Lynch, Chapter 3 Flashcards
Infallibility
The dogma that the pope can not error when speaking ex cathedra ( while formally exerting his office as chief Shepard and teacher of all Catholics) and defining a doctrine concerning faith and morals to be held by the whole Church
Infallibility
Immunity from error and any possibility of error. The Church possesses this character as promised by Christ, as does the pope as defined in the first vatican council
Tradition
Sacred Tradition is part of the deposit of faith. It is the word of God entrusted by Christ to the apostles and their successors and every generation of Christians under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, which keeps it from error.
Magisterium
The name given to the universal teaching authority of the pope and the bishops in communion of him, which guides the members of the Church without error in matters of faith and orals through the interpretation of Sacred Scripture and tradition.
Apostle
From the Greek for “one sent forth”. Refers to the twelve chosen by Jesus during the course of his public ministry to be his closet followers.
Apostolic Succession
Term used to describe the lineage of the Catholic bishops and pope through the ages by which each holds office in direct link to the Twelve Apostles
Council of Jerusalem
Recounted in Acts 15, this synod of the Apostles around AD49 or 50 spoke with authority of the Holy Spirit deciding that Gentiles converts to Christianity did not have to be circumcised or obey the law of Moses
Ecumenical Council
From the Greek oikoumene, meaning”the whole world”. A formal synod of bishops from the whole inhabited world converted to define doctrine, regulate Christian life, or apply discipline in the Church.
Deposit of Faith
The heritage of faith contained in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, handed on in the Church from the time of the apostles, from which the Magisterium draws all that it proposes for belief as being divinely revealed
Apostolic Farthers
Those Farther’s of the Church who were direct disciples of the Apostles and wrote during the end of the first century and at the beginning of the second century.
Inspiration
The gift of the Holy Spirit that assisted human authors to write the books of the Bible. God is the ultimate author of Scripture, and so it teaches faithfully, without error, the saving truth that God has willed to be communicating to us
Inerrancy
Making no mistakes of errors and any possibility or errors. Scripture is inerrant; that is, it always teaches the truth, never falsehood.
Farthers of the Church
Refers to a number of Christian writers from the first through the eighth centuries whose lives reflected the teachings of Christ and those teachings were in perfect harmony with the Church
Allegorical Sense
The spiritual interpretation of Scripture that shows how people and events in history suggest future events
Allegory
A prolonged metaphor
Anagogical Sense
The spiritual interpretation of Scripture that shows how events in Scripture point to what will be in Heaven
Analogy
A way of understanding by drawing a comparison or likeness and dissimilarity between two things or relationships
Apostolic Farthers
Those Farther’s of the Church who were direct disciples of the Apostles and wrote during the end of the first century and the beginning of the second century
Apostolic Tradition
The passing on of the Faith of the Apostles to each generation
Bishop
A consecrated successor to the Apostles, usually charged with the spiritual and administrative care of the given diocese
Fable
A story, often fanciful, that is not based on fact and is used to illustrate a moral lesson, usually with animals or plants as characters
Hyperbole
A literary device that uses exaggeration to make a point
Farthers of the Church
Refers to a number of Christian writers from the first to the eight centuries whose lives reflected the teachings of Christ and whose teachings were in perfect harmony with the Church
Parable
A story that is told in order to illustrate a moral or spiritual truth
Simile
A word or term that refers to another by comparison using the words like or as.
Spiritual Sense
The interpretation of Scripture that sees not only the literal meaning of the text but also the people,things, and events they describe as signs
Literalistic
A way of reading literature without regard to the particular literary forms being used. This kind of reading thus recognizes no symbolic language or analogy and instead takes every word, phrase, and sentence as literally true
Metaphor
A word or term that refers to another by comparison
Literal Sense
Method of scriptural interpretation based on the meaning of words in the literary and historic context
Literary Forms
Refers to the various styles of writing that communicate a message through a particular creative means
Literary Analysis
Reading a story with full care and regard for the literary forms and styles being used
Pentateuch
From a Greek term meaning “five books” referring to the Torah , the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy
Testament
From the latin “testamentum” (Covenant)
