The Bible
Creation
Dates & People
Where is it?
The Land
100
The three divisions of the OT and their meanings
The Torah (Law)

The Nebi’im (Prophets)

The Kethubim (Writings)
100
“Creatio Ex Nihilo”
Creation out of nothing
100
Canonization of OT
95 or 100 AD
100
Genesis 1:1-2:4a
First Creation Story
100
Mesopotamian Valley

Nile Delta

Syria-Palestine
Fertile Crescent
200
Identify:

Word-for-word literal translation

Thought-for-thought translation
Formal Equivalence

Dynamic Equivalence
200
Identify:

Centered on God – Genesis 1

Centered on man – Genesis 2
Theocentric

Anthropocentric
200
Abraham
1900-1800 BC
200
The fall of humankind

Tower of Babel
Genesis 3

Genesis 11
200
Coastal Plain Regions

(North to South)
Plain of Sharon

Plain of Philistia
300
Identify:

Greek Translation of Bible meaning “70”

Latin Translation of Bible by Jerome

15 books not in Protestant Canon
Septuagint

Vulgate

Apocrypha
300
What is the relationship between “man” and “ground”? (Gen. 2)
Man is formed from the ground.
300
Babylon captures Jerusalem, Israel in exile
587 BC
300
Genesis 2:4b-25
Second Creation Story
300
Central Hill Country

(North to South)
Hills of Galilee

Hills of Samaria

Hills of Judah
400
Define:

Revelation

General Revelation

Special Revelation.
Revelation: God’s self disclosure to humanity

Special Revelation: through words/actions, the Bible

General Revelation: visible in natural world, Creation
400
Explain humans created “in the image of God.”
Given responsibility to rule over the land; created for relationship with each other and God
400
Main character in the Enuma Elish, killed another god and formed the earth from her body
Marduk
400
Genesis 6-9
Flood Narratives
400
Jordan Valley

(characteristic and river)
Fertile

Jordan River
500
Define:

Inspiration

Dynamic Theory

Dictation Theory
Inspiration: source of receiving and recording of revelation by Biblical writers

Dynamic Theory: writers use own words, thought-for-thought

Dictation theory: God dictates, word-for-word
500
Explain “helper” in the creation of woman as “a helper fit for him.”
Someone to come alongside him, not to be ruled over by him

Same “helper” used to identify God as Israel’s helper
500
First civilization who created a cuneiform.
Sumerians

Wedge-shaped writing
500
Genesis 1-11

Genesis 12-50
Primeval Traditions

Patriarchal Traditions
500
Transjordan

(North to South & river)
Bashan

Gilead

Jabok River
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