JCGRW Chapter 2 Vocabulary

A type of writing that has a particular form, style, or content

A Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible translated from original texts in 2^nd Century B.C.

Ancient Old Testament manuscripts discovered in 1947 in a cave near the Dead Sea along with other writings

A solemn agreement between God and human beings, holding each other to a particular course of action

A term used in the Old Testament for people who aren’t Jewish

The process of sharing stories and other important pieces of information by word of mouth

Literally means 5 books. A Greek term for the first five books of the Bible

The official list of inspired books of the Bible. Catholics list 46 Old Testament books and 27 in the New

The name of the 7 Books of the Greek Bible that were not in the later Jewish or Protestant list of books

The process used by scholars to discover and draw out the literal meaning of the biblical text

The story of God’s saving action in human history and today

A foundational event in the history of the Chosen People that occurred when Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt