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Old Testament in 15
T/RS 121 OT in 15 minutes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pentateuch | Greek: "five books" |
| Israel | Nation which god chooses to revel himself |
| Abrahamic Covenant | God's pact that he will be with Abraham, and that his descendents would be God's chosen people |
| Moses | God's deliverer to free Israel from bondage |
| Mosaic Covenant | Israel should be faithful to god's laws because of what God did for them |
| Promised Land | Area of present day Israel/Palestine |
| Torah | Hebrew: "Law" |
| Saul | First King of Israel |
| David | Saul's heir (much better king) |
| The Davidic Covenant | Promise that David's lineage would rule God's people forever |
| Solomon | Last king of a United Israel (First Temple built) |
| 586 BC | Beginning of Babylonian exile |
| Babylon | Modern day Iraq |
| Exile | Judah forced to leave their country |
| Jews | Descendents of the tribe of Judah |
| Second Temple Period | Time between return from Exile and the destruction of The Second Temple |
| Psalms | Collection of Hymns and Poems |
| Prophet | Someone thru whom God spoke |
| Important about Prophets | Early Christians cited Prophets because they believe they spoke of Jesus Christ |
| Messiah or christ (note not capitalized) | Will one day lead God's people to freedom |
| Apocrypha or Deuterocanonical books | Second division of The Christian Bible |
| Septuagint | Greek translation of Hebrew scriptures |
| LXX | Roman numeral for 70 (abbreviation of Septuagint) |