Rel 1004 Test 2
Deuteronomic History: covers __________'s history from _________ to __________
Israel's; the eve of Israel's entry into Palestine; Babylonian exile
one of Solomon's officials who betrayed him and prophecied by prophet Ahijah to become king of 10-12 tribes of Israel. Set up pagans alters out of fear that people would leave him to serve Rehoboam
Jeroboam
The Dtr editors criticize all the kings of the Northern State (Israel) for following the sin(s) of ________________. State two specific sins that he supposedly committed
Jeroboam; He erected calf images as gods in the sanctuaries of Bethel and Dan. And he established sanctuaries on "the high places." (A third sin is his installation of non-Levites as priests.)
Solomon excuted him after David suggested it; nephew of David and captain of army
Joab
Joshua or Judges: settlement was a military conquest
Joshua
Joshua or Judges: united 12 tribes of Israel
Joshua
Reconstruction of Israel's Settlement - Conquest Model
Joshua Picture; 12 unites tribes invade Palestine and many Canaanite cities , conquest finished by individual tribes (long)
According to Frank Cross, the first edition of the DtrH was produced during the reign of _____________. Explain its purpose/function.
Josiah; It was written as propaganda to support the cult reform and imperial program of the king. It argued that Josiah was the best person to accomplish two glorious goals: the re-establishment of the pure religion of Jahweh and the reunification of Judah and Israel under the rule of a Davidic king
Joshua or Judges: settlement was largely a matter of individual tribes acting on their own
Judges
Joshua or Judges: settlement was, for most part, a peaceful process
Judges
ruler in Aram and lifelong adversary of Solomon
Rezon
The Bible claims that Solomon ruled over an empire that stretched northward as far as the Euphrates River. Explain clearly why some scholars regard this claim as an exaggeration
Rezon was the king in Damascus and an enemy of Solomon throughout Solomon's reign. If Solomon didn't control Damascus, it's unlikely that he controlled any territory north of Damascus
last judge and first prophet. Anointed saul, denounced Saul, then anoitned David
Samuel
What is the primary reason for Saul's ruin, according to David Gunn? State the gist of Gunn's interpretation of the tragedy of Saul
Saul is a victim of the precarious situation of his kingship from the very beginning. Yahweh initially resents the monarchy, and so he imposes hard demands on Saul and places him in difficult circumstances. Furthermore, Yahweh allows Saul no latitude for error, and so even the smallest sin is punished harshly
According to an early pro-kingship source (1 Samuel 9:1-10:8), Yahweh implemented the monarchy in order to...
Save the Israelites from foreign enemies, especially the Phillistines
Which of the following statements represents the Dtr editors' view of kingship?
The monarchy was dangerous because kings would lead the people to commit religious sin
PURPOSE of Deuteronomic History?
To explain the exile
According to the Dtr editors, "adversaries" arose against Solomon at the end of his reign because...?
Yahweh was punishing Solomon's religious sin
How, according to class lecture, do the Dtr editors understand the fall ofJudah to the Babylonians in 586 BCE? Present their reasoning fully
Yahweh's promise to the Davidic house had always depended on the kings' obedience to Jahweh's laws. The record of the Davidic kings was mixed. Even the religiously good ones were often guilty of allowing worship on the "high places." Manasseh's cultic sins were so bad that not even Josiah's religious reforms could make up for them. Manasseh's sins thus ensured the coming of divine judgment in the form of the Exile
According to an early anti-kingship source (1 Samuel 8), the people's request for a king amounted to a rejection of __________ as king. This source says that the danger or evil of the monarchy is that...
Yahweh; The kings will oppress the people
The royal ideology of Judah claims that Yahweh chose __________ as his residence and the descendants of ___________ as rulers of Yahweh's people. State two more claims of the royal ideology.
Zion (Jerusalem); David Other claims include i.The Davidic king is the "son" (or adopted son) of God. ii.Jahweh gives to the Davidic king dominion over the nations of the world. iii.The Davidic king is a just and righteous ruler, the protector of the "weak" and "poor." iv.The Davidic king has a divine charisma: Yahweh's spirit rests on him. v.The Davidic king is endowed with extraordinary wisdom
Date? a. King David b. Fall of Israel the Northern Kingdom c. King Josiah d. Fall of Judah and the beginning of the Exile
a) 1000 BCE b) 722 BCE c) 622 BCE d) 586 BCE
The Story of David's Rise - purpose? how?
purpose - legitimate the kingship of David and his descendants How? - by showing David's rise to the throne was lawful and innocent of various charges against him
The Throne Succession Narrative - purpose? how?
purpose: justifies Solomon's rise to the throne and his subsequent purge How? - Narrative states that jahweh loved Solomon from his birth and that all other heirs were justifiably eliminated
According to P.K. McCarter, the Story of David's Rise belongs to the genre (literary category) called ___________.
royal apology.
After Israel's initial defeat at Ai, Yahweh said to Joshua, "Israel has sinned...they have taken some of the devoted things...and they have put them among their own belongings. Therefore the Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies...I will be with you no more, unless you destroy the devoted things among you." What two elements in the concept of holy war are assumed in this passage?
1) Jahweh fights in the very midst of the Israelites 2) The spoil of battle should be devoted (sacrificed) to Jahweh.
The Throne Succession Narrative (2 Samuel 9-20 & 1 Kings 1-2) 1) purpose? 2) how?
