HIST 1001 Chapter : Ancient Hebrews 2
Document Summary
History 1001 september 7: ancient hebrews (2) Prophets of israel: elijah (c. 800 bc), amos (c. 750 bc) Prophets of judah: first isaiah (c. 650 bc), jeremiah (597 bc), second isaiah (550. No relatives: god had no relatives, which is nomadic like. Jealous god : they believed there where other gods but the jews were not supposed to worship them. Sacrifices and laws: what the hebrews promise, laws have an agriculture quality. Success in battle: what the hebrews expect from god is success in battle, conditions leading to the prophets. Division of israel into northern kingdom of israel and kingdom of judah after 933. Threat from the assyrians: they have become much smaller and the assyrian empire is huge, the only way to explain that in a theological way, prophets. Political difficulty and the appearance of a new kind of person in hebrew history and that is the prophet.
