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The original languages of the Old Testament.

Hebrew and Aramaic

The general structure of the Protestant Old Testament and the Hebrew Bible.

3 divisions Hebrew Bible, 4 divisions OT

The major differences between the Protestant Old Testament and the Hebrew Bible.

Structured differently, number of books, certain books are indifferent sections (order)

The major differences between the canons of the Catholic/Orthodox, as opposed to the canons of the Protestant OT/Hebrew Bible.

Greek and Catholic recognize the apocrypha, Old Testament and Hebrew Bible do not

The definition of Apocrypha, what it is, and its role in the Jewish community.

Religious writings written by the Jews. Apocrypha means hidden. Certain jewish communities thought that Apocrypha was authoritative.

What the Septuagint (LXX) is.

Translation from Hebrew to Greek.

The significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

The oldest copies of the Bible.

The three stages of transmission of the biblical text and the Council of Jamnia.

tradition, scripture, and canon. Tradition holds that the canon was closed at the Council of Jamnia (90 C.E.)

The nature of scripture—the different theories of inspiration

Dictation Theory, Verbal Plenary Inspiration, Dynamic Inspiration, Limited Inspiration

the different theories of inspiration, the difference between inerrancy and infallibility

Inerrancy: text is without error in teaching, doctrine, and record of historical fact. Infallibility: text is without error

The goal of biblical criticism

to have a careful and deliberate exploration of the scriptures.

definition of textual criticism

Analyzes the texts in order to recover the best reading.

definition of historical criticism

Seeks to understand the culture and time period behind the biblical text.

definition of literary criticism

Explores the composition and literary/rhetorical style of the biblical text.

definition of redaction/source criticism

Examines the ways in which the final texts were put together. The basic factors to keep in mind while interpreting the biblical text.

The basic factors to keep in mind while interpreting the biblical text.

Written in ancient languages, we are separated from the ancient audience by a cultural and historical gap, The Hebrew Bible was written

The etymology of “Mesopotamia"

Meso (Between) Potamia (Rivers) Mesopotamia (Between the Rivers)

the name given to Egypt

Egypt= The gift of the Nile

Ancient Near Eastern Periodization

Chalcolithic (stone age) period, early bronze period, middle bronze period, late bronze period