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Tanak |
Hebrew Bible, Different than the old Test testament. Hebrew Bible is 24 books in three sections, the law or torah, the prophets or nebiim and the writing or Ketubim it forms and acronym Tanak. |
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Torah |
Genesis , Exodus, Leviticus, numbers and Deuteronomy |
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Septuagint |
Greek version of the Bible that includes the apocrypha made for greek speaking jews in Egypt |
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United Monarchy |
United kingdom of Isreal and Judah during the time of Saul, David and Solomon |
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Exilic period |
Babylonian captivity. Period in Jewish history where many Judahites of the ancient Kingdom of Judah were captives in Babylonia |
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Enuma Elish |
Apsu and Tiamat the give birth to more Gods, young Gods noisy, Apsu wants to kill, Tiamat tells Enki, Enki Kill Apsu, Timat trys to kill the younger Gods, Young God MArduk kills Tiamat, creation is started with help from Ea |
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Divine Council |
Each of these creation stories seem to have Gods who give wisdom or advice to other Gods |
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Cosmogony |
Stories that deal with the origin of the universe |
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Epic of Gilgamesh |
Half God half human, annoys village of Uruk, they ask the Gods for a companion, they get Enkidu, They BOTH piss off the Gods , Gods kill Ekidu, Ekidu wants to be immortal, he fails , snake takes his plant |
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Etiology |
Myth used to explain the origin of cult practices |
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Story of Atrahasis |
Anu - father and king of the Gods gets Sun and heavensEnlil - rules over the landEnki - the smartest, gets the seas and underground waters plus lesser Gods, they make humans to do their work, too many humans, the try to wipe out Enki saves them, they kill a bunch except Atrahasis, promise the won't do it again because they got grossed out |
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Ea or Enki |
God of Sweet waters |
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Mami |
Birth Goddess in Atrahasis Epic- helps create humans from clay and blood |
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The Akedah |
The binding of Isaac |
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Endangered Ancestress- |
Male Bible characters keep passing off their wife as a sister out of fear for themselves. God wants to bless them with kids but he can’t if they keep ditching their wives to save themselves/Abraham does it twiceOnce with pharaoh and once with Abimelech and Issac does it once with Abimelech theme of diving promise and threat to the promise |
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Divine Warrior |
Several poetic passages talk about YHWH as a diving warrior who marches out from Mount Sinai |
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Baal |
Canaanite Storm God God of fertility |
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Yamm |
Canaanite Sea God Rules oceans, rivers, lakes, underground springs |
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Side note for Baal and Yamm |
At the begging of time Yamm was given kingship by El the chief God. Yamm requests that Baal be a bond servant to Yamm. El Agrees but Ball refuses. There is a huge fight. After the fight a craftsman Kothar gives Baal two special weapons and Yamm is killed by Baal. |
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Monolatry |
The worship of one God without denial of the existence of other Gods. Some think that early Israel did this. |
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Parity Treaty |
covenant between equals |
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Suzerainty Treaty |
Treaty between Suzerain or stronger party and a vassals, weaker party YHWH uses this to teach people about himself |
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The Noahic Covenant |
Genesis 9:11 | “I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth” Royal Grant covenant; there is nothing that Noah or his descendants must do to ensure that this promise is fulfilled. |
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The Abrahamic Covenant |
Genesis 12:1-3 ”1. He will be made into a great nation (12:2).2. This nation will be led into the Promised Land (12:1).3. Through him (Abraham) all people of the earth will be blessed (12:3). |
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The Mosaic Covenant |
God tells Moses that if Israel obeys, they will be His chosen people, His treasured possession. Ultimately, these blessings will be extended to all people. This conditional promise is a Suzerain-Vassal covenant and brings Israel closer to realizing the promises made by God in the Abrahamic Covenant. |
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Seder |
Starts after first night of passoverdesigned to communicate and pass on the amazingness of God rescuing God out of Israel. Significance in passing the story onto the younger generation. Parents say that YHWH Delivered us It’s an US story not just an old story. Youngest starts Why is this night different from all other nights? |
