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Theology Test 2
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- 1Exodus- 2nd book in the bible
- means to exit or go out from
• Tells us about the Hebrew people → and how they were brought out of misery in the land of Egypt and made into God’s own people
o Extension of God’s covenant with Abraham
• The stories of the Book of Exodus → would have been especially meaningful to Hebrews during the Babylonian Exile (gave them hope) - 2Connections between Babylonia Exile and the Book of Exodus- The Book of Exodus, thematically, related to the Hebrews during the Babylonian Exile
- similar struggles, lack of hope and confidence in God - 3Exodus as an Epic• Exodus → an epic
• Epic → a long adventure story based on the life of a hero but told to show the ideals and beliefs of a people
• The hero in Exodus → Moses (representing the Hebrews) - 4Façade of the temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel, Egypt, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1290-1224 BCE. 65’ high:• Very large → people there to show the scale
• He is shown in Thrown → 4 different depictions
o Showing himself as Pharaoh
o Regarded as divine beings
To show he is a pharaoh:
• Enthroned
• All wear a royal false beard
• Royal linen nemes headdress
• Royal uraeus cobra of kingship – off of headdress - 5Interior of the Temple of Ramses II- Showing himself as a God – Osiris → god of the underworld
-- reminder of how powerful pharaoh's were at the time
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