These are the three parts of the Hebrew Bible
What are the Torah, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim
OR
What are the Law/Instructions, the Prophets, and the Writings
Primeval history, formation of a people, how Israel ended up in Egypt
Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph
What is the Latin word that we get the name "exodus" from?
Ex todos, exit, way out
What are the two codes in Leviticus?
The Priest Code and the Holiness Code
How is woman created in the second creation account?
By a rib taken from Adam
Which story of the patriarchs reflects the story of Jesus?
Abraham and the near sacrifice of Isaac
The Exodus is the story of the Israelites moving from servitude to __________ to servitude to _________.
Egypt, God
What do rabbinic writers call Leviticus?
Tarot Kohanim, the law of the priests
Name the three influences on the rise of critical Bible scholarship
What are The Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution
Name three differences between the two creation accounts
Elohim vs. YHWH-Elohim
Transcendent vs. immanent deity
formal vs. folksy style
earth initially undifferentiated vs barren
vegetation sprouts on command vs. planting a garden
adam as the pinnacle of creation vs adam as the center of creation
adam as male and female vs. adam as male then female
What does Hagar call God?
El-Roi, the God who sees
What is the divine name of God revealed to Moses?
YHWH
What is the story of Leviticus?
A story of change and relationship
Archaeology has revealed this in relation to the Hebrew Bible texts
What are connections and overlaps to other cultures and religions
What Hebrew word means both the state of man and woman in the garden and the snake?
Arum/arumim
Snaked
After Jacob wrestles with God, what is his name changed to?
Israel
Moses and God's covenant to each other is this kind of treaty
Suzerainty treaty
Describe the scapegoat ritual
Aaron purifies himself
Lots are drawn for the goats
Goat 1 is slaughtered, atonement made for the people with the blood
Goat 2 receives the sins of the people, is sent out to/as “azazel”
Scapegoat
Sender away of sins
Name of the other regional religious texts that mirror early Hebrew Bible stories
Ugaritic literature
OR
Enuma Elish
Who is the only character cursed at the end of Genesis?
The snake
The Tale of Sinuhe and the Tale of the Two Brothers reflect whose story
Joseph
What is the Hebrew word to describe the Israelites' relationship to both Egypt and God?
Avodah
Why Leviticus?
Trying to create order out of chaos
Trying to differentiate themselves from their surroundings via diet, dress, etc.
Creating a shared narrative to hold the community together