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.