JC Rev ch2

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theology i

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Theology SAA Midterm 2011

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JC Rev ch2

Church Father
title of theologians of the first 8 centuries
whose teachings we still use
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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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