Scriptural Foundations, Chapter 2 Review

St. Jerome’s 4^th century translation of the Bible from Greek into Latin (common language of his day)

“Meaning conveyed by words of Scripture, discovered by exegesis, following rules of sound interpretation.” (CCC, 116)

The process of sharing stories and other important pieces of information by word of mouth

(Gk. = “placing two things side by side”]) a short story that illustrates a moral or spiritual lesson

Seven OT books included in Catholic & Orthodox but NOT Protestant & Jewish canons; also called “Deuterocanonical Books"

Process of biblical interpretation employed by scholars to determine the literal meaning of a text

Sign & source of grace, instituted by Christ, by which divine life is bestowed on us through the Holy Spirit

Second-century B.C. Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible from Alexandria, Egypt.

Official list of books considered to be divinely inspired, which therefore belong in the Bible

Conference of bishops called by Pope John XXIII to consider the Church in the modern world (1962-65)

Collection of ancient Jewish texts (c. 300 BC – 100 AD) discovered in Palestine near the Dead Sea between 1946-56

People professionally trained to write before widespread literacy

The official public worship of the Church in which the 'People of God' participate (e.g. Mass)

Chest in which were kept the Tablets of the Law, brought down from Mt. Sinai by Moses

Most influential theologians from the first eight (8) centuries of Christian history

Someone who spreads the ‘Gospel’ (lit. ‘Good News’) → author of a Gospel

The mass departure of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt, led by Moses

Originally just meant “nation” or “people” → non-Jews (i.e. all the nations besides the nation / people of Israel)

Latin for “sacred reading”; tradition of prayerfully reading Scripture as a means of encountering/experiencing God.

Deeper underlying meaning of Scripture

4th-5th century saint & theologian who translated the Bible into Latin

A type of writing that has a particular form, style, or content