Religion

Hebrew Bible, another name for the Old Testament

Common Era, Years after the traditional date used for the birth of Jesus, usually referred to as AD

Pentateuch, The first five books of the Bible

Deuterocanonical, "second canon"; 7 books that Catholics include in the Old Testament

Apocrypha, A word that means "hidden." The protestant name for the deuterocanonical texts.

Septuagint, Greek translation of the Old Testament

God and human authors, _________ is the author of the bible; the _______________ are also true authors; they wrote in collaboration with each other

apostolic origin or universal acceptance or liturgical use or consistency, What are the four criteria used to determine which books are included in the Canon?

Scripture and Tradition, What Catholics recognize as source of divine revelation

Hebrew, Original language of the Old Testament

Canon, The official list of inspired books of the Bible; the term comes from a Greek word for a measuring stick/ruler

Fundamentalist approach, Interpretation of the Bible based on the literal meaning of the Bible's words.

Contextualist approach, The interpretation of the Bible that takes into account the various contexts for understanding, including the historical context.

exegesis, to critically interpret and explain scripture.

Ark of the Covenant, A sacred chest that housed the tablets of the Ten Commandments. It represents the presence of God to the Israelites.

Dualism, seeing the world as the product of opposing forces like good and evil

Babylonian Exile, period of history when the Babylonians forced most of the Israelites to leave their land and to migrate to Babylon

Salvation History, The story of God's saving action in human history; God enters into human history to bring about our salvation.

Design Patterns, repeated stories or terms in scripture that connect to a deeper meaning in the bible.

Dead Sea Scrolls, The oldest copies of the Old Testament that we currently have

Torah, This section of the bible is of primary importance to Jewish people today.

Tankha, a Hebrew term for the Old Testament.