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Story of the english bible
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 3
10/01/2007

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halakah
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the way of life- the rules given by God
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Haggadah
Definition
illustrates the law by narrative
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Marcion
Definition
native Sinope in Asia Minor, came to Rome about A.D. 140 and founded a sect contending that the Old Testament had been made obsolete by the New Testament. Marcion further argued that the Old Testament ought not to be recognized as part of the Christian Canon.
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Which order and divisions do English translations of the Bible follow
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1. Pentateuch Gen-Deut
2. Historical books Joshua-Esther
3. Poetic and Wisdom Literature Job- Song of Songs
4. Prophets Isaiah-Malachai
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TaNaK
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the torah, the Nebiium and the Kethubim,
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How various Jews were able to count the books of the Hebrew Bible as 22 or 24
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Samuel, Kings, Chronicles becomes 1 book with 2 parts. Minor prophets is 1 book.
To get 22- Ruth joings judges, and lamentations joins Jeremiah.
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