Biblical Literature Unit Two
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42 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 syncretism | combining the worship of Yahweh with the worship of another God |
| theocracy | no governmental structure, God is the head, didn't work |
| polytheism | worshipping multiple God's |
| hesed | faithful, loyal, covenantal love |
| kinsman redeemer | avenge wrongful death of a family member, purchase land of deceased male member of family |
| Levirate marriage | nearest male relative marries widow, produces offspring to carry on the family name, obligatory |
| retribution theology | if we are faithful, God will be faithful |
| herem | holy war, Israel slaughters men, women, and children, valuables were dedicated to Yahweh |
| Northern Kingdom | Israel, 10 tribes, exiled to Assyria |
| Southern Kingdom | Judah, 2 tribes, exiled to Babylon |
| Divided Kingdom | Rehoboam, 931 BC |
| Rehoboam | Southern Kingdom, Solomon's son |
| Jeroboam | Northern Kingdom, suggested lowering taxes |
| 586 BC | destruction of the temple, Babylonian exile |
| Judge's Roles | military leaders, education of people, render legal decisions |
| Judges Theme | "each one did what was right in his own eyes" |
| Judges Cycle | prosperity, sin, foreign oppression, cry out to God, military leader, victory, repeat |
| Moabite Jews | died because they moved out of the promised land, not trusting in God to provide |
| Boaz | wealth, older man, righteous, kinsman redeemer |
| wisdom books | Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, Song of Songs, some Psalms |
| wisdom education | family, court, scribal |
| Job themes | suffering of innocent people, retribution theory, God's sovereignty corrective material for theological misconceptions |
| wisdom literature themes | fear of Yahweh, lady wisdom, sin the seductress, father to son |
| Song of Songs | allegory, typology, literal |
| Ecclesiastes meanings of life | hedonism, materialism, power, intellectualism, sensuality |
| hedonism | enjoy life to the fullest while you can |
| materialism | acquire as much money as you can |
| power | get as much power over others as you can |
| intellectualism | know the most |
| sensuality | pleasure is the chief goal of life |
| wisdom psalm | Psalm 37 |
| 738-32 BC | Isaiah, Syrian captivity |
| 722 BC | divided monarchy, Rehoboam vs. Jeroboam |
| synonymous | 2 lines say the same thing |
| antithetical | 2 lines say different things |
| synthetic | have nothing in common |
| emblematic | uses like or as |
| staircase | lines start the same way but have different ideas |
| grammatical | lines are identified in forms and parts of speech |
| word pair | antonyms or synonyms, words that frequently go together |
| ellipsis | first line is subconsciously understood in the following lines |
| chiastic arrangement | abba structure (example), draw attention, parallel or symmetric structure used in OT |
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