Show:
A
B
C
D
E
100
How are the national parks in Israel different than our own?
They have archaeological sites
100
What is the spiritual sense of scripture?
what the words and events of the Bible signify
100
The Magisterium ________ the scriptures, it is not above them.
serves
100
The Holy Spirit helped write the Bible, therefore he should also help __________ the Bible.
interpret
100
People disagree about what the Bible says, but they can’t all ________.
be right
200
What do we mean by the different senses of scripture?
levels of meaning
200
What is the literal sense of scripture?
basic meaning of the actual words
200
What is one non-traditional tool that can help us understand the Bible?
archeology
200
What does redacted mean?
to adapt other written material
200
What is the main goal of biblical study?
to discover meaning, depth, and truth
300
What is a mystery, in the Catholic sense of the word?
Something our limited human minds will never fully comprehend
300
According to the Church what three academic disciplines should coexist?
history, science, and faith
300
What are the Gospels?
the stories about the life and mission of Jesus
300
Who is involved in the Magisterium?
The bishops and the Pope
300
What is the Magisterium?
the teaching office of the Church
400
How is literary analysis helpful to us?
it helps us find the author's intention and God's intention
400
In what way does the Old Testament talk about Jesus?
it uses foreshadowing
400
How can we relate biblical times to today?
image ourselves in the story, realize that times haven't changed that much
400
Why is it important know what genre you are reading?
each genre has its own rules for interpretation
400
Besides the Magisterium, name one other group of people involved in the interpretation of the Bible.
biblical scholars, exegetes
500
What is the fundamentalist approach to scripture? (essay 1)
The fundamentalist approach to scripture is characterized by being overly literal. That means they take every word only at face value and allow for no symbolic interpretation. They also do not consider the context of the writing, for example, the time and culture in was written in, the author's intention, the genre, the audience, etc. All these things can help us better understand the books of the Bible, but the fundamentalists don't use them.
500
What is the contextualist approach to scripture? (essay 2)
The contextualist approach to scripture is exactly the opposite of the fundamentalist approach because they do not take every word in the Bible literally, although some parts of the Bible are meant to be taken literally. They determine this by considering the context or circumstances in which the books of the Bible were written. This is the approach that the Church accepts because it allows for the literal sense of scripture and the spiritual sense to work together. It also helps us understand that faith is not opposed to modern science.
500
Give two examples of literary forms used in the Bible
(answers may vary)
500
Name one of the main things biblical scholars do (besides interpret the Bible).
learn the biblical languages, have specializations, create study resources
500
When it comes to literature, name two examples of context we can examine.
the time and culture it was written in, the author's intention, the audience, the genre