| A | B |
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| What are the four traditions? | Yahwist, Elohist, Deuteronomic, and Priestly |
| What is the symbol for Yahwist and what does it mean? | "J" it is the German form of Yahweh = Jahweh |
| When was Yahwist written? | up to 950 B.C. |
| What was written during the period of the United Kingdom of Israel? | Yahwist |
| Which tradition showed national pride? | Yawhist |
| What tradition has imaginative and dramatic stories? | Yahwist |
| Which tradition do these characteristics describe? God's name is too sacred to be spoken; God deals directly with human; includes mythical stories of sin and God's promise; foundational epics to express a national unity | Yahwist |
| What is the symbol for Elohist? | E |
| When was Elohist written? | up to 850 B.C. |
| What tradition was written during the divided kingdom? | Elohist |
| What tradition did the northern kingdom create? | Elohist |
| Which tradition focused on the good stories of the north? | Elohist |
| What was the "El" in Elohist a reference to? | God |
| What tradition do these characteristics describe? rewrote traditional stories with focus on heroes from the northern tribes; included information about the covenant relationship with God; God is a God os love but also God is to be feared; God deals with humans indirectly, sends messages through angels and other means | Elohist |
| Which tradition emphasizes human responsibility, service, faithfulness, and obedience | Elohist |
| What does duetero mean? | second |
| What does nomos mean? | law |
| What does deuteronomic mean? | 2nd law |
| What is the symbol for deuteronomic? | D |
| When was the Deuteronomic tradition written? | up to 650 B.C. |
| Which tradition includes updates to the religious laws given to moses? | Deuteronomic |
| Which tradition focused on the covenant with God? | Deuteronomic |
| What tradition is found in Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings? | the Deuteronomic tradition |
| What is noted for its long sentences? | Deuteronomic |
| Who gives speeches during the Deuteronomic tradition? | Moses. He tells Israel to follow the Torah |
| What is the symbol for Priestly? | P |
| When was the Priestly tradition written? | up to 520 B.C. and later |
| Who wrote the Priestly tradition? | a school of priests |
| What developed the final version of the Pentateuch? | the Priestly tradition |
| Which tradition sought to unify people? | Priestly |
| What tradition was written during the rebuilding and resettlement? | Priestly |
| What tradition is found in Genesis and other places in the O.T.? | Priestly |
| Which tradition uses the power of God's word? | Priestly |
| Which traditions re-teach beliefs and practices that had been lost during division and exile? | Priestly |
| What "priestly things" did Priestly emphasize on? | religious ceremonies and cultic rituals |
| What two things influenced each other? | oral tradition and writing of the Old Testament |
| Who was a German biblical scholar? | Josef Wellhousen |
| Who was Josef Wellhousen? | German Biblical Scholar |
| Who developed the idea of the 4 traditions? | Josef Wellhousen |
| What did Josef Wellhousen develop? | the idea of the 4 traditions |
