A Guide to the Study of the Christian Religion

by Gerald Birney Smith Narrated by LibriVox Community

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Articles by numerous authors, compiled into a single collection for use by first year divinity students. This book is intended to be a guide to the study of the Christian religion for Protestants. It was prepared to aid students to understand various aspects of education for the Christian ministry, including basic textual studies, theology, Christian history, denominations, Christian ethics and pastoral duties. (Summary by JoeD)

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BN ID:	2940169105148
Publisher:	LibriVox
Publication date:	08/25/2014
Sales rank:	509,634

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III. THE STUDY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT AND OF THE RELIGION OF ISRAEL By J. M. POWIS SMITH Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature, University of ChicagoANALYSIS Introduction.The aim and the process of the study of the Old Testament I. The Process of Translation.The character of the Hebrew language.Methods and helps in the study of Hebrew.-Lexicography. Obscure passages 2. The Textuat Criticism of the Old Testament.The existing manuscripts.The state of the Massoretic text.Emendation of the text.Duplicate passages.Comparison of ancient versions. The Septuagint and daughter-versions.Other Greek versions. The Samaritan Pentateuch.The Targums.The Peshitta.The Vulgate.Conjectural emendations.Should the Hebrew language be required of all students of theology ?How best to study the Old Testament in English 3. The Literary Criticism and Interpretation of the Old Testament. The function of criticism.The criteria of poetry.Varieties of prose.Composite authorship.The probtem of authorship.The problem of date.The author's purpose.Comparative study of literature.The art of interpretation 4. The History of the Hebrews.Scope of history.Dating of sources.Facts vs. interpretation of facts.The interpretative bias. Geography as a historical source.Archaeology and history.-- History of the Semitic world.Problems in Hebrew history 5. The Religion of the Hebrews.Religion and history.Religion and culture.Hebrew religion and Semitic religion.Problems in the study of Hebrew religion 6. The Religious Value of the Otd Testament.The Canon. History of the interpretation of the Old Testament.The value of the Old Testament.The Old Testament in relation to the New. The Old Testament and systematictheology.The Old Testament and vital re...

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