1: The Catholic Bible Flashcards
wrote the bible
Men
inspired and authored the bible
Holy Spirit (God)
Main theme of the Bible
Salvation
2 divisions of the bible
New and Old Testament
books in the old testament
46
books in the new testament
27 books
books in the bible
73
it means the covenant God first made that had started from Abraham
Testament
story of God’s covenant and revelation to the Jews of Israel
Old testament
the fulfillment of God’s revelation with the Paschal Mystery of Jesus
New testament
Contained the stories of the early Church
New testament
made the criteria that determined the final list of books included in the Catholic Bible
Pope and Bishops
when were the list of canon scriptures decided?
4th Century
He ratified the final list of the books of the Bible
Pope Damascus I
the version of the Old testament that Jesus used during his time, which was the Greek translation of the scripture
Septuagint
the language of trade and education leading up to Jesus’ time
Greek
list of books in the old testament that were written in Greek, hence they were excluded in the bible of most of the Protestants and Non-Catholics
Deuterocanonical Books
When did the Protestants first split off from the church?
1517
16th Century
venerates the scriptures
Catholic Church
2 senses of the Scriptures
Literal (Historical)
Spiritual (Allegorical)
First translated the Bible from Hebrew and Greek to Latin
St. Jerome
