Definitions Flashcards
Define Christian Scripture
The Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian Testament.
Define Religious Truth
The deeper meaning that God intends to reveal to people through historical events.
Define Gospel
refers to the proclamation of faith: the “good news” of Jesus Christ.
Define Covenant
A Promises God made with his people.
Define Literal interpretation
Reading the bible word for word
Every sentence is taken to mean exactly what it says.
Define Contextual interpretation
The words are put into context
We consider the culture, time, and place.
This approach tries to determine what the authors were saying to the people of their own time.
Define Exegesis
Careful investigation of the original meaning of texts in their historical and Literary contexts. Being critical of what you are reading.
Define Synoptic
“seeing together,” or “having a common view of”
Innerancy
Bible contains eternal truths that teach us about who we are and what it means to be in a relationship with God.
Acts of Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles recounts the stories of the spread of the Christian faith from Christ’s disciples in Jerusalem, to most of the ancient world.
Parables
A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.
Disciples
Following someone or a person’s ideals
“Good News”
When the word gospel appears in the New Testament, it is referring to the proclamation of faith: the “good news” of Jesus Christ.
What are the miracles
Healing, Exorcisms, Restoration of Life, Nature
What does healing mean
Jesus relieves people’s physical sufferings.
