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hermeneutics
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the art of interpretation. respect for the "other"
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necessity of hermeneutics
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we always interpret communicative acts. symbols exists in the dynamic. our understanding depends on literary context, language, historical and cultural background
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hermeneutics and scripture
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chronological, cultural, linguistic
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genre analysis
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a type of literary work characterized by a particular form or purpose
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prose
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written or spoken language in its original form, without metrical stucture. Simple, direct, 3rd person
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poetry
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literary work in which a distinctive style or rhythm is used
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biblical criticism
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the process of establishing the original, contextual meaning of bibilical texts and assessing their historical accuracy
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textual criticism
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the process of gathering and analyzing the ancient witnesses to the biblical text and determining which reading best represents the wording of the earliest text
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source criticism
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the method that tries to identify traditional written material edited together by the biblical writers
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canon
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a collection of books considered authoritative for belief and practice
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formation of the canon
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tripartite canon (hebrew) vs four-part canon (greek)
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tanakh
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torah, prophets, writings
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apocrypha
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written during 400-100BCE. contains many different genres. included in the Septuagint. varying opinions on canonicity.
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masoretic text
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written by hebrew scribes called Masoretes. oldest existing hebrew manuscripts
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septuagint
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greek translation of OT. first translated by Jews in Alexandria. underwent many revisions
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dead sea scrolls
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written by a jewish sect at Qumran. contain parts of every OT book, except Esther
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targums
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aramaic translation of the OT. reflects Jewish interpretation, like a commentary
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vulgate
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latin translation of OT. underwent several revisions
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pentateuch
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"five books". teachings
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patriarchs
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the male head
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abraham
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in Genesis
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moses
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in Exodus
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the exodus
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departure of isrealites from egypt. in Exodus
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narrative
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Genesis and Exodus
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law
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Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
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code of hammurabi
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first known law code
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casuistic law
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case law
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apodictic law
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not as specific
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documentary hypothesis
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J(Yahwist) E(Elohist) D(Deuteronomist) P(Priestly Source) modern view of pentateuch
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historical books
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Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Esther
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genre of historical books
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theological history
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historiography
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portrayal as events that happened. acceptance of the supernatural. not all events are equally important. only roughly chronological
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kings in historical books
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saul, david, solomon
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whats in ezra, nehemiah?
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exile and return of Jesus
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prophetic books
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major and minor prophets
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major prophets
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isaiah, jeremiah, ezekiel, daniel
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prophet
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spokesperson for God
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forth tellers
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critiquing society
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fore tellers
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mostly events in the near future
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poetic books
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job, psalms, proverbs, ecclesiastes, song of songs
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parallelism
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the use of successive constructions in poetry that correspond in meter, rhythm, etc...
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synonymous parallelism
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repeated elements have similar meaning
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antithetic parallelism
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the lines express a contrast
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synthetic parallelism
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neither of other two, but lines have some similarity
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terseness
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short and concise
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imagery
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figurative language, visually descriptive
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wisdom literature
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not intelligence, but practical. Provides insight for success in life. founded in the "fear of the Lord"
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papyrus, uncials, minuscules
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many manuscripts of NT were found on this
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lectionary
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a list of portions in the Bible meant to be read in Church
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text families
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Alexandrian, Western, Byzantine
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peshitta, coptic versions
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the syriac translation, other type of translation
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gnosticism
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believed in remote divine supreme being, and that Christ was an emissary of it
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marcionism
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rejected the old testament and denied the incarnation of God in Jesus as a human
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codex
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a manuscript in book form
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criteria for canonicity
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orthodoxy, apostolicity, catholicity
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gospels
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matthew, mark, luke, john
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gospel
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good news, form of biography
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synoptic gospels
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matthew, mark, luke
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john
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account of public ministry of Jesus
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four-source hypothesis
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Mark contributes to Matthew and Luke. Q contributes to Matthew and Luke. M contributes to Matthew. L contributes to Luke
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acts
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bridge document. centers on Peter and Paul
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historical monograph
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examines a single historical subject
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epistles
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2nd to last book in NT
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pauline epistles
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most of the letters in the NT
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catholic epistles
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more general letters to churches
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epistle
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a letter
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revelation
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last book in NT. Number 7 is significant in John's visions. Has prologue and epilogue.
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apocalypse
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revelatory literature set within a narrative framework that discloses a transcendental reality. occurs through non-human characters. deterministic and dualistic view of history. odd imagery. eschatology
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