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| ancient Near East prophets were widespread. They were found in what areas? |
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| Mari, Babylon, Assyria, Egypt, Canaan |
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| aNE Prophets are very similar prophetically to Old Testament Prophets |
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| Mediator - Takes our concerns to God |
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God's Spokesperson
Delivers God's word to us |
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| Where did the prophets of the aNE work? |
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| What 2 roles did prophets play in a religious establishment of the aNE? |
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Paralleled the priests
Royal Advisors |
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| aNE Prophets outside of the religious setting function in what 2 other capacities? |
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Charismatic Bands
Independent Persons |
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| To what 3 centuries do the early prophets of the OT date? |
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| 11th, 10th and 9th century |
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| The Names of the Early Prophets were... |
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| Samuel, Nathan, Ahijah, Elijah, Elisha, Gad, Macaiah |
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| The latter prophets spanned which centuries? |
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| 8th, 7th, 6th, 5th, 4th, 2nd |
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| Names of the 8th Century Prophets (pre-exilic) |
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| Amos, Hosea, I Isaiah, Micah |
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| Names of the 7th Century Prophets (pre-exilic) |
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| Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Jeremiah (continues to the 6th Century) |
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| Name the 6th Century - Pre-Exilic (only one) |
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| Names of the 6th Century Exilic Prophets |
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| Ezekiel, Obadiah, II Isaiah |
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| Names of the 6th century Post-Exilic Prophets |
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| Names of 5th Century Prophets |
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| Names of 4th Century Prophets |
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| Name of 2nd century prophet (only one) |
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| Daniel (Remember by remembering that my brother Daniel is the 2nd born in our family) |
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| There were no 3rd Centurty Old Testament Prophets |
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| Theme for pre-exilic prophets |
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| Literary Genre used by prophets to justify or legitimate their authority. A call report is not intended to record actual historical experience. |
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| Structure of a Call-Report |
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1. Theophany
2. Statement of Guilt
3. Purification
4. Commission
5. Objection
6. Reassurance |
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| What are the 3 major call-reports in the Old Testament? |
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| Isaiah 6; Jeremiah 1,2 and Ezekel 1,2,3 |
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| Literary genre used by prophets - Example Amos 1:6 |
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| Example of an Announcement of Judgment - Ends with "the remnant of the Philistines shall perish. |
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| The purpose of a Call-Report |
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| Justify or legitimate authority of the prophet, not to recrd or provide a detailed account of history. |
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| Which prophet spans the 7th and 6th centuries? |
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| Prophets that functioned in Charismatic Bands claimed to have a religious experience through a trance |
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| The prophets that functioned outside the religious establishment were very critical of the religious and political establishments |
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| People believed that the message that was delivered by the Prophets were Divine Messages. |
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| True - the messages were thought to be divine and accurate. |
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| The literary structure of an "Announcement of Judgement" is |
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1. Messenger Formula "Thus says the Lord"
2. Reason for Judgment
3. Description
4. Conclusion - "Says the Lord" |
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| Where prophets felt to be announcers or predictors? |
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| They were announcers, not predictors. They were stating what would occur. |
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| Were most prophets professional holy men? |
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| No, typically they did not make their living as prophets. |
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| The Prophet were both greatly respected and greatly feared. |
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| True, they were thought to have extraordiary power. |
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| What is an example of the type of extraordinary power a prophet was thought to possess? |
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| Power over life and death itself |
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| Prophets were very familiar with Israel's Sacred Traditions |
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| True. And they felt a great deal of freedom to reinterpret and re-evaluate these traditions. |
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| Prophets made announcements of events they knew would happen in the relative near future |
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| Yes, they were not making announcement of things in the distant future. |
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| What is the Hebrew word for Prophet used commonly in the Old Testament? |
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| Nabi - Which means one who is called. |
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| Hebrew for "one who is called". Common word for Prophet in the Old Testament. |
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| Theophany - Judgment against Eli - Eli's sons were killed (Hophni and Phinehas) |
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| 1st of the Early Prophets |
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| 1st of the early prophets, 11th century, Theophany - Judgment against Eli |
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| Was David's Court Prophet (does this for a living) |
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| Blessing - Covenant for David |
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| Nathan - Message/Judgement |
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| Judgment - David's Sin with Bathsheba |
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| Nathan - David's Court Prophet - pro and con judgments for David |
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Blessing - Covenant
Judgment for Sin with Bathsheba |
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| Ahijah - Early Prophet - timeframe |
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| Ahijah - Location of Prophacey |
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Basic Message to Jeroboam I
God has approved your takeover
Sanctions the est. of Northern Kingdom |
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| Elijah, the Tishbite Often referred to as the "Man of God" |
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| Most important of pre-exilic prophets |
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| Elijah - Location of Prophacey |
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| Legend - weak basis in history |
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| Pre-Exilic Prophets timeframe |
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| All before the 6th Century |
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| Exilic Prophets - During the Exile |
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| 6th Century - Ezekiel, Obadiah, II Isaiah |
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| Post Exilic 6th Century Prophets |
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| 1 Kings 17 - Resuscitation of the Widows Son, 1 Kings 18 - Contest on Mt. Carmel against prophets of Baal, 1 Kings 22 - Naboth's Vineyard (Ahab's taking of it) |
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| Elijah - What is the significance of the Resuscitation of the Widow's son (1 Kings 17)? |
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| Shows the power of the prophet over life and death - the unbelievable power of the prophet |
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| Elijah - What is the significance of the Contest on Mt. Carmel (1 Kings 18)? |
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| Proves the YHWH is the God of Israeal, defeats Baal |
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| Elijah - What is the significance of Naboth's Vineyard (1 Kings 22)? |
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| Proves there is no double standard of morality in Israel. Kings are held to same moral principles. |
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| Elisha - Early Prophet - Timeframe |
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| Elisha - Location of Prophacy |
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| Gad and Macaiah - Early Prophets |
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| 9th Century - This is all we need to know about them! |
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| Differences concerning who Early and Later Prophets addressed? |
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Early prophets spoke to individuals (Kings and their infractions)
Later Prophets spoke to a broader audience (People of Israel) |
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| For Classical (Later) Prophets, the focus is more on the message and not the individual. |
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| Later Prophets - are a product of their history, message is addressed to specific historical situation. |
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| Their message is addressed to the people of their time and it is directed to the nation. |
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8th century (760-750)
Superscription - 2 years before the earthquake |
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| Amos - King during his time |
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| Jeroboam II - King of Israel (N. Kingdom) |
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| Amos - King Jeroboam historical significance |
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As long as he reigns, stable political situation, no significant Assyrian Threat
Great Prosperity, but severe inequalities in wealth distribution |
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| Amos - Location of prophetic activity |
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| Amos - Specific place of prophetic activitiy |
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| Amos - What happens at Bethel? |
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| Amos offends Amaziah the preist, he orders Amos to leave and assumes Amos is professional prophet |
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| Amos 7 - not a full fledged call report |
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| Amos' call report. We learn he is from Tekoa (Southern Kingdom), Farmer, Denies affliation with pro-prophets |
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| Issue with Literary Authenticity of Prophets |
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| Oral spokesman, people later wrote down announcements, redactional work - Example Amos 9:11 |
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| Amos 9:11 is an example of the issue of literary authenticity of the prophets because... |
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| It talks about rebuilding Jerusalem and ruined cities, yet in 8th century they weren't ruined. Suggest later additions. |
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Mostly Announcements of Judgment
A couple of brief Call-reports
5 visions |
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| Amos - Theological Themes |
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Judgment - social abuse and Religious Apostasy
Day of the Lord - Negative Message
Example Amos 5:21-24 - God interested in justice and righteousness |
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| Where is an example of Amos' Judgment of Religious Apostasy? |
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| Example Amos 5:21-24 - God interested in justice and righteousness, not lip service |
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| Did Amos feel the 'Day of the Lord' would be a day of deliverance or a day of judgment/punishment? |
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| Judgment and Punishment - Amos 5:18-20 - Why do you desire the day of the lord, it will be a day of judgment? |
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| From Greek word Escahton - end times, final days (Day of the Lord) |
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| Amos - How does he change the idea of Election (Abrahamic covenant)? |
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| He turns it from a sense of divine favor to a basis of divine judgment. |
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| Amos' visions appear in what chapters? |
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| Amos' visions are assumed to be historical - interpretations of actual events |
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| Appear in Chapters 7,8,and 9 |
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Locust Plague - Sign of Judgment
Amos intercedes and God backs off
Intercession is very unusual behavior for a prophet |
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| Judgment is absolutely certain, God will not change his mind. Judgment will be total. |
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| Remnant - probalby a later addition |
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| What is the issue with the Remnant theme for Amos? |
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| It is not in line with his other much harsher themes of judgment. |
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| Problems with Literary Authenticity of Amos |
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| How much really belongs to Amos? How much is later addition? |
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| What is an example of a later addtion in Amos? |
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| Amos 9:11 - Talks about rebuilding Jerusalem and ruined cities, yet this is middle of 8th century and the city has not be destroyed yet. |
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| How is redactional work used in the books of the later prophets? |
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| Used to bring the work together with the events, later additions suggest redactional work. |
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| How do the later prophets differ than the early prophets in their messages of Judgment? |
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| Their messages are directed toward many nations, Israel, Judah, surrounding nations and not toward individuals such as Kings. |
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| Hosea - Later Prophet - Timeframe |
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| Hosea - Location of Prophetic Activity |
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| What is the difference in the political situation between Amos and Hosea? |
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| Remarkably changed, Jeroboam II has died (746) and the Assyrians are now a threat. |
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| What is the Sign-Act or Symbolic act in Hosea? |
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| His marriage to Gomer. Her repeated acts of adultery are symbolic of repeated acts of apostasy. Broken marriage>broken covenant with God. |
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| What does the sexual imagery in Hosea represent? |
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| Israelites are getting too involved in Baaliam Fertility cults. |
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| What is meant in Hosae by "no knowledge of God"? |
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| No intimacy between God and Israel, Israel is unfaithful. |
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| How is hope portrayed in Hosae's story? |
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| God's unusual love. Restoration instead of ending the relationship. (some consider this a later addition) |
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| Theory of Multiple authorship of Isaiah |
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| What is the timeframe for Duhm? |
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| What are the difference Duhm notices in Isaiah that drive his theory? |
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Historical Settings
Literary Genres
Theological Themes |
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| What is the historical setting for I Isaiah? |
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| 8th Century, Jerusalem, Main Assyrian Threat, Fall of Sumeria |
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| What is the historical setting for II Isaiah? |
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| 6th Century, End of Exile, Persians (Cyrus), Imminent return |
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| What is the historical setting for III Isaiah? |
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| 5th Century, Post-Exilic Jerusalem, Persians, Internal problems with returned community |
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| What are the literary genres of I Isaiah? |
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| Announcements of Judgment, Call-reports, Visions, Narrative-Prose |
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| What are the literary genres of I Isaiah? |
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| Announcements of Judgment, Call-reports, Visions, Narrative-Prose |
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| What are the literary genres of II Isaiah? |
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| Lyric Poetry, Hymns of praise, Poems |
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| What is the literary genre of III Isaiah? |
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| Priestly oracles, laws and narratives |
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| What are the theological themes of I Isaiah? |
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| Judgment, Assyrians, Zion, Messiah, Remnant |
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| What are the theological themes of II Isaiah? |
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| Deliverence (new Exodus), Radical Monotheism, Suffering Servant, Light to the Nations |
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| What are the theological themes of III Isaiah? |
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| Delayed Eschaton. Where is God? Why isn't he here? Should have stayed in Babylon. |
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| How does Duhm propose the Book of Isaiah be divided? |
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| He proposed there were 3 authors based on the difference in setting, genre and themes. Divides to book into 3 parts. |
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| How are the Chapters of Isaiah divided according to Duhm? |
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| 1 to 39, 40 to 55, 56 to 66 |
