Theology 9: Chapter 2

Question 1

This identifies how something in a biblical text that represents a spiritual truth points to the mystery of Christ.

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Allegorical Sense

Question 2

The process used by scholars to discover and interpret the meaning of biblical texts

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Biblical Exegesis

Question 3

The Holy Spirit's assistance to the biblical authors that enabled them to write God's message of salvation

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Divine Inspiration

Question 4

Interpreting Scripture according to a literalist understanding of biblical text

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Fundamentalism

Question 5

Analyzing how biblical authors edited, or redacted, biblical texts until they reached their final form

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Redaction Criticism

Question 6

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

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Spiritual Sense

Question 7

The plain meaning of a Scripture passage intended by the author

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Literal Sense

Question 8

Analyzing the historical context of biblical texts

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Historical Criticism

Question 9

This identifies how a biblical text points to the reality of heaven and our journey there.

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Anagogical Sense

Question 10

The doctrine that the Bible's books are free from error regarding the truth God wishes to reveal

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Biblical Inerrancy

Question 11

Interpreting Scripture according to both the literal and the symbolic meanings of biblical text

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Contextualism

Question 12

Analyzing the sources of biblical text composed in different historical periods

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Source Criticism

Question 13

This identifies how a biblical text teaches us about living a good and just life.

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Moral Sense

Question 14

Analyzing different literary genres, forms, and styles used in the Bible

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Form Criticism

Questions 14