1. What are the FOUR major divisions of the current OT? 1.The Law, The Pentateuch, The TorahNumber of books 5 2.The Historical BooksNumber of books 12 (3 + 6 + 3) 3.The Poetical BooksNumber of books 5 4.The Prophetical BooksNumber of books 17 (5 + 12) What are the THREE major divisions of the Hebrew OT? 1.Law“Torah”Number of books 5 2.Prophets“Nebiim”Number of books 8 (4 + 4) 3.Writings“Ketubim”Number of books 11 What is the difference? The 39 books of the current OT are the same as the 24 books of the Hebrew OT

2. What was the language of the OT? Hebrew – some sections in Aramaic (in Daniel) – some Greek words What is the Septuagint LXX? It is a Latin word for 70 (number of rabbis participated in the translation). It refers to the Greek translation of the OT which was done in Alexandria in c. 300 B.C. What is the name of the Latin translation of the Bible? Vulgate – by St. Jerome in in the late 4 th century. What is the meaning of “canon” in reference to the Bible? From Greek for reed or cane and it means rules or measure. For the Bible it refers to the list of books accepted as Holy Scripture. What are the Deutero-canonical Books? Books found in the Greek translation but not in the Hebrew version of the OT and are accepted by the Orthodox and Catholic churches. What are the oldest existing copies of the books of the OT? The Dead Sea Scrolls which were discovered in the Qumran valley. They go back to more than 150 years before Christ.

3. What is the timeline for the OT? AdamAbraham Moses 4000 B.C.2000 B.C.1500 B.C. DavidEzra The Lord’s Birth 1000 B.C.500 B.C.4 B.C. Name the current-day countries for these ancient peoples: AssyriansBabyloniansIraq Syrians (Aram)Phoenicians SyriaLebanon CanaanitesPhilistines Palestine / IsraelPalestine / Israel Edomites, Moabites, Ammonites (Edom, Moab, Ammon) Jordan