Test 1 Flashcards
What are the tree purposes of the bible
- teach about human nature
- moral ideas
- meaning system
Who wrote the bible
Many people but supervised by one
How many books do the OT and NT have
OT - 46
Nt - 27
What 4 things are in the OT
- (PHWP)
- writings
- prophets
- historical books
- Pentateuch
What 4 things are in the NT
- (GARL)
- gospels
- acts of the apostles
- letters
- revelation
What does testament mean
Covenant or promise
What languages r the NT and OT in
OT - herbrew
Nt - greek
What three things does the OT talk about
- Time before jesus
- history
- people of Israel
What is the order of the OT
PHWP
- Pentateuch
- historical writings
- writings
- prophets
What does canon mean
Official church books approved by pope
What 4 things make up New Testament
- gosple
- acts of apostles
- letters
- revelation
What r the three tools of analysis? Where r they about the text
Literary -in
Sociohistorical- behind
Ideoligcal -infront
What is exegesis
Exploration and analysis of a bible passage
What is the primary truth
Anthropological
What are the 5 secondary truths
- (MHPSS)
- Moral
- historical
- proverbial
- scientific
- symbolic