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36 Cards in this Set
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What does Biblos mean?
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It is Greek for "Bible." It means scroll or book.
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What is the Bible?
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The Bible is a library or collection of many books. It is meant to be diversified but unified.
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What are the types of criticism from the Bible?
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Historical- a variety of methods developed to analyze the history of the text- how it came to be through various compositional phases.
Literary- the analysis of literary features of the text, apart from its composition history. |
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What is the Canon of Scripture?
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A Canon is the "measuring rod" (or rule or standard). The books recognized by the church as the authoritative Word of GOd.
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How was scripture Canonized?
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Result of gradual process of collection, recognition, and confirmation. Not done by one specific person or council.
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What is the Torah?
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Torah means the law. It is made up the first 5 books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, an Deuteronomy).
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What is the apocrypha?
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A group of Jewish works rejected by Martin Luther and Protestant reformers. Accepted by the Catholic faith as Word of God. Also referred to as "the second canon."
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How many languages was the Bible originally written in and what were they?
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3- Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic.
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Why do we have the King James version?
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It was a compromise between the Bishop's Bible and Geneva Bible.
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Who is Tyndale? Why did he leave England?
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He translated the Bible to English. He is responsible for the 1st printed version of NT in English. He was cast out from England because of this.
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What are formal equivalent versions of the Bible?
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They are literal word-for-word translations. Seek as much as possible to follow the lexical and grammatical form or the original Hebrew and Greek. Ex- NASB, ESV, NRSV, RSV.
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What are functional equivalent version of the Bible?
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Aka dynamic equivalent or idiomatic versions. Seek first to translate the meaning of the text. Ex- NLT, GNB, CEV, NCV.
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What are the "in-between" versions of the Bible?
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NIV, NAB, REB, NJB, TNIV.
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How many books are in the Bible?
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66
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Who is Abraham?
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He is the Patriarch. He and his family dominate the stories of Genesis. "Father Abraham had many sons..."
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What did God promise Abraham?
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That he would be the father of many nations... His descendants would become a great nation and through a descendant of him all nations of earth would be divinely blessed (JESUS). Divine redemption of humanity would be dependent on a royal line from him.
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What is primogeniture?
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Preference for the first-born son. Overturned when a younger son is given the patriarchal blessing (i.e. Joseph).
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What is discuss in the books of Exodus-Deuteronomy?
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The life of Moses.
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Who were the only ones permitted into the promise land?
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Joshua and Caleb.
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What is described in the book of Judges?
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How the Israelites were attacked by surrounding nations and lived under constant threat. God sent judges as leaders to bring temp relief by repelling the oppressors and promoting justice in the land.
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What does the book of Judges portray about the judges?
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They become less and less effective due to the increasing spiritual and moral corruption of the Israelites.
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What did the Israelites do? Why?
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They abandoned the covenant obligations set before them by Moses and upheld by Joshua. They become more and more corrupt and failing to follow Joshua's example as their leader.
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Describe the government of Israel.
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Transitioned from a tribal government to a monarchy. After Solomon's death the kingdom was divided. The 12 tribes became 10 in the north and 2 in the south.
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Who facilitated the return of the Jews to Jerusalem? Why?
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Cyrus. The specific objective of rebuilding the temple.
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Why do people avoid the OT?
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They think the law is no longer binding. "New Testament living"
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What is Canaan?
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The land the Israelites were supposed to inherit.
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What are the 3 geographical locations of Exodus?
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Ch. 1-15= Egypt
Ch. 16-18= the wilderness Ch. 19-40= Mt. Sinai |
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Describe Leviticus.
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Divine instruction usually addressed to Moses, intended to enable the Israelites to dwell safely close in proximity of God.
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Describe Numbers.
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A span of 40 years of the Israelites wandering in the desert. During their wandering all of the adult Israelites who experienced the exodus from Egypt die EXCEPT for Joshua and Caleb.
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What is a reoccurring theme of Numbers?
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FAILURE.
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Describe Deuteronomy.
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Consists of Moses' 2 speeches shortly before his death. The renewing of the covenant between God and Israel resembles a marriage ceremony.
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Where was the building of the covenant?
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Mt. Sinai
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Who was the author of the Pentateuch?
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Moses.
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Describe Deuteronomy.
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Consists of Moses' 2 speeches shortly before his death. The renewing of the covenant between God and Israel resembles a marriage ceremony.
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Where was the building of the covenant?
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Mt. Sinai
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Who was the author of the Pentateuch?
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Moses.
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