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Chapter 4: The Canon and Text of the Old Testament
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- 1What does the term "canon" mean in relation to biblical books?The canon of Scripture refers to the list of books recognized as the divinely inspired and authoritative for faith and practice.
- 2What is the threefold division of the Hebrew Bible?The Law (Torah), the Prophets (Nevi'im) and the Writings (Kethuvim). Collectively referred to as the Tanak (an acrostic built on the first letter of the the three divisions TNK).
- 3What is the Greek translation of the Old Testament called?The Septuagint
- 4Why were the Apocryphal books excluded from the Protestant canon?The books never claim to be the Word of God and they were written after the time when the Jews believed God stopped speaking through His prophets.
- 5What is the function and purpose of textual criticism?The study of textual criticism is the science that enables scholars to determine and establish the wording of the original text.
- 6How reliable are the Old Testament documents?No other documents from the ancient world were as accurately copied, preserved and transmitted as the Oe Testament Scriptures.
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