Assignment 1

Samson Covatch

Biblical Interpretation / Assignment 1

Dr. Wesley Hill

The Pentateuch - The first five books of the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible. Tanakh - The appropriate term to use for the Hebrew Scriptures that is derived from the Hebrew letters of its three components:

Torah (Pentateuch)

Nevi’im (Prophets)

Ketuvim (Writings)

Second Temple Judaism - Common designation for the Jewish traditions that flourished from the 4th century BCE to the destruction of the Temple by Roman forces in 70 CE.

Genre - A category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form or content.

Hermeneutics - The branch of knowledge that deals with interpretation, especially of the Bible or literary texts.

New Testament - The second part of the Christian canon consisting of twenty-seven books

The Synoptic Problem - The literary relationships between the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

Epistle - epistole, “a letter”; from epistello, “to send to” Exegesis - Critical explanation or interpretation of a text or portion of a text, especially of the Bible.

Allegory - A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to have hidden meanings.