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Unit 1 Flashcards

1
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Canon

A

> list of books someone has evaluated and stated they belong
Hebrew (3)
Catholics/Protestants (4)
Orthodox (4)

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2
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Pentateuch

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> first five books in Bible

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3
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TaNak

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> name of Jewish Bible

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4
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Vulgate

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> earliest Latin translation

>language of common people

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5
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Deuterocanonical/Apocryphal

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> 1546: Catholic Church included these extra 7 books

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Revelation

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> the divine or supernatural disclosure to humans of something relating to human existence or the world

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7
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Torah

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> first five books in Hebrew Bible

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Targum

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> an ancient Aramaic paraphrase or interpretation of the Hebrew Bible

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9
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Inspiration

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> advisement on scriptures from God

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Septuagint

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> early Greek translation

>longer than Jewish canon

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Tradition

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> the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way

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12
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Part One: What is the Bible?

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> different writers impose their own perspective
originally mostly in Hebrew
historical/scientific errors
limited by human speech

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What is the Bible?

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> God’s self revelation
desire for deeper relationship
read to counter God

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14
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Hebrew Bible

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> Torah, Nevi ‘em, Ketubim
Jewish Bible called TaNak
Excluded books they thought were not originally in Hebrew or written too late

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Christian Bible

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> Pentateuch, Prophets, Wisdom, Writings, History (from Nevi ‘em and Ketubim)
Wisdom writings before Prophets

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Hebrew Names vs. Christian Names

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(A) Torah (first five)- Pentateuch - Law - instructions
History - History - Historical Narrative
(B) Nevi ‘em - Prophets - Prophets
(C) Ketubim - Wisdom Writings - Writing
(c) Proverbs predict consequence of an act because of order

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17
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The Old Testament

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> “ANE” means “Ancient Near East”
Israel- buffer land and trade routes (taxes)
Old Testament - Hebrew
New Testament - Greek

18
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Formal Equivalence

Kinds of Translations

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> word for word

sounds choppy

19
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Dynamic Equivalence

Kinds of Translations

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> meaning for meaning

sounds nice to read

20
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Paraphrases

Kinds of Translations

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> adds thoughts not directly in Bible

21
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Hebrew Language

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>different alphabet
>reads right to left
>not like modern Hebrew
>no vowels
>no verb tenses
22
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Mazeridic Text

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> uses dots under to note vowels

23
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Divisions in the Canon

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> books didn’t come about at same time
people scattered, Hebrew forgotten, translated to Greek
Torah and Prophets are same in all
Writings includes books not in all versions

24
Q

AD - BC

A

BCE - CE

25
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Translations Chart

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Hebrew - Greek (NEW) - Latin (OLD) - English (Roman Catholic)
Hebrew - German (Protestant)

26
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Disapora

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> Jewish scattering outside Holy Land (Israel)

27
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Divine Revelation

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> God showing himself to humanity

>enter into deeper relationship

28
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Event

Canon Chart

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> happens in history
communal event
reveals God
ex. Exodus

29
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Story of Event

Canon Chart

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> oral culture
gathers community
people re-experience event
community carefully guards stories

30
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Written Tradition

Canon Chart

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> thought to be around King David

>1000 BC

31
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Edited Tradition

Canon Chart

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> sometimes reinterpreted when new knowledge arrives

32
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Canonical Account

Canon Chart

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> sets books into stone

33
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Fertile Crescent

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> desert causes dependency on rain

34
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Yahweh

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> “J”
favors David
prefers South

35
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Elohim

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> “E”
doesn’t favor David
prefers North

36
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Editors of Old Testament

Specifically Torah

A 
Documentary Hypothesis
> J = Yahwist
>E = Elohist
>J-E = combined
>D = Deuteronomist
>P = Priestly
37
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Loose Federation

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> 12 tribes
unified idea about God
no king

38
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Saul

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> mostly a general instead of kingly role

39
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Solomon’s Reign

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> expanded
not popular
projects = taxes

40
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North and South Split

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> North is later wiped out by Assyrians

>South has stories from North included in their text

41
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Deuteronomists

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> realize being in Holy Land was dependent on obedience to God

42
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Priestly

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> writes Preface
ritualistic
priestly rules
justification

Understanding the Old Testament (1 decks)

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