Vocabulary
This word means: a solemn promise made through the exchange of persons.
What is the meaning of covenant?
This is when and where God draws close to man, according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
These are the number of books there are in the Old Testament and the New Testament, respectively.
What is 46 and 27, respectively?
What is the story of the manna in the desert?
This means that the writing in Sacred Scripture is interpreted in the sense of having to do with our final destiny of heaven.
What is anagogical sense?
This word means "read" in Latin.
What is Lectio?
These are three ways by which we can respond to God, according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
What is it to seek, know, and love God?
This is Who all Sacred Scripture is about.
Who is Jesus Christ?
Jesus lifted up on the Cross as the Savior of the World is foreshadowed by this story in the book of Exodus.
What is the story of Moses lifting up the bronze serpent?
This means that the writing in Sacred Scripture is interpreted in the sense of being symbolic of something else.
What is allegorical sense?
This means that two things can be true at the same time in a single thing.
What is the meaning of duality?
This is the most important question to ask ourselves when interpreting Sacred Scripture.
What is God trying to reveal to us through His Word?
This is the duality of Sacred Scripture. (These are the two real authors of Sacred Scripture.)
What is both the Word of God and words written by human beings, inspired by the Holy Spirit?
Jesus as King of the Universe, seated on the the throne of King David forever, is foreshadowed by this story from the first book of Samuel.
What is the story of God promising that the son of David will sit on King David's throne forever?
This means that Sacred Scripture is interpreted as meaning exactly what it says.
What is the literal sense?
This is the official teaching document of the Catholic Church.
What is the Catechism of the Catholic Church?
This is someone who we believe is in heaven because he or she chose throughout his or her life to seek, know, and love God.
What is a Saint?
These are four other terms that mean the same as Word of God.
What are: Holy Bible, Word of God, Jesus Christ, and Divine Revelation?
Jesus, the Lamb of God, and Jesus crowned with thorns is foreshadowed by this story from the book of Genesis.
What is the story of Abraham and Isaac?
This word refers to the fact that the New Testament is hidden in the Old Testament and the Old Testament is fulfilled in the New Testament.
What is typology?
This word means "pray" in Latin.
What is oratio?
This is the type of prayer that we participated in a couple weeks ago, when we prayed silently before Jesus in the Eucharist.
What is Adoration?
These are the six main types of books in Sacred Scripture.
What are the Pentateuch, Historical Books, Wisdom Books, Prophetic Books, Gospels, and Letters?
The salvation of men through the Death and Resurrection of one Man, Jesus Christ, is foreshadowed by this story from the book of Genesis.
What is the Fall of Man (Adam and Eve)?
These include narrative, law, prophecy, epistle/letter, wisdom/proverbs, parable, poetry, genealogy, and apocalyptic.
What are the writing styles found in Sacred Scripture?