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Torah
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Hebrew for "law" tradition the jewish designation for the first 5 books of the bible
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septuagint
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the traditoinal name for the oldest greek translation of the Old Testament
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Pentateuch
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"five scrolls" the first five books of the bible also refered to as "torah"
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predarist
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the view that interprets revelation in light of the apostolic era
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Deuteronomistic History
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the historical account of ancient Israel recorded in Joshua – 2 Kings
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Two-Source Theory
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The scholarly theory that Mathew and Luke each used two main sources, Mark & Q.
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Synoptic Gospels
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The three canonical gospels that share a similar perspective on life and teaching of Jesus
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Pseudepigrapha
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writings with falsely attributed titles or superscriptions
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Apocrypha
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From the greek adj meaning hidden, a term applied since 1520, especially by non-Catholics, to the books of the Greek OT (Septuagint) not included in the Hebrew Canon or the protestant canon but included in the Catholic and/or Orthodox canons; see also Deuterocanonical; refers to certain early Christian writings not included in the NT
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Exegesis
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The careful literary, historical, and/or theological analysis and interpretation of a text; contrast eisegesis
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Allegorical Interpretation
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A method of interpreting texts in which characters and events are assigned a symbolic significance in addition to, or instead of, their literal meaning
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Lament Psalms
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a group of psalms forms from the Hebrew bible classified by their focus on laments expressing deep sorrow for the travails of a nation and as a group asking for god’s blessing or intervention
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Formal Equivalence
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translation of texts that attempts to translate word for word
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Just War Theory
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a doctrine of military ethics that has two parts- conditions before war is permissible &
Conduct during war itself |
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Epistle
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A book of the New Testament in the form of a letter from an Apostle
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Last Days
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positive term in the NT. used in the OT as a sign of hope because it was fullfillment of prophecies which said christ would return
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Historical Criticism
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Judgment about texts based on their historical setting & the meanings possible in that setting
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canon
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an official list of “scriptures” that the Jewish and/or Christian communities consider inspired and authoritative for their faith and practice.
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Gospel
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“Good News”, referring both to the salvific message about Jesus, preached by his followers & to interpretive narratives of his appearance, ministry, death, & resurrection
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