Chapter 2 Understanding the Scriptures

Question 0

Genealogy

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The study of ancestry. A list of someone’s ancestors

Question 1

Fulfill

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To complete or accomplish totally

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Law

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A rule of conduct enforced in a society. Also the traditional name (in Hebrew, “Torah”) of the first five books of the Old Testament, also known as the Pentateuch or the Books of Moses. These five books are called the Law because they contain many rules and regulations, including the Ten Commandments

Question 3

Old Testament

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The forty-six books of scripture written by Israelites before the coming of Jesus Christ

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Pentateuch

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The first five books of the Old Testament. From the Greek word for “five”

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Prophet

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One who speaks the message of God to the people. Some prophets foretold future events, while others preached against the unholiness of their own time.

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Type

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An event or person in Scripture the points forward to a later event or person. The type has similar virtues or other qualities as its fulfilplment

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Typology

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The study of types in Scripture

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Wisdom Literature

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A style of Hebrew literature that meditates on important truths. Wisdom literature utilities poems, teachings, and other means of communicating these truths