Old Testament Basics
This collection of books written between 1000 BC and 150 BC makes up the very first part of the Bible.
what is the Old Testament
This sense refers to what the words of Scripture mean in a direct, precise sense.What is the literal sense
What is the literal sense
The Hebrew term Torah translates to this fundamental classification.
What is "The Law"?
This famous book of worship songs and prayers is called what
The Catholic Church teaches that all Old Testament books are inspired by this source.
Who is God
The language in which most of the Old Testament was originally written.
What is Hebrew
This spiritual sense teaches believers how to act in a right and moral way.
What is the moral sense?
The Hebrew classification Nevi'im refers to this collection of books.
What are "The Prophets
This story of suffering and patience is classified under the Wisdom Books
What is Job
The total number of official criteria/rules used for interpreting Scripture properly.
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The fundamental reason God created humanity, to which we are called to respond in return.
what is love
This spiritual sense uses Old Testament events to point forward to Jesus Christ.
What is the allegorical sense?
The Hebrew term Ketuvim refers to this classification, which includes Psalms.
What are "The Writings"
This major prophet’s book is classified directly under the Prophetic Books.
What is Isaiah (or Jeremiah)?
One of the three criteria states that Scripture must be read within the "living tradition" of this body.
What is the Church
Translated as "I am the God who is," this is the most common name for God in the Old Testament.
What is YHWH
The crossing of the Red Sea serves as an allegorical symbol for this divine event.
What is Christ’s victory over death?
What is the second book of the Bible?
What is the 3rd book of the Bible?
Leviticus
The term describing how Old Testament stories foreshadow or point ahead to God's work in Jesus.
What is prefiguration
hristians read the entire Old Testament in light of this core event regarding Jesus.
What is Christ crucified and risen
This spiritual sense helps believers relate the words of Scripture to their final destiny of heaven
What is the analogical sense?
Featuring major figures like Isaiah and Jeremiah, these books make up a major division of the Old Testament.
What are the Prophetic Books
What is the first book of the Hebrew Bible?
Genesis
The third criterion for interpreting Scripture requires paying close attention to this theological concept.
What is the analogy of faith