Definitions
Truth
the quality or state of being true
Are the words in the Bible the exact words of God?
What is historical truth?
passages that contain the history of the Hebrew people
taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or exaggeration
What is a genealogy?
A line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor
Figurative
metaphorical expression
What were the writers of the Bible inspired by?
The Holy Spirit.
Which two types of truth contradict each other?
Scientific and Religious
The use of metaphors is related to what type of language?
Figurative
Prophetic
relating to or characteristics of a prophet or prophecy
What type of truth tells us what is right and wrong?
Moral truth
Define Fundamentalism
To treat all writings in the Scripture in a literalist way
Canon
a collection or a series of holy books accepted as genuine
Which testament reflects on the morality of the hebrew people?
Old Testament
Do fundamentalists treat the Bible as a library or books?
No, they treat the Bible as one book.
Divine inspiration
the concept of a supernatural force typically a deity, causing a person or people to experience a creative desire
True or False: The Bible gives a true account of how people experienced God and how they responded.
True
Does the Catholic agree with fundamentalism?
No, they teach that the scriptures are more than a simple re-telling of facts.