OT Final

What chapter is the battle on Mt Caramel

1 Kings 18

What chapter does Sennachrib lay siege to Jerusalem

2 Kings 18-20

What chapter did Isaiah receive his call

Isaiah 6

Suffering servant songs

Isaiah 53

Jeremiahs letter to the exiles in Babylon

Jeremiah 29

YHWH marriage to Israel is found

Ezekiel 16 and 23

Lady Wisdom

Proverbs 8

Ecclesiastes 3

A time for everything

Rhetorical Criticism

Focuses on the use of words and concepts that develop an author's argument within a book

Canonical Criticism

Focuses on the final form of a book and it's placement in the canon (brevard childs)

Form Criticism

Determines the forms and patterned literary units used to compose the biblical text and determine their original "setting in life" (Herman Grunkel)

Inclusio

begins and ends with the same words or phrase

Tanakh

Hebrew scripture formed from initials letters of the three parts of the Hebrew canon. Torah, Nevi'im, Kethuvim

Hagiographa

Last of three major divisions in Bible. Ruth, psalms, job, proverbs, Ecclesiastes, songs of Solomon, lamentations, Daniel, Esther, Ezra, Nehemiah, chronicles

Canticles

a hymn or song from the Bible

Adonijah

Claims throne w support of Joab and abiathar. Last son of David who was executed by Solomon

Abishag

David's nurse, last wife

Omri

Goes against law of God and purchases Samaria; starts northern kingdom. Dynasty with ahab and his father

Nathan

Tells David a story to confront him; prophet who challenges david

Ahab

Takes reign over Omri; Omri's son marries jezebel

Jeroboam

Rebuilt the capital of northern kingdom. Witnessed split of the kingdom, first king of Northern kingdom

Jezebel

Wicked wife of Ahab

Jehu

Only good king of Israel. Kills ahabs descendants. Anointed by elisha.

Tigalth-Pileser III

Comes to throne 745. Revives bro-Assyrian empire and meets Judah and Israel

Sennacherib

Assyrian king from 705-681. 701- bro-Assyrian ruler Judah because hezekiah rebels

Hezekiah

715-686. Rebels against Syria. King of Judah and God extends his life 15 years. 2 Kings 18-21

Manasseh

Longest reign in history of Judah (698-643). Captured and sent to Assyria. Wicked song, caused more bloodshed Bc of his sin, cause Judah in exile

Josiah

Moved into power vacuum as Assyria declined. Tries to stop pharaoh necho. Killed at Megiddo in 609. Last reforming king. Godly guy

Pharaoh Necho

Helps Josiah's enemy. Kills Josiah.

Jehoiachin

Come to throne after Jehoiakim dies. 2nd exile king in 597. Released from prison in 561

Zedekiah

587 rebels and causes the downfall of Jerusalem in 586. Last king of Judah. Rebelled against nebuchadnezzar.

Nebuchadnezzar

Conquered Jerusalem. Neo-Babylon empire. Book of Daniel. Dies in 562. 597 deports Ezekiel and many others

Antiochus Epiphanes IV

Oppressed Israel. 2 successive invasions of Egypt. Died in battle in Persia. 164 death. Beginning of Hanukkah. Greeks defeated by Jews

Tobias and sanballat

Non Jewish leaders that oppose Nehemiah's building if the wall. Bad guys. Arrive as governors

Mordecai

Potential author of ester. Important man in capital city of Susa/Shushan. Esters cousin. Jew. Fued w haman Bc he refused to bow before him

Haman

Seeks the king to destroy all Jews. Bad guy

Maccabees

Second century Jewish fam that dominated political scene of Israel durning intertestamental period. The father, mattathias, was followed by his sons, the most famous of which was Judas who led Maccabean revolt of Jews against Greeks. Liberate Jews from antichous-pileses

Two kings the north and south kingdom were measured by

David and jeroboam

Common patterns in Kings

He did what was evil/right in the sight of the lord

Judah

Southern Kingdom, capital Jerusalem

Israel

Northern Kingdom. Capital Samaria

1 and 2 a kings spans how many years

400

Kings author

Jeremiah

Deuteronomistic History

Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings. Hebrew former prophets

Kings proves

Word of prophets come true

Solomons downfall

Deut. 17:14-20
His multiplying of horse, wives, gold, etc.

