BTS-102 Exam 1 study

exam 1. I hope I don't fail

Why can we compare the Bible to a “family quilt” or to an “aspen grove” (vs. collection of potted plants?

Because the Bible is a unified story that leads to Jesus

What does the word “Torah” mean

Law

What does the word Nevi’im mean

Prophets

What does the word Ketuvim mean

Writings

What are the three parts of Tanak in order (3 A’s)

Torah, Nevi’im, Ketuvim (Law, Prophets, Writings)

In the Garden of Eden, humanity was facing a choice represented by a fruit tree. What was the choice about?

Humans could partner with God and find freedom by trusting in HIs knowledge of good and evil. OR Humans could seize power and define good and evil on their own, which, God warns, will kill them (All of the above)

We discusses the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus. It can be described as a story of love or a great drama depicting the restoration of God’s creation. Please list the main elements of this Bible story or the key acts in the drama of Scripture

(type) The covenant prologue (genesis), old covenant, old covenant history, old covenant life, new covenant, new covenant history, new covenant life, and covenant epilogue (revelation)

What are the four criteria of the canonization of the NT? (4 A’s)

Apostolicity, Orthodoxy, Antiquity, and Catholicity

Define Apostolicity

Whether or not a book was written by an Apostle

Define Orthodoxy

A book not contradicting another book

Define Antiquity

A book written in the early first century (had to be old enough)

Define Catholicity

The church had to agree with the book’s contents

What does the word “Testament” mean?

(All of the above) A covenant partnership, one story of God’s partnership with Israel and all humanity, & collection of books

The Old Testament is called TANAK, because it contains (3 A’s)

Collection of books called: Torah, Nevi’im, & Ketuvim

What are the New Testament books about and how do they connect with the Old Testament to make one unified story?

(All of the above) The New Testament picks up and carries forward the story’s culmination in Jesus, & The Bible is one epic narrative with multiple “Acts”, where Old Testament is the first “Act”

The Old Testament can be divided into three parts: (3 A’s)

Covenant, Covenant history, Covenant Life

The Old Testament can be divided into four parts: (4 A’s)

The Law, Poetry, Writings, Prophets

Modernity

Historical view that says you can truly understand what happened in the past by just looking at the historical facts

Postmodernity

Historical view that says you cannot look at history without seeing it with your own perspective. true history is tainted and lost to time

Critical Realism

Historical view that says some aspects of history can be fully understood with facts but some things like lines of thinking can’t because of our modern perspective

What is the composition of the Bible? (3 A’s)

43% Narrative, 33% Poetry, 24% Discussion

What are the 6 stages of the transmission of the gospel tradition through history? (6 A’s)

1. Historical Jesus

2. Early Tradition

3. Composition of the Gospels

4. Preservation of Manuscripts

5. Translation

6. Reception

Do our translations of the Bible really say what ancient Jesus said?

Yes they do. Considering the amount of manuscript copies, the Bible we have today is nearly certainly accurate

Evidence for the accuracy of biblical manuscripts: External Evidence (3 A’s)

1. Date of Witness

2. Geographical distribution of witness

3. Genealogical coherence

Evidence for the accuracy of biblical manuscripts: Internal Evidence (4 A’s)

1. The more difficult reading is to be preferred

2. The shorted reading is to be preferred

3. Contextual considerations

4. Explanatory power

Define “Canon”

a collection or list of sacred books accepted as genuine

4 main rules in the 400 year intertestamental period (4 A’s)

Persian, Greek, Maccabean, & Roman