Midterm Q's Flashcards
The Bible has __ OT books & __ NT books & tells…
39, 27 (66 total), a grand narrative or story
The Bible serves as a means of…
communicating and providing a framework endemic to being human (a story)
Metanarrative
overarching universal account of reality and human life to explain everything. answers big questions like why are we alive?
Worldview
grid through which humans perceive reality (impacted by background). things like gender, religion, and environment affect everyone’s worldview
Act 1
God Establishes His Kingdom: Creation
Act 2
Rebellion in the Kingdom: Fall
Act 2
Rebellion in the Kingdom: Fall
Act 3
Choosing of Israel: Redemption Initiated
Act 4
Coming of Jesus: Redemption Accomplished
Act 5
Spreading The Gospel (mission of the church)
Act 6
The Return of the King: Redemption Completed
T/F: The Bible lays out a meta narrative in chronological order?
False (Bible is not in chronological order)
When reading the Bible, we must ask…
What time is it?
What is the most popular gospel?
Matthew
What are the categories of error?
Unintentional and Intentional
What is a reason for an intentional error?
Theological reason or agenda or filling in omissions
How many manuscripts does the New Testament have?
approximately 5745
Most of the variance in translations of the Bible are due to
spelling
Transmission
texts copies/passed down in original language
Why do we need translations?
to make a text more accessible
T/F: All translation involves interpretation
True
Formal Equivalence
word-for-word translation of the text into the receptor language so it’s the accurate word of Christ
What is the problem with formal equivalence?
Expressions don’t always carry meaning in different languages
Dynamic Equivalence
thought-for-thought translation of the source text into the receptor language
What is the problem with dynamic equivalence?
may not preserve the true word of Christ (ex: “all she had to live on” vs “whole life”)
What is different about the TNIV?
It removes male-specific meaning in the original Greek texts. (ex: “man” to “human”)
What is different about the KJV?
It is the “majority text”, the copy with the most manuscripts, but they are skewed texts.
Genesis 1-2
Creation
Genesis 3
Fall
Genesis 4
Cain and Abel
Genesis 5
Adam to Noah “die”/separation from God