The Bible
BASIC INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE LEAVING EARTH - but actually the term Bible comes from the Greek word, literally meaning this.
Books
Coming from the Latin word meaning, "to hand down" or "to deliver something". This is the idea that the teachings of Christ and his Holy Apostles were preserved and "passed down" to the church in the scripture (Bible).
Tradition
History tells us that the earliest human beings worshipped multiple gods or this style of religion.
Polytheism
This biblical literature style involves both telling the future and interpreting what God says about a particular circumstance.
Prophecy
From the Hebrew meaning literally, "to cut." God makes relationships with these.
Covenant
It's amazing! There are literally 2 ways of interpreting the Bible. What are the two?
Literally and Figuratively
For Roman Catholics, this is the voice of the unified tradition of the church. It is the input and arguments and collected voice of the Theologians, Doctors, and Clergy of the Church since the beginning. What is this called?
The Magisterium
This Babylonian Epic records the first instance of the flood story, which matches the story of Noah in Genesis 6-9.
Not Biography, Autobiography, or History, this style of biblical literature seeks to give us a witness about Christ and his life, not to describe every single thing he did or taught.
Gospels
These are the two sides to every Covenant both old and new.
Privileges and Responsibilities
These are the three languages that were used to write the Bible.
Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek
This term speaks of those teachings in the church that are important, but not to the extent that if you disagree, you’re not a Christian. (Veneration of Saints/Mary are examples of these).
Doctrine
This is a term of mockery used first by early Christians to describe what they described as an inferior religion and worship, such as Polytheism.
Pagan
This style of Biblical Literature features stories (if not a history) telling about certain events and people, but above all, they are about God at work in His creation and among His people. God is ALWAYS the hero.
Narrative
God gave the covenant of Circumcision to this Patriarch of the Jewish Faith.
Abraham
Some, but not all, Christians hold to a doctrine of inerrancy, the idea that the Bible has absolutely no errors in it. However, all Christians teach that the Bible was this - literally, "God-breathed" and the idea that God guided and ultimately directed the canon of scripture.
Inspired by God or a doctrine of Inspiration
This term speaks to those teachings in the church that are so important that if you disagree – you cannot call yourself a Christian. (Trinity, Nature of Christ).
Dogma
This is the Christian idea that God communicates himself by actions and words over time, but most fully by sending us his own son, Jesus Christ to reveal God to us. The idea that only God can make God known to us. What is this called?
Special Revelation
This style of biblical literature gives a comparison of 2 objects for the purpose of teaching. Jesus loved to use these but they are a traditional style of Jewish instruction.
Parables
These are the two types of Covenant.
Conditional and Unconditional
The Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek in the 2nd Century BCE. Legend has it this was the work of 70 independent Jewish translators that miraculously were all identical. What is this translation called?
The Septuagint or the LXX
These are the 4-major branches that make up the Christian World. In other words, what are the 4-major types of Christians called?
Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Anglican
From the Greek adjective meaning literally: hidden, concealed, secret, obscure, or unknown. These are books considered helpful, despite not being considered scripture.
Apocrypha
More than an end, this style of biblical literature is also a beginning and is named after the Greek term meaning, "an uncovering or to reveal something."
Apocalyptic
We said that the conditional covenant of Moses promised blessings and cursings depending on success and failure in the covenant. What book and chapter of the Bible speaks about this.
Deuteronomy 28