6th Grade Unit 2 Vocab- The Bible

Bible

Collection of books accepted by the Church as the authentic and inspired record of God's revelation of Himself to mankind.

Canon of Scripture

The list, determined by the Church, of the books of the Bible.

Contemplation

A form of wordless prayer in which one focuses the mind and heart upon God's love and goodness.

First Reading

A passage, often from the Old Testament, read during the Liturgy of the Word.

Gospel

One of the four authentic and divinely inspired accounts of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.

Historical Books (of the Bible)

The historical books of the Bible focus in a particular way on the history of the Israelites and include 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, 1 and 2 Maccabees. To these are added the special literary group of Tobit, Judith and Esther.

Inerrant

Containing no errors. The Bible is the inerrant Word of God.

Inspire

To guide by divine influence. The writers of the Scriptures were inspired by the Holy Spirit.

Interpretation

Process of explaining the meaning of Sacred Scriptures.

Lectionary

A book containing the three year cycle of Sunday Scriptural readings and the two-year cycle of daily readings for Mass.

Liturgy of the Word

The first half of the Mass, in which Scripture is read and explained.

New Testament

The collection of divinely inspired books that chronicle Christ's life and the beginning of the Church.

Old Testament

The collection of books in the Bible that chronicle salvation history from creation onward, preparing for the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ.

Parable

A short story based on life experience used to teach a spiritual lesson by analogy.

Psalm

Sacred hymn of praise from the Book of Psalms, often sung or chanted.

Sacred Scripture

The Bible, the inspired Word of God, God's self-revelation

Scriptures

Act of writing; the sacred writings of the Old or New Testaments or both together.

Second Reading

Part of the Liturgy of the Word. The second reading is often from a New Testament book other than the Gospels.

Torah

The collection of Jewish law, as contained in the first five books of the Bible.

Word of God

The revelation of the Father. This can refer to both the Sacred Scripture and the person of Jesus Christ.