Midterm Exam Flashcards
Revelation/Inspiration:
Receiving and recording the Word of God without error
Transmission:
Copying as accurately as possible the original Hebrew and Greek manuscripts and their copies
Translation:
Seeking the most accurate rendering of the original language manuscripts into our own language
Interpretation:
Finding what the author meant by what he said and putting that meaning into contemporary equivalent expressions
Hermeneutics:
The science and art of Biblical interpretation
Application (Illumination):
Using our varied gifts to make the Word of God relevant to man so that there is a change in behavior
Number of Books in the Bible:
66
Number of Books in the Old Testament:
39
Number of Books in the New Testament:
27
Number of Authors:
Approximately 40 with the ultimate single author - God
Length of Time to Author:
Over a period of 1600 years
Old Testament Languages:
Hebrew (pictorial) and Aramaic
New Testament Languages:
Greek (very precise language)
First Division of the Old Testament
Pentateuch or Law
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
Second Division in the Old Testament:
Historical or Records
Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
Third Division of the Old Testament:
Poetry or “Wisdom Literature”
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
Fourth Division of the Old Testament:
Major Prophets
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekial, Daniel
Fifth Division of the Old Testament:
Minor Prophets:
Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zepheniah Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
First Division of the New Testament:
Gospels
Mathew, Mark, Luke, John
Second Division of the New Testament:
Acts
Acts
Third Division of the New Testament:
Church Epistles or Letters
Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galations, Ephesians, Phillipians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus
Fourth Division of the New Testament:
General Epistles
Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude