Figurative or Literal
True or False?
A literal reading of a text means accepting all statements as factual.
True
The Ten Commandments set the basic principles for both the Christian and Jewish faiths but are adapted and improved in the New Testament through Jesus’ teaching.
Moral truth
Short allegorical stories told to bring out a moral or religious truth, best defines which literary form:
Parable
Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?
Parable
Name one difference in how the Christians and Jews view the Hebrew Bible.
Catholic Old Testament contains more books.
True or False?
A figurative reading of a text means interpreting the words and images.
True
Which truth is this describing?
Much of the Bible, especially the Wisdom books, is the kind of folksy truth contained in proverbs
Proverbial
a literary work that uses distinctive style and rhythm
Poetry
“You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked person to be a bad witness.
Legal Writing/ Law
List the 3 stages of how the books became part of the Bible
Composed , Circulated, Confirmed
Figurative or Literal?
"I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry."
Figurative
Much of the truth in scripture is told in parables, myths and allegories.
Symbolic Truth
Which literary form is this?
A written or printed message, usually of a personal nature or concerning a specific subject.
Letter (epistle)
Abraham was the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
3 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,
Perez the father of Hezron,
Hezron the father of Ram,
Lists
Is the Gospel of Mark from the Old Testament or New Testament?
New Testament
Figurative or Literal?
"I am the good shepherd."
Figurative
Which truth does this concern?
The Bible contains the history of the Hebrew people from about 2000BCE to 100CE. Much of this history was passed down orally for generations before it was written.
Historical
A gradually unfolding series of events to tell a story.
Narrative
Then Pharaoh’s daughter went down to the Nile to bathe, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her female slave to get it.
Narrative
What do Christians call the part of the Bible they share with Jews?
The Old Testament
Literal or figurative?
“You shall not murder,” the Ten Commandments tell us.
Literal
The biblical writers reflect their branch of knowledge and understanding of their day, which – we now know - was very primitive.
Scientific Truth
A traditional story focusing on the deeds of gods or heroes, often in explanation of some natural phenomenon.
Myth
To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker— also to Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier—and to the church that meets in your home: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Letter
Name the three sections of the Tanakh
Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim