theology quiz #10/11 test 3

Question 1

who explained the meaning of difficult writings?

Answer 1

biblical scholars

Question 2

what is exegesis?

Answer 2

process used by scholars to discover the meaning of the biblical text (literal sense)

Question 3

what are the 4 literary genres?

Answer 3

allegory, biography, creed, fable

Question 4

what is an allegory?

Answer 4

a comparison where many elements of the story have a deeper meaning

Question 5

what is a biography?

Answer 5

a story of a persons life

Question 6

what is a creed?

Answer 6

a statement of beliefs (i believe….)

Question 7

what is a fable?

Answer 7

a story with a moral, uses talking trees an animal

Question 8

what was the lesson of the fable bible story?

Answer 8

people wanted a king but no one would volunteer

Question 9

what is a prophecy?

Answer 9

an inspired statement made by a prophet

Question 10

what do prophets do?

Answer 10

give warnings and talk about abuses

Question 11

what is geneology?

Answer 11

a family tree of ancestors

Question 12

what did the story of genealogy tell about? what was mentioned that is usually unlikely?

Answer 12

how jesus is very jewish, he is connected to king david, and also Abraham. 4 women

Question 13

what is a miracle story?

Answer 13

a story of a powerful sign performed by jesus (extraordinary)

Question 14

what are some miracles jesus performed?

Answer 14

the healing of people, bringing a man back from the dead, walking on water, changing water into wine, and feeding 5,000 people

Question 15

what is a parable?

Answer 15

a story told by jesus to make a religious point with a surprise ending.

Question 16

what is a common parable? what does the chart look like?

Answer 16

mustard seed story, rich are more important them the poor but then jesus switched it so that the poor were more important

Question 17

what are the four senses of scripture?

Answer 17

literal sense, allegorical sense, moral sense, and anagogical sense

Question 18

what is literal sense?

Answer 18

the meaning of the words

Question 19

what is allegorical sense?

Answer 19

what you should believe

Question 20

what is moral sense?

Answer 20

how to live your life

Question 21

what is anagogical sense?

Answer 21

looks at earthly events and sees them as ways to lead us to heaven

Question 22

what was most of the old testament written in?

Answer 22

hebrew

Question 23

what were small sections of the old testament written in?

Answer 23

aramaic

Question 24

what language did jesus speak?

Answer 24

aramaic

Question 25

what were the seven booms of the old testament written in?

Answer 25

greek

Question 26

what was the new testament written in?

Answer 26

greek, koine

Question 27

who completed the vulgate?

Answer 27

st. jerome

Question 28

what is a vulgate?

Answer 28

churches official translation of the bible from the original languages

Question 29

what was Jerome known as?

Answer 29

church father