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Questions for CH 17 pp. 239-247 1. Why is Moses considered the "archetype" of a prophet? Moses has direct, unambiguous communication with YHWH. He also witnessed the theophany at Sinai/Horeb that the assembled Israelite masses can only dimly perceive: To them, YHWH speaks in thunder; with Moses, he uses intelligible speech. And, as a sign of their particular intimacy, YHWH allows Moses to glimpse either his "back" (Exod. 33:23) or his "face" (Exod. 33:11). ( Page 239) 2. Take a look at Box 17.1. It divides the prophets into four groups based on where they fall in history. (even though the lead in to this division talks mainly about the first 3 groups) Looking at the chart as a whole, what are the four historical divisions? What division does the prophet you were assigned this week fit into? pages 241-242  THE ASSYRIAN CRISIS (EIGHTH CENTURY BCE)  THE DECLINE OF ASSYRIA AND RISE OF BABYLON (LATE SEVENTH AND EARLY SIXTH CENTURIES BCE)  THE BABYLONIAN EXILE AND PROMISED RESTORATION OF JUDAH (SIXTH CENTURY BCE)  AFTER THE EXILE: AN INCOMPLETE RESTORATION (LATE SIXTH AND FIFTH CENTURIES BCE)  My prophet for this week (JONAH) falls in the AFTER THE EXILE: AN INCOMPLETE RESTORATION (LATE SIXTH AND FIFTH CENTURIES BCE) pages 241-242 3. Why did kings like David and Solomon maintain court prophets? What did the prophets do for them? The intimacy and trust and the awe of their relationship with and access to God. They bolster the confidence of the king with promises of protection by reaffirming their role as YGWH spokesperson. Pages 242 4. How does ecstatic prophecy differ from divination? What implements did Biblical diviners use and what do we know about them? The ecstatic prophet's frenzied gestures were understood to be the result of divine possession. Divination is the practice of foretelling the future through supernatural means. Ecstatic prophecy is believed as direct communication with a divine possession. Divination is supernatural practice that isn't direct communication with a divine possession. the Urim and Thummim. what these sacred objects looked like has long been a subject of scholar's conjecture, but like the ephod they are regarded as instruments of supernatural

communication, and through their proper use (much like the casting of lots) YHWH could communicate a yes or no response to a prophet's inquiry (see 1 Sam. 14:41). Pages 243-244 and G-10 5. Despite teaching you about ecstatic prophecy and divination, what does your textbook tell you was the primary task for most of Israel's prophets? The primary task of an Israelite prophet was to be a truth-teller by declaring the word and the will of YHWH to his contemporaries, and the principal "truth" that the prophets were summoned to proclaim was the true nature of the covenant relationship. Page 244 6. In the postexilic period (meaning after the people return from Babylon to rebuild the second temple but are now under Persian rule) the prophets take on a new theme. What is this? How might it relate to their new political situation (in which they no longer have political independence, and their "promise" land is no longer fully theirs)? Questions for CH 18-22 Find the textbook reading related to the prophet I assigned you in email. Read the whole section about your prophet in whatever of these 4 chapters you find it. You should also read the opening page or two of the chapter you find your prophet in so you understand the time period and situation. 7. Remind me the name of the prophet I assigned you. What is the time period and political situation your prophet is living in? What is his response in general? My prophet for the week is Jonah. Jonah was thought to live in After the Exile: An Incomplete Restoration (Late Sixth and Fifth Centuries BCE). Jonah is a brief narrative relating the misadventures of a prophet who fails utterly to understand the God who summons him to warn the inhabitants of Nineveh, capital of the hated Assyrian Empire, of impending judgment. In some respects, Jonah is a comedy in which the humor derives from rhetorical exaggeration and the spiritual limitations of the central figure, who interprets YHWH's graciousness as a cruel joke made at his personal expense. page 293 8. How do scholars talk about your assigned prophet? What does the textbook say are the major themes to look for when reading this text? (You can repeat this answer in response to question #3 in the forum for this week.) Jonah is not only reluctant but deliberately disobedient and consistently resentful of God's use of him. Page 293

Jonah is a comedy in which the humor derives from rhetorical exaggeration and the spiritual limitations of the central figure, who interprets YHWH's graciousness as a cruel joke made at his personal expense. Page 293 The humor of the totally improbable dominates Chapter 3. Affer his "resurrection" from the fishy grave, Jonah again hears YHWH's voice ordering him to go to Nineveh, described as so gigantic a metropolis that it takes three days to traverse it. Announcing his message as brutally as possible in a single sentence-*Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!" Jonah is unpleasantly surprised at the people's reaction. Page-294 In your TanakhLinks to an external site., linked here digitally to make pulling quotes from it easier, find the book or chapters in a book (for example there are 3 Isaiahs in Isaiah) named for your prophet and read it!! Use what scholars told you about this work as your guide. 9. Do you agree or disagree with the themes of this work as the textbook laid them out for you? Why or why not? Use citations from the Tanakh to make your point. I agree with the themes in the texbook Jonah was someone who feard how gos would use him so he ran. But when he was in the fish that’s who he called onto to save him, I think the book points that out really well. Pages 293-294 And HaShem spoke unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. Jonah 3:11 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of HaShem; and he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish, from the presence of HaShem. Jonah 1:3 10. Prophets often use symbolic language to convey their points. Symbols can mean many things at the same time, thus can carry many meanings. Do you see passages in this prophet's works that have symbolic language? Quote one here and discuss how this might be understood in at least two ways. Consider that our textbook concentrates on the possible historical meaning, but you may see other possible meanings, as Jews and Christians have in these texts for centuries. And HaShem spoke unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. Jonah 3:11 One way someone could see this is God showing mercy and power restoring Jonah. Another way is representing Jonah troubles and the land representing his redemption (online Tanakh) 11. In reading your prophet in Tanakh, is there anything else you think we should consider about this prophet not discussed in your textbook but in your reading seems an interesting detail to note? I think the book discussed Jonah pretty god. But the book doesn't really point out is how Jonah is an example of how God will always be there for you. Even when you run and disobey his word when hard times or tough times come, he will be there to help you.

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