Old testament literature - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Types of writing in the Bible - Genres Why is it important to know what genre you're reading? - It impacts how we read and interpret what it says What is the first step of the Interpretive Journey? - Grasp the text in their town. What did the text mean to the original audience? What is the second step of the Interpretive Journey? - Measure the width of the river to cross. What are the differences between the biblical audience and us? What is the third step of the Interpretive Journey? - ...

____________ is a continuation of Luke. - Answer-The Acts of the Apostles What was the earliest gospel written? - Answer-Mark What was the most recently written gospel? - Answer-John True or False: Acts deals with the rise and growth of the early church. - Answer-True What types of literature are included in the NT? Can you outline the major sections of the NT? - AnswerLiterature: 27 books, 21 letters (history, letters, prophecies) Sections: 4 Gospels, The Acts of the Apostles, Letters, The...

Am ha-Aretz - CORRECT ANS Hebrew term meaning "people of the land" and referring to the common, uneducated masses, who were looked down on by the upper levels of society. They are probably referred to in John 7:49. The Greek equivalent is hoi polloi. apocalyptic - CORRECT ANS Term describing both a theological movement and its literature. It postulates the increase of evil in the world, the near end of the age, and the decisive intervention of God to inaugurate the age to come. Bo...

ABEKA WORLD HISTORY AND CULTURES TEST 1 ALREADY PASSED another name for the 10 commandments Decalogue biblical name for Sumer Shinar capital of the Eastern Roman Empire Byzantium symbols used to express ideas ideograms human worship, making man into a god humanism founding fathers of Israel patriarchs government ruled by God theocracy Greek word for "between the rivers" Mesopotamia T/F civil government began AFTER the Deluge T T/F the sea-trading PHOENICIANS helped transmit the alphab...

What happened in the 1054 Schism? correct answers Western Catholic church and Eastern Orthodox church split Who brought religion and the alphabet to the Russians? correct answers Cyril and Methodius Achievements of the Kievan Rus' correct answers -trade with Europe -icons created -monks wrote literature Who invaded Russia and when? For how long did they dominate? correct answers Mongols in 1237; dominated for two centuries (until 1380) The Primary Chronicle correct answers -a hist...

How to Read Literature like a Professor Study Guide Already Graded A What are the five characteristics of the quest? Quester, place to go, state of reason to go there, challenges and trials on the way, real reason to go there. What is the real reason for a quest? To find self knowledge. Whenever people eat or drink together, it is a _________. communion What is a communion? Is it only confined to Christianity? A communion is when you eat or drink with someone sharing a connection, good or bad...

Answers Disguised as Questions: Rhetoric and Reasoning in Psalm 24 PHIL J. BOTHA (UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA) ABSTRACT Psalm 24 seems to consist mainly of a hymnic introduction (vv. 1-2), a so-called “entrance torah” (vv. 3-5), and a liturgical piece once used at the temple gates (vv. 7-10), to which a post-exilic identifica tion of the true Israel was added (v. 6). It contains four questions which are almost universally interpreted as dialectical or antipho nal questions formul...

Covenant - CORRECT ANS The partnership between God and humanity involving promises in exchange for commitment. Covenant with Noah - CORRECT ANS God will not destroy the human race and the rainbow will be the sign of this promise. Abrahamic Covenant - CORRECT ANS God's covenant to Abraham in which he promised Abraham land (Israel Land Covenant), seed (Davidic), and blessing (New Covenant). Mosaic Covenant - CORRECT ANS The conditional covenant that God made with Israel...

The bible semester 1 vocab Prophet - answera person God chooses to speak his message of salvation. In the Bible, primarily a communicator of a divine message of repentance to the Chosen People, not necessarily a person who predicted the future. wisdom literature - answerThe Old Testament Books of Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, Sirach, and the Wisdom of Solomon. patriarch - answerThe father and spiritual leader of a tribe, clan, or tradition. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were the patriarchs of ...

Dante Alighieri author of The Divine Comedy How long did Dante live? Where was Dante Born? Florence, Italy Was Dante a Prodigy? yes Dante's family was involved in what in Florence? turbulent politics In what year was Dante absent from Florence and a Coup by the opposite political party resulted in death or exiled for him? 1301 What did Dante write while he was exiled? The Divine Comedy What was Dante considered during his time? the most ...