Scripture Basics
These are writings of a religious nature, inspired by God, that teach the truth of our Church.
Scripture or Sacred Scripture
To interpret scripture correctly, we must consider the author’s time, culture, literary genre, and this.
Context
God revealing Himself and His plan to humanity is known as this.
Divine Revelation
The Bible is divided into these two main sections.
The Old Testament and New Testament
This literary form is a short story told to teach a moral or religious truth.
A parable
Catholics believe this is the ultimate author of Sacred Scripture
God
Reading the Bible as God’s message exactly as written, without interpretation, is called this approach.
Literalist approach
This approach to divine revelation says “God said it, I believe it,” without interpretation.
The literalist approach
This Testament contains 46 books about God’s agreement with the Hebrew people.
Old Testament
A record of past events, especially of a nation or people, is called this literary form.
History
Sacred Scripture contains eternal truths about us and our relationship with this.
God
Reading scripture with context of history, culture, and language is called this approach.
The Contextualist approach
This approach to divine revelation seeks to understand God’s message more fully over time.
The contextualist approach
This Testament contains 27 books about God’s agreement with all people through Jesus.
The New Testament
This literary form includes short statements of wisdom or instructions.
Proverbs
The human writers of the Bible wrote under the inspiration of this.
The Holy Spirit
One of the three criteria for interpreting Scripture is reading the Bible as this.
A whole message of God’s love
What is the Shroud of Turin?
This religious relic is a linen cloth that many believe bears the image of Jesus and is preserved in Turin, Italy.
This tells you how to read the Bible, including book name, chapter, and these.
Verses
A traditional story focusing on deeds of gods or heroes, often explaining natural phenomena.
A myth
What are the two greatest commandments?
Love God with all your heart, soul, and mind.
Love your neighbor as yourself.
The correct interpretation also requires reading scripture within this.
The living faith of the Church
Give three reasons why the Shroud could be real
Image characteristics (ie. the wounds match the Gospel descriptions), Bacteria on the cloth, carbon dating, the sheer amount that it is researched.
John 3:16-18, 21 refers to the book of John, chapter 3, and these.
Verses 16 through 18 and verse 21
This form is a speech or pronouncement of a serious kind, often religious in nature.
A sermon