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12 Cards in this Set
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Torah
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Hebrew- "law"
Jewish name for the first 5 books of the Old testament |
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Pentateuch
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Greek- "five books"
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patriarchs
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the ancestors of the Isrealites
mainly abraham, isaax, & Jacob |
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Epic
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A long exaggerated and idealized narrative about a hero who goes through various trials
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Example of an Epic
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Moses
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imagery
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the concrete sensory details that make a work more vivid and realistic
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irony
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what is said or done is contrary to what is expected
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example of irony
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when God tells Sarah she will have a baby
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Babylonian exile
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(587-539 bc)
deportation of inhabitatants of Judah to Babylon |
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oral tradition
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unwritten, memorized accounts of historical events and stories
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covenant
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a sacred agreement between God and his people
1st with Abraham, then sets obligations through a covenant with Moses |
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myth
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A SYMBOLIC STORY THAT ILLUSTRATES VIEWS OF OF A PARTICULAR PEOPLE REGARDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMANS AND THE DIVINE
gives insight to ultimate questions about beliefs, natrual phenomenons, or practice |
