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34 Cards in this Set
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Solomen is best known as Israel's
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tycoon
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From the story of how he has so many horses, what do we find?
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That he had to have used
1)conscripted labor 2)taxation 3)materials from other countries |
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He was a
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diplomat not a warrior
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How did he encourage syncretism?
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He had many wives from all over and allowed them to worship their own gods, even building temples for them
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David. Vs. Solomon
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1)came to throne hard way VS "born to purple"
2)warrior VS diplomat 3)man after god's own heart VS selfish and greedy 4) common touch VS regal |
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Rehaboam
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Horrible first king of northern israel son of solomon
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Jeraboam
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Task Master who was exiled because he was so popular, the people brought him back when SOL. died
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922
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split between north and south
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north
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Israel
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South
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Judah
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Ahab
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Israeli who wanted Nabaths vineyad. His wife sent a letter proclaiming a fast and saying Nabath cursed God. HE is stoned to death. Ahab gets the land
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A southern writer wrote about the split kingdoms bc
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it says that they were merely incompetenet not evil
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South's only source of wealth?
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their temple
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Elijah
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a prophet who had the consest on mt. carmel. LEGEND
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What were the principal reasons for the collapse of culture?
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1. distance bt kings and people
2. polytheism 3. dictatorship - heavy taxes - iminent domain - forced labor - draft |
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2 important prophets and their style of prophecy
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Amos: Spoken
Hosea: lived |
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Amos theme
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let justice roll down like a river and righteousness an ever-flowing stream.
= you can't seperate justice and righteousness |
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Social dimension of Isreal's sin
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1. slave trade
2. low value for humanity 3 absence of sympathy 4. sexual immorality 5. polytheism 6. temple parties |
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Plumb line
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law
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Theme of Hosea
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I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgement of God rather than burnt offerings
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knowledge
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intimate understanding of the nature of God
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Story of Hosea
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Gomer= israel
Hosea= god HE BUYS HER BACK!! |
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722
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start of demise of Israel's prowess
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first dominant force
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722 assyrians under tiglath pilesar. assyrians mix w/ hebrews because of him.
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second dominant force
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586- Babylonians under nebuchonezzar- rounded up leaders of country and marched them across the desert, held them under house arrest in babylon. This is when the first creation story was written by priests.
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3rd dominant force
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Persia 536 under Cyrus, an enlightened dictator and excellent general- Let Hebrews do whatever then want as long as they don't attack him. Hebrews think that he is the Messiah. DISPERSION OF THE HEBREWS.
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4th dominant force
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Macedonians under phillip II and Alexander the Great- Carried Helenization,
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Christianity is a byproduct of
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Greeks and Jews
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Teachers
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Socrates--Aristotle--alexander + plato
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East vs west
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east=community, west=individual
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Macabean Revolt
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200 BC, macedonians losing control
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5th major empire
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the romans- spread writing, great leaders like caeser augustus emerge, 160bc-120 ad= pax romana=great roman empire
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Why did Christianity spread so quickly in the Roman empire?
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1. common language- koine greek
2. common currency 3. extensive, well maintained road system 4. sea routes- (no piracy!) 5. strong standing army |
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Xianity proclaimed Rel. of empire under
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Constantine
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