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Canon- means "a closed list of writings that are considered sacred scripture and hence authoritative." Torah- Torah (Law) Neviim-prophets Kethtuvim-writings Tanakh- previous 3 acronym Pentateuch Canonization- process of creating a canon of literature Criteria for canonization- Written before the fourth century BCE Written in Hebrew (with a few exceptions) Extent of use Use for worship/festival Biblical inerrancy- the doctrinal position that the scriptures are completely accurate and totally free of error in the original manuscripts Biblical infallibility- the belief that what the Bible says regarding matters of faith and Christian practice are wholly useful and true. Views of inspiration Mechanical Dictation Plenary Verbal Illumination Dynamic Multi-methodological Inclusivity of the text Septuagint- an ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament Textual criticism- "a methodology for deciding which wording should be followed in cases where the copies disagree" Types of variants Mistakes: misseen or misheard word; skipped a phrase; repeated a phrase etc. Intentional changes: trying to improve a text or reading Cultural changes Theological changes Sense changes Critical text- collection of all of the differences between manuscript copies of any text and the publication of all significant ones Translation- the process of translating words or text from one language into another Source language- original language which is being translated Target language- a language into which test is being translated Formal Equivalence- word for word Dynamic Equivalence- sense for sense" Historical Criticism- interpreting a text by trying to understand its original setting and audience Source Criticism- effort to discover the sources or documents behind a text behind a text and to explore how the sources were combined into larger units Form Criticism- pays particular attention to a text's genre and structure with an eye to the historical setting out of which it arose Redaction Criticism- study of how already existing textual units -narratives of incidents, laws proverbs , or other isolatable pieces (through using Source Criticism) were combined into larger texts by the activities of editors, called "redactors" Reader Response Criticism- analyzes a text by looking at the relationship between the text and its reader including the clues within the text that guide the reader in drawing meaning from it Literary Criticism- borrows literary critical approaches and applies them to the biblical text Torah- : Hebrew, "instruction" JEDP theory J (Yahwist, J from German Jahwe or Yahweh) E (Elohist from Elohim) D (Deuteronomist) P (Priestly) Primeval History- Chapters 1-11: Deals with material from the creation of the world up to the call of Abram in chapter 12 Ancestral History- Chapters 12-50: Begins with the calling of Abram to leave Ur in chapter 12 and relates the stories of the generations after Abraham Toledot- - serves to link together various parts of the text "each of which guides the reader to the major focus of the next section Genesis- derives from the greek word for "origin" or "birth," taken from the Septuagint Bereshit- 1st word in Genesis and the name of the book in the Hebrew text, means "in the beginning" or "when beginning" Exegesis- Greek "lead into" the explanation or interpretation of the meaning of a written text; Imago Dei0- (a) Mans is to be a representative of God on earth (b) man is to be a reflection of God on earth. Abraham Isaac Jacob A. Encounter between Jacob/Esau (25: 21-34; 27) B. Encounter with God and departure from home (28) C. Acquisition of wives, Leah and Rachel (29:1-30) D. Fertility: The birth of Jacob's children (29:31-30:24) D. Fertility: the growth of Jacobs's flock (30: 25-43) C.' Jacob's removal of his wives from their father's household (31: 1-32: 1) B.' Encounter with God on return home (32:22-32) A.' Reunion encounter between Jacob and Esau (33: 1-33: 17) Rebekah Israel Sarahh Binding of Isaac . Prologue (11.28-30) B. First Challenge: call for Abraham to leave family of origin (12:1-3) C. Wife-sister story (12:10-13:1) D. Separation from Lot (13:2-18) E. Covenant of pieces with Abraham (14-15) F. Hagar-Ishmael Story (16:1-14) E.' Covenant of Circumcision with Abraham D.'Hospitality/progeny episodes; Abraham contrasted with Lot (18-19) C.' Wife-sister story (20) B.' Final Challenge: Calls for Abraham to let go of Gamily of future (21:8-21; 22:1-19) A.' Epilogue 22: 20-24 Structure of Genesis 1 Sabbath Etiology- an explanation for a name, and event, a custom or ritual, or a natural phenomenon. An etiological story is one that posits a particular cause (not necessarily correctly) for something Themes in Creation Genesis Ezer Kenegdo Adam/Adamah Boundary Corruption Progressive Corruption Anthropomorphic Cain Abel Seth Covenant Noachide Covenant Themes in Gen. 1-11 Abrahamic Covenant 1. I will make you a great nation (v 2) 2. I will bless you and make your name great (v. 2) 3. Bless those who bless you, curse those who curse you (v. 3) 4. In you all of the families of the earth