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BTS 9-23-2011
First Exam
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Bible Studies
Undergraduate 1
09/22/2011

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Lingua Franca
Definition
International language of the day.
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Armana Letters
Definition
Hundreds of clay tablets written in babylonian.
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Apocryphal
Definition
Extra books found in the roman catholic bibles.
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Canon
Definition
Means rule. It connotes an authoritive collection of books accepted as the rule of faith and practice. 
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Plenary
Definition
Full or complete
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verbal
Definition
Refers to the wrods of scripture.
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Plenary Verbal
Definition
God inspired the whole Bible.
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Masora
Definition
complex system of markings they developed to achieve their purpose.
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Torah
Definition
First 5 books of the bible
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Grammatical Historical Method
Definition
Seeks to find the basic, plain sense meaning of a bible passage by applying rules of grammar and syntax
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Sovereignty
Definition
Biblical teaching that God is in absolute control.
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incarnation
Definition
God took on human form
Term
Where did events of the old testament take place?
Definition
From the zagros mountains to the east of the mediterranean.
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Fertile crescent
Definition
Three geographical sub-regions joined by an arch of rich soil.
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Mesopotamia
Definition
Between the rivers.
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Paleolithic Age
Definition
Old stone age before 1400 BC
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Mesolithic Age
Definition
Middle stone age (14000-8000 BC)
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Neolithic Age 
Definition
(8000-4200 BC) New stone age in middle east, foundation of civilization
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Rift
Definition
The jordan rift which is a great fissure in the surface of the earth. This extends from the north of the sea of galilee to the jordan valley and dead sea.
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Via Maris
Definition
The way of the sea
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Vulgate
Definition
Latin translation of the bible written by Jerome
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cuneiform
Definition
Wedge shaped writing incised on wet clay
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Pharaoh
Definition
God king of egyptians.
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Levant
Definition
Eastern coast of the mediterranean sea, which forms the western boundary of Syria-palestine. Crossroads of all ancient trade.
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