| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Oral Tradition | repeating stories from generation to generation. Stories may have varied because of this |
| Redactor | person who wrote down oral traditions |
| Canon | what is accepted as the Bible, it is Hebrew for straight stick used for measuring. Word morphed into being used for standard. |
| Pentateuch | first 5 books of the bible; genisis, exodus, Leviticus, numbers Deuteronomy. Between 6 and 3rd centuries bc |
| Deuteronmic history | Deut, Josh, Judges, Rush, Sam, Kings, History of Jewish people |
| Prophets | Isiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and "book of the twelve" (minor prohets) prophesized in the present. |
| Writings | Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon. |
| Torah | Jewish Law, Pentateuch |
| Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical | Part of the Catholic Canon, means "hidden" |
| Septuagint | 70 translations from Hebrew to Greek |
| Vulgate | Latin translation of the Bible |
| New Testament | Christian books agreed upon this canon. 39 Old Testament books 27 New Testament |
| Masoretic text | Hebrew language with out vowel sounds. Yhwh= Yahweh |
| Textual Criticism | the science that developed as a result of scholars trying to solve problems caused by the numerous and often divergent texts. Changing meanings of modern languages affect translation |
| Dynamic equivalence | healthy medium of translation, keep matters of fact and history but update style, language, and grammar. |
| Exegesis | critical explanation or interpretation of a text |
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