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1 Know the meaning and significance of the following terms discussed in this chapter:AsherahBaalcultural memoryElelection theologyempiremonarchal city-stateoral traditionssegmentary societytrickstervillage

2 Know the main differences between the following three ancient forms of social organization:empiremonarchal city-statevillage

3 What do anthropologists now know about the character of oral traditions? How does this affect their usability for reconstructing early traditions? How specifically are such oral traditions reflected in Genesis 12–25 or Exodus 1–15?

4 List ways that the Bible’s picture of Israel’s origins (where Israelites came from, what their religion was, ethnic makeup, political unity) contrasts with the picture developed by archaeologically informed historians. Specify at least three such contrasts.

5 What are two specific reasons that led scholars to doubt that ancient Israelites took possession of the land by killing all of the Canaanites in a single conquest?

6 (Focus text: Judges 5) Find three verses in this poem that illustrate three different aspects of earliest Israel. What is each aspect and how does it contrast with the picture of Israel’s origins found elsewhere in the Bible like the book of Joshua, or even other parts of Judges like Judges 4? What is your overall impression about earliest Israel and its conception of God based on this poem in Judges 5?