Paper 2 - 1.1 Religious Texts and Sources of Authority Flashcards
Ways of interpreting the Bible
Literalists
Conservative
Liberalists
Literalists
The bible is the true voice of God, and relays historical fact.
e.g. the world was literally created in 7 days
Conservative
was written by humans inspired by God
e.g. when creating the world, one of God’s days may not be equivalent to one of our days
Liberalists
Written about God
e.g. Genesis is a story to help show that God is the creator
Uses of the Bible
Public Worship
Private Worship
Education
Examples of Public Worship
Ceremonies/rites of passage - marriage, baptism, funeral
Public Worship - Marriage
Passages about love + honouring your husband/wife
‘Love is patient, love is kind’ - 1 Corinthians 13:4
Public Worship - Baptism
Story of Jesus’ baptism, passages about what it means to be a Christian
Public Worship - Funeral
A bible is placed on top of the coffin before it is lowered to represent that the dead person lived their life by the word of God
Examples of Education
Sunday School
Sermon
Bible Study Groups
Education - Sunday School
For children to understand/more engaging
To teach Christian values/stories
Education - Sermon
Religious discourse delivered in public
Priest reads passages from the Bible
Education - Bible Study Groups
To support eachother in understanding the Bible
Examples of Private Worship
Reading
Listening to Music
Prayer
Private Worship - Reading
To gain knowledge about Christianity + develop beliefs on modern issues
Private Worship - Listening to Music
Contains bible verses
Prayer
Meditational / to connect with God
Sources of Authority
Bible
Pope
Conscience
Conscience
An inner feeling of right or wrong
Seen as the voice of God
Conscience - R.C.C.
The conscience is shaped throughout our life based on accumulated knowledge
Based on human formation
Everyone is born with a conscience as we are ‘made in God’s image’
Conscience - Isaiah 30:21
‘Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it” ‘
The Role of the Conscience
Important in making moral decisions
Christians should never act against their conscience as it is the voice of God
Conscience - Thomas Aquinas
The Conscience is a god given guide
Our conscience can be hidden through negativity e.g. greed
Does the conscience override the Bible?
Yes, because the Bible can be interpreted in different ways