Hebrew Canon

Question 0

What are the who phases of history for the Hebrew canon?

Answer 0

Babylonian Talmud 600AD

New Testament 100AD

Question 1

What are the 3 sections of the Hebrew canon?

Answer 1

Law-Torah
Prophets (former/latter)-nebi’um
Writings-ketubim

Question 2

What are the 2 rationales for the Hebrew canon?

Answer 2

Van Pelt:
Covenant/covenant history & preaching/covenant life
Sweeney:
Ideal established/ideal unrealized/ideal restored

Question 3

What are the characteristics of prologue and epilogue of the Hebrew canon?

Answer 3

Genesis: creation, marriage, adversary
Epilogue: adversary, creation, marriage

Question 4

What are the characteristics of the covenental bible?

Answer 4

Covenant: life, death, teaching (Moses/David)
Covenant history: history, preaching (Pentateuch/gospels)
Covenant life: think (indicative) & live (imperative) (writings/epistles)

Question 5

What are the book ends and seems of the Hebrew canon?

Answer 5

Book ends: Adam in genesis 1-2 and 1 Chronicles 1:1 (first and last books of Hebrew canon)
Seems: ends match in law & prophets (Moses and one greater coming)
Beginnings match in prophets and writings (meditate on word and prosper)

Question 6

What is the history of the Protestant canon?

Answer 6

Christian English 1400AD: Wycliffe
Jerome Latin: 400AD: vulgate-“vulgar”-ordinary
Josephus:1st century AD: roman Jewish

Question 7

What is the rationale of the Protestant canon?

Answer 7

Josephus ordered into:
genre
chronology
authorship