scripture exam 2

1.     The main contents of the book of Exodus

-       Israel in and out of Egypt

-       Sinai and the covenant

-       Sanctuary and the covenant renewal

2.     Explain and identify the two different views of Exodus: the 15^th and the 13^th century

-       The 15^th century based on 1 king 6:1

-       13^th century archeological evidence

3.     Merneptah Stele

-       Earliest nonbiblical reference to Israel 1208 bc

4.     Hyksos

-       Semitic group reigns in lower Egypt 1650-1550 bce, Pharoh best fit for enslavement of Israelites

5.     Amarna Letters

-       rulers of Palestinian cities asked Pharoah to send soldiers to protect
them from the raids of the people called “Habiru or ‘apiru, (archeological resource)

6.     Shasu

-       Nomads at the edge of the Sinai Peninsula who worship yhwy, (archeological resource)

7.     Moses’s life and calling

-       Moses is a Levite raised by the pharos daughter but nursed by his Hebrew mom, sent in basket across the Nile, killed an Egyptian, married Zipporah, has a son Gershom, remembered his covenant with God and saved Israelites

8.     Passover, Christian understanding of it.

-       Ritual of God of salvation or Communion

9.     The Feast of the Unleavened Bread

-       From the 14^th to the 21^st

10.  Crossing the Red Sea and Manna, Christians understanding of it.

-       Crossing the red sea is the birth of the Israel identity

11.  The identity of Israel by Yahweh

-       A priestly kingdom and a holy nation

12.  The Ten Commandments

-       1. No other gods 2. No graven image 3. Name of the lord 4. Sabbath 5. Father/mother 6. Murder 7. Adultery 8. Steal 9. False witness 10. Covet

13.  The Sinai Covenant vs./and Abrahamic Covenant

-       The Sanai covenant is to the people, ten commandments “I will be your god and you will be my people, mediated by moses, blood of oxen

14.  Golden Calf incidence (Exodus 32-34)

-       At the moment that moses received god’s words at the top of mt. Saini, worshipped golden calf, moses broke the tablets when he saw them, moses intersession and lord goes with them

15.  Sending Spies in Numbers 13-14

-       Sent 12 spies to explore the land of Canaan for 40 days

-       10 spies, Great land! The peoples are stronger than us. We are like grasshoppers.

-       2 spies, great land! The peoples are stronger than us. However, we can take the land if God is with you

16.  Three main priestly matters (topics)

17.  The meaning and function of the Tabernacle

-       Gods dwelling place among his people, a place of forgiveness and education

18.  The three partite structures of the Tabernacle

-       Most holy, ark of the covenant towards the back

-       Holy places alter of incense, lampstand, table of bread

-       Courtyard, basin and bronze altar (for sacrifice)

19.  Burnt Offering: How to prepare it, and the meanings of each procedure.

-       Male without blemish, lay their hands to transfer sins, the people who brought the animal slaughter it, priest handle the blood, skin and their arrangement and burn them all

20.  The meaning of holiness

-       Separation (set apart from worldly use), moral purity, ritual purity, living a holy life (think about gods will/ called out from the world for gods use)

21.  How to read and apply the Old Testament law as Christian?

22.  What is Deuteronomy? The introductory knowledge about Deuteronomy.

-       Last book of the Pentateuch

-       Second law, from moses to the new generations of Israel right before he dies

23.  What is Shema?

-       Hear

24.  Composition of the Pentateuch: Current scholarship and its implication by Dr. Chae

-       Form of narratives and laws, teach us who god is, why they worship him, and how they worship, ends before taking the land, invites all believers into the story

25.  What is the Deuteronomistic History (DH)? Why is it called the DH? From when to when does the DH cover? When and why is it written?

-       Joshua, judges, 1-2 Samuel, 1-2 kings to recount the perspective of Deuteronomy, called DH because of Davidic heir, written around 550 BCE

26.  To be able to identify the three Settlement models of Israelites in the land of Canaan: Military Invasion, Peaceful Infiltration, Peasant Revolt

-       Military invasion: explains the destruction of Hazor, sudden increase in central hill country

-       Peaceful infiltration: gradual settling down of nomadic tribes for a long time

-       Peasant revolt: indigenous Canaanites rebelled against Egyptian overlords, joined with those who escaped from the land pf Egypt, and settled in central hill country

27.  The main contents/theological implications of the book of Joshua

-       Joshua, the new leader

-       Spying on Jericho Rehab and 2 spies

-       The first things they did Circumcision, Passover, the commander

-       Shows victorious entry