Scripture S1 Final

canon

the official list of 73 inspired books of the Catholic Bible

salvation history

the story of God's saving actions throughout history

what are the biblical communities?

judaism, orthodox christianity, catholic christianity, protestant christianity

what are the 3 stages of the old testament formation?

oral tradition

written form

editing

oral tradition

the first stage: stories of religious heritage were passed down through songs and celebration

written form

the second stage: king solomon’s court employed scribes to write down the stories of the chosen people

editing

the third stage: editors combined and improved the written stories

what are the 4 categories of the old testament?

pentateuch

historical books

wisdom books

prophetic books

how many old testament books are there?

46

how many old testament books in the protestant bible are there?

39

the pentateuch is also known as…

the torah

pentateuch means…

5 books

the pentateuch is about…

the initiating stories of the covenant, its evolution, and how to be a people of the covenant

the historical books are…

a narrative of salvation history

the historical books are about…

god remaining faithful to the hebrews despite their struggles to live according to his law

the historical books cover…

900 years of history

the wisdom books are…

literature accounting how people experience god in their everyday lives and lessons, poems, and songs on how to remain faithful

the wisdom books are attributed to…

king david and king solomon

fundamentalist approach

word for word interpretation of a text

contextualist approach

taking into consideration the context of a text

divine inspiration

the belief that human authors, in their context and creativity, wrote scripture under the influence of the Holy Spirit

deposit of faith

the heritage of faith contained in sacred scripture and tradition, handed down from the time of the apostles

what is the order of a biblical citation?

book, chapter, verses

the chapter and verses of a biblical citation are separated by a…

colon

covenant

a binding relationship God made with Abraham and his descendants, where the effort people put into loving God is given back to them

Abraham

originally called Abram, he was told by god to leave his home and travel to a new land, where he formed a covenant with god

sacrifice of Isaac

the story in genesis when God told Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac, in order to test Abraham’s faith. when Abraham almost did so, God sent an angel to stop him

Sarah

originally called Sarai, she was the wife of Abraham who gave birth to Isaac despite her old age

Hagar

an Egyptian slave who Sarah gave to Abraham to have a child with (Ishmael) before being kicked out by Sarah

Ishmael

son of Abraham and Hagar

Hagar and Ishmael in the desert

Sarah kicked out the two of them and just before they died of thirst, an angel gave Hagar water and promised her that her son would be the father of a great nation

Isaac

the child of Abraham and Sarah, his almost-sacrifice proved that abraham was a model of faith

Rebekah

Isaac’s wife who gave birth to twins Esau and Jacob

Esau

older son of Isaac and Rebekah, his twin brother Jacob tricked Isaac into giving him the inheritance instead of Esau

Jacob/Israel

younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, he fled from home after tricking Esau and married Leah and Rachel. God restored the covenant with him and after a fight with an angel, Jacob renamed himself Israel and had 12 sons

Leah and Rachel

wives of Jacob, Rachel is the younger, favorited wife of Jacob

the story of Leah and Rachel

Jacob fell in love with Rachel, his uncles younger daughter, and his uncle tricked him into marrying Leah instead. Jacob worked to marry Rachel as well.

Hebrews

what God’s chosen people were first called

Israelites

descendants of Jacob, when Israel split into two

Jews

The name used after the Chosen people entered the promised land

Joseph

the favorite son of Jacob who was sold into slavery by his brothers. He rose to power in Egypt because of his gift of interpreting dreams, and brought his family to Egypt after reuniting with them

biblical exegesis

the critical interpretation and explanation of a biblical text

form criticism

when scholars seek to understand scripture as a work of literature by considering the literary form utilized in the text and how those are used to convey the deeper meaning of the text

legends

stories connected in some way to historical figures, events, or places

genealogy

line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor

12 tribes of Israel

the sons of Israel who made their own tribes, forming the nation of Israel (at the time)

the first part of the book of exodus is about…

the deliverance of the Hebrews by God and Moses

the second part of the book of exodus is about…

the Hebrews in the wilderness and the founding of the 10 commandments

interpretive lens

a tool to use when consuming texts/media that helps us look at it with a particular perspective to focus on certain parts

what are some examples of interpretive lenses?

