Introductory Terms Flashcards
Scripture is a sacred text known as . . . ?
“The collection of books.”
Bible/biblos is Greek for what?
Book.
The Old Testament, or First Testament is also known as . . . ?
The Hebrew bible.
How many books does the Protestant Old Testament have?
39 books.
The catholic Old Testament has how many books?
46 books.
Testament, diatheke and berit translate to . . . ?
Covenant.
Messiah means . . . ?
Anointed one.
What is a covenant?
A binding contract.
TaNaK stands for . . . ?
Torah
Nebiim
Ketubim
Torah means . . . ?
Law.
Nebiim means . . . ?
Prophets.
Ketubim means . . . ?
Writings.
The Pentateuch consists of which books?
The first five books.
The Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible means?
Septuagint.
The Protestants use the word apocryphal which means . . . ?
Hidden.
Instead of apocryphal, the Catholics say . . . ?
Deuterocanonical.
A canon means . . . ?
An accepted part of the bible.
What is biblical criticism or historical criticism.
To approach the Bible like a historical document.
What is textual criticism?
How the text was originally worded.
What is form criticism?
What its function was in the community.
What does redaction criticism mean?
“Redaktor” German for editor.
What are the first five books of the Bible (the Pentateuch)?
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, numbers, Deuteronomy.
