Prophets and Prophecy Midterm (A+ GRADED)

Canon/Canonization correct answers Something that is accepted as truth by a group of individuals; a list of books/texts which a religious community regards as authoritative scripture TaNaK correct answers Jewish Canon T correct answers Torah (Law)/Pentateuch (First 5 books of the bible) N correct answers Nebi'im (Former and Latter Prophets) 3 major prophets correct answers Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel 12 minor prophets correct answers Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habbakuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi K correct answers Ketuvim (Writings) Apocrypha/Deutero-Canonical Books correct answers Part of the Catholic/Orthodox Old Testament Canon. In general everything is the same except a few extra books that are considered canonical. Number of apocrypha books is classically 7, but it can go up to 15 (apocrypha is a statement of doubtful authority) Lost Books Cited in the Bible correct answers Num 21:14: "The Book of the Wars of Yahweh," 1 Chronicles 29:29: "The Acts of Samuel the Seer," 2 Chronicles 9:29: "The History of Nathan the Prophet," 2 Chronicles 32:32: "The Vision of Isaiah the Prophet" 5 disputed books that eventually did make it into the Canon correct answers Esther, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Proverbs, Ezekiel When was most of Hebrew Bible written? correct answers Iron Age II (1000-539 BCE) and Persian Period (539-332 BCE) What language was the Hebrew Bible written in? correct answers Mostly in Hebrew, with a few sections in Aramaic (Daniel and Ezra) The Academic Study of Religion (Non-Confessional) correct answers Non-proselytizing, studying about religion (which is not personal piety), might examine the scripture as more of a historical text, and not a holy truth Textual Criticisms correct answers We have no original autographs; all we have are hand copies of copies (copied for hundreds of years). Hebrew witnesses to the text of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament include the Masoretic Text (which was copied with extreme care), the Samaritan Pentateuch, the Dead Sea Scrolls (from Qumran). Fragments include the Nash Papyrus (The Decalogue), and the Ketef Hinnom Inscription (Numbers 6:24-26) which are 2 mini silver scrolls