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    • Dignity: the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect.
  • Human Dignity: Created in the image and likeness of God, all human life is sacred and all people have dignity. Human persons do not lose dignity because of gender, sexual orientation, disability, poverty, age, or race.
  • Bible is not one book, but a series of books written by many authors over thousands of years.
  • The word "bible" comes from the Greek word "Biblos" which means "books
  • Inerrancy- the Bible contains eternal truths that teach us about who we are and what it means to be in a relationship with God.
  • Inspiration - means that God inspired the authors of the books of the Bible to record the work of God in their time, and their own lives.
  • Testament- witness or agreement
  • Christian Scripture is divided into two Testaments: The old Testament and The New Testament
  • The Old Testament(Hebrew Scriptures): God’s agreement with the Hebrew people through Moses and the Hebrew people from the creation of the world.
  • The New Testament is the story of God’s promise of salvation fulfilled in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
  • Ways to interpret the Bible: Textualist and Contextualist
  • Textualist = text only, you just have to read the text
  • Contextualist = text and context. You must read the text along with its context (history, culture, etc.)
  • The Hebrew Old Testament contains 39 books, divided into the books of the Law, the Prophets and the Writings.
  • THE NEW TESTAMENT CONTAINS 27 BOOKS: THE 4 GOSPELS, THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES, THE 14 LETTERS
    OF ST. PAUL, THE CATHOLIC LETTERS, AND THE APOCALYPSE (REVELATION) OF ST. JOHN
  • Literal: This method consists of reading the text word for word and interpreting its meaning exactly as it is read
  • Contextual: This method consists of reading the text and identifying the history, culture, etc of the people writing the text to understand the text
  • When we read the Bible, we should not take everything that is read literally because the Bible was written by humans (and humans can make mistakes). We need to have faith that as we read, the Word of God will speak to us and help us interpret the deeper messages we are meant to understand in our lives.
  • The Bible = sacred scripture that discusses sacred traditions/experiences revealed to us by God in human terms
  • Different kinds of truth: Religious Truth, Moral and Proverbial Truth, Symbolic Truth, Historical Truth, Scientific Truth.
  • Religious Truth: Knowledge of God in the Bible
    The Bible has recorded how humans have responded and failed to respond to God over the centuries. 
  • Moral and Proverbial Truth: Using a variety of stories and proverbs (pieces of wisdom) the Bible teaches us what is right versus what is wrong. 
  • Symbolic Truth: Using myths, allegories and parables the Bible teaches us the lessons that a person requires to live their lives in goodness.
  • Historical Truth: The Bible contains the most accurate history of the Hebrew people that we know. There are not many history books from this era.
  • Scientific Truth: The Bible reflects the scientific beliefs of the various times it was written. 
  • Three types of history: Oral, written, and edited.
  • Oral History: Memorized and retold songs, stories and lesson.
  • Written History: The compilers selected the best of what was told and written.
  • Literary Forms: Myth, list, poetry, prophecy, law, History, letter, parable, sermon, drama.
  • Myth: A traditional story focusing on the acts of gods or heroes, often in explanation of some mysteries of life or ways of a particular culture.
  • List: A series of names, events, or words, usually in a set order.
  • poetry: Poetry expresses the poet’s personal and inner feelings on emotion.
  • prophecy: A prediction made under divine influence, to tell of future events or to warn people about the consequences of their actions.
  • law: Rules telling us how to behave.
  • History: A record or account of past events
  • Letter: A written message, sometimes of a personal nature.
  • Parable: A story which serves to teach a lesson or provide insights into human nature.
  • Sermon: A speech of a serious or solemn kind, often based on a passage from the Bible.
  • Drama: A story about people’s lives, including dialogue and interaction. 
  • Stewardship: We are responsible for the protection and preservation of the environment.