Old Testament Test Vocab
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horselover37 on September 13, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 biblical inspiration | the process by which God te Holy Spirit assisted a human author in writing a book of the Bible |
| canon | the official collection of inspired books of sacred Scripture that contain the witness and instruction for our faith |
| covenant | a sacred agreement between God and his people |
| divine revelation | God's communicating of himself and his plan of goodness throughout history |
| epic | the detailed history of a hero who demonstrates bravery and wisdom and goes through a series of trials |
| Exodus | departure of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery under the leadership of Moses, who was led by God. |
| figures of speech | comparisons meant to be taken imaginatively, rather than literally |
| imagery | concrete sensory images that make a literary work vivid and realistic |
| irony | a literary technique in which what is said or done is contrary to what is expected. |
| matriarchs | the founding mothers of Israel, particularly Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel and Leah. |
| monotheism | the worship of one God. |
| myth | a symbolic story that illuminates views of a particular people regarding the relationship between human and the divine |
| narrative | a story that illuminates a detail within a genealogy |
| natural moral law | the moral order that is part of God's design for creating the law that expresses the original moral sense, enabling people to discern good and evil through the use of reason. |
| oracle | words of wisdom or advice given by God through a spokesperson |
| oral tradition | unwritten, memorized accounts of historical events and stories |
| origin story | a story in which an explanation of something came to be is given |
| parable | a short illustrative story that teaches a moral or religious lesson |
| parallelism | the repetition of words, phrases, or thought patterns |
| patriarchs | the ancestors of the Israelites, particularly Abraham, Isaac and Jacob |
| polytheism | worship of many gods |
| salvation history | the saving action of God throughout human history |
| Ten Commandments | the laws given by God to Moses that prescribe moral obligations for the Israelites as part of God's covenant with them. |
| biblical exegesis | the explanation or critical interpretation of a passage of Sacred Scripture |
| short story | a type of brief narrative in which characters and a plot are fully developed.. examples are Jonah and Ruth |
| psalms | 70 attributed to David...many have parallel structures |
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