| A | B |
| Revelation | to unveil; gods free self-communication through creation. |
| Old Testament | hebrew scriptures |
| New Testament | christian scriptures |
| Bible | comes from the word "biblia' meaning library |
| Inspiration | to breath in; the guidance of the holy spirit given to human authors in writing the sacred scriptures |
| Canon | an official list of books belonging to the bible- both old and new testament |
| innerrant | freedom from error |
| Literal sense of scripture | refers to what the actual words directly mean |
| Spiritual sense of scripture | refers to how the words of scripture can be signs of something more profound |
| Tradition | the process and content of the transmission of official church beliefs, doctrines, rituals, and scriptures |
| Magesterium | the teaching authority of the church concerning issues of faith and morals |
| Exegisis | scholarly investigation of the meaning of a scriptural test |
| Deuterocanonical | a term meaning second canon. |
| Apocrypha | another name for deuterocanonical books and verses |
| Original languages of the bible | hebrew, aramaic, and greek |
| St. jerome translated the bible into latin called the what | latin vulgate |
| Religion | to bind |
| Central theme of the bible | gods loving relationship between god and humankind |