Intro to Scripture 8th

To read scriptures according to the same Spirit in which it was written, what idea might you need to keep in mind?

How many extra books does a Catholic Bible have than a Protestant Bible?

Looking at the editors who collected and arranged sources in a book.

How many books are in the New Testament for Catholics?

To understand the Bible spiritually the Bible must be read:

Tells the story of the early Church as a continuation of the Gospel of Luke.

We would say God is the ultimate author of the Scriptures because He inspired the authors to write.

A period of oral tradition preceded the writing of this group of books

What does it mean to read the scripture in the way that the author intended that the audience to read it?

Describes the Good News of Jesus Christ and his New Covenant with humanity

What does it mean to say that God's Word teaches its readers to live good lives and to act justly on behalf of God?

Which books of the Bible were written after Jesus' birth?

This set of books includes reminders to change their behavior when the Chosen People strayed from the covenant with God.

This set of books is our principal source for the life and teaching of Jesus Christ, our Savior.

Everything in the Bible is scientifically correct.

How many books are in the Old Testament for Catholics?

Catholics may believe in evolution as long as we also understand that God has been guiding and continues to guide it.

What question might be asked when doing exegesis?

Focuses primarily on God's relationship with the Jewish people

What sense of scriptures uses sustained comparisons, i.e. reading the Old Testament in light of the New Testament.

Prayer of the church at specific times of the day also known as divine office.

1 and 2 Kings are a part of which set of Books?

What is one explanation of why there may be so many translations for the Engish Bible?

Finding out where Biblical material came from. What were the sources?

When Scripture experts try to determine the historical and cultural context of the biblical text

The Bible is only about our past and not about our present.

These books address the ways that God works in individuals’ everyday lives.

Catholic and Protestant Bibles are different because:

Job is a part of which set of books?

Why do we say the gospels are at the heart of the Bible.

Why did the Gospel writers wait so many years before writing the stories of Jesus?

Because the Bible was written so long ago, it can't morally guide us well today about many modern issues.

The Bible is the best seller in the world.

This set of books contains stories of prehistory and of the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

What sense of scriptures helps us to see earthly events and other realities in the context of our journey to heaven?

Regarding truth in the Bible: