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18 Cards in this Set
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Name 2 of the historical books of the Bible.
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1st & 2nd Samuel, 1st & 2nd Kings, 1st & 2nd Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, 1st & 2nd Maccabees,
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Name 3 characteristics of the E tradition.
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1. avoidance of representing God through anthropomorphism
2. stresses fear or awe of the Lord 3. God being utterly different from man & removed from him 4. very intersted in moral questions 5. rooted in prophetic tradition instead of kings & priest |
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Tell the time frame and influence of what kingdoms comprised the D source.
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7th century B.C. near 721 B.C. with the conquest of Israel by the Assyrians and primarily northern kingdom influence w/ some southern influence
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What did Julius Welhausen do?
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published a documentary theory or hypothesis that identified 4 written sources that were put together to form the Pentateuch
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Name 3 characteristics of the D source.
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1. emotional writing style
2. numerous repetitions 3. Lord is sole God of Israel & has chosen a people for himself 4. God has given the people a land but on condition that they remain faithful to him 5. above all in the liturgy that the people remember & understand the word of God |
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Name the 5 books of the Pentateuch.
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Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,
Numbers, Deuteronomy |
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Define the Bible.
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a partial record of a religous interpretation of the real history of Israel
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Name the 4 written sources that were put together to form the Pentateuch according to Julius Welhausen.
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Yahiast or J tradition
Elohist or E tradition Priestly or P tradition Deuteronomy of D tradition |
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Name 3 characteristics of the J tradition.
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1. Marvelous story teller w/ vivid imagery
2. God often represented as a man(anthropomorphism) 3. stresses blessings of God's people 4. man lives on familar terms w/ God and meets him in everyday life 5. a God ready to forgive & renew his blessings |
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What time frame and tribes put together J tradition?
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10 century B.C. during the reign of Solomon and it was from the perspective on the Southern or Judah/Benjamin tribes
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Name 2 books that are considered wisdom literature.
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Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom, Sirach
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How & when did the traditions fuse?
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721 B.C. J & E fuse when E went to south after north defeated
539 B.C. P fused into J & E after Babylonian Exile D document appended to the end of others |
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Name 2 prophetic books of the Bible.
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Isaiah, Jeremiah,Lamentations, Baruch, Daniel, Ezekiel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
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Why was the D source developed?
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It was developed to address bad practices and clarify primitive ideas in the J tradion and stressed need for obedience and faithfulness to the covenant.
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Tell the time frame and from what tribe's perspective was the E tradition put together.
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9th century B.C. after the split of the Kingdoms (921 B.C.) from the standpoint of the North Kingdom
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What time frame and who developed the P source?
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6th century B.C. around 597-587 during Babylonian Exile and deportation & developed by priests
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How many chapters in the Pentateuch & how many from each tradition?
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187 -Pentateuch
34-D trad. 65-J & E trad. 87- P trad. bec. the priests put it together |
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Name 3 characteristics of the P tradition.
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1. dry style w/ figures, geneology, & lists
2. God's plans & events may be repeated twice 3. priesthood is an essential institution 4. laws are put into a narrative context & attached to historical events which give them significance 5. worship has a place of pride |
