Directed reading unit 2
The magisterium and the biblical scholars do what?
Authentically interpret the word of God using: Biblical Criticism Taking into account their historical and literary contexts
Allegorical reading of scripture
Looks at the entire Bible especially the Old Testament in light of its fulfillment in Christ.
Who was the important church father who was commissioned by Pope Damasus to translate the bible?
St. Jerome
Who influenced the human author's of Sacred Scripture
The Holy Spirit-they guided the authors in the truth, but God respected the human author's freedom
In 390 St Jerome completed what?
The Latin translation of the bible known as the VULGATE
What prefigures and illuminates the New Testament?
The Old Testament
The ANALOGICAL sense of Scripture looks at what?
The earthly events and other realities in the context of leading us to heaven. Example: We can see the church as a symbol of the heavenly Jerusalem which leads us to our eternal destiny.
Who did Christ give the authority to interpret Sacred Scripture to?
The magisterium
How does the magisterium help us interpret Sacred Scripture?
The magisterium helps us understand the meaning of God's word and how to apply it to our daily lives
Discovering the LITERAL sense of Scripture
The meaning conveyed by the words of the scripture and discovered by exegesis following the rules of sound interpretation
What is the biblical exegesis?
The process used by scholars to discover the meaning of the biblical text
Scripture is:
The public prayer of the church Praises and sanctifies the day
Whole Plan of Revelation
The truths are revealed in harmony with all of God's Revelation, including the teaching of the magisterium
True or False? The Catholic church welcomes the research of historians and scientists because "truth does not contradict truth?
True
True or False? The bible is not a science or history book, but a written record of divine revelation.
True
Why was the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls important to biblical translators?
When they were discovered, there were only a few old testament manuscripts preserved that were composed from earlier than 950 AD
How must scripture be read? (Second way to interpret scripture)
Within the living tradition of the whole church
What does the SPIRITUAL sense of understanding Sacred Scripture refer to?
-The realities and events that can be signified by them -Looks to the deeper meaning of various scriptural passages as part of God's overall plan of salvation.
What three things does the church teach about sacred scripture?
1. God is the author of the bible 2. The holy spirit inspired the writer of the sacred books 3. The sacred scripture teaches the truth
When was Aramaic, the language Jesus spoke, become the spoken language of the Jewish people?
After the Babylonian exile
How many spiritual senses of scripture are there?
3
T/F The bible is like a religious textbook
F. The bible is a living book
True or False? Catholics take a literalist approach to understanding the meaning of the bible?
False . They read prayerfully and interpret critically.
True or False? Catholics are discouraged from reading Protestant translations of the bible such as the King James?
False. The King James version as well as some other Protestant translations have been approved for Catholic Reading
True or False? Pope John Paul II commission which reexamined the famous case against Galileo Galilei reported that the judges who condemned Galileo were correct?
False. The commission concluded that the judges were in error
What does the MORAL sense of scripture recognize?
God's word is intended to lead us to live a good life To act justly on behalf of God and other people Ex: The words of the Prophets telling the chosen people to obey God's commandments also apply to us
The entire NEW testament was written in what language?
Greek because it was the spoken language of the Roman empire. It later changed from GREEK to LATIN
What else did St. Jerome do?
He a commentary of the Bible into Latin Wrote against various heresies
Most of the OLD testament was composed in?
Hebrew
First step in scriptural interpretation?
Identifying the literary genre used by the author which is a type of writing with a particular style or content
Psalms are featured in a special way in when?
In the Liturgy of the hours (morning and evening prayers)
The scripture Waters of the Red Sea means what?
It is a symbol of Christian baptism, a sign of our freedom from sin in Jesus Christ
Who is the heart of Sacred Scripture?
Jesus Christ
What is vitally important to scriptural interpretation?
Paying attention to the context of scripture
Name 2 very popular English translations of the bible by Catholic scholars.
New American Bible New Jerusalem Bible
Name 1 of the 3 ways of interpreting scripture
Note the content and unity of the whole scripture
How do we discover the human author's intention in writing the bible?
Requires: -learning how the history of their time influenced them. -Studying their language and how they used it to express themselves -Identify literary form or genre of the writing
What is the heart of the divine office?
Scripture
The human authors drew on their what when they wrote the Sacred Scripture?
Their own background?
The third way to interpret scripture is to
pay attention to the analogy of faith
what is the analogy of faith
unity of the truths of the faith among themselves and within the whole plan of revelation
