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What does the term "canon" mean in relation to biblical books? | The canon of Scripture refers to the list of books recognized as the divinely inspired and authoritative for faith and practice. |
What is the threefold division of the Hebrew Bible? | The Law (Torah), the Prophets (Nevi'im) and the Writings (Kethuvim). Collectively referred to as the Tanak (an acrostic built on the first letter of the the three divisions TNK). |
What is the Greek translation of the Old Testament called? | The Septuagint |
Why were the Apocryphal books excluded from the Protestant canon? | The books never claim to be the Word of God and they were written after the time when the Jews believed God stopped speaking through His prophets. |
What is the function and purpose of textual criticism? | The study of textual criticism is the science that enables scholars to determine and establish the wording of the original text. |
How reliable are the Old Testament documents? | No other documents from the ancient world were as accurately copied, preserved and transmitted as the Oe Testament Scriptures. |
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