Religion 25 Midterm Review Flashcards
What does the term “God’s living word” have to do with Catholic understandings of the Bible
Catholics view the Bib;e as the living word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit relevant at all times. The Bible needs to be read in conext of tradition and interperted throguh the gidance of the Magisterium.
What are the primary sources of Christian Revelation from a Catholic Christian perspective?
The Bible, Tradition and scripture, Magisterium,
Regarding scripture, God’s revelation appears in the words of Who?
Humans ex. humans wrote the Bible
What does biblical infallibility mean?
Biblical infallibility is the belief that what the Bible says regarding matters of faith and Christian practice is wholly useful and true.
What is Lectio Divina?
A traditional practice of spirtual reading, mediation, and prayer inted to promot communion with God. The four steps are; Read (Lectio), Meditate (Meditatio), Pray (Oratio), and Contemplate (Contemplatio)
What is proof-texting?
A proof text is a passage of scripture presented as proof for a theological doctrine, belief, or principle.
What does hermeneutics mean?
the frame work for interpreting scripture
What is the Three-tiered Universe? What does this model help us understand in biblical studies?
The skies / Heaven, the land surrounded by water, and the water below. They believed the earth was flat and the water was floating underneath anf being held by pillars
What is Exegesis and Eisegesis?
Exegesis: A framework of interpretation that “reads out” of the text of what the author/authors meant to convey
Eisegesis: reads “into the text” what the interpreter wishes to find they will find
What is a covenant in the context of the Old Testament?
A sacred agreement between God and his people
Who was the first patriarch of Old Testament Covenants?
Abraham
What is the sign regarding covenant structure? Be sure to identify the signs of the Old Testament covenants.
Abraham; Circumcise
Mosaic: the law
Davidic: Eternal faithfulness and eternal kingdom
How did Jesus fulfill all the covenants of the Old Testament?
he sacraficed himself
What is the symbolic meaning of the title “Lamb of God” given to Jesus? What Old Testament images is this title calling upon?
God gave Jesus and he was like a lamb that was killed for our sins
How did the Jewish people understand their relationship with God?
As a covenant/promise
What is the New Covenant?
The covenent between God and the followers of Jesus Christ
How do Christians understand the New Covenant Relationship?
Jesus’ new covenant promises assure that everyone who will not resist the continual drawing of the Holy Spirit on their hearts will be drawn to Jesus through repentance and faith, be reconciled to God, forgiven of their sins, and sanctified through the writing of His law on their hearts
What does Messiah mean?
the promised deliever of the Jewish nation prophised in the Hebrew Bible
Identity and describe the socio-political hierarchy of the ancient Near East during the time of Jesus.
Pharasies
Sadducees
Essences
Zealots
What was the political status of Jewish people under Roman rule?
That it seemed that the governement was independant but in reality was controlled by another country
Which Jewish sect focused their religiosity around overcoming oppression through revolt?
the zealots
What was the significance of the Jewish Temple?
main site of worships, center of the religion
Which Jewish festival commemorates their liberation from Egyptian slavery?
passover
What happened to the Second Temples in 70 AD?
destroyed by the romans
What remains of the temple today?
part of the westren wall
What is the Jewish Diaspora?
the scattering of the jewish people from their ancestral homeland in palestine to all over the world
What empire controlled Palestine before Rome?
The Perusions
What significant event happened in the Holy Land in 1948?
establishment of israel
What are the Dead Sea Scrolls? What is their significance?
second oldest copies of nearly the entire Hebrew Bible
Typology in Theological studies is what? Can you identify something that would be considered typological?
The study of patterns that exist between 2 people or 2 scenerios. An example is Paul refers to Adam as a “type of the one who was to come,” explaining how Adam foreshadowed Christ as a representative of mankind.
What is the Magisterium?
The teaching authority of the Roman Catholic Church exercised by the Popes and Bishops
What are the senses of scripture?
Literal
Allegorical
Moral
Anagogical
What is the Literal sense?
the meaning conveyed by the words of the text themselves (this is the framework for interpreting the Bible)
What is the Allegorical sense?
interprets biblical events, characters, and narratives as symbols foreshadowing Christ and the Church. It reveals the deeper connection between the Old and New Testa,emts, illustrating how God’s plan unfolds through history.
What is the Moral sense?
also known as tropological sense, derives ethical teachings from Scripture.
What is the Anagogical sense
also known as the eschatological sense, focuses on the eternal and ultimate realities revealed in Scripture. It directs believers’ thoughts twoard heaven, the final judgement, and the fulfullment of God’s kingdom
What was the promise of the Abrahamic Covenant?
Promised to Abraham: land, descendants, and blessing
What was the promise of the Mosaic Covenant?
Promised to Israelites: that they would be Gods treaed possesion among all peoples
What was the promise of the Davidic Covenant?
Promised to David: an eternal kingdom through his lineage
