Lynch, Chapter 4

Question 0

Bible

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Sacred Scripture. The books which contain the truth’s of God’s Revelation and were composed by human authors inspired by the Holy Spirit.

Question 1

Analogy of Faith

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Because God is Truth, there is an absolute unity and coherence of truths contained in the various books of the Bible

Question 2

New Testament

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The twenty-seven books of the Bible written by sacred authors in apostolic times; they have Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God-His life, teachings, Passion and glorification, and the beginnings of His Church -as their central theme.

Question 3

Old Testament

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The forty-six books off the Bible that record the history of salvation from creation until the time of Christ

Question 4

Prophet

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From the Greek prophetes, meaning “one who speaks for”; a person selected by God to speak in His name

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Torah

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The five books of Mosses (the first five of the Old Testament) Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy

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Figure

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An event or person in Scripture that points toward a later event or person. The type, on the other hand, has similar virtues or other qualities as its fulfillment.

Question 7

Prophetic Literature

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The Old Testament books that comprise the stories of the prophets who cast judgment and warm of divine retribution while calling Israel to repentance. These books include Isaiah, Jeremiah, Baruch, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi

Question 8

Deuteronomistic (D)

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One of the supposed original sources of the Pentateuch, particularly the Book of Deuteronomy, written around the seventh century B.C.

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Elohist (E)

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One of the original sources of the Pentateuch, reflecting the perspective of jews in the northern kingdom of Israel around the eighth or ninth century B.C.

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Priestly (P)

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One of the supposed original sources of the Pentateuch, thought to be a later editor who revised all five books to reflect the concerns of Jerusalem priesthood after the return of the Jews from the Babylonian Exile

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Testament

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From the Latin “testamentum” (covenant)

Question 12

Pentateuch

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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

Question 13

Genealogy

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The study of ancestry, or a chronological list of ancestors. Genealogies of Jesus are part of the Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke as evidence that Jesus is in the ancestral line of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and David, fulfilling the Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah

Question 14

Gospel

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An Old English rendering of the Greek for “good news” The good news of God’s mercy and love revealed in the life, Death, and Resurrection of Christ. The Apostles, and the Church following the, proclaiming this to the entire world

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Epistle

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A letter addressed to a particular person or people. Much of the New Testament consists of Epistles written to individuals, to congregations, or to the Church as a whole.

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Evangelist

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One who proclaims the Gospel. St. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John each produced a Gospel, that is, an account of the early life of Jesus Christ , stressing the “good news” contained in his ministry and teachings

Question 17

Canon

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Greek and Latin for “rule.” A statue promulgated to assist in practicing the Faith or governing the Church fairly and consistently. In another sense, canon refers to the Church’s complete list of inspired books in the Bible.

Question 18

Septuagint

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A third-century BC greek translation of the Scriptures (Old Testament). This translation was accepted by the early Christians as an authoritative and inspired translation of Sacred Scripture

Question 19

Apocalypse

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A type of sacred literature characterized by symbolic imagery pointing to the expectation that the powers of evil will be destroyed and the righteous raised to new life in justice. It is also an alternate name for the Book of Revelation

Question 20

Deuterocanonical

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Those parts of the Old Testament that were removed from the Jewish or Hebrew canon of Scripture, but which appear in the Septuagint (the Greek translation) used by the early Christians

Question 21

Hexapla

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An edition of the Old Testament, produce by Origen, that presented the texts in Hebrew and Greek in side-by-side columns

Question 22

Liturgy of the Eucharist

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The portion of the Mass that includes the preparation of the bread and wine, the consecration of the Body and Blood of Christ, and the distribution of the Holy Communion to the faithful

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Liturgy of The Word

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The portion of the Mass that includes the reading of Scripture and the homily

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Protocanonical

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Those books of the Bible that were included in the Jewish or Hebrew canon of Scriptures

Question 25

Vulgate

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From the Latin word for “common.” The name of St.Jerome’s translation of the Bible from its original languages into common Latin by St. Jerome. A “New Vulgate” Bible was produced by the direction of the Seconded Vatican Council and was published with the approval of the Magisterium in 1979