religious figures and sacred texts 1D

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what does canon mean

in greek means measuring rod

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what is the canon

set agreed books that make up the bible

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how many books in the OT and NT

46 OT and 27 NT

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what does septuagint mean

Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible

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what does apocrypha mean

greek word meaning hidden

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what are the apocrypha

books not included in the canon

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catholic view on apocrypha

positive
include 6 more books than protestants
believed to be 'hidden wisdom'

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protestant view on apocrypha

negative
authorship uncertain therefore questionable value

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why are these books apocryphal

historical errors
authorship unknown
don't align with church beliefs

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what is the tanakh

Jewish bible

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how is the tanakh split

torah (law)
neui'im
kethuim

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what is contained in the torah

genesis, exodus, Deuteronomy, numbers, Leviticus

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what is contained in the neui'im

the prophets

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what is contained in the kethuim

the writings

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how is the Jewish canon decided

books need to support each others content
must align with jewish faith and practice

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what is the protestant OT canon

laws, wisdom, history and prophets - 39 books

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what is the protestant NT canon

gospels (good news), acts, letters (paul), revelations

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why is the NT canon same for both denominations

all agree to be 27 books no debate

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what is the catholic OT canon

law, history, wisdom, prophets BUT has 46 books

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what 3 criteria must the NT canon fit

- books had to be linked to the apostles and church, support pre-existing practices
- support central beliefs eg, crucifixion
- authorship must be clear except revelations

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what is the Muratorian fragment

a fragment of writing only 85 lines found in 1740 AD in Milan by Lodaico Muratori

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when is the Muratorian fragment believed to be written

1740 AD due to present tense used
refers to Pope at the time

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what does the writing contain

mentions Luke and John in traditional order
acts of the apostles
14 letters to Paul
letters to Jude/John
wisdom of Soloman
apocalypse of John and Peter

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how is the Muratorian fragment evidence the canon is human determined

includes list of what was NOT included eg. Didache and Shepard of Hermas

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what is the codex Sinaiticus/book of Sinai

first handwritten script of OT and NT written in Greek
written on sheets of parchments into 3 column sections

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how is the canon order

non-chronologically but instead in order of importance (laws first etc.)
believed if one author wrote more than one book then they were placed together eg. Lukes gospel and Acts

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how is the jewish canon different

organised differently to show a different message

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what do the differences between Jewish and Christian canon show about canon order

ordered by humans to show a specific message

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origins of the word inspire

greek for breath in or on

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how does NT wright describe being inspired

theopneustos - God-breathed

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what is the main argument for inspiration

did God author the bible directly eg. authors writings are the words from God or was it written from human interpretation after humans were inspired by God

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explain objective views of inspiration

God directly moved the writers to write certain texts therefore it is absolute
inspiration is divine dictation
analogy of 'as a flautist might blow into a flute'

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what does plenary inspiration support

the bible has no errors - inerrancy

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what is Origen belief about inspiration

prophets were conscious therefore could express their own view
Luke and Matthew express different tones that come from the author themselves

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what is plenary verbal inspiration

belief that God literally spoke to the prophets and so the words are inspired
the words in the bible are literally true and that science will never supersede religious explanations

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what does plenary mean

complete/entire

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if the bible is plenary inspiration what does this mean

it cannot be questioned

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is plenary inspiration widely believed

no because humans are fallible and the use of redaction criticism

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explain subjective views of inspiration

enlightenment brought social and moral questioning
the greek word author has mixed translations sometimes meaning producer

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problem with subjective views

leaves other books open to be equally as inspired as the bible

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what is Karl Barths view on inspiration

if we listen to the bible with humility and obedience then it can be transformed into the word of God
inspiration is therefore found in the readers experience
Gods word can never be more important than jesus

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how many points are there in dei verbum

12

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what is the catholic view on inspiration

god chose 'men' to act through when writing the bible
god told the human authors what he wanted to include
god used the bible to make himself known

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what is the purpose of dei verbum

tells us the bible is the most direct word of God