Forming the Scriptures
A condition for a book being considered in the New Testament that requires that writing must be based on the preaching and teaching of the Apostles and their closest companions.
Apostolic Origin
This Sense expresses what God seeks to convey in the scriptures
A way of interpreting the bible that involves reading the Bible as if it were directly written from God to you, using a literalist interpretation
Fundamentalism
What kind of fruit do the Man and Woman eat in the garden of Eden?
What is the Allegorical meaning of Abraham's (almost) sacrifice of Isaac?
Isaac is like Jesus, in that he willingly trusts his father, and is willing to carry the burden of sin for others.
A condition for a book being considered in the New Testament that requires the book in question to be used in liturgical context, especially in Mass.
Liturgical Use
This sense conveys how we can become better people or learn to do the right thing
Moral Sense
A way of interpreting the Bible that considers such things as genre, style, archeology, history and many other things that give us more understanding of what the author meant.
Contextualism
What do Noah's three sons represent?
The continents (Africa, Asia, Europe)
What is the moral sense found in the contrast between the story of Abraham receiving visitors, and the city of Sodom receiving visitors?
Abraham shows us how to give others hospitality, while the men of Sodom are the opposite of hospitable
A condition for a book being considered in the New Testament that requires the book being accepted by all Christian communities at the time.
Universal Acceptance
This sense conveys what the Human author seeks to convey in the scriptures
The Literal Sense
The Doctrine that the books of the Bible are free from error regarding matters of faith and morals.
biblical inerrancy
365 years (on earth)
OR
Eternally
Esau is a "manly-man" and Jacob is a "mama's boy"
A condition for a book being considered in the New Testament that requires a book to be in line with other universally accepted Christian and Jewish writings, and not contradictory.
Consistency
This sense conveys how a passage relates to other parts of the scripture, especially relating to Jesus
Allegorical Sense
A mode of translating the Bible that focuses on translating word-for-word. This is helpful when using a translation to make further translations in other languages, or for scholars understanding technical aspects of the scripture conveyed in the original languages' grammar.
Direct Translation
What do cities convey in the Old Testament?
Sinfulness/ A place where people go to forget about God/ a place where people create inequality and exploit each other/ etc.
What do the names "Jacob" and "Laban" mean?
"Trickster" and "Crook"
What ecumenical council formally confirmed the canon of scripture, over 1000 years after its formation?
The Council of Trent
This sense of scripture conveys how a passage teaches us about eternal things
Anagogical
Dynamic Translation
How does God stop the construction of the Tower of Babel?
He changes everyone's language
How does Joseph become so powerful in Egypt?
He is noted for his ability to interpret dreams, and for how everything he tries to do works exceptionally well.