Exam 1 Flashcards
Exegesis
understanding historical world; going back to find the original meaning
Hermeneutics
study of original meaning and bringing it BACK to today’s times
What language was the NT written in?
Hebrew
What language was the OT written in?
Koine Greek
What is the Incarnational Understanding of Scripture?
Jesus is fully divine and fully human so the Bible is fully divine and fully human
What are the first five books of the Bible called?
The Torah or The Pentateuch
Apostolicity
Authorship by an apostle or apostolic associate
Meaning of Canon
“reed” measuring system to determine if a book measures up to be in a group of writing
Antiquity
How old the writing is
Universality
The writing is recognized by the WHOLE church
Orthodoxy
How theologically correct the writing is
Traditional use
How often the writing is used in worship
Inspiration
Inspired because Jesus believed it was inspired
Christocentrism
If this writing points to Christ
Apocrypha
Books that Catholics believe belong in the biblical canon, however, Protestants do not
3rd Commandment meaning
“vain”- mist-lightness
“Take”-NASA-to take up or carry
You should not take the Lord’s name lightly
5th Commandment meaning
Given to a group to say that if you honor family the way God asks, we as a population will live longer. We must practice honoring the title of parenthood
Constantine
He played a huge role in getting Revelation into the Bible
586 AD
Babylonian Exile
5 Developments of the Babylonian Exile
- Deuteronomic theology
- OT was written down
- Development of the scribes
- Synagogues were built
- Zoroastrianism influenced