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Bible lit

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The Torah is the Hebrew word for
teaching
The Torah consists of the first five books of the Bible and is also sometimes called the
pentateuch
Nevi'im is the Hebrew word for
prophets
Ketuvim is Hebrew for
writings
While many Jews refer to the Hebrew Scriptures as the Bible, others refer to the Hebrew Scriptures by the acronym
tanakh
The books of the Hebrew Scriptures share the theme concerning the relationship between
God and Humans especially the people of biblical Israel
Plain Sense reading
surface meaning of words, grammar, syntax
Inquiring reading
layers of meaning; interpretive, uses stories and examples
Allegorical reading
parallels between scripture and abstract concepts; things in the scripture stand for something else
Mystical reading
scripture as symbolic code; Kabbalah is a mystical tradition that looks for hidden meaning in each letter of biblical text.
There is no one correct way to read jewish scripture
true
One way Judaism and Christianity differ is the ordering of the Biblical books.
Another way is that Christians see the Hebrew Scriptures as pointing toward
Jesus Christ
Christians refer to the Hebrew Scriptures as the
old testament
Symbolic word choices
names of people and places have symbolic meanings.
The importance of the
word
Parallelism and repetition
make text easier to remember and repeat. Most of the Hebrew Scriptures were memorized and passed down by word of mouth.
Hebrew poetry relies almost entirely on
parallelism
Figures of speech such as similes, metaphors, exaggeration, irony, and personification
are used to describe divine events and characters
The personal name of God
Yahweh, consists of four Hebrew letters known as the Tetragrammaton.
Where was the only place the name of God could be spoken?
The inner sanctuary of the temple the holy of hollies
What name is substituted when the Hebrew scriptures are read aloud and what does it mean?
Adonai which means lord
Many Jews won't even say the name Adonai but instead use
Ha-Shem which means "the Name" out of respect and reverence.
Most Christian liturgies*, or structured public worship, include
readings from the Hebrew Scriptures and often a sung portion of a psalm.
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