feminist, ecological, socio economic, racial/cultural

liberation

an act of setting free from domination by an external power

art criticism

when exegetes look at artistic depictions of scriptural stories and analyze the truths pulled out of the story by the creator

10 commandments

the laws on the stone tablets that God gave Moses

idolatry

worshipping something other than God

ark of the covenant

the chest that held the 10 commandments

shema

a Jewish prayer that is declaration to faith in God and affirms that he saved the Israelites from slavery in Egypt

Shiprah and Puah

2 Hebrew midwives who went against the Pharaoh’s orders to kill all newborn boys because of their faith in God

Jochebed

mother of miriam, moses, and aaron, she helped save moses from being killed and nursed him for the pharaoh’s daughter

Pharaoh’s daughter

unnamed woman who adopted baby Moses after saving him from the Nile River

Miriam

Moses’ sister who watched over him in the Nile

Zipporah

wife of Moses and daughter of a high priest of Midian, she circumcised her son to save Moses’ life

Moses

a major prophet who was raised as Egyptian royalty but helped save the Israelites from slavery after God appeared to him

Aaron

Moses’ brother who helped speak on behalf of Moses because of his stutter

Yahweh

the name God introduces himself to Moses with, meaning “I am”

The Plagues

10 disasters brought upon the Egyptians to help free the Israelites

the 10 plagues symbolize…

God’s power over the false Egyptian gods

Passover

the event where the angel of death (the 10th plague) passed over the Israelites who marked their door with lamb’s blood

40 years of wandering

the punishment God gave the Israelites for doubting him, the elder generation died before reaching the promised land

Joshua

Moses’ successor, chosen by God and Moses

historical books

narratives of God's faithfulness and the Israelites' struggle to live according to the Law

the fall of jericho

the event where God told Joshua and the Israelites to walk around the walls of Jericho for 6 days before blowing trumpets, which allowed them to take over Jericho

Rahab

a prostitute living in Jericho who helped hide the Israelite spies because of her fear of God

Because of her faithfulness, Rahab was gifted with…

safety from the fall of Jericho

book of judges

the events between Joshua’s death and the beginning of the first book of Samuel

judge

a leader of a tribe that God uses to deliver people from destruction

apostasy

the abandonment or renunciation of God

what is the cycle apostasy?

sin, disaster, repentance, deliverance

Baal and Asherah

Canaanite false gods that the Jews worship when they fall into sin

Gideon

a judge and military leader who helped free Israel from the Midianites with a small army that God commanded

Samson

a judge and warrior whose hair provided him strength but was cut by his lover, Delilah

what happened to Samson after he was captured?

He prayed to God for his strength back and used it to destroy the temple, killing everyone inside, including him

Delilah

a woman who cut Samson’s hair and gave him up to the Philistines after finding out where his strength came from

Deborah

prophet and judge who empowered the Israelites into defeating Canaan through their commander, Sisera

Jael

the heroine who killed Sisera with a hammer and tent peg after he retreated into her tent

Ruth

widow and daughter in law of Naomi who married Boaz to help Naomi

Naomi

older widow and mother in law of Ruth who returns to her hometown after the death of her sons and husband

Samuel

the last judge and first prophet who anointed the first two kings, Saul and David

Saul

the first king of Israel whose morals and mind slowly declined throughout his rule

David

Saul’s successor who got a soldier’s wife pregnant, killed that soldier, and was punished by God with the newborn dying

Bathsheba

wife of the soldier Uriah who committed adultery with David and eventually married him

wisdom literature

books such as Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes that focus on morality and reflection

Psalms

a book of religious hymns

Messiah means…

anointed one

the Messiah was said to be a descendant of…

David, through Solomon

Solomon

the third king of Israel who is known to be wise, but falls into idolatry by building temples for his 700 wives

temple of solomon

the first temple of Jerusalem that housed the ark of the covenant

prophet

a person who advocates or speaks in a visionary way about a new belief, cause, or theory

what is the hebrew scriptural definition of social justice?

acting according to right relationships with God and with other human beings

what is the new testament definition of social justice?

extending God's compassion, forgiveness, and mercy to all people, even when that means sacrificing one's own comfort and material wealth

what is the contemporary definition of social justice?

fair treatment and equitable status of all individuals and social groups within society