L.1b Vocab. Flashcards
1
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Many authors wrote the first five books of the Bible
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Documentary Hypothesis
2
Q
An act ofGod; something not explainable by natural laws
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Miracle
3
Q
The period of Israel’s history dominated by Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph
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Patriarchal
4
Q
When a story’s details help pinpoint its actual historical setting
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Situates
5
Q
When something doesn’t seem to belong to the time period it has been assigned to
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Anachronism
6
Q
Biblical narratives have no historical basis (all fiction)
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Biblical Nihilism
7
Q
Biblical narratives, though loosely based on real people or events, are mostly fiction
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Biblical Minimalism
8
Q
Reasearching the author/source and purpose of biblical texts
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Higher Criticism