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20 Cards in this Set
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Canaan
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between Egypt and Mesopotamia
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Hittites
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to the North
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Atrahasis
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an account of creation and the flood sharing many points of contact with the biblical story of Noah
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Gilgamesh
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the story of a legendary hero, including a version of the flood story
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Enuma Elish
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the creation of the world following the defeat of the primordial sea monster
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Anthropomorphic
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The gods of Near Eastern myth
conceived and portrayed in the likeness of human beings |
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Torah or Pentateuch
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First five books of the Bible:
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy |
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Yahwist or J
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includes many of the well-known tales of Genesis and Exodus and is associated with Judah and the south; it is possibly as early as the 9th century BCE
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Elohist or E
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dated slightly later than J; this source has particular associations with the norhtern tribes of Israel
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Deuteronomist or D
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basically Deuteronomy. Connected to the reforms of King Josiah or Judah in the 7th century BC
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Priestly source or P
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exilic or postexilic composition largely concerned with issues of ritual practice; it is easy to identify by its dry, formulaic style
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Primeval history
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creation through the flood
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Etiological legends
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claim to explain the cause or origin of a phenomenon
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Ethnological legends
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explain the origin of a people or of their customs
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Etymological legends
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explain the origin of names
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Ceremonial legends
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Explain the origin of a ritual
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Immigration model
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Israelites came from outside, first settling the central highlands, and only later the coastal plains
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Conquest model
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violent conquering of indigenous cities and peoples; this model is largely refuted by archaeological evidence
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Revolt model
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the incoming Israelites allied with disaffected Canaanites against oppressive urban centers
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Gradual emergence model
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differs from the revolt model mainly in that it does not ascribe Israel's emergence to ideology and an egalitarian drive
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