetic material like Revelations |
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| Time written Ezra- Nehamiah |
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| 450 BCE (about same time as Buddah) |
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| Historical context of Ezra- Nehemiah |
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| two men come to help Jews in the homeland, the persian province of judah |
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| accomplishment of Ezra and Nehemiah |
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| helped rebuild the walls, despite opposition, both dissolution mixed marriages |
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| 1&2 chronicles type of document |
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postexilic (retells history from adam to exile)
- first part is geneologies |
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| emphasis of 1&2 chronicles |
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| david is ideal king- omits Bathsheba |
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| davids interest in 1&2 chronicles |
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| establish worship and associated institutions |
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| 1&2 chronicles in relation to Gospel |
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same basic story but different emphasis:
-david, worship, emphasis of worship
-diff. authors to diff. audiences
-retelling of samuel and Kings- hold same info |
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| one who addresses the assemblies- writer of ecclesiastes |
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| chiastic structure, accentuates middle, lament and call to repentance for social injustice |
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genesis
exodus
leviticus
numbers
deuteronomy |
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joshua
judges
1/2 samuel
1/2 kings |
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isaiah
jeremiah
ezekiel
the twelve |
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psalms
job
proverbs
ruth
song of solomon
ecclesiastes
lamentations
esther
daniel
ezra-nehemiah
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| matriarchs and patriarchs |
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| persians defeat babylonians |
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| decree of cyrus the great |
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