Exam 1 Flashcards
Canon
Rule and authority
Torah
Hebrew for “teaching” or “instruction”
Masoretic Text
Hebrew copy of the Old Testament that has come down to us from the Masoretes.
Septuagint
Translation of the Old Testament into Greek.
Hermeneutics
Science of interpreting the bible
Via Maris
Latin term meaning The way of the sea
King’s Highway
The King’s Highway was a trade route of vital importance in the ancient Near East, connecting Africa with Mesopotamia.
Incarnation
Christian doctrine that God took on human form in Jesus Christ
Pharaoh
God-king of the ancient Egyptians, to whom the people gave credit for the Nile’s annual flood.
Covenant
Binding relationships between God and humans.
Babylon
The whore
Jerusalem
Land of Israel
Pentateuch
First 5 books of the bible. Means Law
Creatio Ex Nihilo
Means creation out of nothing
Shalom
Hebrew word meaning peace
Documentary Hypothesis
Source criticism
Anthropomorphic
Having humanlike qualities
Monotheism
Only one God
Cosmogony
Account or theory concerning the origin of the universe
Enuma Elisha
Akkadian title meaning On High