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| What is an opposing theory to Duhm multiple authorship theory? |
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| 742 - 700 ff (8th century) |
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| How long was Isaiah I a prophet (on and off)? |
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| I Isaiah witnessed a number of significant events in this ~50 years, what were they? |
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| Rise of 3rd Assyrian Empire, 734 Syro-Epharamitic War, 722/1 Fall of Northern Kingdom (Syria), 700 Hezekiah's defense of Jerusalem |
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| I Isaiah was married and had children with names symbolic of what? |
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| The relationship between YHWH and Israel |
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| I Isaih - What was his vocation? |
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| Royal Offical - deepest knowledge of international affairs of anyone in OT |
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| I Isaiah's major call report appears where? |
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| What are the literary issues with I Isaiah? |
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| Besides the multiple authorship of Isaiah, even in chapters 1-39 there are number of later additions. Example - Chapters 24-27 - Little Isaiah Apocalypse |
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| What is a second example of later addition to I Isaiah? |
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| Chapters 36-39, which are narratives about prophet |
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| I Isaiah - Main Theological Theme |
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| I Isaiah - What were his reasons for Judgment? |
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| Political Apostasy (foreign alliances). I Isaiah feels this show a profound lack of trust in God |
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| Isaiah chapter 20 is an example of what? |
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| Symbolic Act or Sign Act. Message is that putting trust in someone other then God is a breach of faith |
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| I Isaiah - Other theological themes |
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| Inviability of Zion, Messiah, Remnant theme, Eschatalogy |
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| I Isaiah - Inviablility of Zion |
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Definition
| Temple will be spared, God will protect it. Sacrosanct |
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Term
| What does Messaih mean in Hebrew? |
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Definition
| Annonted. Usually refers to a King that has been blessed and received Charismatic Endowment. |
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| What are the 3 major Messiah passages in I Isaiah? |
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Chapter 7, Birth of Emmaneul (Syro-Ephi war).
Chapter 9 - Birth announcement of Crown Prince. (Hyperbole)
Chapter 11 - Description of the Messianic age(return to paradise) |
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| What is meant by "remnant theme"? |
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| Judgment will not be total |
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| Micah - Later Prophet - Timeframe |
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| I Isaiah - Location of Prophetic activity |
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| Micah - Location of Prophetic Activity |
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| What is the connection between Micah and I Isaiah? |
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| Micah heard I Isaiah speak and seemed to approve of the majority of his messages, although they disagree over Zion Theology |
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| Micah - where was he from? |
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| A village called Moresheth, Outside of Jerusalem |
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Term
| What is a Rib(pronounced reev) |
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| Lawsuit, dispute, controversy. Legal genre used to settle disputes. |
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| Rib were used to settle what type of disputes? |
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| personal property matters (criminal or capital punishment went to the king) |
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| What chapter contains Micah Rib and what is about? |
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| Micah Chapter 6. Plaintiff YHWH vs. Defendant Israel. Charge is Apostasy. Micah responds for the Lord, Do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with God. |
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| What does Micah's rib suggest about the essence of religion? |
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Definition
| That the essense of religion is morality |
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| Zephaniah - Later Prophet - Timeframe |
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Definition
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| Zephaniah - Location of Prophetic activity |
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Definition
| Southern Kingdom - Jerusalem |
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| Judgment against Judah/Jerusalem |
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| Zephaniah - What image does he use? |
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| Day of the Lord, gives the most frightening account of the coming of the Lord |
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| Nahum - Later Prophet - Timeframe |
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Definition
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| Nahum - Location of Prophetic activity |
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| Southern Kingdom - Jerusalem |
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Judgment against Nineveh (capital city of 3rd Assyrian empire)
Memory tip - Nahum and Ninevah both start with an N. |
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| Habakkuk - Later Prophet - Timeframe |
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Definition
| 600 - but scholars disagree |
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| Habakkuk - Location of Prophetic activity |
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| Southern Kingdom - Jerusalem |
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| What does the first 2 chapters of Habakkuk contain? |
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Definition
Dialogue between YHWH and Habakkuk concerning God's use of the Neo-babylonians as instruments of judgment.
