Literary Categories
The three categories of literature found in the Bible
What are law, prophets, and writings?
True or False: The each book of the Bible contains only one literary style.
What is false?
The four criteria used to determine the canon (official books) of Scripture.
What are apostolicity, antiquity, orthodoxy, and universality?
The two aims Bible translations balance between.
What are readability and accuracy?
True or False: The Bible is absolutely precise.
What is false?
The language the Old Testament was originally written in.
What is Hebrew?
What are narrative, poetry, and discourse?
Explain "apostolicity."
What is having been written by an apostle of Jesus or close companion of an apostle.
The reason multiple translations of the Bible exist.
True or False: The Bible's main purpose is to teach us about God's character and His people.
What is true?
The language the New Testament was originally written in.
What is Greek?
The purpose of narrative.
What is to teach us about God and ourselves?
Explain "antiquity."
What is having been written in the first century.
One example of a specific use of a Bible translation.
What is preaching/academic studying/personal devotion?
Explain the creative genius of the Bible.
What is it forces you to read it as a whole throughout your entire life to understand it?
How Ancient Jewish Meditation Literature was different from our modern literature.
What is it contains fewer details or background information?
The purpose of poetry.
What is to affect our emotions?
Explain "orthodoxy."
What is consistent with the teachings and doctrines of Jesus?
The oldest English translation of the Bible.
What is the King James Version (KJV)?
Define inerrancy.
What is being free from errors in its claims?
The Hebrew words for the three categories of literature.
What are Torah, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim?
The purpose of discourse.
Explain "universality."
What is being accepted and used all over the world?
Mr. Lattner's preferred translation.
What is New International Version (NIV)?
The three factors influencing authors of the Bible.
What are their own communities, existing Scripture, and the Holy Spirit?