Bible (midterm) Flashcards
books of the Old Testament
- Pentateuch/Torah (The Law) – The first five books of the OT
- Historical Books
- Wisdom/Poetry Books
- Prophetic Books
books of the New Testament
- Gospels
- Acts of the Apostles
- Letters (21) Written by St. Paul and others
- Apocalypse/Revelation
old testament sources/manuscript sources
- Masoretic Text
- Dead Sea Scroll
- Septuagint
came from the Hebrew root verb ‘maser’ which means ‘to hand down.’
Masoretic
refers to what is ‘handed down’ or to what is ‘traditional.’
Maser
simply the traditional Hebrew text
Masoretic Text
the same referring to God’s Word; different only in terms of use
Scared Scriptures and the Bible
the ordinary people like us; layman’s term
Bible
term used always by the Bible Scholars or Theologians.
Sacred Scripture
word Bible comes from
Greek word “Biblia” meaning (plural) “books”
singular form ‘Biblion’ (book), paper or scroll
Greek word Bible
Biblion, meaning paper, book or scroll and was a diminutive of the word Byblos or papyrus.
Word of God written by
by men; inspiration of Holy Spirit.
is the written, inspired, word of God.
Bible or Sacred Scripture
The word Bible comes from the Greek word “___ _____” (___ ______) which came into use in the early centuries of Christianity to designate the whole sacred volume.
“Ta Biblia” (The Books)
The Bible is the fundamental source of…?
Divine Revelation
OT & NT are the collection of sacred writings/books; it contains of __ books.
73
The name applied by the Christians by way of ___________, to the collection of _______ _________ or _____ ___________ of the ___ ___ ____ Testaments (Theological Dictionary).
eminence; sacred writings; Holy Scriptures; Old and New
God’s ____ ______ for us
Love Letter
What the Bible is NOT
- Documentary Journalism
- A Science Textbook
- Financial Planning
- A Political Party Platform
- A Secret Code
- A Calendar of Future Events
- A Book of Magic Spells
the author of the Bible
God
through writings but under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the Word of God
Men
whatever things they had written were truly coming from the dictates of the Holy Spirit
men
It is the doctrine in Christian theology that the human authors and editors of Bible were led or influenced by the Holy Spirit.
Divine Inspiration
Division of the Bible
Total of 73 Books (OT and NT)
(Division of the Bible) Hebrew word “berith’; Greek word “diatheke”; covenant/agreement; covenant which God entered first with Abraham, then, the people of Israel
Testament
(Division of the Bible) first 45/46 books; promise of God to Abraham; coming of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
(Division of the Bible) tells the story of God’s revelation Himself and His plan for humanity, up to just before the coming of Jesus Christ tracing the history of the Jewish people/Hebrews, the Israelite, chosen people of God.
Old Testament
(Division of the Bible) 27 different books; (Matthew, John, Paul, James, Peter, Jude, Mark and Luke)
New Testament
(Division of the Bible) life of Jesus, suffering, death and resurrection; early Christians; Good News of salvation first to the Jews; to all people of God on earth
New testament
(OT Sources) dated between 930-1009 A.D; 39 books; Jewish rabbis of Palestine; successors of the Pharisees; time of Jesus
Masoretic Text
(OT Sources) found 1947, Qumran; 100 B.C. to 100 A.D; complete scroll; Isaiah; other scrolls - fragments; Essenes during time of Jesus
Dead Sea Scroll
(OT Sources) Greek version of a Hebrew text earlier then DDS; “Seventy” (70); (72) translators (6 from each of the 12 tribes of Israel); lived in Alexandria, city Egypt, near Mediterranean coast
Septuagint
(OT Sources) 3rd Century BC, Alexandria Jews - translate Bible OT to Greek
Septuagint
(OT Sources) dates between 300-250 B.C, earliest - 100 - 400 A.D, consists of 46 books, meaning, and 7 more books than Masoretic Text
Septuagint
(OT Sources) the texts used mainly by the first Christians, especially by the apostles and gospel writers, preaching and writing in Greek
Septuagint
(NT Sources) oldest form of manuscript
papyri scroll
(NT Sources) the book form of manuscripts
“codex”
(NT Sources) first codices of the New Testament were written in Greek capital letters
majuscules or uncials
(NT Sources) three codices which contain almost the complete Bible; so–named to places they’re found from
codex Vaticanus, the codex Sinaiticus and the codex Alexandrinus
(NT Sources) codex in proper place
codex Vaticanus
(NT Sources) two codex now in London
codex Sinaiticus (partially) and the codex Alexandrinus
(NT Sources) written in small Greek letters
minuscules
(Distinct Characteristics of a Catholic Bible) Catholic Bible includes the whole 73-book ______ recognized by the Catholic Church
canon
(Distinct Characteristics of a Catholic Bible) deuterocanonical books
Tobit, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, parts of Esther and parts of Daniel
Above all Catholic Bible, all of which have an _______________ granted by a Catholic Bishop.
imprimatur
A license granted by a bishop certifying the Church’s approval of a book to be published
imprimatur
“nothing hinders”
Nihil Obstat
to formally declare that there is no objection to the publication of a book (mostly biblical)
Nihil Obstat
BOOKS OF: Pentateuch/Torah (The Law)
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy
