The Bible: Introduction and Interpretation notes
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- Books and Structure of the Bible24
- Biblical Canon and Translations8
- Old Testament27
- New Testament18
- Biblical History, Stories and Characters32
- Biblical Covenants50
- Bible Verses and Quotations20
- Biblical Inspiration and Authority10
- Biblical Interpretation and Hermeneutics20
- Biblical Criticism9
- Biblical Vocabulary13
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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson - The Psychological Significance of the Biblical Stories - Detailed Summary Notes Part 8 - The Phenomenology of the Divine He discusses Milton's "Paradise Lost" and how it relates to Tower of Babel. (Around 24:00). Tower of Babel is like 2008 financial crisis. "Too big to fail." (Around 28:0...
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Nov.27th - 2013 JAMES- Author: James was a brother of Jesus that did not believe until after the resurrection. Became a leader during the Jerusalem council in Acts 15. (Was also in charge at the Jerusalem council) Also one of t...
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Word Bank Archive Chapter 1 Pg. 20 Allegory/allegorical - reading that is primarily symbolic, as opposed to literal. (I.e. "the staff of heaven" is not an actual physical staff, but represents authority) Neo-Platonic - a mystical...
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unit 2 Literal vs contextual A literal reader is someone who reads the bible word for word. A literal reader will have a hard time finding the hidden message. A contextual reader is a reader who is good at ...
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Biblical Miracles Lot's Wife Read the account in Genesis 19:1-26 Lot was the only righteous man in the whole of Sodom and Gomorrah, and God warned him and his family to flees the town, as he was soon to destroy it. Lot's wife turned to...
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The Bible2 Who decided what went in it:-Jesus didn't write it so didn't decide what went in it.-no single person or group decided what went in-Bishop Athanasins' Christian group produced a list and was approved as the new becaus...
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Key Stories + Themes Key Stories and Themes Page 1 Page 2Google Docs has comprehension questions. Relate questions to themes and key stories. The following are examples from the Bible that fit under each theme. The relationship between a ...
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Religion Notes Unit 4.2 pages 76-77A guide is a person who knows the place well and can show us around and explain. A guide could also be a book that has been written to guide us using by reading. using pictures and so on. In the sa...
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Bible Christian Beliefs about the Bible believe that God communicates with us in a special way through scriptures (also through our conscience, others' actions + words towards us, events, and nature) writers of the scriptur...
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Biblical Interpretation 1A Statement of Faith usually has the fact that scripture is the infallible word for God at the top of the list....as Christians we must back everything up by scripture.2 Timothy 3:16-17 "All Scripture is breathed...
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Source Criticism Attempt to discover the source to understand the literary piece better Evaluates and studies the books of the Bible to determine the sources it was created from 1. The source's Presence (source preceding it) 2....
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Interpretive Journey Interpretive Journey: Complete each of the Five Steps given below (and also in your text book): Step #1: Grasp the text in its own town. What did the text mean to the biblical audience? Step #2: Measure the width of t...
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Prophets Study Guide ~ Prophet Study Guide ~ Prophet - a person God chooses to speak his message of salvation. They speak the message of repentance calling people back to God, in a way their community would understand. ...
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Covenant David's kingdom was made of bricks and mortar, but Jesus' was in people. Context: 1000BCE. Transitional period in Israel. The period is categorized by lawlessness and disobedience. The people l...
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Bible MindMap - created from Mind Map Creation The fall The flood
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Chapter 1 73 books in Bible46 O.T and 27 N.TO.T. - Time before Jesus (B.C)Torah (Hebrew)- "Law"Pentateuch (Greek)- "5 scrolls"Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, DeuteronomyGELNDHistorical booksProphet booksWriting books N.T.G...
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Religion 9.11.2018 Year 10 Religious Education Week 5 Biblical Metaphors Light 1. What is the significance of light/ vine in Jewish culture? - God's presene=goodness, truth, guidance, knowledge, life contrasted wit...
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Religion Notes - Types of Literature
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Character Study Abraham sojourned in Ge-rar. So he temporarily stayed at Ge-rar, there he said to Abimelech that Sarah was his sister, so Abimelech to Sarah. GOD went to Abimelech in a dream and said to him "Thou art but a dead man, ...
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Observation List for Scripture Scripture Observation List: - Repetition of Words - Contrasts - Comparisons - Lists - Cause and Effect - Figures of Speech - Conjunctions - Verbs - Pronouns - Questions and Answers - Dialogue - Means - Purpose/result ...
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Religion exam review Definitions Covenant- An agreement. Original sin- The tendency to sin innate in all human beings, held to be inherited from Adam in consequence of the Fall. The concept of original sin was developed in the writi...
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Session 1 Viewer Guide Are we so comfortable with exhaustion that we can't even enjoy a break when it's thrust upon us?We excuse the things we are enslaved to.Because anything we've been given to enjoy outside of the boundaries in which wit...
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1_Session 1 Viewer Guide Are we so comfortable with exhaustion that we can't even enjoy a break when it's thrust upon us?We excuse the things we are enslaved to.Because anything we've been given to enjoy outside of the boundaries in which wit...
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Life of Joseph Jacob had twelve (12) sons. who were later to become the heads of the twelve (12) tribe of Israel.Joseph, the eleventh son, was his father's favourite and was given a coat of many colours. Joseph was a dreamerHe was e...
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Untitled Bible No original manuscripts of the bible have survived, as far as we know. Every manuscript we have is a translation and therefore there are a bunch of differences in these. there have been more old manuscripts foun...
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Important quotes : Covenants ''Walk in my way and be blameless'' - Genesis Covenant with Abraham '' I will make of you a great nation [...] I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you'' - Genesis Covenant with Abraham Promised ...
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Heaven and Earth - created from Mind Map definition of "heaven" overlapping dimensions of divine space and human space animal sacrifice
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Revelation series of 7 seven trumpets seven seals seals say something different every time (different messages) seven symbolic seals that secure the book or scroll that John of Patmos saw in an apocalyptic vision. the...
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These user-made notes cover stories as well as approaches to reading them. Key Stories + Themes connects examples from the Bible with themes. Biblical Miracles includes an account from Genesis, while Source Criticism looks at sources used in biblical books.
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Start with Interpretive Journey if you want a structured approach to a passage. Its steps begin by asking what the text meant to its original audience. For unfamiliar terms, use Word Bank Archive, which includes an explanation of allegorical reading.
As you read, write a short summary in your own words and return to the note to check it. Compare a story with the themes in Key Stories + Themes, or use Source Criticism to practice asking where a text's material came from. When you want to check recall or see ideas arranged differently, switch to a quiz or mind map on the unit page. Choose a note that fits what you are studying and give it a try.
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