SMP OT Vocab Quiz 4

An important recent finding around 1948, in the field of biblical archaeology.

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

Heresy claiming that Christ's humanity was an illusion and that the human body is evil.

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

A group of pious Jews who left Jerusalem, prior to the time of Christ, and began a community by the Dead Sea.

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

One of the literary forms found in the Bible.

The plain meaning of a Scripture passage

The critical interpretation and explanation of Sacred Scripture.

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

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

The coherence of individual doctrines (truths) with the whole of Revelation.

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

The process of passing on the Gospel message through the centuries.

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

One of the spiritual senses of Scripture which points toward how to live one's life properly.