When is the first deportation to Babylon?
598 B.C.
Who is the Pharaoh that Zedekiah forms an alliance with?
Pharoah Neco
When is the fall of Judah?
586 B.C.
What is the three Expressions of Remembrance in the "Ballad of the Exiles?
Hope in Yahweh, Not to repeat mistake, Return
What type of prophet is Jeremiah? Major or Minor?
Major
What type of prophet is Jeremiah in terms of the exile?
Pre-Exilic and Exilic
Why does Jeremiah decline the call to become a prophet?
He said he was too young
Who is the last king of Judah?
Zedekiah
Who is believed to have written the Book of Lamentations?
Jeremiah
What does the Book of Lamentations stress?
Petitions, sorrows, consolation, repentance
What are some minor Pre-Exilic themes of Jeremiah?
Interior Spirituality and the Collapse of Judah
What is Jeremiah's major Pre-Exilic theme?
Messianism
What is Jeremiah's Pre-Exilic image?
Shepherd
Who is the Good Shepherd Jeremiah speaks about?
The Messiah or Jesus
What is the Exilic image of Jeremiah?
Covenant of the Heart vs. Covenant of the Law
What are Jeremiah's Exilic themes?
Return to prosperity, Interior spirituality, Forgiveness, Hope
What type of Prophet is Ezekiel? Major or Minor?
Major
What is Ezekiel also known as?
Father of Judaism
What is Ezekiel's image?
Dry Bones
What do the Bones in the Vision of Dry Bones represent?
Israel or Judah
What does the Bones being dry represent?
Israel or Judah being hopeless
What is Ezekiel's pre-exilic theme?
Messianism
What is Ezekiel's Exilic theme?
Hope for the Exiles
What does the Book of Lamentations stress on?
Petitions, sorrows, consolation, repentance
What is Jeremiah's Exilic theme?
Return to prosperity
Who is the Persian King?
Cyrus
When did the Persian Empire conquer the Babylonians?
539 B.C.
What is the Persian Method of conquer?
Send the CP back to their own land, create a neutral zone between Persia and Egypt, make the conquered people indebted and loyal
When does Cyrus make the decree allowing the CP to return?
538 B.C.
Who is the King from the tribe of Judah?
King Zerubbabel
When do the CP return from the exile?
537 B.C.
What are the problems for the return?
Don't want to leave, have to rebuild, come back to shambles, have to retake lands, new generation, only 4,600
What was the physical goal of the return?
Rebuild Judah, Jerusalem and the Temple
What was the spiritual goal of the return?
Reform faith and religious practice
Who is in charge of the physical goal of the return?
Governor Nehemiah
Who is in charge of the spiritual goals of the return?
Priest/Scribe Ezra
What book is about Governor Nehemiah?
The Book of Ezra
What book is about Priest/Scribe Ezra?
The Book of Nehemiah
What were the tribes that returned?
Judah, Benjamin and Levi
What group of people sabotaged the rebuilding of Solomon's Temple?
Samaritans
What was the new temple called?
Temple of Zerubbabel or Second Temple
What are the four Major reforms of Ezra in the Book of Nehemiah?
No marriages to foreigners, no work on the sabbath, sanctuary tax, Tithing
What are the main messages for the Prophets of Hope?
Hope for the refugees, religious reform, Messianism
Who is the prophet that Zechariah works with?
Haggai
What type of prophet are the Prophets of Hope in terms of the exile?
Post-Exilic
What is the theme of Zechariah?
Messianism
What is the image of Zechariah?
Riding the donkey into Jerusalem
What does Zechariah's prophecy reference to?
Jesus on Palm Sunday
What does Malachi mean?
My messenger
What is the theme of Malachi?
Messianism
What does Malachi's prophecy reference to?
John the Baptist
What are the Images of Malachi?
Purification of faith, return of Elijah
What is Joel's theme?
Messianism
What is Joel's image?
outpouring of the Holy Spirit
What is the reference of Joel's Prophecy?
Pentecost
What is the question of Job?
Why does the good man suffer?
What does Satan mean?
Tempter or accuser
What is the main message of the book of Job?
Remain faithful and trust in God, and you will be rewarded
What is the capital of Assyria?
Nineveh
What is Jonah swallowed by?
A large fish
What is the major theme of the Book of Jonah?
Forgiveness
What is the Image of Jonah?
The Sign of Jonah
What is the style of the Book of Daniel?
Apocalyptic
When is the Book of Daniel written?
The Maccabean Period
Why is the Book of Daniel written?
To give hope to those in persecution
What are some themes of Daniel?
Remnant, Messianism, Monotheism, Man of faith can resist temptation
Who is the "Son of Man" in the Book of Daniel?
The Messiah
Who are the three men who refuse to worship the statue?
Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
Who is the fourth man in the fiery furnace?
Azariah or Daniel
What does Deutero-Isaiah mean?
Second Isaiah
What is Deutero-Isaiah's major theme?
Messianism
What is Deutero-Isaiah's minor theme?
Remnant
What is Deutero-Isaiah's image?
Suffering Servant
What is the image of of Hymn IV?
Lamb led to slaughter
What is the reference of the Return?
John the Baptist
What is the reference of Hymn I?
The Baptism of the Lord
What is the Messiah given in Hymn II?
A name and a mission
What is Hymn III called?
The Suffering Servant Hymn
What is the image of Hymn IV?
Lamb led to slaughter