Unit 1 Quiz Flashcards
Lived, Oral, Written
3 stages of development in the Bible
BCE
Before Common Era (Larger number=further away)
Dead Sea Scrolls
Oldest copies of biblical books found in 1947.
Qumran
Where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found
Bible
A “library” or series of books inspired by God, not dictated by God word for word.
New Testament
The section of the Bible written after Jesus’ birth. (27 books)
Codex
Biblical manuscript in page form.
Canon of the Bible
List of books inspired by God.
Septuagint
Greek Translation (70 scholars involved).
Apocrypha
Hidden/omitted parts of the Bible.
Literalists
People who take the Bible literally.
Contextual
Helps to show what the writer intended to teach.
Spiritual
What is signified by words.
Allegorical
What you should believe. (Metaphor)
Moral
What you should do. (Behaviour instructions)
Anagogical
Mystical explanation of events.