Week 1: 1-10 Flashcards
Allegorical Interpretation
Finding truth in an image or analogy rather than the literal sense; several terms or elements become an extended allegory; Clement of Alexandria & Origen
Apocalyptic
Literary genre (or worldview) which entails a dramatic and symbolic description of the end-times; commonly found in times of socio-cultural crisis; popular in later Judaism (Daniel, Ezekiel, Qumran) and early Christianity (Revelation) [related to “eschatology”]
Apocrypha
In GK, “hidden things”; pious religious writings from 2 BC - 6 AD in Judaism and Christianity which are related to the scriptures but not included in the canon per Florence (1441) and Trent (1546); used by Protestants to designate books which Catholics call “deuterocanonical”
Apostle
GK: “One sent forth”; the 12 disciples in addition to at least Paul, Barnabas, and James, probably others as well. [related to “Disciple” and “The Twelve”]
Apostolicon
Marcion’s collection of 10 Pauline letters acceptable to him; he excluded the Pastoral Epistles, Hebrews, and the Catholic Epistles
Apparatus Criticus
“Critical Apparatus”; the text-critical footnotes in the Hebrew and Greek texts of the OT & NT; cite significant variations in the manuscript tradition and the sources in which these various readings can be found
Archaeology
The empirical study of material remains of human habitation for the purpose of gathering information on the cultural and social institutions of peoples in various historical periods
Authorship
Several senses: 1) one who writes a work in their own hand, 2) one who dictates the writing to a scribe, 3) one who provides ideas and statements to the one who writes the actual work (these senses are used in the modern context as well). A) One who is guided in the writing by past words, ideas, or spirit of another, “the master”, B) one who is famous for a literary tradition in which a later work is written (these are not used in modern contexts); authentic texts: written by the individual to whom it has been ascribed; pseudonymous texts: no longer attributed to the traditional author.
Berith/Covenant
An agreement between two parties; the relationship between God and the people of Israel as lived out and recalled through history; Abrahamic and Davidic covenants have the unconditional promises of God; Moses-Sinai covenant includes specific requirements to be met by Israel.
Canon
a “rule” or “standard”; the collection of books inspired by God and received as such by the church and thus recognized as the infallible rule of faith and morals; formally defined by Trent (1546)
