OPENING LECTURE

I. DEFINITIONS OF COMMONLY USED TERMS

A. Names for Deity

1. Lord (YHWH / Kurios)

2. God (Elohim / Theos)

3. Son of Man

4. Son of God

5. Savior

6. Jesus

7. Christ

B. Names of Texts and Translations

1. Masoretic Text

2. Septuagint

3. Targums

4. Vulgate

5. Peshitta

6. Dead Sea Scrolls

C. Glossary of Terms (see Appendix One)

D. Textual Criticism (see Appendix Two)

E. Greek Grammatical Terms that Impact Interpretation (see Appendix Three)

II. BASIC TIME LINE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

III. BASIC MAP OF THE FIRST CENTURY MEDITERRANEAN WORLD

A. Bodies of Water

1. Mediterranean Sea

 4. Aegean Sea

2. Black Sea

5. Nile River

3. Adriatic Sea

6. Jordan River

B. Countries Mentioned in the NT

1. Egypt

2. Judea

3. Samaria

4. Decapolis

5. Galilee

6. Syria

7. Phoenicia

8. Cilicia

9. Cappadocia

10. Galatia

11. Pamphylia

12. Lycia

13. Asia

14. Bithynia

15. Pontus

16. Achaia

17. Macedonia

18. Illyricum

19. Italy

C. Islands Mentioned in the NT

1. Cyprus

2. Crete

3. Patmos

4. Silicy

5. Malta

D. Major Cities

1. Alexandria

2. Memphis

3. Jerusalem

4. Antioch

5. Tarsus

6. Ephesus

7. Pergamum

8. Corinth

9. Athens

10. Rome

11. Thessalonica

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