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OT-1: The Bible
Where did the Bible come from and how is it organized?
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Religious Studies
9th Grade
08/31/2017

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Torah
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Hebrew for the first 5 books of the Bible
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"Torah"
Definition
Law, instruction
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Pentateuch
Definition
Christian name for the Torah - first 5 books of the Bible
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Torah and Pentateuch
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a.k.a. 5 Books of Moses
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Dead Sea Scrolls
Definition
scrolls found in a cave; written by the Essenes
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Inspiration
Definition
the Holy Spirit working in and through human authors
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inerrant
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authors free from religious error
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"70"
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"Septuagint"
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Septuagint
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Scripture (the OT)translated into Greek by 70 Jewish scholars
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St. Jerome
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responsible for the Septuagint being translated into Latin
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covenant
Definition
a sacred agreement between God and man
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Salvation History
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history of how God's plan to save us unfolds through time
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number of OT covenants
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5: Adam & Eve, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David
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canon
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list of inspired Books of the Bible
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"Deuterocanonical"
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OT Books that Jews don't consider Scripture
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Scripture and Tradition
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2 sources of the Word of God, or Revelation
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Magisterium
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whose who interpret Scripture and Tradition - infallible when speaking of faith and/or morals - teaching authority of the Church
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Literal & Spiritual
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2 senses of the Bible - how it is interpreted
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Is the Bible "historically" correct?
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No, only spiritually or religiously
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The Bible
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The Word of God
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infallible
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incapable of failing - a special protection from God - for the Magisterium
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Tradition
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the living transmission of the message of the Gospel in the Church
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Oral Tradition
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those stories that are part of our beliefs but are not found in the Bible. They came down through the generations by word of mouth
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Scripture
Definition
the written Word of God - the Bible
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Protestant
Definition
non-Catholic Christian
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What is necessary to determine canonicity?
Definition
Orthodoxy - consistent with Christ's message
Apostolicity - can be traced back to the Apostles
Catholicity - suitable for Liturgy? inspired?, appropriate?
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