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how many original manuscripts remain?
0
what is textual criticism?
study of different manuscripts by comparing copies
example of external evidence?
age of manuscript
example of internal evidence?
author writing style
What is the masoretic text?
basic text of the hebrew bible used today
what is functional equivalence?
word for word translation
what is the door through which we enter?
Covenant AND kingdom
what is the overarching theme of the bible?
the kingdom of god
what languages were the old testament originally written in?
hebrew and aramaic
what language was the new testament originally written in?
greek
what are the 3 original languages biblical texts were written in?
hebrew, aramaic,(OT) and greek(NT)
was the new testament written in common greek, or classical greek?
common
what are the 3 famous ancient translations?
septuigent, targumim, vulgate
what is the septuagint?
greek version of OT, 1st bible of christians. 70 scribes wrote
what is the targumim?
aramaic translations of OT/hebrew bible
what does targum mean?
interpretation
what is the vulgate?
latin translation of old and new testament.
who translated the vulgate?
st. jerome
when was the vulgate canonized and by whom?
1546, council of trent
what is formal equivalence?
word for word translation. tries to maintain original word order
what is dynamic equivalence?
meaning for meaning translation. original meaning over word form
what are some unintentional changes in biblical translations?
faulty hearing, eye skips, there vs their, no vowels in hebrew, nontranslating words
intentional changes in translations?
smoothing of grammatical difficulties, theological tendancies
main 3 text types?
byzentine, western, alexandrian
what makes for good external evidence?
date of manuscript (older is better), graphical distribution (wider the better)
what are the 3 canons of the OT?
jewish (tanok), roman catholic, protestant
what are the divisions of the roman catholic canon?
pentateuch, histoircal books, wisdom and poetry, prophets
what does apocryphal mean?
hidden
whats up with the protestant canon?
same as jewish(tenakh), no apocrypha. same divisions as roman catholic
what were the 1st and last writings put in the new testament?
pauline letters and 4 gospels 1st, 2nd peter and revelation last
whos Irenaeus?
canonized the 4 gospels (tetra evangelion)
what is the Festal Letter of Athanasius?
1st complete list of new testament books. 39th festal letter. AD 367!!!!!!!!!!
What are lectionaries?
passages excerped from texts in order to be read at worship services
what are versions?
early copies of the bible. most accurate, closer to original writings
what are variants?
differing writings due to misseen, misheard, misspelled, or different words, repetition, eye skips, corrections, cultural acceptability, theological beliefs
what does torah mean?
instruction
who created a canon consisting of 10 pauline letters and version of the gospel of luke?
marcion
who wrote the 39th festal letter?
athanasius
what section contains the primeval history?
genesis 1-11
When are adam n eve created in genesis 1?
same day
what part of genesis is ancestral history?
12-25
what is the focus of genesis 1 and 2?
god and humanity
marcionism
rejects OT and god of OT, paul is true apostle, wants to remove books
gnosticism
platonic dualism(religion through special secret knowledge), salvation through knowledge. wants to add books
montanism
bodily restrictions(fasting, no sex), remove books, bunch of prophets and stuff

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