ch 3 Flashcards
t/f the bible is always on the top of the best sellers list
t
when was the bible first printed?
1450’s
t/f the bible was written in one language
f
t/f Ruth was the Queen of Persia
f
was ruth loyal to naomi?
yes
who was ruths 2nd husband?
boaz
who is the traditional author of the pentateuch?
moses
how many books did the council of trent accept?
46
under whos reign were the first books of the bible written down?
king solomon
how many men did judge giden need to defeat the midians?
300
what are the first 5 books of the bible called?
pentateuch or torah
second cannon
deuterocanonicol
second law
deuteronomy
the laws God gave the israelites on mount sinai
the 10 commandments, decologue, sinai covent
hebrew division of the bible
TaNaK (torah[law], nebiim[prophets], ketubim[writings])
major prophets
isaiah, jerimiah, lamitations, baruch, ezekiel, daniel
what were the messages of biblical prophets?
-worship the one true God
-accept Gods love and mercy
-be just, especially to the poor
-know that God will ultimately triumph
deuterocanonicol books
sirach, baruch, 1&2 maccabees, tobit, judith, wisdom
sections of the old testament and number of books
-pentateuch (5)
-historical books (16)
-wisdom books (7)
-prophetic books (18)
before the bible was written, how was it passed on?
oral tradition
how many people edited/translated the old testament?
70
- how many books are in the protestent cannon
- how many books are in the catholic cannon
- 39
- 46
septuagint
“seventy” because 70 scholars translated the old testement
apocryphal
hidden/withdrawn from comman use
genisus
beginning
