AP Literature Biblical Allusions (Exodus) Flashcards
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| 7040869233 | Moses | Pharaoh ordered all baby boys be killed for fear they would one day take his throne. To save her son, Moses's mother hid him in a basket by the Nile. Miriam watched over him, then tricked the Pharaoh's daughter into sending the neglected child back to his mother without her knowing it was her mother. Out of anger, Moses murdered an Egyptian who had beaten a Hebrew slave to death. He ran to another land, where God spoke to him from a burning bush. | 0 | |
| 7040869234 | the Passover | Jews celebrate Passover as a commemoration of their liberation by God from slavery in ancient Egypt and their freedom as a nation under the leadership of Moses. Passover is a spring festival which during the existence of the Temple in Jerusalem was connected to the offering of the "first-fruits of the barley", barley being the first grain to ripen and to be harvested in the Land of Israel. | 1 | |
| 7040870654 | the burning bush | Moses took his livestock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. An angel came to him there in flames, though the bush he was in did not catch fire. Intrigued, Moses traveled closer, but then God came to him warning him to stay away as it was holy ground. Sends him to help the Israelites in Egypt. | 2 | |
| 7040870655 | the journey through the Red Sea | According to the Exodus account, Moses held out his staff and the Red Sea was parted by God. The Israelites walked on the exposed ground and crossed the sea, followed by the Egyptian army. Moses again moved his staff once the Israelites had crossed and the sea closed again, drowning the whole Egyptian army. | 3 | |
| 7040870656 | the plagues of Egypt | Also called the ten biblical plagues, were ten calamities that, according to the biblical Book of Exodus, Yahweh inflicted upon Egypt to persuade the Pharaoh to release the ill-treated Israelites from slavery. 1). water into blood (river), 2) Frogs, 3) Lice, 4) Wild Animals, 5) Diseased Livestock, 6) Boils, 7) Thunderstorms of Hail, 8) Locusts, 9) Darkness for 3 Days, 10) Death of a Firstborn. | 4 | |
| 7040872024 | The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20: 1-17) | 1) Thou shalt have no other Gods before me, 2) Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, 3) Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain, 4) Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, 5) Honor thy father and thy mother, 6) Thou shalt not kill, 7) Thou shalt not commit adultery, 8) Thou shalt not steal, 9) Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor, 10) Thou shalt not covet | 5 | |
| 7040872025 | David and Goliath (I Samuel 17) | Goliath is the Biblical warrior defeated by the young David in the Book of Samuel. Denotes an underdog situation, a contest where a smaller, weaker opponent faces a much bigger, stronger adversary. Twice a day for 40 days, morning and evening, Goliath, the champion of the Philistines, comes out between the lines and challenges the Israelites to send out a champion of their own to decide the outcome in single combat, but Saul is afraid. David, bringing food for his elder brothers, hears that Goliath had defied the armies of God and of the reward from Saul to the one that defeats him, and accepts the challenge. Saul reluctantly agrees and offers his armor, which David declines, taking only his staff, sling, and five stones from a brook. David hurls a stone from his sling with all his might and hits Goliath in the center of his forehead, Goliath falls on his face to the ground, and David cuts off his head. | 6 | |
| 7040872026 | Job | God boasts to Satan about Job's goodness, but Satan argues that Job is only good because God has blessed him abundantly. Satan challenges God that, if given permission to punish the man, Job will turn and curse God. God allows Satan to torment Job to test this bold claim, but he forbids Satan to take Job's life in the process. Job receives four messages, each bearing separate news that his livestock, servants, and ten children have all died due to marauding invaders or natural catastrophes. Job tears his clothes and shaves his head in mourning, but he still blesses God in his prayers. Satan appears in heaven again, and God grants him another chance to test Job. This time, Job is afflicted with horrible skin sores. His wife encourages him to curse God and to give up and die, but Job refuses, struggling to accept his circumstances. Eliphaz responds that Job, who has comforted other people, now shows that he never really understood their pain. Eliphaz believes that Job's agony must be due to some sin Job has committed, and he urges Job to seek God's favor. Bildad and Zophar agree that Job must have committed evil to offend God's justice and argue that he should strive to exhibit more blameless behavior. Bildad surmises that Job's children brought their deaths upon themselves. Even worse, Zophar implies that whatever wrong Job has done probably deserves greater punishment than what he has received. Job responds to each of these remarks, growing so irritated that he calls his friends "worthless physicians" who "whitewash [their advice] with lies" (13:4). After making pains to assert his blameless character, Job ponders man's relationship to God. He wonders why God judges people by their actions if God can just as easily alter or forgive their behavior. The unanswered pleading to God proves too much for Job, and he grows sarcastic, impatient, and afraid. God returns Job's health, providing him with twice as much property as before, new children, and an extremely long life after speaking with him and having him realize how much power he has. | 7 | |
| 7040872892 | Ruth | Famine has hit Bethlehem, which forces Elimelech and his wife, Naomi, to move east to Moab with their two sons to get some grub. There, they set up shop, eat some food, and live for about ten years. The sons marry two local girls, Ruth and Orpah. One by one, Elimelech and his two sons die. This leaves Naomi, Ruth, and Orpah man-less and in need of help. Ruth's stubbornness pays off and Naomi lets her tag along with her back to Bethlehem. There, Ruth happens to run into a well-known rich guy named Boaz, who instantly takes a liking to her and offers her all kinds of sweet gleaning privileges. Boaz also happens to be a relative of Naomi's late husband, which is very, very important, since Boaz would have an obligation to marry Ruth and provide for her as family. She tells her daughter-in-law to visit Boaz at night in secret and lie at his feet. A deal is struck—the other guy renounces his claim on Ruth and Boaz is free to marry her. Ruth and Boaz have a son. The women in town name the baby Obed and he goes on to be the grandfather of King David. | 8 | |
| 7040872893 | The Wisdom of Solomon | A book about wisdom—its benefits, nature, and role in ancient Israel's history. It is more an exhortation to pursue wisdom than a collection of wise teachings. Its implied author is King Solomon, and its implied audience is the rulers of the earth. However, its real author seems to have been a Greek-speaking Jew with some knowledge of Greek rhetoric and philosophy, and its real audience seems to have been young Jews in danger of slipping away from their Jewish heritage into pagan materialism. The purpose of the Wisdom of Solomon is to demonstrate the superiority of the Jewish religion and its great wisdom. The author knows Greek rhetoric and Greek philosophy, as well as the Bible in its Greek form. He adopts some concepts from Stoicism and Platonism, and opposes the Epicureans and Egyptian paganism. There are three major parts in the book: righteousness and immortality (chapters 1-5), the nature of wisdom (chapters 6-9), and wisdom's role in the early history of Israel (chapters 10-19). | 9 | |
| 7040872894 | Song of Solomon | Jewish tradition, The Song of Songs is read every Friday night for the divine loving union they see in it; Ashkenazim chant it on the Sabbath during Passover, marking the beginning of the grain harvest and commemorating the Exodus from Egypt. Unique in its celebration of sexual love. Jewish tradition reads it as an allegory of the relationship between God and Israel.[9] Christian tradition, in addition to appreciating the literal meaning of a romantic song between man and woman, has read the poem as an allegory of Christ and his "bride", the Christian Church. | 10 |