1) Justifies Solomon's rise to the throne and his subsequent purge 2) narrative states that yahweh loved Solomon from his birth and that all other heirs were justifiably eliminated
3 ways in which the Throne Succession Narrative justifies the rise of Solomon to the throne
1) The narrative asserts that Yahweh had loved Solomon since his very birth 2) It shows how the older sons of David were gradually and justifiably eliminated as heirs to the throne. 3) It claims that David himself chose Solomon as his successor and ordered him to execute certain people (like Joab).
Deuteronomic History - 6 Events
1) entry into palestine 2) joshua and the conquest 3) era of the judges 4) the united monarchy 5) the divided monarchy 6) the beginning of the exile
The Story of David's Rise (1 Samuel 16 - 2 Samuel 5:5) 1) purpose? 2) how?
1) legitimate the kingship of David and his descendants 2) By Showing david's rise to the throne was lawful and was innocent of various charges against him
The two early sources used by the dtr editors to produce account of the united monarchy
1. The Story of David's Rise 2. The Throne Succession Narrative
4 elements of a holy war
1. yahweh fights in midst 2. yahweh gets credit 3. yahweh wins by sending panic/melting hearts 4. spoil/booty devoted to Yahweh
When was Deuteronomic History produced?
560 BCE
The Dtr editors schematically arrange their sources for Saul, David, and Solomon so that the reign of each king divides into two parts. (On the rise;on the decline) What theological assumption underlies this scheme?
A sin by the king marks the turning point. The political success of the king depends on his religious/moral goodness.
Saul's brother who tried to unrightfully steal the throne; eventually solomon killed him
Adonijah
Prophesied the division of kingdoms of Israel and Judah, and the destruction of Jeroboam's house (death of his son)
Ahijah
His rape of Tamar appears to fulfill Yahweh's threat to raise up the correct name after each statement trouble against David from within David's own family
Amnon
Oldest son of David who raped Tamar
Amnon
The Dtr editors present her affair with David and the murder of her husband as the sin the precipitated the decline of David
Bathsheba
has affair with david
Bathsheba
The Dtr sermon in 2 Kings 17 explains the fall f the Northern State (Israel) as...?
Divine punishment for the religious sins of the northern kings and people
The study of the process of editing which gives to large biblical works their final forms is called
Form criticism
Archaeological evidence at Jericho
Indicates that no one was living at Jericho at the time when the Israelites supposedly conquered the city
What books belong to Deteronomic History? (in order)
- Deuteronomy - Joshua - Judges - Ruth - 1 Samuel - 2 Samuel - 1 Kings - 2 Kings
Dtr editors source of Israellite Monarchy (as expressed in farewell speech of 1 Samuel 12)
- before monarchy, Yahweh alone was king - monarchy is people's idea (not Yahweh's) - request for a human king; rejection of Yahweh as king - Yahweh will tolerate monarchy if people and King will obey Yahweh - The monarchy was dangerous because kings would lead the people to commit religious sin
Early Pro-Kingship source of Israellite Monarchy
- monarchy is Yahweh's idea - Kings deliver Israel from foreign enemies (especially the Philistines) - King is endowed with divine charisma
Early Anti-Kingship source of Israellite Monarchy
-monarchy is people's idea (not Yahweh's) - request for a human king; rejection of Yahweh as king - monarchy is evil; kings oppress people
The Dtr editors construe the history of the Judges ero according to a cyclical pattern. Present the pattern -there are 5 parts -and then state the theological assumption behind it.
1) Israelites sin by worshiping other gods 2) Jahweh punishes the people by giving them into the power of their enemies. 3) Israelites cry out to Jahweh for help. 4) Jahweh raises up a judge who saves the people.e.Israelites have "rest" in the land as long as the judge lives. 5) The political fate of Israelites in Palestine depends on their fidelity to Jahweh's law
According to the story of the Shechem Assembly in 1 Kings 12, the northern tribes of Israel...
Complained about the oppressive policies of Solomon
Reconstruction of Israel's Settlement - Peasant Revolt Model
Most of the early Israelites were Canaanite peasants who rebelled against their Canaanite kings along the coast and in the Kezreel Valley and withdrew to the central hill country; PERHAPS a small exodus group with the religion of Yahweh joined the Canaanite serfs
His dynastic oracle promised that Yahweh would build a "house" for David
Nathan
prophet who reprimands David for his adultery
Nathan
Why was Solomon an oppressive leader?
high taxes (due to all the construction of temple and high courts) and forced labor
Site that provides archaeological evidence that fits with the conquest model of the Israelite settlement?
Hazor
Frank Cross contends that the second edition of the DtrH included a few passages that were composed by the Dtr editors during the exile. What message did these passages convey to the Judean exiles, according to Cross?
Repent and return to Yahweh and he will restore you
According to Dtr editors, divine promises in a theophany at Gibeon mark the favorable beginning of his reign
Solomon
According to the Dtr editors, the split of Israel (the northern tribes) from Judah and Davidic rule was divine punishment for the religious sin of _______ and the fulflllment of the prophet _________
Solomon; Ahijah
The early source known as the Story of David's Rise understands Yahweh as?
The "hidden hand" behind worldly events
Reconstruction of Israel's Settlement - Peaceful Immigration Model
nomatic tribes migrated into hill country & settled peacefully among indigenoug people; eventually engaged in limited fighting
speech of God in Joshua 1:2-9 - theological lesson? {review}
conquest and happy life in the land depends on obedience to God
Why is there reason to suspect 1 Kings 4:21-25 exaggerates the size of Solomon's kingdom/empire?
northern boarder fell short of Damascus. Bible claims that rulers from Syria gave him political trouble