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Divine Revelation: Exploring the Composition and Categorization of the Bible

Unveil the origins and norms of Scripture in the Bible, from oral tradition to canonical texts, delving into the Old and New Testaments with divinely inspired insights and Canon formation. Witness the rise of Canon and Magisterium, categorization of the Old Testament, and accounts of Creation, Atonement, as well as New Testament contents and teachings. Discover the enduring thematic interplay between God and humanity through the ages, culminating in the profound cosmic imagery of Revelations.

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Divine Revelation: Exploring the Composition and Categorization of the Bible

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  1. Revelation in the Bible • Scripture is about Revelation • Old (First) Testament – God unveiled in nature, prophets, history • New (Second) Testament – God unveiled through Jesus

  2. How Was the Bible Composed • Oral tradition • Eventually written • 73 separate writings • Written in Rome, Turkey, Greece, Persia, Egypt • Written in three different languages • Septuagint in 275 B.C. • Canon in 4th century • Vulgate in 382 A.D.

  3. Divinely Inspired • What does this mean? • From Latin, inspirare (to breath into) • Divine and human authorship • Scripture has normative (binding) character • Foundation of faith • Lived experience of God

  4. Rise of Canon • Parallel rise of Magisterium • Normative texts means normative interpreter • 200 year process • Criteria to make it into canon: • Useful for liturgy • Apostolic • First century

  5. Categorization of the Old Testament

  6. Old (or First) Testament • 46 books • Many of the texts written in 6th century B.C. • Written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek • Mostly Hebrew scripture (not all of it is though) Ugarit storm god, Baal. Featured in 1 Kings 20

  7. Four Accounts of Creation • Genesis 1 • Genesis 2 • Job 38 • Isaiah 42

  8. Genesis 1 • Formless void already exists • God as a spirit • Creates through verbal commands • God names creation • Creates humans • Imageo Dei

  9. Genesis 2 • Physical world already existed • Time already existed • God physically forming out of clay • Geographic locations • Man names creation • Operation

  10. Job 38 • Laid foundations of earth • Heavenly beings shouted for joy • God shut out sea (chaos) • God has walked through depths of death and darkness • God alone knows the ordinances of heaven and earth

  11. Isaiah 42:5-25 • God is creator of heaven and earth • God gives life, and spirit, to people • Leads people to righteousness • All other deities are idols • True glory belongs to God • Holiness

  12. God of the Covenant • Covenant comes from Hebrew Berit (literally, to shackle) • Different kinds of Covenants • Friendship • Contract • Peace Treaty • Marriage • Treaty between Kings • Lord and Vassal Above: Friendship Covenant Below: Master-Servant Covenant

  13. God Intervenes in History • Prophets • Messiah Figures • Nature

  14. National Identity • Zionism • A light to the nations • God physically present in the Temple

  15. Atonement • Sacrifice and ritualistic purification • Innocent blood offered up • Establishes right relationship with God • Receive worldly blessings • Shift in 6th century B.C. • Development of afterlife

  16. Categorization of the New Testament

  17. Contents • 27 Texts • Written in Greek • Written in Palestine, Syria, Greece, Turkey, and Rome • Trying to make sense of Jesus • Radical claim about Jesus

  18. Gospels • Latin Phrase for “Good News” • Synoptics (Mark, Matthew, and Luke) • Biographical • Link Jesus to Judaism • Jesus intimate with God • Jesus called God “Abba” • Unsuccessful campaign • God resurrected Jesus from the dead

  19. Acts of the Apostles • Jesus sent the Holy Spirit • Under Holy Spirits direction, Church leadership emerged • Spread Jesus’ teachings and the Sacraments (rituals) • Deeper understanding of God through Greeks

  20. Pauline Epistles • Jesus is Christ • Humanity tainted by sin since Adam • Through Jesus’ death and resurrection, re-creates humanity

  21. Catholic Epistles • Unity of the faithful • Need to understand Jesus’ teachings correctly • Right interpretation • Eschatology = end time teachings

  22. Revelations • Stand firm in Christ • Cosmic battle mirrored by earthly one • Beast and Scarlet Woman • Encounter Christ at three points: Eucharist, our death, and at the end • Christusnosliberavit

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