Pesek Chapter 3

Question 0

Council of Jerusalem

Answer 0

The first council of the whole Church. The historic meeting of the Apostles.

Question 1

Ecumenical Councils

Answer 1

Meetings at which the bishops of the world come together to discuss and debate matters of concern to the whole Church.

Question 2

Sensus Fidelium

Answer 2

Characteristic of the people of God that enables them to recognize the true faith of the Church in an instinctive way.

Question 3

Magisterium

Answer 3

Teaching office of the Church.

Question 4

Apostolic Succession

Answer 4

An unbroken continuity of the offices of the pope and bishop that have been passed along.

Question 5

Catechism of the Catholic Church

Answer 5

Where examples of the teaching of the Magisterium can be found.

Question 6

Deposit of Faith

Answer 6

The content of a Divine Revelation which is entrusted by Jesus Christ to his Church.

Question 7

Infallibility

Answer 7

Without error because of the guidance and protection of the Holy Spirit.

Question 8

Tradition

Answer 8

Word of God that was received from Christ through the Apostles and was handed down to us without alteration by the Church, with the assistance of the Holy Spirit.

Question 9

Father of the Church

Answer 9

Early Christian writers who meet antiquity, holiness of life, and orthodoxy. They are recognized by the Church.

Question 10

Sacred Scripture

Answer 10

The part of Sacred Tradition that was written down through the promptings of the Holy Spirit.

Question 11

Veracity

Answer 11

Reliability in communicating the truth firmly and faithfully.

Question 12

Inerrancy

Answer 12

Making no mistakes or errors. Scripture is inerrant; that is, it always teaches truth, never falsehood, without error.

Question 13

Sacred Tradition

Answer 13

see Tradition

Question 14

Church Fathers

Answer 14

see Fathers of the Church.

Question 15

Councils

Answer 15

see Ecumenical Councils

Question 16

Literary Forms

Answer 16

Ways of writing that have their own rules and are often used in a given historical period to express different thoughts. (Genres)

Question 17

Improper Literal Sense

Answer 17

Words are understood figuratively and symbolically. See literal sense.

Question 18

Literalistic

Answer 18

A way of reading literature without regard to the particular literary forms being used.

Question 19

Literal Sense

Answer 19

Method of scriptural interpretation based on the meaning of words in the literary and historical context.

Question 20

Metaphorical Sense

Answer 20

See improper literal sense.

Question 21

Proper Literal Sense

Answer 21

The words are understood in their ordinary meaning.

Question 22

Literary Analysis

Answer 22

Reading a story with full care and regard for the literary forms and styles being used. Allows reader to fully appreciate the text by understanding what the author is really trying to communicate and thereby reacher deeper meaning that was originally intended.

Question 23

Spiritual Sense.

Answer 23

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. The 3 kinds of spiritual sense in Scripture are the allegorical sense, the moral sense, and the anagogical sense.