Religion exam 2

torah/pentateuch

the first 5 books in the old testament. torah means instruction or teaching. pentateuch directly means “five-book collection”

NRSVeu

new revised standard version updated edition

canon/biblical canon

the collection of writings a community recognizes as scripture

scripture

writings a religious community regards as scared or authoritative

deuterocanonical books

secondary, weaker authoritative books that are less accepted by the community. ex: Tobit

law

prescribed conduct and obligations

canon law

rules about church governance

interpretation

an explanation of emaning

tradition

what a community hands down

doctrine

a community’s formulated teaching

covenant

a binding relationship with commitments

regions where writings originated involve what?

water. Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the eastern Mediterranean, and Egypt and the Nile

gentiles

people who were not jewish. their inclusion with the jewish community and Jesus raised questions about practice and community membership because they were considered impure

Judaism

the diverse religious and cultural world of Jesus and his first followers

hellenism

parcula

resurrection

what are some problems with translation

words and phrases sometimes cannot be directly translated and the meaning is warped through the translators interpretation

what makes a text sacred

claims about revelation, inspiration or holy witness

christology

study of the nature, person, and work of Jesus Christ

eschatology

after life

parousia

the second coming of Jesus

confession

a public expression of what a community believes

creed

a concise, formal statement of faith

doctrine

a teaching about religious belief or practice

orthodoxy

teaching recognized as correct or faithful by a community

heresy

teaching an authority judges to depart from accepted faith

ecumenical council

an assembly claiming authority for the wider church

reception

how communities accept, interpret, or reject a decision