Schneider Chapter 4 Flashcards
Apocalypse
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 a new life in justice
Analogy of Faith
because god is truth, there is an absolute unity and coherence of truths contained in the various books of the Bible
Bible
Sacred scripture
Canon
Rule
Deuterocanonical
1st 5 books of the bible
Elohist
One of the original sources of the Pentateuch
Epistle
A letter addressed to a particular person or people
Evangelist
One who proclaims the evagellion or gospel
Figure
An event or person in scripture that points to later person or event
Genealogy
List of ancestors
Gospel
An old English rendering of the Greek for good news
liturgy of the eucharist
the portion of the mass that includes the preparation of the bread and wine
liturgy of the word
portion of the mass that includes the reading of scripture and the homily