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Abandoned: Left behind
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Amiable: Friendly
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Apocrypha: The protestants call these books the Apocrypha, which means hidden. They are not included in the Canon of the Protestant Bible, but often set apart in a separate section.
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Archaeology: The science of studying material remains of past human life and activities.
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Artifact: Something created by past humans usually for a specific purpose.
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Canon: An official list of books belonging to the Bible. Includes Old and New Testament
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Compassionate: Caring
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Critical reading: A number of methods for studying the Bible that aim to discover what God is communicating.
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Delve: To dive into
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Deuterocanonical: Means 'second canon'. They are the books included in the Catholic Old Testament but not the Hebrew Bible
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Diversity: Differences
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Fundamental: Basic and important
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Magisterium: The teaching authority of the Church, it is made up of the pope and the college of bishops acting together.
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Predominantly: Mostly
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Pseudepigrapha: Ancient books from the same time frame as the books of the Bible, especially the New Testament. The Church decided they were not inspired by God and could not be included in the Bible
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Sin: An offense against God. Sin is a deliberate thought, word, deed, or omission against the eternal law of God.
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Tradition: The process and content of the transmission of the official Church beliefs, doctrines, rituals, Scripture and the like.
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Typology: The study of the types of writing that have common traits.
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Vocation: Job