Freshmen chapter 3/4

What is the critical interpretaion and explanation of Sacred Scripture?

Who completed one of the earliest translations of the Bible into Latin?

Seeking the spiritual sense of a biblical text is an attempt to discover what is needed for our salvation.

The New testament acts as sort of a sequel to the Old Testament

The study of human activity and history by means of excavating and analyzing physical artifacts.

A Greek word meaning "five books," referring to the first five books of the Old Testament.

What are the books of the Bible called that have met the standard to be approved as the inspired Word of God?

The New Testament fulfills the Old Testament in a number of ways.

The plain meaning of a Scripture passage.

The handing on of the message of God's saving plan through word of mouth.

The events in the Old Testament prepare us for the coming of Jesus

The Magisterium has the responsibility to interpret Sacred Scripture and faithfully teach the message that God revealed

In the New Testament, Jesus fulfills the roles of priest, prophet, and king and brings the Old Testament to fulfillment

The Church's living teaching office, which consists of all bishops, in communion with the Pope.

The process of passing on the Gospel message.

The twenty-seven biblical books, which tell of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and the Church's beginnings.

What does the word Bible mean?

This preserves God's saving words and deeds in writing

The Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church that Pope Saint John XXIII convened in 1962.

The coherence of individual doctrines with the whole of Revelation.

The critical interpretation and explanation of Sacred Scripture.

A group of pious Jews who left Jerusalem and began a community by the Dead Sea.

Which form of biblical interpretation considers the plain meaning of the text?

A form of biblical interpretation that considers what the stories of Sacred Scripture mean for salvation.

Different kinds of writing determined by their literary technique, content, tone, and purpose.

A teaching letter from the Pope to the members of the Church.

To understand what the human authors of the Bible intended to say, we focus on ________

Writings about Jesus or the Christian message not accepted as part of the biblical canon.

The Bible was written in three languages: Aramaic, Greek, and _________?

Scholars use various types of biblical criticism to deepen our understanding how the authors express God's word.

An important recent finding in the field of biblical archaeology.

One of the spiritual senses of Scripture.

The number of books in the Old Testament.

The number of books in the Bible.

The pattern of events recorded in the Bible through which God clearly reveals his presence and saving actions

The Old Testament reveals God's covenants and saving actions prior to the coming of Jesus.

Looks at how and why texts were edited and combined to create the final version of a biblical book.