Freshman Theology Unit 3

Typology

Is a form of Biblical Exegesis in which Old testament people and events are seen as preceding/foreshadowing New testament people and event.

Biblical Criticism

Is a general term that describes several ways to understand biblical texts in their original setting, for discovering the intention of the original author, and for examining their literacy style.

Exegesis

Is the process of the careful study of biblical passages in order to produce useful interpretations. (We have to be a detective and ask questions)

Analogy of faith

Holds that God’s Revelation in Sacred Scripture is never contradictory. In other words, truth cannot contradict truth.

How fundamentalists interpret the bible?

Literal point of view

What are Catholics looking for with contextual Interpretation?

What the author was trying to convey

What are the three subdivisions of spiritual senses?

Allegorical, Moral, Analogical

What do biblical and scientific truth have in common?

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Purpose of the Bible

It is to present the religious truths that God wishes to reveal through the events of Salvation History

Source criticism

A source that determines where biblical material came from

Redaction criticism

A source that determines how a given biblical author’s theology influenced the way that he organized the material.

Form criticism

A source that identifies the literary genre

Historical criticism

A source that determines the historical and cultural context of the text

What do we need to understand the Bible?

We must ask for the guidance of the Holy Spirit while reading and studying it

Purpose of exegesis

To search for the literal meaning of the text while not excluding the spiritual meaning

Theology does not contradict which subject

Science

Know the two main senses of scripture

Literal and Spiritual

Allegorical sense of Scripture

The storyline conveys more than 1 level of meaning

Anagogical sense of Scripture

Helps us to view earthy events and other realities in context of our journey to heaven

Moral sense of Scripture

The Bible provides instruction on proper ways to live and behave and to act justly on behalf of God and other people

A tool we use for serious study of the Bible?

Archeology

What three things have historians proved regarding Jesus

1) Jesus of Nazareth did exist

2) The Romans under Pontius Pilate crucified him

3) Jesus established a church that persists to this day