Rival religion in Israel

-Jeroboam 1 = calf worship in Dan and Bethel

Reason for rapid dynasty changes in northern kingdom

Idolatry of the north so God didn't bless them

Elisha's double portion

Rights of the firstborn or twice as many miracles

Prophetic pattern

Pre 8th cen- God-prophet-king-people
Post 8th cen- God-prophet-people

Major Prophets

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel

Foretelling

Future oriented

Forthtelling

proclaiming a message for the present

Prophet names

Seer(1 Sam 9), Watchman(Ezekiel), Man of God(Kings), Messenger of YHWH

Author of Lamentations

Jeremiah. Fits historical setting. Weeping tones

Purpose of Lamentations

Why a nations capital was destroyed
Prove stronger gods
Ones own gods behind attack

Babylonian prophets/writers

Ezekiel and Daniel

Ezekiel s living beings

Lion, bull, eagle, man. Can represent Babylonian gods

Jeremiahs message to Jerusalem

Surrender to Babylon. There is hope in YHWH.

Ezekial's message

Exile will be long

Prophecy vs Apocalyptic

linear vs. in breaking of God to do away with history

Theme of hosea

Don't marry unfaithful woman. Baal worship

Theme of Joel

Locust plague. Pentecost

Theme of amos

social justice, vinedresser, shepherd

Theme of Obadiah

Edom bad

Theme of jonah

Nineveh repents

Theme of Micah

Let justice rule and right motives

Theme of Nahum

Destruction of Nineveh

Theme of Habakkuk

Justice of God

Theme of Zephaniah

The Day of the Lord

Theme of Haggai

Rebuilding the temple. Post exilic

Theme of Zechariah

Rebuild temple. Post exilic

Theme of Malachi

Court cases and forerunner. Post exilic

Oracles against the nations

Sovereignty of YHWH .
Hubris of nations, justice to YHWH. Evil will be judged
Evil influences on Israel
Hope for Israel

Three main types of parallelism

Synonymous, Antithetical, Synthetic

Job deals with

Theodicy- how could a good God allow evil

Psalms is the Hebrew...

Hymn book

Proverbs is the Hebrew...

Textbook

Job setting

Patriarchal period

Structure of proverbs

Begins and ends with female imagery/figures (an inclusio)

Megilloth

Ruth(Pentecost), Song of Songs(Passover), Ecclesiastes(tabernacle), Lamentations(mourning fall of Jerusalem), Ester(casting of lots(Purim))

Ecclesiastes

Qoheleth. Destination vs journey

Song of Solomon

The strongest emotion, human love, had to be addressed by wisdom writers

1 and 2 Chronicles

White washed history. Davadic monarchy

1 chronicles goes with

1 and 2 Samuel

2 Chronicles goes with

1 and 2 Kings

Reason for exile according to chronicles

Unfaithful to covent
Failed to listen to prophets
So land would have sabbath rest

The centrality of religion in Chronicles

1) YHWH, priests and Levites are central, 2) YHWH is the deliverer in battles, 3) Fasting and prayer is key to these victories and for answers to problems

Ezra focused on

The Law and Temple

What language replaced Hebrew in post exilic

Aramaic then Greek

Ester message

God won't tolerate anti-Jewish hostility

Who put northern kingdom in exile

Assyria

Who put southern kingdom in exile

Babylon

Who related Jews in 538

King Cyrus of Persia

Order of world empires

Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, Greek, Roman

Prosperous northern king during the ministries of Amos, Jonah and Hosea was

Jeroboam II

Lasted mentioned king In 2 Kings

Jehoiachin

Which is not a characteristic of apocalyptic literature

Received by prophet

Which is not an Oracle against the nations

Israel is not stronger then the nations

Where does Micah talk abt messiah

Bethlehem; 5:2