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What is textual criticism
Examines translations
What is redaction criticism
Focuses on writer as his own editor
What is source criticism
Examines source of info
Holy spirit and Q
Quelle
Who made latin bible
St jerome
Codex vaticanus
What is the pentateuch
Origin stories
Mostly myths
Genesis anticipates covenant exodus is covenant
Leviticus expands on the law
Book of numbers is covenant in action
Deuteronomy expresses how covenant is adapted for a changing society
What are the historical books
Recount the events from settling of promised land with joshua through occupation of palestine by the roman empire
What else does the historical books tell?
Stories of hebrews entering the promised land
Dividing the land among the twelve tribes
Ruled by judges
Established monarchy
Division of kingdom
Defeat of north by the assyrian
Defeat of south by the babylonians
Period of exile
Return and rebuilding of jerusalem
Dominated by persians and greeks
Period of self jewish rule
Eventual occupation of rome
What are the wisdom books
Examines God in the middle of everyday lives
Poetic
Apocryphal books
Books in catholic ot and not other religions
Canon
List of books in ot and nt
46 and 27
Deuterocanonical
Books not in tnk but in septuigint
Idolatry
Worshipping something that is not God
Major prophets
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Daniel
Minor prophets
12 prophets not as important
Patriarchs
Male leaders of faith
