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OT Quiz 1

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What are the three tests for authenticity? Author: had to be written by a prophet or another Spirit-guided person Audience: had to impact all generations, not just present one Teaching: could not contradict the message of earlier canonical books
a group of scribes (AD 500-1000) that worked to preserve the OT through developing a complex system of markings (masora) to help with accurate understanding of the text the Masoretes
What 3 steps did the Masoretes take to ensure textual accuracy? They developed a system for writing vowels. They developed a system of accents to help pronounce the text. They developed a system of detailed notes which provided a means to check the accuracy of a copied text
What were the two main original languages of the Old Testament? Hebrew and Aramaic
What are two main texts related to the inspiration of Scripture? 2 Timothy 3:16 and 2 Peter 1:20-21
What are two important implications of the fact that the Bible is divinely inspired? It means the Bible is trustworthy and authoritative
List 5 Semitic Languages Akkadian, Amorite, Phoenician, Moabite, Arabic, Ethiopian
Which are the 3 most important Hebrew copies of the Old Testament text? a. The Masoretic Text (MOST RELIABLE) b. The Samaritan Pentateuch c. The Dead Sea Scrolls
a translation of the OT into Greek, from scholars (possibly 72) in Alexandria Septuagint/LXX
collections of writings in Aramaic based on the OT text; arose during a time when many Jewish people understood Aramaic better than they understood Hebrew Aramaic Targums
What are the 6 steps of hermeneutics? a. Use the grammatical-historical method b. Understand context c. Determine type of liturature d. Interpret figurative language e. Let Scripture interpret Scripture f. Discover application to modern life
method in which one finds the 'plain-sense' meaning of a Bible passage by applying standard rules of grammar and syntax, then determines what the text meant historically in its original context grammatical-historical method
What are the 3 geographical subregions of the ancient Near East (ANE)? Mesopotamia, Syria-Palestine, Egypt
an arc of rich soil in the Ancient Near East with flat lands and an abundance of water that made it the birthplace of human civilization Fertile Crescent
What are the 4 subregions of Israel? a. coastal plains b. central mountain range c. the Jordan Rift d. the trans-Jordanian highlands
Which are the two main highways that passed through ancient Israel? a. The Way of the Sea: along the coast of the Mediterranean b. The King's Highway: through the Transjordanian highlands
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