CHRTC 381 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ketuvim, Sola Scriptura, Maccabees
17 Dec 2020
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Chrtc 381 lecture 7 sacred scripture and the classroom (some bible basics) Sacred scripture and the classroom: some bible basics: sacred scripture, first and foremost, is the word of god. It is god"s communication to us about his nature, about humanity, and creation itself. "bible" = "books: the bible is a collection of books divided into two main sections, the old testament and the new. Final form: why do catholics deviate, the tanak, divided into torah, prophets (nevi"im), and writings (ketuvim) It beings with the law, the foundations of living in the right relationship with god: provides the basics of life, progresses to the prophets, those inspired men who directed israel to return to the foundations of their faith. Greek ot, or the septuagint (lxx: septuagint was produced as a means to ensure accessibility to the jewish scriptures, 70 rabbis undertook this inspired work (hence lxx)
