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| Greek for Books, word bible is derived from |
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| meaning "reed", the canon is official inspired by God collection of writings |
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| Those books considered inspired by the Roman catholics but not the Hebrews or Protestant. Books: 1&2 Maccabees; Tobit; Sirach; the Wisdom of Solomon; Baruch; and Judith |
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| "hidden" books, used in protestant circles to describe the deuterocanonical books |
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| Greek translation of the Hebrew OT ca 250BC. translation by 70 rabbis. Nickname LXX |
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| "traditional hebrew text". this is the base from what translations are made |
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| name used by Jewish People for the Bible, acronym for Torah - Prophets - Writings |
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| derived from the word "to teach" meaning "instruction, way of life" describes the first five books of the bible |
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| found in 1947 by some Bedouins in cave near Dead Sea. some of the oldest texts of the hebrew bible. dated from 3BC to 1AD |
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| binding agreement or pact between two groups, in the bible its between God and God's people |
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| an interaction between God and the author |
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"The Constitution on Divine Revelation"
talks about how catholic teachings are dynamic process of revelation, it is ongoing development. built upon the Divino Afflante Spirtu |
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| "Divino Afflante Spiritu" |
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| Pope Pius XII, called upon catholic scholars to utilize modern techniques. also called for new translations from the original texts. emphasized the unity of scripture how it should be interpreted as a whole |
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| rejected the Old testament and its "God of Law" in favor of his bible that included edited form of the gospel of Luke, and Paul's letter minus jewish refrences. |
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| 1200 - 1100 BCE. OT might of been written during this time |
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| 1200-586 BC texts of the Old Testament derive from parts of this culture |
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| 586 - 332 BC post-exilic prophets, final reduction of the Pentateuch, works of the Chronicler, Ruth, Esther, Ecclesiastes and some Psalms |
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| 332 - 37 BC same time as Alexander the great conquests, Books of Maccabees, Daniel, Sirach, Deuterocanonical and several Apocryphal/Pseudepigraphal Books. |
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| the arc or arable land running from the nile river valley, the sea coast of palestine, northern Syria, the mesopotamian river system, to the persian gulf |
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| examines and dates the physical remains of past cultures, has greatly expanded our knowledge of biblical times and cultures and helps us to better understand the biblical world. |
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| battle between forces of order and chaos among the gods which parallels Genesis 1 |
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| story of king Gilgamesh and the primeval flood, an ark, and salvation |
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| 18th century babylonian king which are paralleled in Exodus 21-23. |
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| (1638-1712) found sources within the Pentaeuch and proposed that Moses used more than one source "father of modern biblical scholarship" |
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| Graf-Wellhausen Documentary Hypothesis |
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(1878) four sources believed to come together to form the Torah:
1) The Yahwist, referred to as "J"
2) The Elohist or "E"
3) The Deuteronomist or "D"
4) The Priestly source or "P" |
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| ca. 950 BC, uses Yahweh for God. Anthropomorphis: Attributes human characteristics to God |
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| ca 850 BC views God as mediated by angels and transcendent. Uses "Elohim" for God. has god appear through angels and dreams |
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| ca 750 BC, very preachy and sermonizing. He introduces the Law of One Sanctuary, wrote the long final farewell sermon of Moses |
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| ca 500 BC, latest source, wrote the first of the creation stories with a strong emphasis on the sabath. encouraged strict observance of ritual law and practice. consider the final editor of the Pentateuch, most likely schools of authorship and traditions more than a single person or source. |
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| Outline of Biblical History |
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1) The Primeval History
2) The Patriarchal Period
3) Moses, the Exodus, sojour in the wilderness and settlement
4) The Judges
5) The Monarchy
6) The Exile and Return
7) Alexander's Conquest, Hellenism, and the Hasmoneans
8) The Roman Period |
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| (Genesis 1-11) story of creation, the fall, first humans, noah and the flood, answer basic questions about humanity, creation and human plight |
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(ca 1850 - 1250 BC) period from Abraham to Joseph
Key figures: Abraham, Isaac, and Joseph
Migrations from Mesopotamia to Canaan |
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| Moses, the Exodus, sojourn in the wilderness and settlement |
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| (ca 1250-1130 BC) Moses leads the Israelites to freedom, settlement of promised land |
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| (ca 1130-1020 BC) Israels History in the book of Judges, a confederation of various tribes is led by a series of Judges |
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| (ca 1120 - 587 BC) shows transition from monarchy under saul, david, and then to solomon. the split of North ("Israel") and South ("Judah") |
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| (587-332) Jerusalem is destroyed by the Babylonians and a large part of its population is exiled to Babylon |
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| Alexander's Conquest, Hellenism, and the Hasmoneans |
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| (332-39BC) Daniel and 1&2 Maccabees. Roman domination continues through the time of Jesus and into the second century. |
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| (39BC-100AD) official canon of OT was finalized ca 80-90 |
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1) The Bible is fundamentally "cryptic" in that it holds hidden meanings: When it said A it really meant B
2)The bible contains lessons directed towards people today; through the stories occurred in the past, they teach us what to do and how to act today.
3)The Bible contains no contradictions or mistakes; the ancient interpreters analyzed passages which appeared to have contradictions or mistakes in ways unify that preserve the accuracy of the text and uphold this principle.
4)The entire Bible is a divinely-given text through which God speaks directly or through the prophets; In other words |
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| (ca 30BC - 55 AD) used the allegorical method of interpretiting the bible |
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| method of interpreting concrete details in a text as representing abstract entites, ideas, virtues, or vices |
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| (ca 150 - 215 AD) interpreted the bible in light of christian belief. |
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| the method of interpreting the events and people of the old testament texts as foreshadowing people and events in the New Testament. |
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| (1632-1677) challenged the traditional view that Moses literally authored the Pentateuch. |
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| (1092-1167) earlier jewish scholar who found passages that raised questions about Moses authorships |
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| (Gen 1:1-2:4a) written after the exile, promotes sabbath observance, monotheism, for six days god creates then rests. humans are created last avoids use of sun and moon because they were babylon gods |
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| The Yahwist Creation Story |
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| (Gen 2:4b - 3:24) written 950 BC, creation occurs in 1 day, the human is created first(adam), the animals second, the woman last. uses anthropomorphic depiction of God |
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