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How many books are in the Bible   66  
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How many are in each testament   39 in old and 27 in new  
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What is the Jewish Tripartite division   Torah/penateuch, Neviim/Prophets, writings/ketuviim  
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Which part would I Chronicles be found in   ketuviim(sam and kings found in Neviim considered prophets-rulers)  
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Which part would Deuteronomy be found in   torah or Pentateuch  
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Which part would Esther be found in   ketuviim (the girls are her)  
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Which part would Daniel be found in   ketuviim (Dan, Ezra-Nehemiah are only prophets here, they both tell stories, not complete prophesy)  
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Which part would Isaiah be found in   Neviim (prophet)  
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What is Roth’s definition of the bible   “The Bible is a collection of ancient writings devoted to many ends but chiefly concerned with the telling of a story. The story it recounts chronicles God’s revelation and role in the universe, as well as humanity’s responses to this revelation. The Bibl  
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Canoncity determined   Written before 400 BCE, Written in Hebrew or Aramaic, Considered authoritative by community  
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Canonization   Did not all happen at once, it was gradual. Canonized Torah then Neviim, lastly Ketuviim Completed by 100 CE  
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What’s so hot about the OT   –39 books are vital for the shaping of Judeo/Christian communities-The OT introduces the gospel story. The Gospel is finalized in the New Testament  
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What is the OT not   Not a preface to the “real” story in the NT. 2. Not a story of God’s wrath while the NT is a story of grace in Jesus. 3.  
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What are the 6 west-east geographical zones   1Coastal Plains 2. Shephelah 3.Central Hill Country 4.Jordan Rift 5.Transjordanian plateau 6. Negev  
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Coastal Plains   25 km at widest point  
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Shephelah   lowlands or foothills, fertile valleys, low rolling hills  
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Central Hill country   from north Galilee region to the Judean desert in the south  
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Jordan Rift   10 miles wide  
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Negev   desert, dry, limited rainfall, most notable city: Beersheba  
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Transjordanian plateau   rises 2700 feet out of Jordan rift Valley  
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Why are Amarna Letters signficicant    
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What is the central aim of Brown’s Book   Define the distinction between biblical scholarship and bible study. Provide reader with methods of approaching the bible that consider context and bias (personal and others’). Inspire reader to interact with the text, ask questions and diligently divide  
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Define Documentary Hypothesis-The Pentateuch is composed of 4 main sources that were edited together: J source (relationship) Elohist source (distant, dreams), Priestly source (order and boundaries), Deuteronomy (preaching style.    
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What is the general structure of Genesis   Building blocks: Blessing to all (ie Joseph), Children (provide identity, heritage, daily survival), Land (food, security, inheritance)  
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What is the Primeval history   Creation narratives, etiological stories, stories of transgression, stories of global concern, unit bracketed by disorder 1:1-11:26  
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How would you characterize the Ancestral Narratives   Family stories, etiological stories, personal relationship with God, cycles of stories 11:27-50:26  
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What are the significant outcomes of the United Monarchy?   Israel transforms from a loosely connected tribal coalition into an organized federation 2. Israelites now capable of national defense 3. builds a temple which centralizes worship  
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Name four parts of the protestant bible   Pentateuch, Histories (end at EHM), poetical or wisdom book (end at Solomon), Prophets, also Apocrypha  
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Name the three parts of the tripartite   Torah, Neviim, Ketuviim (girls, lament, eznehdanchron)  
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What do Ketuviim and Neviim mean?   Ketuviim- writings, Neviim- prophets  
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Northern kingdom is characterized how?   By wicked kings who led the north away from true worship of the one God  
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