Theo 200 Final

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Genesis

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The history of humankind from the creation of the world to thedeeds of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.

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Joshua

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The account of the conquest of some of Palestine under Moses'successor, Joshua.

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Ruth

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A story, set in the time ofthe judges, about a Moabite woman who settles in Israel and marries a wealthyIsraelite farmer.

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Ezra

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The story of how thePersian king sent various exiled Judaens back to Judah to rebuild the Templeand re-establish the religion, including a priest, Ezra.

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Psalms

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One hundred and fifty hymns, prayers, and songs attributed toDavid.

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Jonah

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Story about a reluctantprophet swallowed by a fish in punishment for refusing to obey God's commanded--butset free to go and preach to Ninevah and bring about its repentance.

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Gospel of Matthew

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A book that places emphasison the teachings of Jesus, and includes (Chapter 5--7) the Sermon on the Mount.

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Galatians

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Paul's letter dealing withthe theme of “justification by faith,” but in an atmosphere of anger andhostility to what Paul sees as the Galatians' errors.

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Judges

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Further settlement in thePromised Land. Israel ruled by a succession of half kings, half militarycommanders such as Deborah, Gideon, and Samson.

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Esther

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A story about a Jewishwoman, taken into the Persian king's harem, who saved her fellow Jews from athreatened pogrom.

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1 Samuel

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The transition from the judges to the monarchy: stories aboutSaul, Israel's first king.

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Gospel of Luke

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A book that contains manyparables and stories particular to itself such as the parables of the prodigalson and the good Samaritan.

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Ephesians

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A letter providing a systematic treatment of various theologicalthemes with some overlap with Colossians.

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Acts of the Apostles

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Luke’s second volumeconsisting of the history of the early Church, and especially of Paul’smissions around the Mediterranean

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Romans

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Paul’slongest letter; concerned with relationship of Jews and Gentiles in the churchand the basis of salvation

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Philemon

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Paul’sletter to an individual dealing with the problem of a runaway slave, Onesimus

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Revelation

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Apocalypticwork concerned with end-times and the role of Christ in the new world followingthe end

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Theology

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Study of God

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Christology

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Study of Christ

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Soteriology

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Study of salvation

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Pneumatology

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Study of the Holy Spirit

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Ecclesiology

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Study the church/churchstructure

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Eschatology

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Study of last things

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Historical Criticism

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Asks questions oftime/place of composition and the dates/people/customs implied by the text

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Textual Criticism

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Asksabout identifying the earliest text and possible scribal errors

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Form Criticism

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Asksabout the original genre/function/ Sitzim Leben of small portions of texts

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Source Criticism

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Asksabout the original sources behind the text; applies most to the Pentateuch andthe Synoptic Gospels

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Redaction Criticism

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Asksabout the organization and arrangement of sources/pericopes

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Literary Criticism

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Evaluatesthe Bible as literature using genre identification, characterization, and plotstructure

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Postcolonial Criticism

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Asks about the role ofempires and their subjects in the historical context of the Bible and in moderninterpretive communities

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Feminist Criticism

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Asksabout the role of women in the text and the influence of patriarchy

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African-American Criticism

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Asks how the Bible portraysAfricans and how the experiences of African-Americans can be brought intoconversation with the Bible

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Asian-American Criticism

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Askshow the social and cultural experience of Asian-Americans can be brought intoconversation with the Bible

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(Dis)ability

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Askshow different cultures value and

conceptualize the body

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Womanist

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Asks how the social,religious, and cultural experiences of women of color can be brought inconversation with the Bible

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Latino/a

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Askshow the social and cultural experience of Latino/as can be brought intoconversation with the Bible

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Theodicy

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Classic theological problemabout the existence of evil

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Predestination

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Theological belief that Godhas determined events and salvation in the world

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Omniscience

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Belief that God isall-knowing

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Omnipotence

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Belief that God isall-powerful

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Adiaphora

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Acategory of morally neutral behaviors or choices

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Trinity

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Belief that God exists as 3persons: Father, Son, & Holy Spirit

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Apocrypha/Deuterocanon

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Appearsin the Septuagint, only written in Greek; not accepted as canonical by allChristians

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TaNaK

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Anacronym for the whole Hebrew Bible; stands for Torah, Nevi’im, Ketuvim

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Gematria

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Ancient numerology thatassigns a numeric value to a letter of the alphabet

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SubstitutionTheory

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Theory of atonement: Christreceives punishment rather than humans

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SatisfactionTheory

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Theory of atonement:Christ’s death appeases God’s sense of justice

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MoralInfluence Theory

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Theory of atonement: Christprovides a good example for how humans should live

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Christus Victor Theory

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Theoryof atonement: Christ’s death defeats evil powers

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Marcion

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Individual who wasdenounced as a heretic for separating the God of the Old Testament from the Godof the New Testament

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Pantheism

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Belief that everything isGod

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Panentheism

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Belief that God is ineverything