BOLD 101 Final
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ezra, Daniel | Bilingual books |
| 3 | Number of deportations to Babylon Judah experienced |
| Pseudonymous; signs, symbols, visions; historical in nature | Characteristics of apocalyptic literature |
| Ezekiel | Prophet presented God's message by means of symbolic actions, visions, and allegories |
| Ezekiel | Saw the valley of the dry bones and the new temple |
| Ezekiel | Emphasized individual responsibilities |
| Ezekiel | "God strengthens" |
| Ezekiel | Started his career in Babylon in 592 BC |
| Zechariah | Book known as the apocalypse of the old testament |
| Daniel and Ezekiel | Apocalyptic literature books of the Old Testament |
| Daniel | Vividly illustrates God's people refusing to compromise their convictions |
| Daniel | Prophesies the establishment of the church |
| Daniel | "God is my judge" |
| Daniel | prophesied in Babylon |
| Sovereignty of God | Overall message of the exilic works (Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther) |
| Zerubbabel, Ezra, Nehemiah | Men who led the people of Judah out of captivity |
| Zerubbabel | Led 1st return in 538 BC; rebuilt the temple |
| Ezra | 2nd return in 458 BC; taught the people the law and led great reform |
| Ezra | priest descended from Aaron; scribe well versed in the Law of Moses |
| 70 years | length of captivity foretold by Jeremiah |
| Cyrus | Persian ruler allowed the captives to return home |
| Jeremiah | "the Lord establishes" |
| Jeremiah | Audience was Jerusalem; 627-586 BC |
| Jeremiah | also known as "weeping prophet" |
| Nehmiah | cupbearer to Ataxerxes |
| Nehemiah | led the people in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem |
| Covenantal promises | the exile represented... |
| Esther | Jewss who became Queen of Persia |
| Haman | Persian official who tried to have all the Jews exterminated |
| Mordecai | Jew who uncovered an assassination attempt on King Ataxerxes |
| Esther | Hidden obviousness of God-He is in control even why He can't be seen |
| Esther | Book contains no references to God, worship, etc. |
| Obadiah | Prophet who addresses his oracle to the people of Edom |
| Pride | main sin of Edom |
| Joel | prophet who deals with the locust plague |
| Joel | "Yahweh is God" |
| Joel | prophesies the outpouring of the Spirit which is realized at pentecost |
| Joel | urges the Israelites to tear their hearts, not just their garments |
| Haggai | urges the returnees to stop putting their treasures in a bag with holes |
| Haggai | wrote specifically in the time of the post-exile period |
| Zechariah | contains the most Messianic references |
| Zechariah | "the Lord remembers" |
| Zechariah | encouraged temple and future building |
| Malachi | calls on the people to put God to the test regarding their tithes and offerings |
| Malachi | tells the people God hates divorce |
| Malachi | wrote specifically in the time of the post-exile |
| Thanksgiving, Imprectory, Praise, Zion, Royal, Penitential | types of Psalms |
| Synonymous, Antithetical, Synthetic, and Emblembatic | types of Hebrew poetry |
| Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi | prophets who wrote specifically in the time of the post-exile |
| Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon | Books of wisdom literature |
| Didactic (practical) and philosophical | types of wisdom contained in wisdom literature |
| Not Solomon | the Israelite wisdom tradition began with... |
| Solomon, Hezekiah's scribes, Agur, Lemuel | names associated with wisdom literature |
| Hevel | vanity/meaningless/puff of smoke |
| Theophany | appearance of God |
| Esther | takes place during Purim |
| Exile | Reversal of covenant |
| Reversal of covenant | 1. cream of society was taken away and economy devastated 2. land was lost 3. davidic monarchy ended 4. temple was destroyed |
| Fear the Lord | According to Proverbs, the foundation of true wisdom |
| Proverbs | presents life as the choice of two paths |
| Ecclesiastes | concludes that satisfaction cannot be found in this life |
| God | where satisfaction is found |
| Fear God and keep His commandments | the "whole duty of man" according to Ecclesiastes |
| Why do the righteous suffer? Does a man fear God for nothing? | two main questions with which Job deals |
| Erotic love | _____love has a place in human relationships |
| Jeremiah confessions | contain Jeremiah's personal prayers and complaints to God and highlight his personal struggles with God's call and his faith |
| Jeremiah- the call | "before you were born" |
| Temple sermon | emphasizes the futility of worship apart from righteousness; security is found only in a right relationship with God |
| False prophets | most people prefer pleasant messages; prophecy by Baal-full of wind-etc. |
| New covenant | 1. law on the heart 2. all will know 3. all sins forgiven forever (Jeremiah 31:31-34) |
| Jeremiah's connection to Jesus | 1. Jesus quotes Jeremiah in the cleansing of the temple 2. Fulfillment of Jeremiah's words in the institution of the Lord's supper 3. Righteous branch of David= Jesus |
| Structure of Lamentations | 5 Chapters-4 of which are acrostic (22 verses) |
| What is Lamentations | funeral dirge for Jerusalem |
| Jeremiah | author of Lamentations |
| used to legitimize Zephaniah's prophetic abilities; he's a good guy | Genealogy of Zephaniah |
| Day of the Lord | major image of Zephaniah; judgment on God's people |
| Habakkuk's questions | 1. Why is God not answering his cry for help? How long will this go on? - God is raising up the Babylonians to deal with His people, but they're a wicked nation 2. Why would You do that? How can a righteous nation be swallowed by an evil one? - He acknowledges the wickedness of the enemy, but holds out hope for the righteous and the enemy will be punished |
| NT connection in Habakkuk | The punishment for the Babylonians foretold in Habakkuk is described in Galatians |
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