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26 Cards in this Set
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Bible
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Derived from the Greek word biblos and biblion which means book
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Scripture
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From the Greek word graphe which means writing
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Word of God
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Used in both the OT and NT for revelation that comes from God, most often in oral form, though occasionally written
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Old and New Testament
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Our English terms come from the Latin terms Vetus Testamentum and Novum Testamentum. Testamentum means covenant.
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Time of writing
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1500 years
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Writers
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1. Kings
2. Statesmen 3. Herdsmen 3. Fishermen 4. Priests 5. Prophets 6. Tax Collectors 7. Rabbi 8. Physicians |
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Location of Writing
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1. Palestine
2. Italy 3. Greece 4. Asia Minor 5. Egypt 6. Mesopotamia |
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Kinds of Writing
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1. History
2. Law 3. Poetry 4. Prophecy 5. Letters 6. Gospel 7. Wisdom Literature 8. Apocalyptic Literature |
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Languages of Writing
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1. Hebrew
2. Aramaic 3. Greek |
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Books of the Old Testament
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English 39
Hebrew 24 Different way of grouping. Same material. |
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Hebrew Grouping
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1. Law (Torah)
2. Prophets (Nebiim) 3. Writings (Kethubim) |
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Jewish Bible
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Tanak
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English Grouping
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Influenced by the Septuagint and the Vulgate (27 books)
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Canonicity
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(Kanon) ruler or measuring rod. It is used metaphorically for a rule, norm, or standard.
Canonicity is the historical process by which the Spirit of God led the church to recognize those writings which were genuinely inspired. CANONICITY DOES NOT MAKE INSPIRED Produced the Canon we have today. Produced real certainty for the believer. |
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Apostolicity
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Written by an apostle or an associate of an apostle
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Catholicity
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Revelant to the whole church
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Orthodox
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Conforms to the orthodox doctrine
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Traditional Usage
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Customarily used in the worship and teaching of various churches
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Certainty
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Real certainty can only come by appeal to self-authenticating nature of scripture in conjunction with the witness of the Spirit
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Scripture
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Scriptures are self-authenticating in that they claim divine authority for themselves.
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Scripture
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Cannot appeal to some authority outside itself to authenticate it
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Canon of Scripture
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These factors were also at work in the early church and ultimately caused it to render the Canon closed. They enable every believer to come to the same conclusion.
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Apocrypha
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No early councils favored them. The NT never quotes or refers to any of them as canonical
Some of the teachings fall short of biblical standards and are at times immortal Contain historical and chronological errors. News never excepted them as part of the scripture. Only excepted by the RCC as a reaction to the Protestant Reformation |
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Pseudepigrapha
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"false writing" never given any serious consideration for inclusion into the Canon
RCC sometimes refers to the pseudepigrapha as the apocrypha These books were written in conscious imitation of the Hebrew canonical books |
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Development of Writing
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1. Pictograph
2. Word-Syllabic -sumarían -Egyptian 3. Syllabic-Akkadian 4. Alphabetic -Hebrew -Greek |
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Writing Material
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1. Stone... Ten commandments
2. Clay Tables 3. Wooden Tablets 4. Papyrus 5. Parchment |
