| 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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