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A theory about the text of the first five books of the Bible that states that these books were assembled from multiple earlier sources.
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The Torah Redactor (R) is, according to the Documentary Hypothesis (DH), the figure who assembled hypothetical source texts of the Torah—the Deuteronomist text (D), the Priestly text (P), and the postulated source text (JE), which was an earlier joining of the Jahwist text (J) and the Elohist text (E)—resulting in a single work.
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an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
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| Destruction of the temples (new and old) |
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| 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic Church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox Church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status |
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| the oldest Greek version of the Old Testament; said to have been translated from the Hebrew by Jewish scholars at the request of Ptolemy II |
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Torah: the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
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the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits
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Three Promises
1) make descendants great and numerous as stars
2) bless those who bless you, curse who curse you
3) lead you to a promised land that will be yours |
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| Son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God' |
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| A visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human person |
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| Name of the Hebrew God, YHWH (Yahweh), mistaken with Jehovah (German pronunciation). literally means "I AM." |
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| Covenant between Moses (Israelites) and God after the exodus from Egypt. Reestablishes the Abrahamic Covenant with the 10 Commandments |
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the biblical commandments of Moses
(10 Commandments) |
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| In the ancient near East, a treaty between political unequals, the suzerain or paramount ruler and the vassal or subservient power. (A treaty between equals is a parity treaty.) The purpose of suzerainty treaties, originating in the Hittite Empire of the Late Bronze Age (ca. 1500–1200 B.C.E.), was to guarantee that a smaller state remained the faithful ally of the empire and did not pursue an independent foreign policy. |
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| the sudden emanation of radiance from anyone who experiences God first hand |
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literally a tent.
a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus |
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the throne of God
the golden covering of the arc of the Covenant |
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a solemn and major fast day on the Jewish calendar.
sacrifices performed to atone for the sins of Israel. second sacrifice is sent into the desert to be lost where Azazel resides. |
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existed twice
once at the death of Saul, when the tribes of Israel split, David became the uniting king of the Israel.
Second when it became southern kingdom conquered by Babylonians and temple destroyed |
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| Establishes David and his descendants as the rightful kings of Judah until the Messiah comes. In Christian theology, the Davidic covenant is an important element of Jesus's claim to be the Messiah. According to Christian theology, there are ten features of the Davidic covenant, all of which prefigure the coming of the Christ, or Messiah. |
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day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind |
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literally "the anointed one"
the awaited king of the Jews; the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people
"Christ" Jesus |
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Writings that aim to reveal the future history of the world and the ultimate destiny of the earth and its inhabitants.
Examples: the prophetic books of the Old Testament; Revelations |
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| The title used by Jesus to refer to himself as the one sent by God to save Israel. |
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Descendant of Levi and relatives of Aaron, those chosen to be the priest of Hebrew Nation.
in new testament Jesus is the highest of all priests |
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Son: the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
in Greek, logos means discourse, used to create words like "theos" "logos," or 'theology' which means a discourse about God |
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the first three Gospels which describe events in Christ's life from a similar point of view
Mark
Mathew
Luke |
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adhering to moral principles
those who have faith will have righteousness, a rebirth, coming closer to God after the fall of Man |
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one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel
these 12 actually met and interacted with Jesus.
Paul included because he saw Jesus on his journey to Damascus |
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Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments
the day the holy spirit descended upon the Apostles and filled them with the glory of God allowing them to speak in Tongues |
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Utopia: an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal
originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem |
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| man's natural tendency to commit evil, led to the fall of Man, and the concept of Original sin |
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