Richter's Five Main Characters In The Old Testament

David was appointed. He makes Jerusalem the capital city and declares that Jesus is the true God of Israel with the construction of the temple. Richter believes he is important because all other kings before and after are compared to him. His loyalty guaranteed that there was always a descendant of David’s on the throne. After discussing the five main characters in the Old Testament, Richter moves onto the main locations that are important. The first area chosen is Mesopotamia. This was home to the most advanced ancient civilization. It was where Genesis begins the story of humanity, which starts with Adam and Eve. It was also where Noah’s flood took place, as well as the Tower of Babel. The second geographical benchmark is Canaan. Richter
A covenant, in its original context, was “an agreement enacted between two parties in which one of both make promises under oath to perform or refrain from certain actions stipulated in advance.” In order to understand covenant we need to know what a fictive kinship is. Through oath, the fictive kinship became a bond that required the parties become like family. Taking this to a bigger level, this became of the ideological basis for the covenants to be made among nations. Countries could establish a relationship through the rules of fictive kinship. Another way to better understand covenants is learning about the Suzerain treaties. In these treaties one side was more powerful than the other, therefore gaining the right to demand the weaker side to obey them. These covenants/treaties help us to better understand the covenant between God and the people of Israel. God will provide everything for Israel if they keep their side of the
The first is the “gap” theory. This theory states that there is a long space in time between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2. The idea is that instead of six days of creation there are six days of re-creation because of the destruction of the planet after the fall of Satan. This theory was also used to explain fossil records and other scientific evidence. The second theory is the geological era theory. This states that the six days of Genesis are actually six eras of time. Many scientists saw this as a breakthrough because it explained the evolution of life. The third theory was the literal or “twenty-four-hour-day” theory. This poses the theory that the universe was created in six twenty four hour days. The last theory is the framework theory. This states that the seven days were just used a literary device. The seven days organize creation, but it follows the theme instead being chronological. The creation theory that I agree with most fully is the geological era theory. It makes sense that each would take a long time because how else would you explain the fossil records and evidence of prehistoric creatures. If it was a literal seven days then it wouldn’t make