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29 Cards in this Set
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3 sections the OT was divided into
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*Torah (Law)
*Prophets *Writings |
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3 reasons NT was worthwhile
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*Mediates God's presence & w/it truth
*of ultimate personal significance *foundational to cultural literacy |
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4 major kinds of writings in the NT
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*Gospels (biographies)
*Acts (History) *Letters (Epistles, 21) *Prophecy (revelation, apocalypic) |
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3 reasons 27 books are considered Canon
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*OT precedent for a canon
*divine authorship of NT :inspiration *recognition of canon in the church |
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3 standards for writings accepted as part of NT
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*books possessed marks of apostolic authorship
*bore evidence of 1st century origin *contained apostolic message of true Gospel of Jesus Christ |
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4 reasons for accepting integrity of NT text
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*Wealth of Evidence
*Brief Time Lapse *Versions and Fathers *So many translations |
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4 categories NT manuscripts are divided
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*Papyri (Reeds)
*Uncial (Capital Letters) *Minuscule (cusive writting) *Lectionaries (worship) |
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3 reasons for studying NT
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*avoid tyranny of preformed personal opinion
*avoid misguided reliance on holy spirit *enable historical-theoligical interpretation |
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4 reasons accordin to 2 Timothy 3:16 scrpiture was given to church
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*teaching
*reproof *correction *training in righteousness |
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4 kinds of interpretation of study of NT
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*Historical - Theological
*Devotional *Literary *Political |
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5 main regions of the land of palestine
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*coastal plain
*foothills *central mountain range *wilderness & jordan valley *eastern mountain range |
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6 administrative discts of palestine in Jesus' Day
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*Galilee
*Samaria *Judea *Philip's Territory *The Decapolis *Perea |
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5 descendents of Herod the Great (4 BC -66 AD)
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*Archelaus
*Philip *Antipas *Herod Agrippa I *Herod Agrippa II |
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2 most significant unifying factors for Jews
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*their relationship to God
*sense of uniqueness in world history |
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7 other factors the unified Jews
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*idea that God placed them in Palestine forever
*Messianic fervor of the time *Synangogue *torah & Traditon - included sabbath keepin and circumcision *temple *priesthood *festivals |
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7 Traditions/ Festival Days
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*sabbath
*passover *day of Atonement *feast of Both's (Day of Tabernacle) *New Year's Fest (Roshashana) *Purim *Feast of Weeks (Pentacost) |
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4 basic functions of Synagogue for Jews
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*primarily a school
*place of worship *court *place of social interaction |
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7 Religious Groups which formed background for understanding of Christianity
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*Pharisees
*Sadducees *Essenes (the pious) *Zealots *Samaritans *Herodians *Am ha-Aretz (people of the land) |
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9 examples of early Jewish Literature
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*Old Testament
*Apocrypha *Pseudepigrapha *Dead Sea Scrolls *Rabbinic Materials (Writings) *Targum *Midrash *Philo *Josephus |
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2 large collections of Rabbinic Writings
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*Jerusalem Talmud
*Babylonian Talmud |
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2 Religious Groups that reconize the Apocrypha as part of the Bible
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*Roman Catholics
*Eastern Orthodox Churches |
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4 Categories Dividing Apocrypha
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*Historical Writings
*Legendary Writings *Wisdom Writings *Apocalyptic Writings |
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4 examples of Historical Writings
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1-4 Maccabees
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4 examples of legendary writings
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*Bel and the Dragon
*Judith *Susanna *Tobit |
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2 examples of wisdom writings
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*Ecclesiasticus
*Wisdom of Solomon |
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2 examples of Apocalyptic Writings
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1-2 Esdras
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6 reasons for studying the apocryphal lit. of inter-testamental period (200 BC-100 AD)
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*"supplies info"concerning Jewish life/ though
*""poltical times of Jews *""emergence of normative judaism *""growth of pop. belief *""pre-occupation w/ doctrine of sin *""apocalyptic hope related to: 1.coming of messiah 2.resurrection of the body 3.vindication of the righteous |
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3 reasons OT &NT considered sacred writings to Christians:
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*reveal the self-revelation of God
*reveal what God has done, in/through Israel/Church *reveal what God expects followers to become, to be, and to do. |
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4 recent NT translations received wide approval in American Christianity
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*New Revised Standard Version(NRSV)
*New American Standard Bible (NASB) *New Internation Version (NIV) *New King James Version *NKJV) |
