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2.2.1.2 Overview
Tools of Biblical Criticism
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Religious Studies
9th Grade
01/21/2009

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Objectivity
Definition
Open-mindedness
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Kerygma
Definition
An oral proclamation about Jesus
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Koine
Definition
(Common) Greek
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Septuagint (LXX) 
Definition
The Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible
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(Latin) Vulgate
Definition
A translation of the entire Bible into the “vulgar” (common) Latin of the Western Roman Empire 
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Biblical Criticism
Definition
A positive means of understanding scriptural texts more accurately and objectively 
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Criticism
Definition
It derives from the Greek word krino, which means “to judge” or “to discern,” to exercise rational analysis in evaluating something
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Historical Criticism
Definition
It involves the study of documents that purport to relate to past events, in an attempt to discover what actually happened
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Source Criticism
Definition
It examines documents to discover their written sources
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Form Criticism
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The critical method that attempts to discover the oldest oral forms lying behind the Bible’s written texts
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Redaction Criticism
Definition
It refers to the authorial process of editing and shaping material
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Literary Criticism
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It is primarily concerned with the analysis of the finished text
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Narrative Criticism
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It emphasizes such factors as the manner in which a story is constructed, the point of view from which it is told, the author’s implied attitude toward his subject or characters, and even the use of geographical settings to convey authorial intent 
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Hermeneutics
Definition
A second name for Narrative Criticism
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