Background To Scripture: Part Two

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Background To ScripturePart Two
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Terms To Know

• Literalist People who read and interpret the
  bible passages word for word based on the actual
  words in their ordinary meaning.
• Contextualist People who weave together the
  whole situation, background or environment
  relevant to a particular event, personality etc.
  when reading and interpreting the bible.
• Patriarch One of the founders of the ancient
  Hebrew families in the Bible Abraham, Isaac,
  Jacob.

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Terms to Know

• Covenant A binding and solemn agreement made by
  2 or more individuals, the promises made by God
  to people, as recorded in the Bible.
• Testament An agreement or last will. It is also
  an affirmation of beliefs or convictions.
• Gospel Derived from the Old English GODSPEL
  meaning good news. The Good News of what God
  has done in and through Jesus.

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Terms to Know

• Christ Derived from the Greek word CHRISTOS
  meaning anointed one.
• Resurrection The rising of Jesus from the dead
  after his death on Good Friday
• Apostle Greek term that means one sent out
  and is related to the Hebrew term SILIAH which
  translates to one who is to complete the task or
  acts in the place of the sender
• Disciple meaning student. Any student who
  follows a teacher. Apostle and Disciple are not
  the same. The Apostles were specifically picked
  by Jesus to go out and spread his word.

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Terms to Know

• A.D. Anno Domini (Year of the Lord) - term used
  to represent the period of time since Jesus
  birth.
• C.E. Common Era Term now used to represent
  the period of time since Jesus birth.
• B.C. Before Christ - term used to represent the
  period of time before Jesus birth.
• B.C.E. Before Common Era - term now used to
  represent the period of time before Jesus birth.

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Is Scripture Really True?

• As Catholics we believe two important principles
• Inspiration A divine influence upon human
  beings which resulted in the writing of the
  Scriptures. Since all of the Bible is the word of
  God and it was written through the inspiration of
  the Holy Spirit, the Bible reveals the truth.

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Is Scripture Really True?

• As Catholics we believe two important principles
• Inerrancy While there are minor errors in the
  scriptures (dates, names, etc.) there are NO
  ERROR in the message itself.

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Kinds Of Truth

• Religious God tries to communicate with people
  through their lives.
• Moral Thou Shall Not Kill
• Symbolic If your eye causes you to sin, pluck
  it out.
• Proverbial The early bird gets the worm.
• Historical Jesus was born in Bethlehem and
  lived his young life in Nazareth.
• Scientific 224

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The Holy Bible Inspiration

• The Old Testament is the recorded history of God
  revealing Himself to the Hebrew people.
• When we discuss revelation through scripture, we
  must mention the term inspiration.

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The Holy Bible Inspiration

• Inspiration refers to God working through the
  authors of the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures to
  communicate religious truth.
• The authors were somehow in touch with the truth
  of God in their lives. This is what we mean when
  we say that the Bible is inspired.

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Inspiration

• It would be inaccurate, however, to imagine that
  God simply whispered into the authors ear what
  to write, while the author merely wrote it down.
• To be honest, we dont really know how God
  inspired the authors. We recognize that it is a
  mystery.
• What is important is the end result, the written
  record of Gods revelation.

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Inspiration

• It is important to understand that the authors
  were limited in their understanding, education,
  and culture.
• Sometimes these limitations can be seen in the
  Bible, but the religious truth still remains.
• Keep in mind the Bible is the Word of God in the
  words of human beings.

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Literary Forms In The Bible

• Myth - a traditional story focusing on the deeds
  of gods or heroes, often in explanation of some
  natural phenomenon.
• List an itemized series of names, words, etc.,
  usually recorded in a set order.
• Prophecy a prediction made under divine
  influence and direction.
• Law a rule of conduct, moral principle, ect.,
  derived from a generally recognized concept of
  universal justice.
• Sermon a speech of a serious or solemn kind of
  pronouncement.

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Literary Forms In The Bible

• Legend an unauthentical story from earlier time
  preserved by tradition and popularity thought to
  be historical
• Fable a brief tale that has a moral using
  persons, animals or inanimate things or
  characters
• Drama a story about peoples lives, including
  dialogue and interaction

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• History a record or account usually written in
  chronological order of past events, especially
  those concerning a particular nation or people.
• Letter a written or printed message, usually of
  a personal nature or concerning a specific
  subject.
• Proverbs (poetry) prose or poetic statements or
  maxims for instruction.
• Parables short allegorical stories told to
  bring out a moral religious truth.
• Psalm a sacred song or poem.

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Name That Literary Form

• 1 John 518-21
• Luke 151-10
• Matthew 51-5
• Isaiah 6515-17
• Genesis 31-3
• Numbers 135-15
• Leviticus 1124-25
• 1 Kings 1615
• Ecclesiastes 510
• Psalm 401-3