Religion chapter 2 test

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Explain the meaning of the word canon.

Canon means the official list of the inspired books of the bible. It also means measuring stick in hebrew.

A statement of religious beliefs

Creed

What is the critical interpretation of sacred scripture? What are some examples of questions it seeks to answer?

Critical interpretation means studying the passages in depth in order to learn what God is revealing. Examples include who first wrote this material? And how did these texts come to be in the scripture?

A story which reveals the reason why something is the way it is

Etiology

A short story in which animals speak like humans

Fable

T or F: the catholic church teaches that God dictated the bible to the authors

False (does not teach....and God inspired...)

T or F: the church discerned the inspired books for the bible through the sacred tradition

False (for the biblical canon....)

T or F: historical criticism identifies literary genres and seeks to determine how each biblical book took shape in the period of oral tradition before the authors put it into writing

False (form criticism)

T or F: the Bible's literal sense depend on the spiritual sense achieved by good exegetical work

False (spiritual literal senses...on the liturgy sense achieved....)

A record of ones lineage

Genealogy

Explain what it means to say that God inspired the writers of the bible

God inspired the writers because he worked through them to reveal himself.

The development of people

History

What is the meaning of this quote from dei verbum: "sacred scripture most be rad and interpreted in the light of the same spirit by whom it was written?

It means that if you want to understand the bible, you must first ask for the guidance of the holy spirit.

According to the catechism of the catholic church, what does it mean to seek the literal sense of sacred scripture?

It means to abide by the meanings conveyed by the literal words in the passage. exegesis: process used to determine the literal meaning

What does it mean to say the bible is the inerrant word of God?

It means to say the bible is without error.

A standard of behavior established by authority

Law

For jews, a "sabbath day's journey" was the equivalent of approximately 2000 cubits.

Literary criticism

What is one of the magisterium's responsibilities?

One of the responsibilities is to identify the truths of faith revealed in sacred scripture and explain how they relate to academic, scientific, and historical research

A story which conveys religious truths

Parable

In addition to the gospel of mark, both matthew and luke seem to have shared another source typically referred to as "q" source

Philosophical criticism

Why should prayer always accompany your growing knowledge or scripture?

Prayer always accompanies your growing knowledge or scripture so that you can talk to God and God can talk to you.

An idea that mirrors God's will

Prophecy

Explain the focus of reaction criticism.

Redaction criticism focuses on the editor or editors who collected and arranged sources in a biblical chapter to book.

A statement that teases the mind requiring thought and application

Riddle

What do scholars believe happened to the ark of the covenant?

Scholars believe that it was a wooden chest built by the chosen people after moses received the 10 commandments, and that it was melted for gold.

An important theme in the gospel according to st. Matthew is that jesus is the new moses.

Textual criticism

Why does the Catholic Church welcome and encourage the research of historians and scientists?

The Catholic Church welcomes and encourages the research of historians and scientists because every truth does contradict truth.

What is the goal of source criticism?

The goal of source criticism is to attempt to find out when the biblical material came from.

What is the integral part of every mass and all sacraments?

The integral part of every mass and all sacraments is the scripture readings.

Briefly explain the objectives of historical criticism.

The objectives of historical criticism are the use of archaeological and historical research to discover more about the time period in which a text was written.

What is the vulgate? What's its significance?

The vulgate is st jerome's fourth century translations from greek to latin. It was the church's official translation.

Why are there so many English translations of the bible? In what languages was the bible written?

There are so many English translations of the bible because the nature of the languages. It was written in aramaic, greek, and latin.

Dead sea scrolls don't mention whom and why are they important?

They don't mention Jesus and are important because they shed light on Jesus' culture and where he lived. Also they are the oldest copies of the hebrew scriptures.

T or F: God respected the freedom of the human writers, but in every case, the holy spirit guided the author in the truth

True

T or F: scientific research and Christian faith do not contradict one other; they neither prove nor disprove one another

true

Explain an important difference between a literal and literalist reading of the bible.

A literal seeks what the author intended. A literalist takes what the words say and consider it literally.

A protracted story in which elements of a story stand for moral qualities or spiritual realities

Allegory

God inspired the ________of the bible to reveal religious________through their writing. It is a written record of________, not a science or history book. God________its authors to reveal religious truths in their writings which reveal who you are in________to God and the________he created.

1. Authors 2. Truths 3. Divine revelation 4. Inspired 5. Relation 6. World

In summary, what are the 4 sense of scripture?

1. Literal: helps you understand what biblical authors intended 2. Allegorical: one things stands for another 3. Moral: how to act and live 4. Analogical: how to go to heaven

What are the three ways of interpreting scripture in accordance with the holy spirit?

1. Read specific passages with the whole content and unity of scripture in mine 2. Read the scripture within the living tradition of the whole church 3. Pay attention to the analogy of faith

Explain how catholics and protestants differ in the way they refer to the 7 greek books of the bible.

The catholic leaders affirmed the 46 books of the original Septuagint and called the 7 greek books deuterocanonical. The Protestant bible contains the 7 greek books that are called the apocrypha.


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