1. mobile people
   1. from Ur / related to Mesopotamian
      1. move to land of Jordon
         1. bought by Abraham = promised by God
2. Monotheism
   1. one god
      1. personal relationship
         1. just but not nice
            1. being bad = punishment
            2. morality very important more than quid pro quo
            3. job = why bad things happen to good people
            4. god is power
            5. god has a plan
            6. was job sarcastic? (jack Miles thesis)
         2. chosen people
            1. introverted culture
            2. must be born jewish to be jewish
            3. promised land = small expansion
   2. priests vs rabbis
      1. priests = laws
         1. temple
      2. rabbis after Babylon captivity
         1. synogogue
            1. the community
3. Warfare
   1. mass tribal battles
      1. lots of amateurs = lots of bloodshed
         1. goal was to remove populations
            1. led not by martial leader but religious leader who prayed during battle for god's help
            2. victory = gods blessing
            3. defeat = god's upset
4. Historical Events
   1. Conquest Palestine
      1. David
         1. Solomon
            1. temple
            2. wisdom
            3. queen sheba
            4. break up into Israel and Judah
            5. assyria (725)
            6. Punishment
            7. assyria again (717)
            8. babylonian captivity (586)
            9. test of faith
            10. Cyrus
            11. redemption