Exam 17: The Northern Kingdom of Israel in the Eighth Century BCE

Amos shows a close relationship to the Deuteronomistic school.

The genre used by prophets to describe Yahweh's judgment on foreign nations is called _____________________.

All of the following nations are condemned at the beginning of Amos except:

In Hosea, all of the following are listed as specific transgressions of God's law except:

Jeroboam II receives a great deal of attention in both the Bible and Assyrian sources.

Before becoming a prophet, Amos earned his living as a:

What are the major themes found in the books of Amos and Hosea? How do these themes reflect the political and social issues of the time?

The confrontation at Bethel occurs in the book of _________________.

Tiglath-pileser III claimed to have installed ____________ as king of Israel.

All of the following prophets attack Israelite rituals except:

The priest _________________ accuses Amos of treason.

How do nonbiblical sources supplement the biblical account of the history of the northern kingdom of Israel in the eighth century BCE? To what extent do these sources corroborate the biblical account? How do they differ? What do these differences tell us about the perspective of the Deuteronomistic Historians?

Tiglath-pileser III is sometimes called Pul in the Bible.

Hosea's wife was named:

Jeremiah, Isaiah, and Ezekiel are the three books that make up the ____________.

Amos refers to Samarian women as:

In many of the prophets, oracles of judgment often take on the form of a(n):

Tiglath-pileser III deposed and exiled King___________________ from Israel.

Discuss how the nature of prophetic materials changes during the eighth century bce. What differences and continuities are there with previous prophets such as Moses, Elijah, and Elisha?

Most Christian canons place _________ among the Major Prophets.