Religion Study Guide

Site Genesis chapter 2 lines 3 through 4

Genesis 2:3-4

Site Genesis chapter 2 lines 1 and 4

Genesis 2:1,4

What books make up the Pentateuch?

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy

What does canon mean?

An official list of books accepted as Holy Scripture

What is the Hebrew word and meaning of the Pentateuch?

Torah which means teaching or instruction

What are two ways to interpret the bible?

Literal and spiritual

How many books are in the Catholic Old Testament and New Testament?

46 in the old, 27 in the new, and 73 in total

What two great civilizations surrounded the biblical land of Canaan?

Egypt and Mesopotamia

The Fertile Crescent was a major trade route, what 2 major issues existed as a result of this land bridge between the 2 great civilizations? 

There was a lot of violence and on multiple occasions, the Israelites were forced into exile

What is the documentary hypothesis?

The theory that states that the Torah was not written by Moses and is a compilation from 4 primary written sources over the course of several centuries

What are the 4 primary sources of the documentary hypothesis? Describe each one.

Jahwist’s god is human-like (anthropomorphic), Elohist’s god is culturally influential, Deuteronomist’s god is sermon-like, and Priestly's god is formal

Who is traditionally credited with writing the Pentateuch?

Moses

What is a doublet?

A story that is told twice, but with slight differences

What are the 4 important revelations in the creation stories?

There is no God before YHWH, God planned creation, everything God made was good, and the Sabbath is a special day of rest and worship

Where is this?

Egypt

Where is this?

Mesopotamia

Where is this?

The Fertile Crescent

Where is this?

Canaan

The word bible comes from which Greek word?

biblios