Beralott Flash Cards
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cmitch24 on May 16, 2011
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theology- foundations of faith
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Joshua | Lead people across Jordan River-- Chosen by Moses. |
| the Ban | " devotion to God for destruction"--destroy everything & take nothing |
| Baal | Canaanite fertility God |
| how many tribes of Israel? | 12 |
| Traits of Joshua | courageous, strong, honest, careful, keeper of treaties, model |
| Cycle of Israel | Sin-- Disaster--Repentance---Mercy and judge comes to help deliver |
| Judges | called by God to deliver Israel, regardless of their personal weaknesses |
| how many judges are mentioned in scripture? | 12 there are 6 major judges |
| 6 Major Judges | Othneil, Ehud, Deborah, Gideon, Jephthah, and Samson |
| God choosing these people as Judges shows the common theme of... | GOd choosing the least likely people |
| Ruth | David's great grandmother Namomi's daughter-in-law |
| Naomi | origionally from Bethlehem lives in Moab husband dies returns to Bethlehem |
| Ruth and Naomi | show great friendship |
| BOaz | farmer in Bethlehem, distantly related to Naomi, lets Ruth gleen from his field, shows generosity to Ruth |
| Why does Ruth go to boaz's sleeping spot? | she wants to marry him |
| Obed | Ruth and Boaz's son Father of Jesse Grandfather of David |
| Kings | 1. Saul 2. David 3. Solomon 4. Rehoboam |
| Anointer of Kings | Samuel |
| Israelites want a king to... | creat unity |
| After Saul Becomes king he is... | anxious instead of trusting, and unfaithful to God |
| David's origin | Bethlehem |
| symbol of GOd's presence for the Israelites | Ark of the Covenant |
| Solomon remembered for.... | 1. wisdom 2. temple he built |
| why was Jerusalem a good choice for capital of Judah? | 1. wall - easy to defend 2. located in center of tribes 3. wasn't owned by a tribe |
| Johnathan | David's friend Saul's son |
| David's wives | Michal, Abigail, Bathsheba |
| A philistine Giant | Goliath |
| Solomon | Israel inferited idolatry and other burdens from him |
| By the end of the era of the Judges, was Israel united as one poeple under God's Law? | NO |
| Was Solomon also know as Jedidiah, son of Bathsheba? | yes |
| Does Saul hate David when they first meet? | no |
| main roles of prophets | to be messengers of God |
| Characteristics of Prophets | 1. selected by God 2. deliver msgs given by GOd 3. Conscience of People 4. call the people of God back to the covenant 5. Address sins of ppl and confront kings 6. predict future consequences 7. use symbols |
| Elijah | non writing, belived to announce the coming of a messiah, at the Trasfiguration, disappeared in fiery chariot |
| Major | writing prophet who wrote more Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah |
| non writing | Nathan, Samuel, Elijah, Elisha |
| greatest writing prophet | Isaiah |
| Moses | greatest prophet of the OT |
| Hoesa | uses his marriage with GOmer as a metaphor for Israel's relationship with Yahweh. |
| minor writing prophets | Baruch, Zechariah, Obadiah Habakkuk, Haggai , Zephaniah Lamentations, Malachi, Jonah Nahum, Amos, Joel Daniel, Hosea, Micah |
| Rehoboam | king after Solomon rejected by North |
| Abraham | father of biblical faith |
| Patriarchs ( founding Fathers) | Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph |
| Davidic Covenant | God promises him a line of descendants that will endure forever |
| Bathsheba's first husband | Uriah |
| Solomon's rule | exploits people, forced labor, taxing them to provide govt. with supplies and officials |
| 3 reasons that Israel needs to become a nation: | morally and spiritually falling doing their own thing- need unity threatens their existince against Philistines |
| Samuel warns that with Kings comes: | - drafts- tax- slavery |
| God rejects Saul as king because... | breaks the Ban- 1. takes enemy's live stock 2. sacrafices w/o priest - unfaithful, no trust in God |
| michal | Saul's daughter David's 1st wife |
| God choosing David | repeats theme: choosing the lowliest and weak |
| David's great grandparents | Boaz and Ruth |
| Hannah | Samuel's mom |
| Eli | priest/ Samuel's mentor member of the tribe of Levi |
| death of Saul | suicide |
| Amos | minor writing prophet- calls greedy Samarian women fat cows |
| Immanuel | " God is with us" |
| Elijah experiences GOd | at cave - he feels a gentle breeze |
| Elisha's miracles | - purifies Jericho's h20 - multiplies loaves - cures leprosy -raises child from dead |
| Gomer and Hosea | similar to relationship between GOd and Israelites. |
| Assyriand seiged Samaria | took the city and northern kingdom came to an end |
| Micah | sympathetic to poor- he can relate -peacemaker: dreams of a day when the nations "shall beat their plowshares, and spears into pruning hooks" |
| Northern Kingdom | Israel, Capital= Samaria |
| Southern Kingdom | Judah, capital= Jerusalem |
| Seder meal | recalls freeing of Hebrews from Egypt - Jews longing for freedom everywhere |
| 10 commandments | viewed as freeing because there would be more trust in the communities |
| main goal of the biblical teachers of wisdom | inspire moral integrity |
| according to Proverbs: the reward for a virtuous life is... | success and prosperity |
| the problem of evil | dilemma of why good suffer and wicked prosper in this life |
| types of Psalms | Lament, Thanks, praise |
| what were Psalms originally used for? | songs of public worship |
| psalms are used in ... | Liturgy of the word- mass/ responsorial Liturgy of hours- religious pray this every day |
| Salvation history | God's Actions and people's responses over many centuries |
| Ishmael | Hagar and Abraham's son father of Arab peoples |
| Jacob | Israel "one who has encountered strange beings" |
| Yaweh | " I am who I am" " I am the one who is always present" |
| Covenant of Mt. Sinai | GOd will be their God if they will be his people |
| the Law/ Law of Moses/ Mosaic Law | collection of laws that spell out the terms and specifics of the Covenant |
| Pentateuch | first 5 books: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Dueteronomy |
| Joseph | favored by father (Jacob), was given a colorful coat, brothers sold him into slavery in Egypt. - interprets Pharaoh's dreams |
| Catholic Old Testament | 46 books: Pentateuch, Historical, Prophetic, Wisdom 1000 yrs 2 write |
| Protestant Old Testament | 39 books |
| 5 Characteristics of Religions | 1. belief in a deity 2. sacred stories 3. doctrines of salvation 4. Rituals 5. Code of Conduct |
| monotheistic religions | Christianity Islam Judaism |
| branches of Christianity | Protestant Orthodox Catholic |
| versions of the bible | different translations |
| Hebrews wandered in the desert for 40 years because... | needed time to learn how to become people of God |
| 10th plauge | death of 1st born son to every Egyptian house that didn't have blood of the lamb on their door |
| Aaron | Moses's biological brother |
| Promise to Abraham | his descendants will out # the stars in the sky |
| Laban | Leah and Rachel's father |
| covenant | solemn and sacred promise "Testament" |
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