REL 1004 : ReligionStudyGuideforTest1
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Canon: the canon is the fixed list of books in the bible which jews and christians regard as sacred and authoritative for their faith and practice, 39 books are in the jewish canon of the bible. The sequential order of the sections of the. Jewish canon is: torah, prophets, and writings: the rabbis in palestine fixed the jewish canon ca. The principles of selection were: only books in hebrew, only books that are divine revelation, only books written during time of ezra (ca. 400 bce) or earlier, only books with content that accords with proper jewish faith and practice: the deutero-canonical books are the books in the catholic ot that are not in the jewish. The four major sections of the catholic ot are: pentateuch, historical books, The principles of selection were: books of like kind go together, and there was a progression in focus. The catholic ot has 46 books and the selection was based heavily on the septuagint.
