Christianity flash cards

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bible

The christian sacred text consisting of the old and New Testament regarded by christians as a source of divine revelation and authority.

canon

the official list of books accepted as part of the bible in christianity , the canon was developed through councils at tradition.

scripture

writings considered sacred or authoritative

revelation

The act by which god reveals divine truth to humans.

inspiration

the belief that the authors of the bible were guided by the Holy Spirit making the text authoritative and trustworthy.

innerancy

the belief that the bible is without error in all that it teaches

authority

The power or right to give orders, make decisions and enforce obedience in religion refers to the source that command belief or action.

tradition

the passing down of beliefs, practices and teachings. In christianity can refer to oral teachings, liturgical practices and doctrinal decisions.

apostolic tradition

The teaching of Jesus passed on by the apostles both orally and in writing preserved by the church.

apostolic succesion

the belief that the church authority derives from the apostles through an unbroken line of bishops.

magesterium

the teaching authority of the Roman Catholic Church exercised by the pope and bishops especially in interpreting scripture and tradition.

sola scriptura

latin for scripture alone belief that the bible is the sole infallible source of authority for christians.

dei verbum

a key document from Vatican 2 that outlines the Catholic Church teachings on divine revelation scripture and tradition.

The word of god

Jesus Christ as the divine revelation as more broadly to gods message found in scripture.

Jesus as the word

Jesus as the living and incarnate word of god

literalist interpretaion

reading the bible as literal, historical truth without metaphors

contextual interpretation

understanding the bible within its historical cultural and literary context to discern meaning.

liberal view of scripture

the bible was written by human authors and is subject to error, still contains spiritual truths

conservative view of scripture

the bible is divinely inspired and largely free from error though not always interpreted literally.

fundamentalism

a movement that upholds belief in the literal truth and inerrancy of the bible.