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Biblical Apologetics BTS AP8525 > Quiz 2 week 4 OT Documents, Canon, Extracanonical docs > Flashcards

Quiz 2 week 4 OT Documents, Canon, Extracanonical docs Flashcards

1
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*** Ostraca

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Broken pottery pieces repurposed for writing upon

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*** Parchment

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Tanned animal skins for writing upon

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3
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Time of earliest human writing

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< 3000 BC – ~1500 yrs before Moses

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4
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How many Hebrew letters used

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22 letters, all consonants

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5
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Instead of written resources, the ancients had

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strong oral tradition

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6
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Ezra established schools

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scribal schools

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7
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Masoretes were able to implement innovations because…

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Better access to paper/other materials

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Before Masoretes, using vowels and marks was not done because

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materials scarce and expensive, and the extra marks took up too much space

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*** Canon comes from Greek for

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measuring reed–> standard, rule of measurement

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10
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Canon formation stage 1:

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Authoritative utterances

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Canon formation stage 2:

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Formal written documents. Moses was known to be a writer.

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12
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Canon Formation stage 3:

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Collecting written documents

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Canon Formation Stage 4:

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Sorting the documents. Josephus boasts that the Jews have not innumerable books but 22.

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14
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Does the Canon have an order?

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Yes

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15
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What does the word Tanak come from?

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T. N. K.

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16
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What does T N K stand for?

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T for Torah = Law, N for Nebiim = prophets, K for Ketubim = writings

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17
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How many books in Hebrew scriptures?

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24.

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18
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Why fewer books in Hebrew Bible?

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Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, Ezra-Nehemiah, and minor prophets all are one book each.

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19
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Where did Hebrew books get name?

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From 1st line of text.

20
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What does Apocrypha mean?

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Hidden

21
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Did the early Christians know about the Apocrypha?

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Yes, everyone knew of them. They were current, written between 200 BC and 100 AD.

22
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Where were the Apocrypha published?

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Added to Septuagint

23
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For what were the Apocrypha valued?

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Not as inspired Scripture but as important preservation of their history

24
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Who were the Maccabees?

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Maccabees were very prominent family. Led revolt that purged paganism, though it led to Roman occupation. A Herod married into Maccabees to gain status.

25
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Were the Apocrypha included in the Vulgate?

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Yes

26
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*** Council of Trent 1545 affirmed Apocrypha and called it what?

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Deutero-canon

27
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What languages were Deutero-canonical books written in?

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Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic

28
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Jesus believed OT, in literal…

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Flood; Adam and Eve

29
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What are ostraca?

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Broken pieces of pottery used to write on

30
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Jesus validated OT by quoting…

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Deuteronomy to fight satan

31
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Paul validated OT in letter to

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Timothy, 2 Tim 3:16

32
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Paul validated gospel writer…

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Luke when he quotes him in 1 Tim 5:17-18

33
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Paul says that OT things were written….

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for Christians’ instruction and they have Jesus in mind

34
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Peter validates as inspired the writings of

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Paul and OT in 2 Pet. 3:14-16 and 1 Pet. 1:10-12

35
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Jesus interprets OT on Emmaus road…

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to demonstrate his identity

36
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What is parchment?

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Tanned animal skins for writing on

37
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What letters are in the Hebrew alphabet?

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22 letters, all consonants

38
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What is the Masoretic Text?

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Source of OT

39
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What is the “canon”?

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From Greek meaning “measuring reed,” it means ruler or standard of measurement.

40
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What are the 4 stages of canon formation?

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  1. Authoritative utterances
  2. Formal written documents (Moses was known as a writer)
  3. Collecting written documents
  4. Sorting the documents–defining which are canonical.
41
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Does the Canon have an order as well as content?

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Yes

42
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What is the Tanak?

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Acronym comes from

  1. Torah (law)
  2. Nebiim (prophets)
  3. Ketubim (writings)
43
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How many books in Hebrew Scriptures?

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  1. Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, Ezra+Nehemiah, and the minor prophets are all one book each.
44
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What does “apocrypha” mean?

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Hidden. Because Jewish scribes valued books so those considered noninspired or unorthodox were hidden rather than destroyed.

45
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When were apocrypha written?

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Between 200BC and 100AD

46
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What is another name for Apocrypha?

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Deutero-Canon. From Council of Trent.

47
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What evidence is there that Jesus believed the OT?

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He believed in the flood, in literal Adam and Eve married by God, and he quoted Deuternomy when tempted by satan

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