Engaging Christian Scriptures - What is the Bible

Canon

Collection of authoritative texts

Apostolicity

Text functioning as sacred/authoritative in religion

Canonization

Process of recognizing/collecting texts into a canon

Hebrew Bible / OT

Jewish scriptures / Christian Old Testament

Torah

First 5 books; means law/instruction

Pentateuch

Another name for the first 5 books

Prophets

Second section of Hebrew Bible

Writings

Third section of Hebrew Bible

Tanakh

Jewish name based on Torah + Prophets + Writings

Deuterocanonical

ooks included in some Christian canons but not Jewish/

Protestant OT

Gospel

"Good News"; Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

Epistle

Letter

Apostle

"One who is sent"

Septuagint

The Greek translation(s) of the Hebrew Bible.

Jesus

Apostles

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

Important New Testament figures. They are the authors of the four canonical Gospels.

Paul

Associated with the Pauline Epistles (Romans, Galatians, Philippians)

Peter, John, and Jude

Authors of the General or Catholic Epistles.

Ruth, Esther, and Daniel

mportant characters associated with books in the "Writings" (Ketuvim) section of the Hebrew Bible.

Joshua, Isaiah, and Malachi

Cited as characters and represent the divisions of the Prophets.