Theology Unit 3: Vocab

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Armana letters

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letters from the princes of palestine to the pharaoh that describe a nomadic people that could be the Hebrews

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contract

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a legal agreement establishing rights and responsibilities between two or more people

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Covenant:

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a bond which unites two or more people in a loving relationship

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decalouge/Ten commandments

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the ten rules which from the basis of the law

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deliverance:

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the act of god in freeing the hebrews from captivity

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election

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the idea that god has freely chosen to establish a covenant with the Hebrew people

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exodus

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the hebrew slaves leaving captivity in Egypt for freedom in the promised land

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Hebrews

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a group of nomadic peoples who settled in egypt and later formed the nation of israel; part of the "Semitic" cultural group

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Israelites:

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the nation of people living in Israel under the covenant formed on Mount Sinai

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Parity treaty

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An ancient treaty made between two parties of equal social standing

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manna

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a food which the israelites found in the wilderness while traveling to the promised land

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monotheism

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belief in only one god

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moses

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the leader chose from birth to bring the Hebrews out of Egypt and into the promised land

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Passover

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the Jewish feast celebrating the "passing over" of their people by god on the night of the final plague in Egypt

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Pharaoh

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the king of egypt

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ratification

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the people's acceptance of the covenant given by God

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theophany

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an appearance by a god to a human being

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vassal treaty

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an ancient treaty made between two parties, one of which was more powerful or from a higher social class than the other; most often it was a treaty between a stronger king and a weaker one.

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Yahweh

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A hebrew expression which means "i am who i am", it was the answer moses received when he asked God's name.

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allegorical sense

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a sense of scripture in which you examine how things relate to christ.HOW EVENTS RELATE TO LATER EVENTS.

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anagogical sense

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a sense of scripture in which you examine how the bible points towards heaven. THE REALITIES OF HEAVEN.

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'Apiru or Hapiru

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another name for the Hebrew people in Egyptian cueniform.

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baby basket story

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the story of a child who narrowly escapes death and goes on to become powerful.

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call narrative

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when someone is called to do something by God

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contract

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a legal agreement establishing rights and responsibilities between two or more people.

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covenant (b'rith)

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a bond which unites two or more people in a loving relationship.

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decalogue/Ten Commandments

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the ten rules which form the basis of the law. Was given to the Hebrews from God through God

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deliverance

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The act of god freeing the hebrews from captivity

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Armarna Letters

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Letters from the princes of palestine to the pharaoh that describe a nomadic people that could be the hebrews.

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Easter

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a holiday in the church that celebrates the resurrection of christ from the dead.

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exegesis

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interpreting the meaning of biblical texts.

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genre

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a classification of bible literature. A certain type or style.

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Hebrews

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the group of people in which Moses led out of Egypt in the exodus. They were given the Ten Commandments from God.

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henotheism

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the belief that many gods exist but there is one supreme god that is you worship

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israelites

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the "chosen people" of god. They were the descendants of jacob

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Jews

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the jewish people. The descendants of israel.

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Literal sense

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a sense of scripture that describes what happened.

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literary forms

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a literary composition

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mezuzah

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A parchment inscribed with religious texts and attached in a case to the doorpost of a Jewish house as a sign of faith

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monotheism

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the belief in only one god.

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moral sense

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a sense of scripture that provides a means to live life by.

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plagues

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there were 10 of them in the exodus that God sent of the egyptians until they let the Hebrews free from slavery.

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seder

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A Jewish ritual service and ceremonial dinner for the first night or first two nights of Passover.

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semites

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Linguistic designation of middle eastern people bound by language

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shema

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a special prayer that jews have that expresses their relationship with God

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spiritual sense

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one of two ways of interpreting the bible. Uses context to find meaning includes the allegorical, moral, and anagogical senses.

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theophany

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physical maifestation of God in the world; usually in the form of some natural phenomenon.

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vassel treaty

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an agreement between unequals

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tetragrammaton

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YHWH; gods response when moses asks who he is

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YHWH

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Yahweh) gods response when moses asks who he is, transliterated, lord...related to hebrew for to be