JC Rev ch2

Terms	Definitions
Church Father	title of theologians of the first 8 centuries whose teachings we still use
Dead Sea Scrolls	discovered in 1943 in caves near the monastery at Qumran
Vulgate	first translation of the Bible from its original languages into latin by St. Jerome
Septuagint	the oldest Greek version of the Old Testament
St. Jerome	said that ignorance of scripture is ignorance of Christ.
Latin	language of common people the bible was translated into this language
Parable	a simple story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson
Pronouncement	passage whose purpose is to setup an important saying
literary genre	type of writing that has a particular form, style, or content
exegesis	an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
biography	a written account of a person's life
creed	a formal statement of religious belief
allegory	a comparison where many elements of a story stand for a deeper realities
fable	a brief story with a moral; often uses animals to act and speak like humans
genealogy	record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry
God	author of the Bible
hyperbole	deliberately exaggerated saying to highlight the topic under discussion
history	chronological narrative or record of events that show the life or development of a people
riddle	a question that teases the mind
primary purpose of the Bible	present the religious truths that God wishes to reveal through the events of salvation history

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