theology quiz 1 q2 Flashcards
what is most of the old testament written in?
hebrew
how many books are in the OT
46
what is the old testament
inspired record of salvation history (stories) prior to the coming of jesus christ
what makes up the old testament
pentateuch or torah (5 books), the historical (2), wisdom (3), prophetic book (4)
what are the first five books of the old testament called
pentateuch or torah
what does torah mean
law
what does Nebiim mean
prophets
what does ketubim mean
writings
what is the entire old testament called?
TaNaK
what were the periods of oral tradition like
told stories, songs, experiences, celebrations of sacred events
what are scribes
modern day lawyers
when did written stories occur
950 bc, during Solomon’s reign»_space; last of the OT books
what are compilations
work of several writers and editors
how long did it take to form the old testament
900 years
where does the word canon come from
hebrew word kaneh which means standard
what is canon
list of books recognized as the genuine and inspire Holy Scripture (Really Inspired)
how many books are accepted by the protestants?
39 books (king james)
how many books do the catholics accept?
46 books
why were there discrepancies in the number of books accepted?
results from which ancient versions of the hebrew scriptures are used to form the canons
2 references
what happened between the north and south?
babylonian invasion and deportation of the women and children to babylon then greece conquered babylon and told them they could go home, they dispersed to rome, athens, and corinth
what is the septuagint
greek translation of the OT in egypt (3rd century bc) «_space;becomes catholic bible
jamnia, northern palestine
jewish scholars met to consolidate their sacred books (90 ad) dropped 7 books)
what were the 7 books that were dropped
1 and 2 macabees, judith, tobit, baruch, sirach, and wisdom
deuteroconomical
“second canon” - book in the OT not found in the hebrew scriptures; also called apocryphal books (hidden)
apocryphal
protestant term, king james bible
what are the five books of the pentateuch
Genesis, exodus< (most important to jews), leviticus, numbers, deuteronomy
genisis
beginning; cahpeters 1-11 (creation, sin of Adam and eve, flood) ; last chapters ( story of patriarch- abraham , issac, esau, jacob) < jewish fathers
