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| A rule, measure, or standard.The books of the Bible that have been accepted as inspired by God. |
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| Another title for the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Old testament |
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| The traditional Hebrew text of the New Testament. (see notes) |
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| Used by the Samaritans: only the first five books of Old Testament. |
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| Found in the community of Qumran, includes texts other than biblical, includes portions of most of the Old testament. Compiled in 200-100B.C. |
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| A Greek translation of the Hebrew text compiled in about 300-200BC |
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| First five books of the OT |
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| Commentaries on the Old Testament text written in Aramaic. |
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| The Torah was derived from originally independent, parallel and complete narratives, which were subsequently combined into the current form by a series of editors. |
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| Worshiping and believing in one God. |
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| The Babylonian Creation myth |
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| The belief/worshipping of multiple Gods |
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| The genealogy outlined in Genesis 10 summarizing the offspring of the three sons of Noah |
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| The Mesopotamian flood story |
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| Above and beyond nature, history, and humanity ,that is, limited to time and space. |
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| God is near at hand and can be reached by human beings and their needs |
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| The Council of Jamnia or Council of Yavne is a hypothetical late 1st-century council at which it is postulated the canon of the Hebrew Bible was defined. |
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| 6th king that established a code of law: specific code in which each offense receives a specified punishment |
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| Second son of Shem. He went from the land of Shinar and built Nineveh, etc. He probably gave his name to Assyria, which is the usual translation of the word |
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| The lands bordering the eastern Mediterranean, eg. Syria, Lebannon, Israel, Jordan |
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| term used for a confederacy of seafaring raiders of the second millennium BC who sailed into the eastern Mediterranean, caused political unrest, and attempted to enter or control Egyptian territory during the late 19th dynasty and especially during Year 8 of Ramesses III of the 20th Dynasty. |
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