Chapter 5 Vocab

The critical interpretation and explanation of Sacred Scripture.

• exegete

• scriptural analysis

• biblical exegesis

• analogy of faith

Different kinds of writing determined by their literary technique, content, tone and purpose.

• Category

• literary form

• literal and spiritual senses

• literature

Branch of Theology that focuses on the study of Jesus Christ.

• Mariology

• systematic theology

• moral theology

• christology

A type of symbolism in which one things points us to a deeper meaning or truth. Example...the tortoise and the hare example.

• metaphor

• symbolism

• allegory

• fable

The anagogical sense considers realities and events in terms of their eternal significance. It points us to what happens after death.

• True

• False

To edit or adapt written material to serve a particular purpose.

• proofread

• grammarly

• no red ink

• redact

A scholar who specializes in critical explanation of biblical texts.

• theologian

• doctor of the church

• exegete

• priest

The unity in doctrine and church teaching is known as

• sacred scripture

• analogy of faith

• theology

• biblical exegesis

The fundamentalist approach is the interpretation of the Bible and Christian doctrine based on the literal meaning of the words of the Bible. The Church does NOT approve this approach.

• True

• False

A group of of pious ultraconservative Jews who left the Temple of Jerusalem and began a community by the Dead Sea, known as Qumran.

• Pharisees

• Sadducees

• Essenes

• Scribes