| A | B |
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| the letters of Paul | The earliest written books in the New Testament included |
| Reasons for Written Tradition | that many people who knew Jesus personally were being killed and persecuted, to protect the message of these people |
| Contextual biblical reading must account for | culture,time, language,literary genres |
| Biblical inerrancy | The books of the Bible manifest and teach the truths of faith accurately and without mistake. |
| Divine Inspiration | The Holy Spirit inspired the human authors who wrote the Bible's book which is called . |
| Nag Hammadi Manuscripts | Fourth-century writings discovered in Egypt, taught about Gnostic beliefs, practices and lifestyle. |
| Widely used Biblical Translations | New American Bible, New Revised Standard Version, New Jerusalem Bible, Good News Translation |
| St. Jerome | The Bible was translated into Latin by |
| Greek translation | this translation was used for centuries in the early church |
| original languages of the Bible | Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic |
| Council of Trent | the infallible definition regarding the books included in the canon declared at this council |
| Standards of the Canon | had apostolic origins, universally accepted, used by early Christians in worship, teachings in the texts were consistent |
| Why the Gospels appear first | they are eyewitness accounts of Jesus' life |
| How did the Israelites originally hand down their experience of God? | Preaching, storytelling, poetry, keeping covenants, worship |
| inspired | means "breathed into" |
| Number of Books in the New Testament | 27 |
| Number of Books in the Old Testement | 46 |
| Sacred Scripture | the account of God's saving hand at work in human history and experience |
| Contextual Approach | The interpretation of the Bible that takes into account the various contexts for understanding. These contexts included the senses of Scripture, literary forms, historical situations, cultural backgrounds, the unity of the whole of Scriptures, Tradition and the analogy of faith. |
| Fundamentalist Approach | The interpretation of the Bible and Christian doctrine based on the literalist meaning of the Bible's words. The interpretation is made without regard to historical setting in which the writing or teachings were first developed. |
| Literal | the meaning conveyed by the words of Scripture and discovered by exegesis |
| Spiritual | through cultural and literary exploration, seeking further understanding of life and times of the Chosen People |
| Allegorical | looks at how people, event and thing point to the mystery of Christ |
| Moral | search for what it means to live a just and ethical life |
| Anagogical | investigates the "realities and events in terms of their eternal significance |
| biblical exegesis | The process of interpreting and critically explaining a passage from Scripture. |
| The Bible | a collection of sacred books |
| Covenant | sacred vow |
| Prophets | Eighteen books recording the warnings and promises of Israel’s prophets |
| Historic | Sixteen books of religious history and a few “historical novellas” |
| Law | The first five books of the Bible, the heart of the Old Testament |
| Wisdom | Seven books of poetry and wise sayings |
| 2 | There are _____ main parts of the Catholic Bible |
| law | Genesis is one of the books of the |
| witness | Testament means covenant but it can also mean ________. |
