Religious Studies 232/Catholic Studies 212Final Examination
Ancient Israel: Its History, Literature, and Religion
Spring Quarter 2016
Pretend that the year is 100 CE. You have been chosen as an expert witness to speak at a conference in Jerusalem concerning Yahweh’s divine presence and the centrality of Yahweh’s Temple and Worship in ancient Israelite and Jewish history, and the feasibility of rebuilding a Third Temple, to replace the Second Temple destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE. Your response to this issue must reflect the academic study of the Hebrew Bible and the analysis of God’s presence as we have studied this topic in the last ten weeks. In preparation for this conference, you must write a paper (typed, double-spaced, stapled, proofread carefully—with adequate background information reflecting class discussions and textbook readings—The paper must discuss the following topics:
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2. A brief history on the building of the first Temple by Solomon (include a discussion of the structure of the Temple), and the significance of David’s decision to bring the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem (be sure to discuss how the Temple relates to divine presence). Where is God when the Temple is built?
3. The reasons for the erection of a counter religious shrine by Jeroboam in the North after the division of the United Kingdom in 922 BCE. Discuss how the negative editing re what Jeroboam did reflects the perspective of the Southern Kingdom after the North fell to the Assyrians in 722 BCE.
4. The importance of the first Temple in the Southern Kingdom’s analysis of Yahweh’s actions—as seen through the message of Isaiah, i.e., the belief in the indestructibility of the South because Yahweh dwells in Jerusalem (Isaiah 7:1-16; 31:4-5).
5. A counter-understanding of the thinking that the presence of the Temple in Jerusalem is an automatic guarantee of Yahweh’s protection, i.e., a discussion of the perspective that the only way one expresses faith in Yahweh is through correct action—rather than through ritual practice (Jeremiah 7:1-15).
6. The reinterpretation of Yahweh’s presence among the people by Ezekiel during the Exile in light of the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple by the Babylonians, i.e., where God is after the Temple falls and what does this mean for the diaspora communities.
7. Your personal reaction to the idea of building a Third Temple to God after the Second Temple was destroyed and how this idea relates to the history discussed above.
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