Bible Flashcards
What is the bible in greek
biblos
what is the bible
collection of texts/scriptures
Difference between protestant an catholic bible
P - 66
C - 73
difference - apocrypha
difference between old and New Testament
OT - Judaism and Christianity, Hebrew
NT - Christianity, Greek
Timothy
2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching
What are the two functions of the bible
God’s revelation to humans
Moral and Spiritual truth
what are the Moral and Spiritual truths of the bible
creeds and beliefs christians follow
God’s commandments behaving socially and morally
history of Judaism and Christianity
what are the parts of the Old Testament
announces arrival of messiah (saves mankind from sin)
- the law
- history
- the prophets
- the poetical
the law
first 5
genesis, exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, numbers
History
12
History of Israel
before 800y
the prophets
7
e.g. Isaiah
The poetical
5
e.g. psalm, Job
What are the parts of the New Testament
The gospels
The act of the apostles
the epistles
revelation
the gospels
good news
Matthew, mark, Luke, John
the story of Jesus
synoptic gospels
the act of the apostles
acts, foundation of the church
the epistles
letters
Paul, romans, 1 corinthians
revelation
1
apocalypse
what is the canon + weakness
refers to list of authoritative scriptures
discussed at various Ecumenical counsels, substantially but not entirely believed by all Christians
Athanasius - ultimately created first list of canonical books
long process
- books were chosen to reflect the beliefs of the early church
what are the sources of the bible
source of authority
divine inspiration
source of NML
Scripture and tradition
what questions does John raise
the bible as a source of authority
John 1:18, ‘no one has ever seen god’
the source of John’s revelation
What it is that allows Christians to know and speak about God
how God’s revelation has been created
the bible as a source of authority (4)
believed to be inspired by god, thus sacred
provide understanding of God and his commands
‘word of God’ (divine inspiration)
2 Timothy 3:16 - All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching
The bible as a source of NML (4)
God had intentions for human beings to live a certain way
e.g. 10 commandments and Leviticus’ laws
divine command theory - basis of making moral decisions is to act in accordance with God’s Law
W: OT and NT sometimes contradict
The bible as a source of divine inspiration (3)
the belief that the writers of the bible were inspired by God
Does not have to be a literal interpretation
Parts of both OT and NT contain sections that appear to record both history and science - genesis
The bible as Scripture and tradition (3)
some denominations believe that tradition is essential to revelation e.g. CC
believe church has the role of clarifying the true meaning
Done through the Ecumenical councils, and for catholics the teaching of the magisterium
what is the catholic belief for scripture and tradition
Popes and bishops can interpret scripture correctly, so must go through them
Magisterium - teaching office at CC, made up of popes and bishops
what are protestant reformers associated with and what is it (The bible as Scripture and tradition)
sola scriptura - ‘by scripture alone’
denies pope and bishops have authority to interpret the bible
a developed understanding of the bible is derived from careful individual study
