Bible Knowledge
Cards (44)
- hermeneuticsprocess of Biblical interpretation; the lens/perspective through which one interprets a passage of Scripture
- exegesis"to draw out," or analyze a particular text
- eventspeople experienced God working in the world
- oral traditionpeople shared the stories verbally
- written traditionpeople wrote down the stories
- edited traditionpeople collected and edited the stories
- canonofficial collection of books recognized as the Bible
- Salvation HistoryThe story of God's loving relationship with us and continuously calling us back into that relationship when we turn away
- Deutero-canonical7 books found in the Catholic Bible but not Protestant Bible
- Inspire"to breathe into"
- Biblical canonizationprocess where writings became official parts of the Bible
- literalistreads a story to be factually true; focus on text itself; word-for-word
- contextualistreads a story for the true meaning, even if every detail is not factually true; not true story, but truth story
- divine inspirationwhen the Holy Spirit inspires a human author to record sacred truth (like in the Bible)
- bibliathe word Bible derives from this which means "books" in Greek
- testamentmeans covenant, a sacred promise, vow, or agreement
- covenantmeaning of "testament;" a sacred promise, vow, or agreement
- Old Testamentfirst division of the Bible
- New Testamentsecond division of the Bible
- Pentateuchsection containing the first 5 books of the Bible; Torah
- Greatest CommandmentYou shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, and your neighbor as yourself.
- Historical Bookssection of the Bible that tells Israelite history including settling into the Promised Land, rise and fall of their kings, exile, and return to the Promised Land.
- Biblical Novellassection of the Bible containing historical stories that instruct and encourage readers.
- Wisdom Bookssection of the Bible that is a collection of hymns, poems, proverbs, and stories that use imaginative language.
- Prophetssection of the Bible that contains stories of people who speak God's word and give comfort, promise, and a challenge to act with justice and mercy.
- Gospels and Actssection of the Bible containing stories of Jesus, stories that show how the Church was formed, and how first Christians spread the Good News.
- Letterssection of the Bible also called The Epistles which describes the new faith, gives advice and words of hope
- The Book of Revelationsingle book containing a collection of mystical visions written to encourage Christians being persecuted; Apocalypse
- Tanakhthe Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings
- TorahThe first five books of Jewish Scripture, which Jews traditionally believe were written by Moses; Pentateuch
- Nevi'im"Prophets"; the second section of the Hebrew scriptures, made up of historical and prophetic books
- Ketuvim"Writings"; the third section of the Hebrew scriptures, consisting primarily of poetry, proverbs, and literary works
- The World BEHIND the TextHistorical and cultural questions necessary for context in order to interpret Scripture accurately
- The World OF the TextLiterary questions regarding genre, language, author, setting, etc. necessary to interpret Scripture accurately
- The World BEYOND the TextPersonal questions that help the reader apply the contextual truths of Scripture to one's life
- Dual AuthorshipWhile God is the principle author of Sacred Scripture, the human authors were also true authors because they acted as free, subordinate, and intelligent instruments of the Holy Spirit.
- Chosen PeopleThe Jews; the people chosen by God to be his people and inherit the promises of Abraham
- Scientific TruthTruth based on empirical observations whose conclusions go beyond info contained in the premise & predict future events
- Historical TruthPast events that have been verified through significant research in various fields
- Religious Truththe truth that comes from what God has revealed in divine and natural ways