REL 1005 Chapter : Review Questions And Answers Chapters 1 8
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Scriptures- sacred writings that members of the religion consider especially authoritative or important. Hebrew scriptures- a collection of documents pertaining to the history and religion of ancient. Christian bible- the old testament and new testament "books" Bce- before the common era: describe the four types of literature that the new testament contains, describe the four types of literature that the new testament contains, distinguish between the new testament, the apostolic fathers, the new testament. Apocrypha, and the nag hammadi library: explain the two aspects of historical criticism, explain how the historical-critical method differs from the confessional approach to studying the bible. Palestine- homeland of the jewish people; origin of christianity; mediterranean sea on west, Arabian desert on east, syria on north, egypt on south. Greco-roman world- a world governed by roman empire but united by greek language and culture; included palestine. Alexander the great- son of philip ii, king of macedonia, led army against persians to east-won;
