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32 Cards in this Set
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The OT scriptures date back to around?
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1450 BC
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3 Divisions of the Jewish Scriptures/ Old Testament?
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Torah, Prophets, and Writings
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teaching or law?
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Torah
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First five books of the Bible?
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Pentateuch
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Author of first five books of OT?
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Moses
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2 Divisions for the Prophetic books?
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Former Prophets and the Latter Prophets
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The OT canon has been recognized since approximately?
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400 BC
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Group of Jewish writings that is not considered as being a part of the OT canon?
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Apocrypha
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Which religious group accepts the Apocryphal books as Deuterocanonical?
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Roman Catholics
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Why did the Apostles write the documents that eventually became our NT?
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Some of those who heard this message added other narratives from Jesus' life and ministry
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Which book of NT was written first?
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James
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Who was the author of most of the books written between 48 and 61 AD?
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Paul
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Who wrote to Jewish readers to show that Jesus was the Messiah?
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Matthew
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Who wrote to Gentile Christians in Rome to prepare them for anticipated persecution?
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Mark
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Who wrote the books that were the last to be added to the NT canon?
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John
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What are the three criteria that were applied to determine whether writing should become part of the canon?
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Apostolic Origin, Faithfulness to Apostolic Teaching, and Extent of Use
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Who, in 367 referred to all 27 books of the NT?
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Athanasius
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"agreed upon"
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homologoumena
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"spoken against"
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antilegomena
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Which NT books are antilegomena?
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Hebrews, James, 2 Peter, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, and Revelation
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What role did Eusebius play in developing the Canon?
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Provided a historical survey of what had happened to the various books in the church and showed how they had come to that position
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Why can it be said that "God provided the canon?"
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Only a God who is really Lord of all history could risk bringing His written word into history in the way in which the New Testament was actually brought in
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What language is the original language of the Old Testament?
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Hebrew
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What event led to the translation of the Old Testament into Aramaic?
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Babylonian Captivity
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Translation of the OT Scriptures into Greek?
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Septuagint
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Latin translation of Bible?
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Vulgate
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Who is the author of the Vulgate?
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Jerome
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Who translated the scripture into German in the 1520's?
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Martin Luther
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Who authorized the translation of the Scriptures into English in 1611?
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King James
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Courses in which future pastors learn principles of Biblical interpretation and learn to apply these principles?
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Hermeneutics
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What are the six assumptions we use as we interpret Scripture?
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Entire Bible is the verbally inspired, inerrant Word of God.
The dominant and unifying theme of Scripture is the story of salvation, of God acting to save sinful people. God has three purposes for His Word God spoke so the people could understand; the Scriptures are clear The Old Testament and the New Testament belong together. Therefore, proper Biblical interpretation seeks to learn how parts of Scripture support one another The obscure parts are to be understood in the light of the clear ones |
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What are the five important principles of Biblical interpretation?
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Take the words of Scripture in their normal, literal, intended sense unless preceding or following verses or sections compel a figurative understanding
Let the Bible interpret itself Never tear a passage out of its context; the parts are to be understood in the light of the whole No passage should be understood in a way that contradicts another clear statement of Scripture Interpret the Scripture historically and evangelically |
