theology quiz #10/11 test 3 Flashcards
who explained the meaning of difficult writings?
biblical scholars
what is exegesis?
process used by scholars to discover the meaning of the biblical text (literal sense)
what are the 4 literary genres?
allegory, biography, creed, fable
what is an allegory?
a comparison where many elements of the story have a deeper meaning
what is a biography?
a story of a persons life
what is a creed?
a statement of beliefs (i believe….)
what is a fable?
a story with a moral, uses talking trees an animal
what was the lesson of the fable bible story?
people wanted a king but no one would volunteer
what is a prophecy?
an inspired statement made by a prophet
what do prophets do?
give warnings and talk about abuses
what is geneology?
a family tree of ancestors
what did the story of genealogy tell about? what was mentioned that is usually unlikely?
how jesus is very jewish, he is connected to king david, and also Abraham. 4 women
what is a miracle story?
a story of a powerful sign performed by jesus (extraordinary)
what are some miracles jesus performed?
the healing of people, bringing a man back from the dead, walking on water, changing water into wine, and feeding 5,000 people
what is a parable?
a story told by jesus to make a religious point with a surprise ending.
what is a common parable? what does the chart look like?
mustard seed story, rich are more important them the poor but then jesus switched it so that the poor were more important
what are the four senses of scripture?
literal sense, allegorical sense, moral sense, and anagogical sense
what is literal sense?
the meaning of the words
what is allegorical sense?
what you should believe
what is moral sense?
how to live your life
what is anagogical sense?
looks at earthly events and sees them as ways to lead us to heaven
what was most of the old testament written in?
hebrew
what were small sections of the old testament written in?
aramaic
what language did jesus speak?
aramaic
what were the seven booms of the old testament written in?
greek
what was the new testament written in?
greek, koine
who completed the vulgate?
st. jerome
what is a vulgate?
churches official translation of the bible from the original languages
what was Jerome known as?
church father
