Unit 1 Flashcards
Gods gift of self communication that makes known the mystery of the divine plan
Divine revelation
Story of gods saving actions in human history
Salvation history
What does Holy Spirit mean
Breath of god
What does spirit mean
Breath
What does inspiration mean
Truth that is breathed into human authors by the Holy Spirit to allow them to write faithfully without error
How do we know scripture is true
It is inspired by the Holy Spirit
How is scripture divine
God is the true author
How is scripture human
People used their own distinct writing styles
Never wrong
Inherent
Explain how the Bible is inherent
It’s inherent when it comes to spiritual teaching and faith but does not affirm scientific and historic data
What is the Bible made up of
73 books
46 Old Testament
27 New Testament
What do we have to pay attention to in order to understand scripture better
Literary forms, intention, culture
the teaching authority of the church, popes and bishops
Magisterium
Symbolic stories which express a spiritual truth of basic belief about god
Myth
List of ancestors
Genealogy
Joyful song of hymn
Anthem
Proverb or wise saying
Maxim
Story based in real life used to teach a lesson there’s usually a twist at the ending
Parable
List the literary forms of the Bible
Myth, genealogy, poetry, history, anthem, maxim, parable, law
What are possible cultural influences
Farming, shepherding, illness, Monterey units, household items
What are the 4 senses of scripture
Literal, allegorical, moral, anagogical
What is the literal sense
Literal meaning conveyed by the words
The study ir explanation of biblical passages
Exegesis
May not have been what the author intended so we must take in literary form
Literalistic
