Quiz #1 Flashcards

1
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What does DV stand for and what is the full name

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Dei Verbum
Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation

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DV - Imp. of Interpreting SS / why do we interp?

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Word
Souls
Essential to Xn Instruction
Nourishes / Flourishes

W-SEX-NF

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Per DV what r the Characteristics of Sacred Scripture/Revelation?

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SS, Trad., and Teaching Auth are linked

OT and NT inspired by HS

“True Authors” use powers and abilities writing EVERYTHING and ONLY what HS wanted

DV - LIE

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What are the guiding principles for interpreting SS (DV 12) p1

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Seek author’s Intended meaning n = 3 CFT

Read/Interpret … spirit in which it was written n = 3 CTH

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5
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What is the historical Character of the Gospels:

p1

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G’s faithfully hand on what J did and taught

Evangelists (E’s) selected. synthesized, explained, but always the honest truth about J

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How many contexts of SS are there?

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Two

Literary
Historical - Cultural

p 5

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CCC - How many senses of SS are there per the CCC

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Two: Literal and Spiritual.

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CCC - How many senses of SS are there per the IBC

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Three: Literal and Spiritual, Fuller.

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What is the literal sense of SS?

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Meaning conveyed by the words

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What is the Spiritual Sense of SS?

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Allegorical
Moral
Anagogical

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What is the task of exegetes?

p2

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Towards a better understanding and explanation of SS

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12
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Who has ultimate auth over SS re interpretation? p2

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Holy Mother Church = her commission

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13
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Per the CCC, what are the Characteristics common to Jesus’ mysteries?

p3

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J’s whole life is a mystery of:
Revelation
Redemption
Recapitulation

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What does IBC and PBC stand for?

p3

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Interp. of the Bible in the Church
Pontifical Biblical Commission

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IBC - What does PD and DAS stand for and translation?

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PD - Providentissimus Deus (Most Provident God)
DAS - Divino Afflante Spiritu (by the Divine Breathing Spirit)

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16
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What does PD do?

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defends against biblical interpretation from rationalistic attacks

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What does DAS do?

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Defends scientific methods against proponents of non-scientific, “spiritual” interpretation of Sacred Scripture (SS)

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What do both PD and DAs do?

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Reject split between science/faith, literal/spiritual senses

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19
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What are the points of Harmony between Catholic Exegesis and the Incarnation? n = 5

p3

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Analogy
Hx
Interp must consider …
Perceive
Place oneself

AHCPP

20
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IBC - What are the Hermeneutical Questions?

p4

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1) Philosophical Herm.
2) The Meaning of Inspired Scripture
- Literal
- Spiritual
- Fuller

21
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IBC - What is the meaning of inspired scripture? n= 3

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The Meaning of Inspired Scripture
- Literal
- Spiritual
- Fuller

22
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IBC - What are the [4] Characteristics of Catholic Interpretation per IBC?

n = 4

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Interp … BTCR

> in the biblical trad.
- Re-readings
- Mutual illumination

> in trad. of Ch
- Devel of Canon
- Magisterium has ultimate auth / responsibility

> Catholic Exegete
- Christological Significance

> Recognizes the relat. w other theological traditions

23
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Interpretation of SS in the Life of the Church = use of the Bible

p5

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LLEM

Liturgy
Lectio Divina
Pastoral Ministry
Ecumenism

24
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NT Exegesis p5

What r the 4 fundamental considerations for NT exegesis? n = 4

Define each

A

What, why, content, and context

WWCC

25
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NT Exegesis p5

What are the two basic exegetical questions?

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1) Content: What is stated n= 4

2) Context: Why the author selected and synthesized as he did n = 2

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NT Exegesis

What are the basic “content” questions?

p5

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TLGH

Textual criticism—establishing the text

Lexical data—the meaning, especially, the key terms employed

Grammar/syntax
o Grammar: morphology, rules governing sentence/clause structure
o Syntax: pertains specifically to structures of/within sentences

27
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NT Exegesis p 5

What are the basic “context” questions?

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Literary context
o The context of a passage within the overall text
o The relationship of a passage to other passages in the text

Historical-cultural context (recall Dei Verbum 19)
o General context/setting of the text
o Particular context for (and/or in) which it was written
o Particular aspects of the context relevant to passage

28
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Aim of Exegesis

1) What are the exegetical goals? (Fee)

2) Recall the task of the exegete (IBC)
n = 3

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Exegetical goals (Fee, NT Exegesis, 1):
o Immediate: orig audience
o Ultimate: meaning for today

Recall: the task of the exegete according to The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church (IBC):
A. Goal of work not reached with defining forms, determining sources … but in explaining meaning of God’s word for today (106)
B. Christological significance to be made clear whenever possible; the NT “lies hidden in the Old and the Old becomes clear in the New” (107)
C. “No other purpose than to serve the word of God” (110)

29
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Introduction to the Gospels and Some Important Terms

Fourfold canon of the bible

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Only one Gospel

Late 2nd cent - significance of 4 fold canon

30
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Introduction to the Gospels and Some Important Terms

Why term “Synoptic Gospels?”

