Introductory Terms Flashcards

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Scripture is a sacred text known as . . . ?

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“The collection of books.”

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Bible/biblos is Greek for what?

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Book.

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The Old Testament, or First Testament is also known as . . . ?

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The Hebrew bible.

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How many books does the Protestant Old Testament have?

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39 books.

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The catholic Old Testament has how many books?

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46 books.

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Testament, diatheke and berit translate to . . . ?

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Covenant.

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Messiah means . . . ?

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Anointed one.

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What is a covenant?

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A binding contract.

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TaNaK stands for . . . ?

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Torah
Nebiim
Ketubim

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Torah means . . . ?

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Law.

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Nebiim means . . . ?

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Prophets.

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Ketubim means . . . ?

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Writings.

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The Pentateuch consists of which books?

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The first five books.

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The Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible means?

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Septuagint.

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The Protestants use the word apocryphal which means . . . ?

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Hidden.

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Instead of apocryphal, the Catholics say . . . ?

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Deuterocanonical.

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A canon means . . . ?

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An accepted part of the bible.

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What is biblical criticism or historical criticism.

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To approach the Bible like a historical document.

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What is textual criticism?

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How the text was originally worded.

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What is form criticism?

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What its function was in the community.

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What does redaction criticism mean?

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“Redaktor” German for editor.

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What are the first five books of the Bible (the Pentateuch)?

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Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, numbers, Deuteronomy.