Old Testament - General

1. Old Testament - General What are the THREE major divisions of the Hebrew OT? What are the FOUR major divisions of the current OT? What was the language of the OT? What is the Septuagint LXX? What is the meaning of “canon” in reference to the Bible? What are the Deutero-canonical Books?

2. The Books of the O.T. The Five Books of Moses – The Law – The Torah Genesis The beginnings (the primeval history) Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob & Joseph Exodus Salvation – Israel in Egypt, Wilderness & Sinai Passover – Covenant – Law – Tabernacle Leviticus Sanctification – Be Holy for I AM HOLY 5 Sacrifices – Feasts – Purifications Numbers In the Wilderness – Trip to the Promised Land Deuteronomy Commitment 3 Sermons by Moses The Historical Books Joshua – Judges – Ruth I & II Samuel – I & II Kings – I & II Chronicles Ezra – Nehemiah – Esther

3. The Books of the O.T. Poetical Books – Wisdom Books Job Mystery of Suffering Psalms Life of Praise Proverbs Victory of Wisdom Ecclesiastes Illusion of the worldly desires Song of Songs Union with Christ Major Prophets Isaiah – Jeremiah – Lamentation – Ezekiel – Daniel Minor Prophets Hosea– Joel –Amos– Obadiah Jonah–Micah–Nahum–Habakkuk Zephaniah–Haggai–Zechariah–Malachi

4. The Books of the O.T. Deutro-Canonical Books Tobit Judith Cont. of Esther Chapter 10 - 16 Wisdom Joshua Son of Sirach Baruch Cont. of Daniel Ch. 3 (cont.) & Ch. 13-14 I & II Maccabees Psalm 151

5. The Divisions of the Hebrew O.T. • The Language of the O.T. • Hebrew – some Aramaic (in Daniel) • The Septuagint LXX • The Greek translation done in Alexandria in c. 300 B.C. • The Dead Sea Scrolls The Divisions of the Hebrew O.T. The Law / Torah / Moses The Prophets The Writings / Psalms

6. The Dead Sea scrolls consist of about 900 documents, including texts from the Hebrew Bible, discovered between 1947 and 1956 in eleven caves in and around the Wadi Qumran near the ruins of the ancient settlement of Khirbet Qumran, on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. The texts are of great religious and historical significance, as they include some of the only known surviving copies of Biblical documents made before 100 BC and preserve evidence of late Second Temple Judaism. They are written in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, mostly on parchment, but with some written on papyrus. These manuscripts generally date between 150 BC to 70 AD. The scrolls are most commonly identified with the ancient Jewish sect called the Essenes. The Dead Sea Scrolls are traditionally divided into three groups: "Biblical" manuscripts (copies of texts from the Hebrew Bible), which comprise roughly 40% of the identified scrolls; "Apocryphal" or "Pseudepigraphical" manuscripts (known documents from the Second Temple Period like Enoch, Jubilees, Tobit, Sirach, non-canonical psalms, etc., that were not ultimately canonized in the Hebrew Bible), which comprise roughly 30% of the identified scrolls; and "Sectarian" manuscripts (previously unknown documents that speak to the rules and beliefs of a particular group or groups within greater Judaism) like the Community Rule, War Scroll, Pesher (Hebrew pesherפשר = "Commentary") on Habakkuk, and the Rule of the Blessing, which comprise roughly 30% of the identified scrolls.

7. The Canon From Greek “kanon” meaning reed or cane. It means rule or measure. In case of the Bible, it refers to the list of books accepted as Holy Scripture: the Canonical Books.

8. Old Testament - General What are the THREE major divisions of the Hebrew OT? Torah (Law / Moses), Prophets, Writings (Psalms) What are the FOUR major divisions of the current OT? Low (Pentateuch / The Five Books), History Books, Poetical Books, Prophets (Major & Minor) What was the language of the OT? Hebrew – some Aramaic (in the Book of Daniel) What is the Septuagint LXX? The Greek translation of the OT (c. 300 B.C.) What is the meaning of “canon” in reference to the Bible? It means rule or standard and it refers to the list of books accepted as Holy Scripture (the Canonical Books) What are the Deutero-canonical Books? Books found in the Greek translation but not in the Hebrew version of the OT. Some of them are accepted by the Orthodox and Catholic churches.

9. Thomas Nelson Publishers: Nelson's Complete Book of Bible Maps & Charts : Old and New Testaments. Rev. and updated ed. Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, 1996

10. Thomas Nelson Publishers: Nelson's Complete Book of Bible Maps & Charts : Old and New Testaments. Rev. and updated ed. Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, 1996

11. Thomas Nelson Publishers: Nelson's Complete Book of Bible Maps & Charts : Old and New Testaments. Rev. and updated ed. Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, 1996

12. Thomas Nelson Publishers: Nelson's Complete Book of Bible Maps & Charts : Old and New Testaments. Rev. and updated ed. Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, 1996