The Christian Old Testament contains this number of books.
39 Books
100
Name of the Greek translation of the Old Testament.
Septuagint
200
Group of people lived in Palestine whose name meant "villager."
Perizzites
200
The four biblical boundaries of Palestine.
Mediterranean Sea to the West
Mountains of Lebanon to the North
Negeb(v) Desert to the South
Jordan River (or) Arabian Desert to the East
200
The Jordan River empties into this body of water
Dead Sea
200
The Old Testament text was originally written in these two languages
Hebrew and Aramaic
200
The 5 principles of interpreting verses.
Determine kind of Literature
Determine the Context
Determine the Historical Situation
Determine the Grammatical Meaning
Determine your own Spiritual Condition
300
An empire, also known as Chaldea, laid at the mouth of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
Babylon
300
Israel is about the same size as this U.S. state.
Vermont
300
This area is south of Galilee and is made up of Samaritans.
Samaria
300
The Hebrew Old Testament is made up of these divisions
Torah (the law)
Prophets (former and latter)
The Writings
300
Name three kinds of literature that could apply to scripture interpretation.
Can include: Poetry, History, Sermons, Instruction, Narratives, Letters, Philosophy, Prophecy
400
The sea traders who migrated to Palestine about 1200 B.C. and fought against David and the Israelites.
Philistines
400
Palestine is the Greek form of this word.
Palestine
400
(True or False) The Books of Wisdom are also known as the Books of Law
False
400
This book is included in the Christian Old Testament canon as a Prophet, but in the Hebrew Old Testament, it is included in the Writings
Daniel
400
The major theme, the events and historical situations referred to, the subject being discussed, and the meaning of surrounding verses make up this principle of scripture interpretation.
Determine the context
500
Used Israel as a buffer between themselves and the northern country of Syria.
Egypt
500
Name one of the crops grown in Palestine.
Grain, Barley, Grapes
500
The Old Testament was written about a period lasting around this long.
4,000 years
500
A response by Rabbis to the writings of the early Christians; determined that no new books should be added to Hebrew Old Testament
Council of Jamnia (determined no new books should be added to Hebrew canon)
500
Find and read the verse that explains why we cannot truly understand scripture without revelation from God
1 Corinthians 2:14
"The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned."