U3 Theology Test - Cerjak

Divine Inspiration

to influence, move, or guide through divine power
connected to "spirit" which also comes from the Latin word for "breath"
Inspiration - Latin "inspirare" means "to breath into"

Inerrancy

without error
Scripture only teaches the truth
always religious truth
scripture reveals the truth we need for salvation

Canon

"measure" in hebrew
Official list of inspired books in the bible
made of 2 parts:
new and old testament

testament means...

"covenant"

Deuterocanonical

A term used by Catholics to refer to the additional seven Old Testament books in the Catholic canon.

Septuagint

Greek translation of the Bible

Vulgate

St. Jerome's translation of the Bible from Greek into the common language of the people of his day, Latin.

exegesis

critical explanation or interpretation of scripture

Analogy of Faith

unity of all church teachings, no contradictions

Who is the author of Scripture? (two answers!)

Man and God (God works through man in divine inspiration)

What kind of truth does Scripture teach us?

Religious truth

How do Catholics read Scripture?

Literal sense: How the authors wanted us to see it

How was the canon of Scripture decided?

oral tradition and early writings

Original language of both Old and New Testaments

OT: Hebrew and Aramaic
NT: Greek

When were the OT and NT written?

OT - before the coming of Jesus
NT - after the coming of Jesus

Differences between OT and NT

OT - before the coming of Jesus, shows us how the world began
NT - after the coming of Jesus, how the people of Israel came to be

Similarities among the Old Testament and New Testament

both testaments point to Jesus Christ

Literal sense of Scripture

what the authors intended to communicate by the words they wrote

What is Biblical criticism? What are they used for?

Used to analyze the Bible

What is the role of genre when reading Scripture?

it helps us read the text more accurately.

What are the Biblical criticisms

Form Criticism
Historical Criticism
Source Criticism
Redaction Criticism

Form Criticism

identifies the literary genres: history, prophecy, genealogy, parable etc.

Historical Criticism

tries to determine the historical context of the biblical text

Source Criticism

helps to discover where the biblical authors got their material

Redaction Criticism

How the various editors put together their sources and arranged them the way they did

literalistic interpretation of Scripture

Literalist is taking every word in scripture as they are written.

Literal Sense of Scripture

Is the Catholic version, meaning is conveyed by the words of scripture. How the author intended us to see scripture as.

Spiritual Sense of Scripture

What God wants to reveal

What are the three spiritual senses of Scripture?

allegorical, moral, anagogical

Allegorical Sense of Scripture

About Christ
and asks the question: How does this relate to Jesus?

Moral Sense of Scripture

Teaches you how to live your life

Anagogical Sense of Scripture

points to heaven

What does the word "testament" mean?

covenant or agreement

How does the word "testament" relate to the Bible?

the agreement or pact between God and man