Ch. 2 Flashcards
“the process used by scholars to discover the meaning of the biblical text.”
Exegesis
a type of writing that has a particular style or content.
Literary genre
the meaning conveyed by the words of Scripture and discovered by exegesis, following the rules of sound interpretation” (CCC, 116”
Literal sense
“an extended comparison where many elements of a story stand for deeper realities like abstract ideas, moral qualities, or spiritual realities”
Allegory
“a written account of a person’s life”
Biography
“a formal statement of religious belief”
Creed
“story that gives the cause of something”
Etiology
“a brief story with a moral; often uses animals that act and speak like human beings”
Fable
“a chronological narrative or record of events, as in the life or development of a people, country, or institution”
History
“a rule of conduct or standard of behavior established by proper authority, society, or custom”
Law
“an inspired utterance made by a prophet, which expresses God’s will”
Prophecy
“a record of one’s ancestors”
Genealogy
“a deliberately exaggerated saying to highlight the topic under discussion”
Hyperbole
“for example, a nature miracle is a report of a powerful sign performed by Jesus to show his mastery over the elements”
Miracle story
“a question or statement that teases the mind; it requires thought and application”
Riddle
“a vivid story told to convey religious truth, usually with a surprise ending”
Parable
“a passage whose purpose is to set up an important saying”
Pronouncement story
“teaches history, for example, what the words say in a historical context.”
Literal sense
“teaches what you should believe, that is, what the words mean in the larger context of Salvation History.”
Allegorical sense
“teaches what you should do regarding how to live your life”
Moral sense
“teaches where you are going, building up the virtue of hope while leading us to Heaven.”
Anagogical sense
St. Jerome’s translation
Vulgate
“tries to determine the historical context of the biblical text.”
Historical criticism
“is like literary detective work that helps discover where the biblical authors got their material.”
Source criticism
“involves studying small units of biblical text to attempt to determine how each book took shape in the period of oral tradition before the actual writing of the biblical books”
Form criticism
“zeros in on how the various editors put together their sources and arranged them the way they did.”
Redaction criticism
Language of the bible
Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek
Greek translators of the Hebrew scripture
Septuagint
To describe certain books and passages of the Christian Old Testament that are not part of the Hebrew bible.
Deuterocanonical
First 5 books of the Old Testament
Joshua- the warrior
Judges- god sends judges to help Israelites
Ruth- god works even in suffering
Samuel- (the last judge) warns Israel about having a king
Kings- David dies. Solomen comes to power and has too much power. Kingdom splits to Judah, and Israel
Wisdom books
How god works in our everyday life
Prophetic books
The biblical prophets were a message from god
Major prophets (4)
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
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