Canonicity
Canonicity 2
OT Background/Canon
OT Background
Why Study the OT?
100

Standard, rule, or measuring rod; in biblical studies, the recognized collection of authoritative books

What is canon?

100

Books in the OT

What is 39?

100

Four categories/genre of English OT

What is Law, History, Poetry/Wisdom, and Prophets?

100

Greek translation of the OT

What is the Septuagint?

100

Introduces creation, covenant, sin, holiness, etc.

What is "shapes Christian theology"?

200

Derived meaning from the text

What is exegesis?

200

Books in the whole Bible

what is 66?

200

Two authors

What is Human and Divine?

200

Sound interpretation comes from reading the Bible in its proper _________

What is context?

200

Jesus and NT writers repeatedly interpret their mission in the background of the OT

What is "grounds the NT"?

300

This OT test says that the content must be consistent with other revelation

What is teaching?

300

Three sections of genre in the Hebrew OT

What is Law, Prophets, and Writings?

300

Languages the OT was written in 

What is Hebrew and Aramaic?

400

This OT test says that the writer must be an authorized servant of God

What is author?

400

Imposed meaning on the text

What is eisegesis?

400

Ancient group that carefully transcribed OT

Who are the Masoretes?

500

This OT test says the its recipients must be far and wide

What is audience?

500

Science of biblical interpretation

What is hermeneutics?

500

How Scripture was copied and preserved (this is not inspiration)

What is transmission?

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