An Overview of the Bible Lecture Notes

Flashcards covering the overview, classification, authorship, and linguistic history of the Bible based on the lecture transcript.

2 Timothy 3:16-17

States that "All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness."

Bible (Book Count)

A collection of $66$ books, consisting of $39$ books in the Old Testament and $27$ books in the New Testament.

Ta Biblia

A Greek term meaning "books"; the origin of the word Bible.

Byblos (Biblion)

A Greek term meaning "papyrus or book."

Testament

Derived from the Latin "testamentum," which translates the Hebrew word for "covenant."

Covenant

A sacred agreement between God and his people.

Torah (Law)

The first five books of the Bible, also known as the Pentateuch, including Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

Kethuvim

The section of the Bible classified as Writings or Poetry, containing Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon.

Nevim (Nevill)

The section of the Bible containing the Prophets, divided into Major Prophets (5 books) and Minor Prophets (12 books).

Gospels

Derived from the Greek word "evangelion," meaning "good news."

Acts

The New Testament book of history that tells of the acts of the apostles and the growth of the early church.

Pauline Letters

A collection of $13$ epistles written by Paul addressed to churches and friends.

General Epistles

A group of $8$ letters written to the Christian church in general rather than to individual churches.

Apocalypse

Derived from the Greek for the book of Revelation, focusing on John's visions on the Island of Patmos.

Oral Tradition

The process by which messages of God were passed from one generation to another before being recorded.

Baruch

The scribe to whom the prophet Jeremiah dictated his messages.

Masoretes

Medieval Jewish scribes who added vowel symbols to the Hebrew text, creating the Masoretic Text (MT).

Septuagint (LXX)

The Greek translation of the Old Testament produced by $70$ scribes in Alexandria around the 3rd century B.C.

Koine

The "common" Greek language in which the New Testament was entirely written.

Vulgate

The Latin translation of the Bible produced by St. Jerome in the 4th-5th century C.E.

Genesis

The Book of Origins; attributed to Moses.

Exodus

The Book of Deliverance; focuses on the history of Israel under the leadership of Moses.

Leviticus

The Book of Rituals and Ceremonial Laws.

Numbers

The Book of the Wanderings in the wilderness.

Deuteronomy

The Book of Repetition; a repetition of the laws given through Moses.

Hosea

A Minor Prophet who characterized the apostasy of Israel as spiritual adultery.

Jonah

Known as the story of "The Reluctant Missionary."

Bible (Total Timeline)

The Bible was approximately $1,100$ years in the making.