Chapter 1&2 Flashcards
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Canon
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A closed list of writings that are considered sacred scripture and hence authoritative.
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Apocrypha
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“Hidden books”
Books outside the Jewish cannon
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Former prophets
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1 division of Prophets. Joshua Judges Samuel Kings History of the Israelites in the promised land until their loss to Babylonians in 586bce
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Hebrew Bible
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Scholarly reference to the Tanakh, which is different canon in terms of order and content of books
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Latter Prophets
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Books named after individual prophets
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Major Prophets
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Division of the Latter Prophets- longer books of Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel
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Minor Prophets
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Division of the latter prophets 12 shorter books Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Malachai
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Old Testament
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Christian term of the Hebrew bible with different order & content
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Prophets
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2nd part of canon in Jewish tradition
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Tanakh
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Torah, Prophets (Neviim), Writings (Ketuvim): the Hebrew bible
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Torah
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"Teaching" or "law" The teaching of Moses Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy
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Writings
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Historical narrative & fiction & poetry
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Ancestral period
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2000-1550
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Slavery in Egypt
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1550-1280
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Exodus
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1280-1250
