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Chapter 3: Survey of Books of the Bible
Brief Summaries
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Religious Studies
9th Grade
10/31/2018

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Pentateuch
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The first 5 Books of the Bible; Torah; Books of Moses
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Oral Tradition
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Stories/Truths passed down from one generation to another by word of mouth
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compilation
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a group, a series
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Law
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Helped the Israelites life according to God's wishes
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"Genesis"
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"In the Beginning"
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Genesis
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1st Book of the Old Testament - from Creation to the story of the Patriarchs
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"Exodus"
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"to go out from"
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Exodus
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2nd Book of the Old Testament - the story of Moses and the Israelites, freedom from Egypt
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"Leviticus"
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"Law"
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Leviticus
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particulars of Law, holiness
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Numbers
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2 censuses; Israelites in the desert to edge of Promised Land
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"Deuteronomy"
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2nd Law
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Deuteronomy
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repeat of guidance of 3 previous Books, up to death of Moses and appointment of Joshua as his successor
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Judge
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a person - man or woman - appointed by God to lead the Israelites; their gifts used as needed (some military, some spiritual)
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remnant
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a piece of something larger
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apocalyptic
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"revelation"; symbolic literature about the future and Final Judgment
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Gospel
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"Good News"; 4 New Testament Books, life of Jesus and followers
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kerygma
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essential message of the Gospel that Jesus Christ is Lord.
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Didache
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"teaching"; earliest writing in Christianity
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Epistle
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a letter; early Church; Apostles and Disciples to early Christians; part of New
Testament
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koine
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common Greek spoken by ordinary people in Roman Empire
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"catholic" (lower case "c")
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"universal"
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