Why we study the Bible
What is Divine Revelation?
The way God communicates knowledge of himself to humankind, a self communication realization by his actions and words over time, most fully by his sending us his Son, Jesus Christ.
Who inspired the Bible?
God inspired human authors to compose the Bible though the Holy spirit.
True or Flase it is possible to take interpretive lenses too far?
True.
What is the Bible?
God's word in written form.
What is the historical-critical method?
A method the Church uses for understanding biblical texts in their original setting and for discovering the intention of the orginal author.
What is a canon?
The official collection of the biblical books.
According to ancient tradition scripture can be distinguished between what two senses?
Literal and Spiritual
True or False all Bibles translated in the same way?
False.
Why do Catholics study the Bible?
To help them understand what God is saying in the texts.
Who are the gnostics?
Early Christian heresies that taught that salvation rests on secret knowledge.
What is Sacred Tradition?
The living transmission of the Gospel message found in the Church's teaching, life, and worship.
What does it mean to say the Bible is interrent?
Meaning that all religious truths that God desires us to understand for the sake of our Salvation are dependable, without error, and therefore, trustworthy.
What is the primary message of the Bible.
To bring us close to God and to share entenal life with Him while respecting our free will.
What is Aposlistic succession?
The handing on of the preaching and authority of the apostlistes to their successors, the bishops, through the laying on of hands, as a permanent office in the Church.
How can the spiritual sense be subdivided?
The allegorical, moral, and anagogical senses.
True or False the Bible pertains to any questions you have in life?
True
What is the most important difference between Catholic and Protestant biblical scholarship?
Protestants believe in Sola Scriptura which means the Bible is their only authority for belief.
Who is the earliest father of the Church to provide us with the complete list of all 27 books?
St. Athanasuis
What is the moral allegorical vs. the anagogical sense?
Allegorical reasons out the doctine of details and those things we are supposed to believe. Anagogical is the heavenly matters.
How can you get a clear idea on God's perpective?
By reading and understanding the Bible more.