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
What are the 4 themes of the bible
- divine revelation ( insight revealed by God through scripture)
- Oral tradition ( passing down by word of mouth)
- salvation history (how God saves us from sin)
- covenant ( agreement between God and his ppl)
What does the word bible mean?
The books
What is the bible made up of?(5)
- collection of books
- scripture
- people’s interpretation and experiences
- moral ideas
- people’s understanding of human nature
What are the three Abraham faith traditions? Which religion?
- Judaism (Tanakh)
- Christianity (bible)
- Islam (quaran)
What are the sections of Tanakh.
- Torah (teachings)
- neviim ( prophets)
- kethuviim (writings)
What is divine inspiration?
Inspiration from God to people who are spiritually gifted
Inerrany?
Means that bible is without error
Pericope?
Extracted texts from bible
Worldview?
How you look at the world and what is good and bad around you