Freshmen: Study Guide / Judaism

- Habiru Clan & Hebrew

- Polytheism to Monotheism

- Bible Information
o The Torah
o The Prophets
o The Writings

- The Torah/Pentateuch:
o Genesis
o Exodus
o Leviticus
o Numbers Deuteronomy

- Genesis:
o Abraham & Sara
o Isaac and Rebekah
o Jacob and Rachel/Leah
o 12 Sons of Jacob; Who is Joseph? What's so important about him?


- 500 B.C.E – Why is it significant in relation to Abraham and Sarah's story?

- Exodus:
o The Moses Story
o Slavery in Egypt
o The Plagues (know the last one and significance) and know one explanation (scientific/from God)
o 10 Commandments / Mt. Sinai

- Leviticus:
o What does it have within it?

- Numbers:
o What is written here?

- Deuteronomy:
o 2nd Set of 10 Commandments

- Idea of Clan god(s)
o Which god/God comes to Abraham and Sara?
o Moses?

- History & Judaism
o How is it all tied together?

- God Almighty / El Shaddai

- Learning to Believe in One God (Practical to Ideological Monotheism):
o God is the God – development
o God brings about idea in slow process
o Divinely inspired: move from many gods to one God

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- Looking back: Abraham called by 1 God, but may not have recognized

- 5 Points of Jewish Faith & Description

- 4 Points of “The Place of People in Jewish Faith” & Description


- What is the Sabbath? When does it take place?

JEWISH CELEBRATIONS & FESTIVALS:

- Autumn Celebrations
o Rosh Hashanah
o Yom Kippur
o Sukkot

- Winter Celebrations
o Hannukkah
o Purim

- Spring Celebrations
o Pasah / Passover. What is the Sedar meal?
o Shavu’ot

- Types of Jewish Belief/Practice:
o Conservative
o Orthodox
o Reformed
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- 3 Editors of Jewish Scripture:
o Yahwist
o Elohist
o Priestly
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Be able to offer an explanation for different descriptions regarding the 10 Plagues found in the Book of Exodus.

SOPHOMORES: Study Guide

**Friday's Test: Periods 5 & 8
**Tuesday's Test: Period 6
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1. Know the following themes: II, III, IV, V

a. Pay special attention to Matthew 13 (provided). This is the basis for Theme III

b. Pay special attention to Matthew 18 (provided). This is the basis for Theme IV

2. Know the following structural elements of Matthew's Gospel:

a. What is a chiastic structure? Example?

b. What are the following: Major Discourse, Minor Discourse, Narrative. Be able to identify how the Gospel structure should be appropriately set up (see the previous quiz).

3. Know the topics discussed at the end of Matthew's Gospel. These were presented in class on Monday, Dec. 3, and Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007.

a. Chapters: 23:1-36; 23:37-39; 24:1-8

b. The Parable of the Talents (25:14-30). What is Jesus making an analogy of?

c. The Betrayal of Jesus (26:13-16); motive, purpose, reason behind.

d. The Burial of Jesus (27:57-61), the guards at the tomb (27:62-66), the Resurrection of Jesus (28:1-10).

e. The Report of the Guard (28:11-15). What was the implication or reason behind Matthew's inclusion of this story?

f. Jesus' final "order" to the disciples: Matt. 28:18-20. **What is the similarity between this and Matthew 3? [Remember, this is an inclusion].

4. Know the introductory material and readings from Luke's Gospel covered in class on Wednesday and Thursday (Dec. 5-6).