Theodicy. |
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| Prayer - God to do something about the miscarriage of justice |
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| Jeremiah - Later Prophet - Timeframe |
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Definition
| 626 - 587/6 ff (spans the 6th and 7th century) |
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Definition
| 2nd of the big 3 prophets |
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Term
| Who are the big 3 Prophets? |
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Definition
| Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel (half the test is on these 3) |
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| Jeremiah - Location of Prophetic activity |
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Definition
| Jerusalem (except in 588 he was captured and taken to Egypt..last 2 or 3 chapters are in Egypt) |
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| Jeremiah - What was his family backgroud and where did he come from? |
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| Family of priests in a little town called Anathoth |
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Definition
| In Chapters 1,2. Very Elaborate. God called him before birth. |
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| Why do we know more about Jeremiah than the other Prophets? |
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Definition
| He had a scribe, named Baruch. |
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Definition
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| Passhur - What was his relationship to Jeremiah |
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| Kicked Jeremiah out of the temple and had his arrested when he returned. |
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| Jeremiah and the Babylonians |
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| Pro-babylonian, Warns southern kings not to anger them |
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| Why was Jeremiah mistakenly accused of treason? |
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Definition
| Because he seemed Pro-Babylonians, but he was only trying to save temple |
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The Weeping Prophet
Always complaining about God' call |
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| Jeremiah - Necessity/Impossibility |
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| Necessity of the call, must do what God choose him to do, but feels is impossible |
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| Jeremiah was taken as a prisoner - when and where? |
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Definition
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Definition
| Judgment against Judah, Jerusalem and foreign nations |
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Definition
| Judgment against Judah, Jerusalem and foreign nations |
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Term
| What is a good example of Jeremiah's Judgment speech? |
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Definition
| Chapter 7 - The Temple Sermon |
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Term
| What 2 prophets questioned Isaiah Zion Theology? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is Jeremiah's take on Zion Theology? |
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Definition
| The Temple is just a building - don't trust in Zion Theology. |
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Term
| In Jeremiah 7, what sins does he condemn? |
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Definition
Personal Immorality
Apostasy |
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Term
| What new element did Jeremiah inject? |
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Definition
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Definition
| Message of Hope - New Covenant |
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Term
| What 2 prophets use the broken marriage imagery to symbolize the broken covenant |
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Definition
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| When does Jeremiah say the New Covenant will begin? |
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Definition
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| What are the elements of Jeremiah's New Covenant? (replaces the Mosiac covenant) |
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1. Universal - Not just people of Israel
2. Intenal - I will write it in their hearts
3. Forgiveness - will forgive their sins |
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| Jeremiah discounted corporate retribution |
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Definition
| In favor of Individual Retribution - don't pay for sins of their parents or children |
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| What are the 2 new elements in Jeremiah? |
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Theme of Hope
Individual Retribution |
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Term
| Jeremiah also warns rulers to avoid agreements with who? |
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Definition
| Foes from the North. Could have been Neo-Babylonians, Persians, Scythians |
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Term
| Ezekiel - Later prophet - 1st Exilic Prophet - Timeframe |
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Definition
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| Who was the King of Judah during Ezekiel? |
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Definition
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| What does Jehoiakin do to anger King Nebuchdnezzar? |
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Definition
| Refused to pay tribute money to the Neo-Babylonians after taking over for his father |
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Term
| When did the 1st deportation occur? |
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Definition
| 598 BCE. About 10 years before the Exile. |
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| What does King Nebuchadnezzar do after Jehoiakins defies him? |
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| Deposes Jehoiakin and puts him under house arrest. Deports hundreds of people to Babylon. |
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| 1st deportation included which prophet? |
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| Ezekiel - he would have been thought important to be included in deportation |
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| Ezekiel - Location of Prophetic ativity? |
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| Ezekiel's audience for Prophetic activities |
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| Apocalypticism - Style of writing, means revelation (from greek word) |
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| Father of Modern Jewish Apocalypticism |
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| What is the typical Apocalypticism story line? |
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1. Revelation
2. Carried into Heaven
3. Presence of God
4. Glimpse into future/resolution of crisis
5. Returns and shares news with oppressed |
