Chapter 2 - Introduction To Sacred Scripture Flashcards
How do you locate Bible references?
Book name
Chapter number
Verse number (s)
To discover what God wanted the biblical authors to reveal for the benefit of our Salvation
The purpose of interpreting the Bible
Pay attention to the message the authors want to get across to the reader
Pay attention to what God wanted to reveal through their
words
This is how we read the Bible
Under who’s influence did the human authors draw on their background, education, skill and talent as writers, vocabulary, and so forth to write what God intended for people to know?
Holy Spirit
List the errors in divine inspiration
Hypnotic trance
Mechanical dictation
Negative assistance
Subsequent approbation
Takes over the body of the individual person and forces them to do something
Ex. The biblical writer looses their reason or their own ability to write and are forced to write the text
Counter- ex. Every book of the Scripture would read the same way
Hypnotic trance
God communicates the language of Scripture to the author, giving him supernaturally those words which best suit the writer’s individuality
Mechanical dictation
God only corrects the author’s texts when it is in error
God lets the authors write whatever they want and then the Holy Spirit just reviews it
Negative assistance
The writings that weren’t Scripture later became Scripture
Inspiration is retroactively given
Becomes inspired after the Church says it’s conical
Subsequent approbation
The doctrine that states that the books of the Scripture are free from error regarding the truth God wishes to reveal through Scripture for the sake of our salvation
Inerrant Word of God
The _________ is the Word of God.
Bible
One of the four constitutions related to Vatican II
In this, the Magisterium asserts that Scripture is inerrant
Dei Verbum
A type of writing that has a particular form, style, or content
Literary genre
To discover the meaning of the different Biblical texts used by scholars
Exegesis
An interpretation of Scripture means that the words mean exactly what the author meant them to say
Literal
The interpretation that looks at the words of the text and interprets the text word
Literalist
Looks at Scripture, especially the Old Testament in light of its fulfillment by Christ
Allegorical sense
Is used by Scripture scholars to examine the text and view events of Scripture as a way to teach us and lead us to heaven
Anagogical sense
Examines how the text of Scripture conveys how we are to live out the truth of Scripture in our daily lives
Moral sense
The Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures
Written sometime in the 3rd century BC
Latin word meaning “70”
Septuagint
The Latin translation of the Bible
Vulgate
This saint translated the Bible into Latin.
St. Jerome
Discovered in 1947
Contained Essene religious documents, commentaries on certain Hebrew Scriptures, and ancient Old Testament manuscripts
Dead Sea Scrolls
The prayer of the Church
Aka the Divine Office
Utilizes the Scriptures, particularly the Psalms for specific times of the day from early morning to later evening
Liturgy of the Hours
What are the four types of biblical criticism?
Historical
Form
Source
Redaction
Employs archeology and dating techniques to find out more about the passage
Historical criticism
Takes into account the literary genre used in the text
Form criticism
Examines how the authors gained the material to text of their passages
Source criticism
Looks at how the text of the Scripture is arranged and the theological significance of that order within the text
Redaction criticism