What is Scripture
Name one of the 4 key characteristics of scripture
* Scripture is centered around Christ. “And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist” (Colossians 1:17)
* Is a means of communication with God
* Allows us to perceive the Father by contemplating the Son
* Divinely inspired (NOT Divinely dictated) by the Holy Spirit;
Because most of them have been fulfilled, they are reminders of God's faithfulness to his people
Name 1 way procepcies were used in the early church
* Edification, encouragement and consolation
* Convicting, revealing the secrets of the heart and leading to repentance
Name at least 2 of the ways we understand scripture.
* Scripture is not just a historical document; it is the living message of God to his people (us)
* We can understand the Church scriptures through the analysis of the church Fathers
* We can also use academic methods to understand the scriptures [DO NOT name them they will be in another question]
Name the two main areas where prophecies are used in praise
*Doxologies/Hymns in feasts
*Tasbeha
Lent: during matins
Holy Week: morning and evening paschas at the beginning of every hour.
Name at least 3 out of the 5 of the academic methods to understand the scripture
*Exegesis
*Hermeneutics
*Historical
*Allegorical
*Typology
Name the 3 highlighted hymns used in Doxologies/Hymns
*Doxology of the Resurrection
*All you heavenly orders
*All the choir
What is the theme of the prophecies on Holy Tuesday?
Christ as the Bridegroom; readiness for His second coming
Explain 4 out of the 5 academic methods
*Exegesis:analysis of the language, context and theology, understanding authorial intent
*Hermeneutics:Applying the text’s meaning into our lives
*Historical: Identifying the historical context of a passage (example the Jews expecting a political messiah because they were conquered by the Romans during the time of Jesus)
*Allegorical: Understanding literary devices used in the Bible through the interpretations of the church Fathers (example in Ezekiel the idol worshiping Israel is portrayed as an unfaithful wife)
*Typology: Events, people, or objects in the Old Testament that are foreshadowed in the New Testament
Name 4 hymns used in Tasbeha relating to the The incarnation / St.Mary
*Kiahk Ode
*Sunday Theotokia
*Thursday Theotokia 6
*Thursday Theotokia 7
*Sunday Theotokia 8
Watos Lobsh on the Wednesday Theotokia
During which day are the prophecies of passover fulfilled
Covenant Thursday
Give 4 of biblical verses pairs used to demonstrate the academic methods
*Exegesis (Hosea 11:1) & (Matthew 2:15) , (Joel 2:28) & (Acts 2:14-17)
*Allegorical: (Hosea 1:1-2) & (Hosea 1:1-2)
*Typology: Isaac Genesis 22, Christ Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, John 19
Say correctly one the highlighted sections from any of the Theotokia
Sunday Theotokia: “Wherefore we magnify you befittingly with prophetic hymnology. For they spoke of you with great honor, O holy city, of the Great Tasbeha King”
Thursday Theotokia 6: “And likewise all the prophets who prophesied about Him in many ways and various analogies saying He will come and save us”
Thursday Theotokia 7: O what an accord of all these prophets who prophesied with this one Spirit for the coming of Christ” (Thursday Theotokia 7)
Sunday Theotokia 8: “Hail to you Mary who was witnessed by all the prophets and they said behold God the Word was incarnate of you in an indescribable unity”
Name 5 prophecies used with respect to the Fig tree in Holy Week
* Isaiah 48:12-22
* John 12:20-36
* Joel 1:5-15
* Matthew 17:19-23
* Genesis 1:1-2:3
* Isaiah 5:1-9
* Mark 11:12-24