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| Apolcalypticism writing is used during times of ____________? |
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| Crisis, such as Oppression and Suffering |
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| Apolycalypictism uses highly symbolic language, rooted in _________ and describes Kings using __________. |
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| History and Gross Imagery |
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| Apocalypticism appeals to all _________. |
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| Apocalypticism has a ___________ or _____________view of history. |
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| positive or Eschatological |
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| The apocalyptic writing style arises from the ___________ and uses ________ _______. |
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| imagination. picturesque images. |
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| How would an apocalyptic writer view suffereing? |
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| Suffering has purpose within a divine plan. |
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| Apocalypticism uses numerology meaning... |
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| it uses numbers symbolically. |
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| An Apocalyptic writer would be exclusivistic, meaning... |
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| that his message of hope would be for a particular community, not universal. |
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| Ezekiel has _____ major sub-divisions cocnsisting of ______, _______, and _____. |
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| 3, 1/3 Anouncements of Judgment against Jerusalem (prior to fall), 1/3 Anouncements of Judgment against Foreign Nations (Babylonians), 1/3 Announcements of Hope (punishment and oppression will end). |
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| What is the significance of Ezekiel, Chapter 13? |
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| Bags/baggage, Symbolic act or Sign Act of God's punishment of people of Jerusalem. |
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| What is the significance of Ezekiel 37? |
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| Message of Hope - Valley of Dry Bones. God will restore Israel. |
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| What problem is created because Ezekiel was a priest before he was a prophet? |
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| He tries to synthesize priestly and prophetic traditions. Makes it difficult to understand. Different perspective on God and Sin. |
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| What does Ezekiel think of God and the Temple? |
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| Views God as leaving the Temple,has vision of him leaving. Does not feel Zion traditions are absolute. |
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| Ezekiel shows simalarities to other Old Testemant writers, give 2 examples? |
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P writer - transcendent image of God, viewed sin as a cultic abuse.
Dtr - history of Israel and history of sin. |
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| How is Ezekiel similar to Jeremiah? |
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Both use sour grapes proverb to annul corporate retribution.
Both talk of a new covenant, Ezekiel calls it New Spirit. |
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| What is the similarity between Ezekiel and I Isaiah? |
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| Both have an Eschatological view of history. |
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| Ezekiel was an important prophet that moved forward from the age of ________ to the age of _________. |
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| Obadiah - Later Prophets - Timeframe |
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| Obadiah - Historical period |
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| Obadiah - Location of Prophetic activity |
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| Judgment against the Edomites - Edom, small country south of the Dead Sea |
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| The Edomites were historical enemies of the people of Israel, which 2 kings established rule over them |
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| What did the Edomites do when they learned that jerusalem had fallen? |
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| Marched up and finished the job. Burn and destroyed what remained. |
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| II Isaiah - Later Prophet - Timeframe |
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| Who is the 4th major prophet? |
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| II Isaiah - Historical Period |
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| Just prior to Cyrus' takeover of Neo-Babylonians - Just prior to release of Jews |
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| Who is considered the anonymous prophet? |
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| II Isaiah - 350 years after I Isaiah, yet stands in the same tradition |
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| To whose writings did II Isaiah have access? |
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| I Isaiah (II Isaiah sees many of the anouncements of I Isaiah as coming true) |
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| II Isaiah - Literary Genre |
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| II Isaiah - Major Message |
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| Deliverance - image of a "New Exodus", very optimistic |
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| II Isaiah - secondary theme or message |
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| "Light to Nation" - Israel new mission - Universal message |
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| II Isaiah starts a new theme in the middle of the 6th century, what is it? |
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| Radical Monotheism - Also comes out in Deuteronomy. God is one, Lord of all Nations. |
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| What prophet presents the notion of the suffering servant? |
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| II Isaiah - 5 songs in honor of the suffering servant |
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| According to II Isaiah, what is the function of the suffering servant? |
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| Vicarous Atonement. Suffers for the sins of the community. |
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| What is the identity of the suffering servant? |
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| It isn't clear, could have been II Isaiah or another anonymous prophet. |
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| Daniel - Later Prophet - Timeframe |
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| Daniel was Anachronistic - Set back to the 6th century. What other prophet shares this trait? |
