Unit 2 Test Flashcards
Who is the bibles primary author
God
What must we remember about how the Bible’s authors wrote?
When they wrote, where they wrote, what was the original language, what type/style of writing it is
When, where, original language, style
Scriptual Innerancy
The sacred scriptures teach the truth which God wished to reveal
Scriptual Innerancy is
without error!
Old Testament
Before Jesus, the Creation of the world
New Testament
About/after Jesus
Catholics are
contextualist
Contextualist
takes into account genre and historical context
Fundamentalist
ignores literary forms, cultural, and historical factors
only looks at the exact meaning
Inspiration
gift of the holy spirit which assisted the human authors to write sacred scripture
Science and Faith
both are true but in different ways
Science
tells objective measurable truths
The Bible
reveals religions truth
Literal Sense
Whats going on? Look for people, places, objects, events
Moral Sense
What is the lesson being taught? look for what we should do as a result of the passage