HOS prophet test

What are the characteristics of a prophetic book?

- Call narrative (Mysterious encounter; God speaks first ; prophet resists. God reassures and sends prophet on mission - inherited role of mosses (Criticism of Israel based on infidelity to statues/commandments of mosses) - social injustice (Passionate concern for poor ; forceful advocacy for weakest in society (widows orphans foreigners) Gos judges Israel based on the marganalized are treated - teaching/narratives originally transmitted via oral speech to kings and people. Eventually written down later to become the scriptures.

What is the age of the prophets

1050-150 BC

How many minor prophets are there

12

In a Ligurgical year, how many parts of the year are there?

6 times

When given one wish, what does Elisha ask for?

A double portion of the holy spirit

What is the definition of a prophet?

A messenger of Gods who relayed the will of God to the people and they prayers of the people to gos One who is called in the name of God to interpret the word of Gods, he is aware that the message is from Gods but does not realize the full implicate of the prophecy.

What time takes place in December

Advent

To which ages is the message of the prophets applicable

All ages.

What time takes place in late December carrying over into early January

Christmas

What time takes place from April to may?

Easter

Messenger formula

Establishes statement as message from God

T/F Elisha often leaves Elijah's side

FALSE ; Elisha will not leave from Elijah

Prophet Isaiah

First of the four major prophets Intellectual aristocrat from south Jerusalem Called to preach in Judah

Who chooses the prophets?

God

What does theotokozs mean

God bearer

prophecy expresses what?

Gods will

Who is Hosea married to?

Gomer who was been unfaithful/has gone after other men

What gospel is the epiphany story found in

Gospel of matthew

In which two time periods does Isaiah preach in and what does this do to his message

He preaches in two time periods, A) fall of the north and Pekahs attack on ahaz B) the fall of Assyria and attack by sennacherib on Hezekiah

Who are the minor prophets

Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi

What does the epiphany story remember?

If remembers and celebrates the arrival of the three kings

Prophetic call of isaiah

Image of God on the throne Angles singing, searching for someone to send to god Isaiah volunteers

Who are the four major prophets

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel

What does Hosea marriage parallel?

Israel is covenanted to Gosling they have been unfaithful and gone after other gods.

What is the acronym to remember the four major prophets ?

JEDI

When is the Theotokos celebrated?

January 1

What is the focus of Christmas

Jesus is born

What does advent mean

Jesus is coming

What is the focus of easter

Jesus is resurrected, ascended and sends the Holy Spirit

What is the focus of triduum

Jesus passion, (last supper crucifixion and burial)

What is the focus of Lent

Jesus will suffer die and rise

What is the focus of ordinary time

Jesus' teachings, miracles and life events

What does mosses mean

Law giver, this exaplains why prophets inherit the role of mosses

What time takes place from febuary to march

Lent

What is the major and minor theme of Prophet Isiah

Major : Messianism Minor : Faith and trust in God

What is a major and minor theme of Hosea?

Major ; Monotheism Minor ; love and marriage, forgiveness. Warning of a threat of invasion from the north (Assyria) messianism. IMAGE ; marriage and fidelity

Prophet

Major section of hebrew scriptures, writing cherished by jews

Micah (prophet story) (major and minor theme)

Minor prophet, major theme is messianism. Minor theme is discipleship. Messiah from Bethlehem, went from nothingness to greatness (shadows the story of Joseph)

What are the themes of the prophets?

Monotheism, Interior Spirituality, Justice, Messianism, Remnant

Who is given the name of Theotokos?

Mother Mary

What does prophet mean in Hebrew?

Mouthpiece or one who speaks out

Why more mention of messiah and messianic age (prophet Micah)

Need to be aced (pol and rel( need a messiah

Do most prophets accept their position?

No, most will reject the calling

Do prophets predict the future?

Not necessarily, rather they remind the people of their covenant with God and warn them of pending punishment they may receive if they do not reform

When was the birth of Jesus originally celebrated?

On the day of epiphany

Elijah

One of the greatest prophets, came from tishbe.

Hosea

One of the minor writing prophets. From the northern kingdom of Israel. Called to preach to north Israel. He uses his real life experience for his preaching

We're prophecies originally begin as

Oral tradition

What part of time takes place from January to mid febuary

Ordinary time

What time takes place from may to November?

Ordinary time

Which type of time takes up the most of the ligurgical year?

Ordinary time

What does jezebel do in the vineyard story

Plots to get the land and has Naboth killed

Justice

Pursues justice, especially for the poor, outcasts, widows, orphans, neglected etc

Elijah's miracles

Restores life to the son of the widow zarepath

What does epiphany mean?

Revelation

What is the capital of Israel and where is it located

Samaria in the northern kingdom

Who is considered the last of the judges first of the prophets

Samuel

What does God do to prove that he is stronger than the Canaanite god Baal

Shows that he controls the rain ( Baals domain )

Ahab

Son of Omari, king of Israel, marries a Phoenician princess forms an alliance with phoenicial not permitted by Yahweh

Messianism

Speaks About the messiah who he is what he will do etc.

Interior spirituality

Stress on a religion of the heart; against formalism

Elisha

Successor of Elijah

What does Elijah predict about Ahab and Jezebel.

That they will both die in the same place as Naboth.

Who did the prophets challenge?

The Israelite kings/people to live in accordance with covenant - called all to repentance as covenant mediators.

Who does Ahab marry?

The Phoenician princess Jezebel

What power does Elisha also have that Elijah had?

The ability to restore life

What determines if a prophet is a minor or major

The length of their composition

What are some other names for the day of epiphany

The twelfth night, little Christmas or three kings day.

Why are the prophets fearful to accept the the call of God?

They have to go against social trends and pressures They are not accepted, rejected, beaten, imprisoned, persecuted, killed etc Most will refuse

How do prophets transmit messages?

Through literary devices

What is the job of a prophet?

To interpret signs of times from Gods point of view, received messages through visions, dreams, trances, internal inspirations and sudden insight.

What is the smallest season In the liturgical year

Triduum

What time takes place from late march to early April?

Triduum

What are the images on prophet isiah

Vineyard, God = vine grower / owner (took such extravegant care) Israel ( sour rotten grapes) God will allow the animals ( foreigners) to trample the vineyard (cp) and destroy it

What is the main message of the story of Elijah

Yahweh is the only God (monotheism)

remnant

a small group of faithful that will be saved

Are prophets self appointed or chosen

chosen by God

How many major prophets are there

four

Naboth

owns a vineyard next to the palace of King Ahab (Israel) Ahab wants the feild but naboth cannot give up the family inheritance. Ahab mourns and pouts

Mount Carmel

prophet hang-out , place for contest

Jezebel

the wife of Ahab (a king of Israel) who insists on worshiping Baal (pagan caanite god) she has ahab build her an alter and a house/ temple for Baal. Kills off preists of God and replaces them with preists for baal