Foreword |
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Preface |
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Part One: General introdution to the Bible |
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A. Name and Nature |
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1. The name "Bible" |
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2. Nature of the Bible |
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B. The Bible and Inspiration |
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1. Biblical substantiation |
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2. Concept of Scriptural inspiration |
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3. Rejected theories of inspiration |
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4. Karl Rahner on inspiration |
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5. I.H. Marshall on Biblical inspiration |
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6. Scriptural inspiration, a community charism |
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7. Biblical inspiratio, a community charism |
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8. Church teachings on Biblical inspiration |
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C. The Bible as Testament |
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1. Etymological meaning |
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2. Testament as a convenant or treaty |
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D. The Bible as Canon |
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E. Formation of the Bible |
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1. Formation of the OT Books |
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2. Formation of the New Testament Books |
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F. Canonization of the Books of the Bible |
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1. The Old Testament Canon |
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2. The New Testament Canon |
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G. Intertestamental Literature |
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1. Apocalypse |
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2. Apocrypha |
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3. Pseudepigrapha |
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4. Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) |
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H. Script of the Bible |
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1. The Old Hebrew script |
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2. The Assyrian or Square script |
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I. Writing Materials |
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J. Divisions of the Bible |
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1. Jewish divistion |
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2. Christian divitions of the Old Testament |
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3. Divisions of the New Testament |
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K. Jewish Division of the Text of the Hebrew Bible |
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1. Parashah |
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2. Parashah petuhah and parashah setumah |
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L. Division of the Biblical Books |
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M. Languages in the Bible |
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N. The Hebrew Bible (MT) |
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1. Masoretes |
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2. Masoretic notes |
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3. Errors in the text |
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4. Two main Hebrew editions of the Bible |
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5. Manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible |
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O. The Samaritan Pentateuch |
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1. Origin |
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2. Differences from other versions |
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P. The Septuagint (LXX) or the Greeek Bible |
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Q. Other Greek Versions |
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R. Targum (T), the Aramaic Bible |
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S. Peshitha (S), the Syriac Version |
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T. Latin Versions |
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U. Coptic and Other Versions |
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V. English Vesrions |
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W. Two Types of Bibilcal Interpretation |
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X. Two Forms of Jewish Commentaries |
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Y. Two Jewish Methods of Teaching |
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Z. Two Aberrations in the Use of the Bible |
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Part Two: Biblical Geography |
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Chapter One: The Land of the Bible |
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Chapter Two: Gospel Geography |
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A. Palestine of Jesus'Time |
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B. The Region of Decapolis |
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Part Three: Biblical History |
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Chaper One: Prehistory and Primeval History |
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Chapter Two: Patriarchal History |
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Chapter Three: Slavery, Liberation, Exodus and Journey towards Canaan |
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Chapter Four: Deuteronomistic History |
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Chapter Five: The United Kingdom of Israel and the Dynasty of David |
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Chapter Six Divistion into Two Kingdoms |
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Chapter Seven: The Fall of Judah and the Babylonian Exile |
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Chapter Eight: The Persian, Greek, Maccabean and Roman Periods |
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Part Four: Biblical Archaeology |
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Part Five: Biblical Hermeneutics and Exegesis |
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A. Introdution |
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B. Historical-Critical Method: the Diachronic Approach |
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C. Literary-Critical Method: the Synchronic Approach |
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D. Orther Criticisms |
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E. Conclusion |
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Part Six: Some Special Themes from the Bible |
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A. Some Old Testament Themes |
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B. Some Christological Feasts |
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