Bible Biblical Introduction and how to study it Semester Exam 1

What is the Word of God

The word of God refers to Jesus Christ, who is the fullness of God’s revelation, the Scriptures and Tradition

What is scripture?

God’s inspired message to humanity

Who inspired the authors of scripture

The Holy Spirit inspired the authors with his own word

How is the Bible inerrant

Through the Holy Spirit

Revelation

Refers to God’s self-disclosure to humanity, how he reveals himself

How does God reveal himself

Through his words and deeds and most fully through Jesus

Are the scriptures apart of Revelation?

Yes, they teach us about God and his plan for salvation.

Why does God reveal himself?

Because He loves you and wants you to have a personal relationship with you

What is deposit of faith made up of?

Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition

What is the correct stages of the Bible formation?

Events Happen

Oral Tradition

Written Tradition

Canonization

Oral Tradition

Stories of Gods actions were passed down by word of mouth

Written tradition

These stores were eventually written down by inspired authors

Cannonization

The Church discerned which books were divinely inspired and included them in the Bible

Biblical Interpetation

Method used by the Catholic Church to interpret the Bible

Contextual approach

Considering the historical, cultural, and literary background of a passage

Scripture

Read in harmony with the whole Bible and the living tradition of the Church

What is the Role of the Holy Spirit

Inspires believers and helps the Church interpret Scripture fauithfully

What is the role of the Magisterium?

Ensures that the Bible is understood correctly within the Church’s tradition

Historical Context

What was happening when written

Cultural Context

Hod did customs of the time influence the writing

Literary Context

What type of writing is it

Harmony Between Elements of Faith Context

Balance and unify through moments of apparent Contradiction

Living Tradition Context

Scripture is understood within the ongoing tradition of the Church

Unity of Scripture Context

The Old and New Testaments from one story of Salvation, center on Jesus Christ

Old Testament Sections and Books

Pentateuch, Historical Books, Prophets, Wisdom Books

New Testament Sections and Books

Gospels, Acts, Letters, Revelation

Both the Old and New Testament Form what?

One unified story of salvation

Language in Bible

Originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek

Catholic Bible

Contains 73 books(46 Old Testament, 27 New Testament)

Protestant Bible

obtains 66 books, omitting the Deuterocanonical books( Tobit, Judith, Baruch, Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom, First and Second Maccabees)

The Literal Sense

Meaning conveyed by the text itself, considering the context and intent of the author

Allegorical Sense

How events or people in the Old Testament foreshadow Christ

Moral Sense

How Scripture teaches us to live righteously and grow in virtue

Anagogical Sense

How Scripture points to eternal realities, like heaven and the last things

Lectio Divina

Divine reading

Genesis 1-3

Creation and the Fall

Genesis 4-11

Humanity Spirals Downward

Tower of Babel

Humanities pride led them to build a tower to reach the heavens, but God confused their languages, scattering them

Genesis 12-50

God’s Covenant with Abraham

How was Abrahams covenant marked

Through Circumcision

Who was Abraham tested to Sacrifice

Isaac

Who were Abraham’s sons

Jacob and Essau

Who was renamed Israel and became the father of the twelve tribes

Jacob

Exodus- Deutronomy

Freedom from Egypt

How did God call Moses

Through a theophany in a burning bush, saying I am, revealing his essence as the source of life and existence

What did God demonstrate through the 10 plagues

God’s power over Egyptian gods

What led to the institution of the Passover

The death of the firstborn, the final plague

What did the people commit when idolizing the golden calf

Apostasy

Joshua, Judges, and Ruth

Entering the Promise Land

How did God lead the Israelites to the Promised Land

Crossed the Jordan River and by bringing down Jericho’s walls

Who was the only woman judge

Deborah

Who was Sampson

Nazarite who’s wayward life was symbolic of the nation of Israel, When he was faithful to his vows, he was insanely strong.

Who is Ruth?

A Moabite that showed loyalty and God’s providence. Married to Boaz

1 Samuel-1 Kings 11

The United Kingdom

Saul

First king of Israel who was anointed. He united the tribes of Israel but he disobeyed God and pridefully wanted to do things his own way

How did David receive the Davidic Covenant

he brought the Ark of The Covenant to Jerusalem

Who commited adultery with Bathsheba And had her husband killed

David

Who asked for the gift of wisdom and was given it. Also the son of David.

Solomon

built the temple in Jerusalem that was filled with God’s presence

Solomon

Ezekiel, Isaiah

Exile and Return

Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach

Thinking about Wisdom

Who was more than half the wisdom books written by

King David

What are Psalms

Express a wide array of emotions and are complied as a prayerbook

What do Ecclesiastes say

Life can’t really be controlled and that trying to do so is vanity

What does the Book of Job address

The mystery of suffering

1 Kings 12-2 Kings 25

The Divided Kingdom and Exile