Theo Unit 7, 8, 9

Exegesis

 The interpretation or analysis of a biblical text

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Analogy of Faith

 Everything is related to everything else. The coherence of truths of faith among themselves and within the whole plan of revelation

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Senses of Scripture

The level of meaning in the text.

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Literal sense

The literal meaning behind the text.

Allegorical sense

The connection between Old and New Testament; how the Old points to the 

New, how the New illuminates the Old.

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Moral sense

 What scripture tells us about the virtuous life. 

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Anagogical sense

 A pointing toward the word to come, both heaven and the word revealed.

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Types

 Specific examples of the Old Testament foreshadowing the New Testament.

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Textual Criticism

hand copying, mistakes may be made, usually a single letter or word. Textual criticism looks back to try to find the place where the mistake happens in history, can be used to date manuscripts and find the paths by which the written Bible expanded. 

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Source Criticism

this tries to identify the sources that the biblical writers used or referenced. E.g. the synoptic gospels obviously had similar sources. Source criticism tries to figure out which Gospels were older based on how they interacted with one another and with their sources.

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Dead Sea scrolls

Ancient Jewish and Hebrew religious manuscripts discovered between 1946 and 1956 at the Qumran Caves.

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Covenant

form a sacred and permanent bond of kinship, or family relationship, used from families. 

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Historical books

 Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel 1, Samuel 2, Kings 1, Kings 2, Chronicles 1, Chronicles 2, Ezra, Nehemiah, Maccabees 1, Maccabees 2, Esther, Tobit, and Judith. The books of the Old Testament that are primarily focused on telling the history of Israel from the time of the judges to approximately 150 years before the birth of Christ. 

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Prophetic books

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Baruch, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obidiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. The books of the old testament that are primarily focused on recounting what God communicated to His people through the prophets. 

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Wisdom literature

Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Wisdom, and Sirach. The books of the Old Testament that are primarily focused on providing moral exhortation or insights into a well-lived life. 

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Deuterocanonical books

Those seven books of the Old testament and parts of the books of Esther and Daniel that are not considered by most Protestants to be inspired writings. 

Gospels - The first four books of the new testament. They are the heart of the scriptures and proclaim the good news of salvation won for us by the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus christ. 

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Acts of the Apostles

The book of the New Testament immediately following the four Gospels that recounts the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven and the life of the early Church. 

Epistles of Paul - Letters written by St. Paul to communities of early christians and other individuals to encourage their faith. 

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Catholic Epistles

 The seven letters written to the entire Church by Apostles. They are the epistles of James 1 and 2, Peter 1, 2, and 3, John, and Jude. 

Book of Revelation - The final book of the New Testament and the bible that is a highly symbolic account of a vision of Heaven granted to St. John the evangelist. 

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Mediator

the person whom God chose to represent all those entering into a covenant with Him. Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, and Jesus Christ are the mediators of the six primary covenants throughout Salvation History.

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Covenantal sign

 a visible, outward representation of the internal realities of the covenant.

Grace- God’s favor toward the unworthy

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Synoptic Gospels

The Synoptic Gospels are the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke .

Synoptic

 to see together 

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Infancy Narrative

The infancy narrative is the story of Jesus' birth only found in Matthew and Luke.

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Parables

 a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.

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Miracles

 the miraculous miracles that Jesus performed when he was alive

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Paschal mystery

 Christ's work of redemption accomplished principally by his Passion, death, Resurrection, and glorious Ascension

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Synoptic Problem

is the issue of how the synoptic Gospels came to be so similar and what the relationship between them is, especially in terms of time. 

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Religion

From the Latin meaning “to bind together”. It is our human way of submitting ourselves to God and seeking and being in relationship with Him. 

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Faith

 A gift from God and a human act by which a person comes to know God and conform their minds, hearts, and wills to Him and the truth that He has revealed. 

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Salvation History

The story of God’s love and mercy revealed to us throughout human history, culminating in Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross and Resurrection from the dead which won for us salvation from sin and death. 

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Natural Virtue

Habits which are acquired by repeated acts over time. We have the capacity for natural virtues by our nature. 

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Theological Virtue

 Gifts from God which are infused by God but in which we still participate by our action. The capacity for these virtues are instilled by Baptism. Our repeated actions are what form the habit of faith in us. 

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Truth

That which corresponds to what is real. 

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Objective reality

The reality that truth describes. It is a reality that exists independent and regardless of one’s own thoughts, feelings, preferences, or even knowledge of it. 

Subjective opinion: A point of view arising from one’s own thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and knowledge. 

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Knowledge

 True understanding of a certain reality or realities. When what we think with our mind corresponds to what is real, we possess knowledge. 

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Science

The process of investigation into reality through observation and experiment. 

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Reason

 The powers of the mind, or intellect, to know and understand through the process of logic. 

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Intuition

 The ability to immediately understand something, often by “gut” feeling or instinct, not needing to think about it. 

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Philosophy

Greek word philosophia, which means “love of wisdom”. It is the study of ultimate reality and its causes by human reason alone. 

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Theology

The study of God based on divine revelation. 

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Intelligible

 Knowable and understandable. 

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Church

The name given to the assembly of the People of God whom God has called together from all ends of the earth. 

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Baptism

The first Sacrament of Initiation, which makes us members of the Church, forgives sins, and gives new life in Christ. It is necessary for salvation. 

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Body of Christ

 Another name for the Church. Just as a body has many parts, so too does the Church have many members.

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Salvation

 Deliverance from the power and effects of sin. From the beginning, God promised us freedom from sin. He revealed His plan to save us from sin throughout Salvation history. Jesus Christ completed the plan of salvation by His sacrifice on the Cross and Resurrection from the dead. 

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Lord

A title given to someone who has authority over others. Jesus is Lord of all because He is God and has authority over all things.

Disciple

 Student, the disciples were followers, or students, of Jesus. Jesus had thousands of disciples. All Christians are His disciples today. 

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Prayer

the raising of the mind and heart to God

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Fasting

when we deny ourselves a good thing in order to grow our desire for God

Almsgiving

the concrete help that we give to our neighbor