Introduction to Biblical Literature [Middlebury College]

Introduction to Biblical Literature

Who were the 12 tribes of Israel?

Tribe of Rueben Tribe of SimeonTribe of LeviTribe of JudahTribe of IsaacharTribe of Zebulun

Tribe of DanTribe of NaphaltiTribe of GadTribe of AsherTribe of JosephTribe of Benjamin

Important events in the OT (some NT)

1250 BCE  Moses Commissioned by YHWH, leads Exodus from Egypt; 10Commandments1200 BCE  Israelite tribes settle in Canaan1200-1020 BCE Judges rule ancient Israel1020 BCE  David’s dynasty established950 Solomon’s temple in Jerusalem922 Israel divided:  north vs. south722 Assyria destroys northern kingdom622 King Josiah reforms worship587 Babylon destroys southern kingdom, destroys temple 539 Cyrus the Great of Persia destroys Babylon; releases Judaean captives515 Second Temple built in Jerusalem332 Jerusalem capitulates to Alexander the Great (Hellenistic rule, Ptolemies/Seleucids)63 BCE Roman rule begins (70 CE temple destroyed by Romans after Jewish revolt)

First 12 books of the Old Testament

Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy  Joshua

Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings

Genres Present in the Bible

Genealogy Narrative Myth/Legend Moral tales Song Letters

Parable Prophecy Epistles/Letters etc... (see next slide)

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King David's Court - Theological history

How does this text convey the theology of the writers at the time?