Literary Senses
In Christianity the four literary senses used to interpret the bible are: ______, _______, _______, _______.
What is Allegorical, Literal, Moral, Anagogical?
This literary form is accounts of events in the order of time.
What is Chronological?
The three covenants mentioned in your textbook that set president for Jesus.
Who are: Abraham, Moses, and David?
The Devil tempted Jesus ____ times.
What is three?
The bishops, in communion with the pope (the successor of St. Peter), who are the living and teaching office of the Church.
What is the magisterium?
This literary sense seeks to understand how Scripture teaches people to act more justly. The Genesis creation accounts teach, for example, that one gender should not be viewed as superior to the other.
What is Moral Sense?
These literary forms are binding legal agreements between two parties.
What is Contracts?
__________ is used as a symbol to show the covenant between God and Abraham.
What is circumcision?
There were ___ number of parables and their messages discussed in class.
What is seven?
A revealed teaching or set of revealed teachings of Christ proclaimed by the fullest extent of the exercise of the authority of the Church’s Magisterium.
What is Dogma?
This literary sense reminds you that the sacred words are intended to lead you to eternal life.
What is Anagogical Sense?
This literary form are deliberate exaggerations as a form of speech to make a point.
What is Hyperboles?
__________ is used as a partial symbol to show the covenant between God and Moses.
What are the 10 commandments?
There are _____ number of stations of the cross.
What is 14?
__________ means that he himself is truly present under the appearances of the consecrated bread and wine.
What is the Real Presence?
This literary sense seeks to understand the biblical context by looking at the exact message(s) of the bible.
What is Literal Sense?
This literary form is a thought provoking question(s) or statement(s).
What is Riddles?
__________ is used as a partial symbol to show the covenant between God and David.
What is the David Star?
The following are corporal works of mercy: to feed the hungry, to give drink to the thirsty, to clothe the naked, to give shelter to travelers, __________, to visit the imprisoned, and to bury the dead.
What is visit the sick?
The day fifty days after Easter when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles and gave them the power to preach with conviction the message that Jesus is risen and is Lord of the universe.
What is Pentecost?
This literary sense seeks to understand Scripture by recognizing its connection and significance to Christ.
What is Allegorical Sense?
This Literary form attributes human characteristics or experiences to God.
What is Anthromorphism?
God made 3 covenants with Abraham, what were they?
What are: the promised land, the promise of the descendants, the promise of blessing and redemption.
The following message in the bible verse "3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 “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? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent." is that ________.
What is "God loves sinners and calls them to his kingdom?"
Seeing God “face-to-face” in heaven; the source of eternal happiness and final union with the Triune God for all eternity.
What is Beatific Vision?