religon chapter 3

metaphor

a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity

genre

a type of writing such as history, parable, or poetry

1 scripture and tradition

christian in the first century did not have the new testament they only had tradition

gospels

four books in the New Testament that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings

pope pius 7

research original Greek and Hebrew texts and make newer translation

apocalypse

the book of revelation

acts of the apostles

the book of the new testament that tells the story of the early christian community

Palestinian canon

the books of the Hebrew Scripture often used in Israel at the time of Jesus and declared the official Jewish Scriptures by rabbis about 1000 ad

old testament

the forty-six books that make up the first part of the Bible and record salvation history before the coming of the Savior, Jesus Christ.

2 scripture and tradition

the holy spirit is in written word (scripture)

book of revelation

the last book of the New Testament

tradition

the living and authentic transmission of the teachings of Jesus in the Church

pentateuch

the name for the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy

biblical inerrancy

the teaching that the bible presents faithfully and without error the truths that God revealed for our salvation

new testament

the twenty-seven books of the bible written by the sacred authors in apostolic times

why should tradition and scripture stay faithful to each-other?

they are both based on gods teachings : tradition is constant

biblical inerrancy

..., The doctrine that the books of the Scriptures are free from error regarding the truth God wishes to reveal through the Scriptures for the sake of our Salvation.

epistles

21 letters in the new testament

deuteron-canonical books

Catholic expression referring to those writings included in the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) not found in the Palestinian canon of the Hebrew Bible; literally "second canon"

Septuagint

Greek translation of the Scriptures (Old Testament) by Jewish scholars accepted by the early Christians as an authoritative and inspired translation of Sacred Scripture

apocalyptic

Greek word for unveiling a type of writing

gods revelation

If a superior intelligent Being is in fact responsible for our existence, then such a god has it in his power, in his ability, to remain unknown and unknowable should he so choose. Without revelation initiated by God we would know nothing about the nature of this Being.

gospels

Jesus, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

wisdom and poetry

Pslams, Proverbs, Job Ecclesiastes

Pauline and other letters

Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon.

magisterium

Teaching authority of the Church

deposit of faith

The heritage of faith contained in Sacred Scripture and Tradition, handed on in the Church from the time of the Apostles, from which the Magisterium draws all that it proposes for belief as being divinely revealed

canon of scripture

The list of the books of the Bible officially recognized as sacred, inspired writings.

catholic letters

also called the universal letters- consists of Hebrews; James; the First and Second Letters of Peter; the First, Second, and Third Letters of John; and the Letter of Jude

6 scripture and tradition

always remain equal and faithful to the word of god

historical-critical approach

analyzing a biblical text to try to learn the sources that influenced it, how people thought and expressed themselves at the time, and what the text meant to the audience for which it was written

literary criticism

analyzing writing in terms of the literary form in which it is written

3 scripture and tradition

inspired by holy spirit: handed down through pope

what role did the holy spirit play in the composition of the bible?

inspired the bible

prophecy

isaiah, jeremiah, daniel, joel...

historical old testament

joshua judges, ruth, first kings

5 scripture and tradition

keeps record of beliefs

king james

king that authorized the first English bible

oral tradition

pass down from one generation to another by word of mouth

biblical genres

poetry/song, proverb, law, origin stories, historical narrative, prophecy, apocalyptic, folk legend, sermon, prayer, epic, oracle, benediction, malediction

synoptic

presenting a summary or general view of a whole

4 scripture and tradition

purpose is to promote the word of god

how was the old testament transmitted?

septuagint

biblical inspiration

the Holy Spirit guided the human authors of the bible to teach without error the truths of God that are necessary for salvation

history

the acts of the apostels

saint paul

thought to of written many of the epistles in the bibles, his writtings are recounted in the acts of the apostles

scripture and tradition

through tradition church first handed on the gospel message and then later determined which material would be included in sacred scripture

how does tradition link members of the church through space and time?

tradition will always stay the same so it links at any distant

saint jerome

translated the bible into Latin from Hebrew and Greek.