theology quiz 1 q2

Question 1

what is most of the old testament written in?

Answer 1

hebrew

Question 2

how many books are in the OT

Answer 2

46

Question 3

what is the old testament

Answer 3

inspired record of salvation history (stories) prior to the coming of jesus christ

Question 4

what makes up the old testament

Answer 4

pentateuch or torah (5 books), the historical (2), wisdom (3), prophetic book (4)

Question 5

what are the first five books of the old testament called

Answer 5

pentateuch or torah

Question 6

what does torah mean

Answer 6

law

Question 7

what does Nebiim mean

Answer 7

prophets

Question 8

what does ketubim mean

Answer 8

writings

Question 9

what is the entire old testament called?

Answer 9

TaNaK

Question 10

what were the periods of oral tradition like

Answer 10

told stories, songs, experiences, celebrations of sacred events

Question 11

what are scribes

Answer 11

modern day lawyers

Question 12

when did written stories occur

Answer 12

950 bc, during Solomon’s reign&raquo_space; last of the OT books

Question 13

what are compilations

Answer 13

work of several writers and editors

Question 14

how long did it take to form the old testament

Answer 14

900 years

Question 15

where does the word canon come from

Answer 15

hebrew word kaneh which means standard

Question 16

what is canon

Answer 16

list of books recognized as the genuine and inspire Holy Scripture (Really Inspired)

Question 17

how many books are accepted by the protestants?

Answer 17

39 books (king james)

Question 18

how many books do the catholics accept?

Answer 18

46 books

Question 19

why were there discrepancies in the number of books accepted?

Answer 19

results from which ancient versions of the hebrew scriptures are used to form the canons
2 references

Question 20

what happened between the north and south?

Answer 20

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

Question 21

what is the septuagint

Answer 21

greek translation of the OT in egypt (3rd century bc) &laquo_space;becomes catholic bible

Question 22

jamnia, northern palestine

Answer 22

jewish scholars met to consolidate their sacred books (90 ad) dropped 7 books)

Question 23

what were the 7 books that were dropped

Answer 23

1 and 2 macabees, judith, tobit, baruch, sirach, and wisdom

Question 24

deuteroconomical

Answer 24

“second canon” - book in the OT not found in the hebrew scriptures; also called apocryphal books (hidden)

Question 25

apocryphal

Answer 25

protestant term, king james bible

Question 26

what are the five books of the pentateuch

Answer 26

Genesis, exodus< (most important to jews), leviticus, numbers, deuteronomy

Question 27

genisis

Answer 27

beginning; cahpeters 1-11 (creation, sin of Adam and eve, flood) ; last chapters ( story of patriarch- abraham , issac, esau, jacob) < jewish fathers