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The striking similarities in the Gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark and Luke

seeing with/together

31
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Define “Synoptic Gospels?”

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Seeing with/together

32
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What is the Genre of the Gs? p 6

What are the Common Characteristics and Additional Characteristics

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G-R Bios

SWACC

Common: Single person, Word Ct., Ancestry, not chronological, not comp. portrait

Additional: n = 6 ENN-RSF

o Epitome (or summary)
o Not Histories
o Not necessarily the most illustrious deeds
o Selective and focused on “a greater revelation of character”
o Author shapes the material
o Written for the formation of the audience

33
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The Transmission of the Gospel

How many stages?
What r they?

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> Life of J
Apostles Teaching
Evangelists
> How does this final stage relate to the literary context &
its importance?

34
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What r the 4 Aspects of the Gospel’s Historical Context?

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GAFE

> Greco-Roman culture
Ancient Near Eastern (ANE) culture
First-Century Judaism
o Jewish Scriptures/The Old Testament
o Worship in first-century Judaism

> Early Christian Worship (re: stage 3 of Gospel’s transmission) Imp part of the context for stage 2 also

> “Eucharistic cradle” (ie liturgy) of early Christian worship is the most likely context for recalling and retelling memories about Jesus
Not the creation or manipulation of stories … but … recollection
o The Gospels reflect the reliving/retelling … Eucharistic mold into which the “tradition was cast in its primitive oral phase”

35
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Terms

Euangelion

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Positive news - G-R context esp. military victories
Gift
Plutarch - declaration of victory
Josephus - Vespasian
Birth of God

36
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Ba-sa-rah (Samuel’s shot-gun)

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LXX - 2 Sam 4:10 King David, Saul’s Death;Absolam; Lepers -
End of siege

Cognate verb - translated euangellion most in IS and Psalms

37
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In OT

The Kingdom of God
Kingdom of the Lord

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e.g., KOG of Heaven Dan 2:44:
G of Heaven will est. a Kingdom
(I-244)

Dan 2:44 ref Mk 1:15 - hearers would have caught the reference

38
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Messiah (38)- Christ

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Anointed One 38 Hbw Bible

LXX - generally uses Christos

Most often refs priest or king

Psalms ref future messiah e.g., Ps. 89

Associated Titles,
e.g., Righteous King, Branch , One

Jewish literature

39
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Son of Man
uios anthropou

How used in OT?
How used in NT

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OT
LXX: x113
Majority in Ez: metonymy for “man”
Dan 7:13-14 Mysterious individual …
Ancient of Days … receives dominion

NT: x85
81 in Gospels most self-referential
4 in Acts and Rev.
Connection to Dan 7: 13-14
Trial - unambiguous (all 3 synoptics)

40
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Describe Kingdom of God, Son of Man, and Messiah in the Book of the Prophet Daniel

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Dan 2:27 - Stone, statue, Kingdom

Dan 7:13 -1 3 Son of Man

Dan 9:25-26 Messiah

41
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What does Synoptic mean?

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Seeing with/together

42
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What is the Synoptic Pbm (SP)?

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Explaining the similarity and differences btw Mt, Mk, LK

43
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What similarities are addressed?

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Content
Lang
Narrative Order
Narrative Structure

CLNN

44
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What are the prominent Hypotheses re SP?

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2 Source
Augustinian
Two Gospel (Griesbach)
Farrer

2 ATF

45
Q

What is Q?
What does it include and not include?

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Source

Includes: n = 7 PTSDSS K
Preaching - John
Teaching prayer
Sermons - J
Discourse on mission
SOG - J
SOM - Return
Kingdom

Not Include: Miracles, Passion et seq.

46
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2 Source view accounts for? n = 4

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NARL (North Augusta Real Estate)

Rough Greek
Lg parallell portions 80% / 50%)
No infancy narrative in Mk
Absence difficult Markan details e.g., 6:5

47
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2 Source view does not account for? n = 5

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Narrative Elements
Minor agreements Mt and Lk vs Mk
Major agreements in Mt and Lk vs Mk
Identical passion narrative saying in Mt and Lk
Role of the oral tradition