Canon

a rule, measure, or standard; Old Testament canon was established in the 1^st century AD; it quoted NT, made by the council of Jamnia (90 AD), and josephs; the details of the process are unknown

a Hebrew word meaning “a teaching” (law, scripture), it means the revelation of God, especially that given through Moses, to Israel; another name for the Pentateuch (first five books of the Bible)

was written in Hebrew; the Masoretes developed written words, counted letter (accuracy), and were considered the most reliable

Samaritan Pentateuch 

used by the Samaritans and is only the first five books of the Bible

community of Qumran; includes texts other than biblical and portions of most OT books; compiled at 200-100 BC

LXX (“70”); is a ancient Greek translation of Hebrew text; was for a library in Alexandria, Egypt at 300-200 BC; had a standard format until 45 AD; quoted by Jewish scholars in NT times; became the Bible for the Early Church

: commentaries on the OT texts; written in Aramaic; often include direct quotations or paraphrases of scripture; benefited the Jews after Babylonian exile who did not understand Hebrew

describes a band of land where conditions favored the establishment of early agricultural settlements; water and climate were good to develop village life; around the eastern Mediterranean coast

: multiple documents edited together sometime after 1000 BC and based in evolutionary theory

ancient flood story abounded in Mesopotamia; inhabitants of Mesopotamia expressed the ancients’ fascination with and fear of these floods; “Babylonian Flood Story”; has literary parallels with the flood story in the Bible; quasi-legendary Mesopotamian king of Uruk

this is the tenth chapter of Genesis and it links the descendant of Noah to Abraham who is called the father of many nations; known descendants of Noah were primarily Caucasian peoples

an original writing; used of Scripture, it refers to the original manuscript of a given book

the science and art of interpretation; Bible Hermeneutics seeks to answer three basic questions in order to understand and communicate the message of the text (1. What does the text say? 2. What did it mean to those who first received it and what does it mean to me now? 3. What am I going to do about it?)

describes that supernatural operation of the Spirit of God on the human writers of the Bible through which they were enabled to communicate the Word of God without error, omission, or misrepresentation

God’s making known to humanity what he chooses to disclose; general revelation deals with creation (within limitations of human sin); special revelation addresses the remedy for this fallenness

DNA in which one or more segments or genes have been inserted, either naturally or by laboratory manipulation, from a different molecule or from another part of the same molecule, resulting in a new genetic combination

the retrieval of something one owns, through payment; refers to God’s restoration of human beings to himself through some sort of vicarious sacrifice

 the dominant nation or ruler who controlled on or more subordinate states (vassel)

the subordinate nation or ruler in a suzerain vassal relationship

an agreement between a great king and a lesser king that the lesser would serve the greater, giving him what he requires, and fighting for him when called upon and the greater king would come to the lessor’s defense; both are to be loyal to each other

swept across the Near East in search of new lands; overran a Hittite Empire, destroyed important cities of Syria and Lebanon, attacked Egypt; traveled in carts pulled by ox

Jewish council listed books here

northwest of the Dead Sea; cave where sectarians hid their library in numerous caves; Dead Sea Scrolls were found here

one of the two capital cities of Assyria

forest near the Med. Sea, steppe middle part, and desert the rest of the way

describes the habitable land along the eastern Mediterranean coast sandwiched between the Med. Sea on the west and Syro-Arabian Desert; served as a land bridge connecting great cultural centers in Mesopotamia and Egypt

Chronological Order of Israelite History

Patriarchs, Exodus, Joshua/Conquest, Judges, Kings/Prophets, Return from Exile

 Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, Greek

Old Earth Theories- Age-Day

each day is a geological day

only for theology not for science, Pictorial Day- revealed to the author in 6 days,