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| Apocalyptic Style - Like Ezekiel. Time of crisis. |
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| What was the crisis that Daniel dealt with? |
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| Oppression of the Jews by Antiochus IV Epiphones. |
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| Narratives about his Faithful People - God's deliverance |
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| What 3 Jews were tossed into the fiery furnish in the book of Daniel? |
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| Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego |
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| Which prophet was thrown into the Den of Lions? |
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| What kind of visions did Daniel experience? |
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| Apocalyptic visions. Message was Deliverance. |
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| What view of history did Daniel have? |
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| Very, very positive view of history - moving toward the point where God will deliver the Jews and restore Israel. |
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| Which prophet gives us a slight hint there is something beyond death? |
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| Daniel in Daniel 12:2. Not a fully developed view of heaven, just a hint. |
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| When did Cyrus conquer the Neo-Babylonians? |
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| Who issued the edict that allowed the Jews to return home? |
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| Who lead the 1st wave of the Jews returning hom? |
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| Who lead the 2nd wave of Jews returning home in 525? |
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| Of the 12000 Jews that were expelled, approximately how many returned home? |
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| When the Jews returned home, what 3 major problems did they face? |
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Persecution (Samaritans)
Poverty
Pessimism at delayed Eschaton |
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| What 2 things slowed down the work on the 2nd Temple? |
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Weak Economy
Samaritan problem |
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| Haggai and Zechariah were contempories. What was there timeframe? |
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| 520-18. 1st post-exilic prophets. |
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| What nationality were Haggai and Zechariah? |
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| What was the main interest of Haggai and Zechariah? |
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| Getting the 2nd temple rebuilt |
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| What did Haggai and Zechariah feel was the reason for the delayed Eschaton? |
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| What was the major message of Haggai and Zechariah? |
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| Rebuild the Temple and God will return. |
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| Both Haggai and Zechariah were Jewish Particularists, what does that mean? |
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| The were primarily interested in the well-being of the Jews. |
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| The 2nd temple was also known as... |
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| When was Zerubabel's Temple (the 2nd temple) completed? |
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| How did the 2nd temple compare to the original? |
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| Did not compare, much plainer and simpler. |
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| Malachi and III Isaiah were contemporaries that date to what timeframe? |
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| Milachi and II Isaiah were both considered what type of prophets? |
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| What explanation did Milachi and III Isaiah give for the delayed Eschaton? |
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| Cultic Abuse and personal immorality. |
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| Milachi and III Isaiah - Major Message |
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| Correlate your creed with your conduct - No lip service. |
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| Like Haggai and Zechariah, Malichi and III Isaiah were both considered particularists. |
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| 450 - Political reformer that helps with reestablishment of community - Particularist |
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425 Religious reformer - Book of Law
Jewish Particularists |
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| With which 2 reformers (political and religious) do things begin to improve? |
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| Joel - Post Exilic Prophet - Timeframe |
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| What did Joel believe that showed his exclusivism or particularism to the max? |
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| All nations will come to Jerusalem and acknowledge YHWH is Lord. |
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| What did Joel understand about his locust vision? |
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| That it was Divine Judgment |
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| What did Joel feel was represented by the locust disappearing and land becoming green? |
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| Restoration - Day of the Lord |
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| Which prophet used the term "Day of the Lord" for positive Echatological idea? |
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| Jonah - later prophet - timeframe |
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| Didactic Narrative - Teaching story, not history |
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| Jonah was anachronistic, what other prophet was anachronistic? |
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| For what type of people does Jonah book pose a problem? |
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| Particularist. He is a spokesman for God, Assyrians are his people too. |
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| Who did God tell Jonah to go to and have them clean up their act? |
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| Capital city of 3rd Assyrian Empire? |
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| Jonah is not a prophet in the traditional sense. |
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| What was the theme in both God giving Jonah the tree and God's forgiveness of the Assyrians (Ninevah) |
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| God's Grace. He gives out of his grace, not because we deserve it. |
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| The point of Jonah's story is? |
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