Vocabulary
The root of this word is "Biblos" which means many books.
What is Bible.
A benedictine prayer tradition of “sacred reading;” its intent is for the person praying to meet God through the Scriptures.
What is Lectio Divina.
God is the true author of Scripture and He _________ human authors to write Scripture down in their own words.
What is inspired.
Biblical scholars use this to determine the literal sense of Scripture.
What is Exegesis or Exegetical Interpretation.
This interpretation of Scripture takes into account the author's intention and other factors to go deeper into the meaning of a passage.
What is Exegetical Interpretation or Literal Interpretation.
Praying with scripture while taking the "whole unity of scripture" in mind is part of which kind of Interpretation?
What is Theological Interpretation or reading with the Divine intention in mind.
The 2 main differences between different versions of the Bible.
What is translation and number of books.
2 Forms of Criticism from the Historical Critical Method.
This interpretation of Scripture reads the passage and takes it word for word as truth.
What is Fundamentalist or Literalist Interpretation.
The prayer of the Church at specific times of day; also known as the Divine Office. Uses readings from Scripture, particularly from psalms and hymns.
What is Liturgy of the Hours.
2 types of literature found in Scripture.
What are history, parable, fable, law, genealogy, apocalyptic, etc
Type of criticism used in the Historical Critical Method that examines the original language or wording of the book or passage of Scripture.
What is Textual Criticism.
The _______ was written by St. Jerome in the 4th century and translated Scripture from Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic into Latin.
What is the Vulgate.
The official public worship of the Church.
What is the Liturgy.
St. Jerome wrote the Vulgate which translated Scripture from Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic into this language.
What is latin.
This type of interpretation takes into account divine intention.
What is Theological Interpretation.
The "unity of truths... within the whole plan of Revelation."
What is the analogy of faith.
This person of the trinity continues to inspire us and guide us as we pray with Scripture and seek to remain true to the divine intention.
Who is the Holy Spirit.
This person is quoted saying "Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ."
Who is St. Jerome.
This document from Vatican II further explained how to interpret Scripture.
What is Dei Verbum.