Mod 3 Terms

Question 1

Messiah

Answer 1

A royal title for Jesus of Nazareth that declares his fulfillment of God’s promise to save and restore his people. (From Hebrew word “anointed one”)

Question 2

Septuagint

Answer 2

The earliest known Greek translation of the Old Testament (from a Latin word meaning “seventy”, named after the approximate number of scribes believed to have begun its production)

Question 3

Canon

Answer 3

Literally a standard or ruler to measure, often applied to the ancient books that make up the Old Testament and New Testament

Question 4

Manuscript

Answer 4

A medium containing original, copied, or translations of ancient text.

Question 5

TaNaKh

Answer 5

The three fundamental sections of the Hebrew Bible.

Question 6

BC

Answer 6

A designation of the era before the time of Christ Jesus.

Question 7

BCE

Answer 7

A designation of time that means “before the common era”