1. Jesus Christ: God’s Revelation to the World Review & Reflection Questions Chapter 2

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3. 28 God, the author of the Bible, used human authors to convey his revelation to us. 3

4. 28 The Bible teaches without error the truth that God wants us to know. 4

5. 28 The Church (Magisterium) has the final authority to interpret what the Bible means. 5

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7. 1 Sam 17:1-54: History Leviticus 23: 1-14: law Acts 19:1-12: History 1 Corinthians 15:1-8: Creed Luke 12:49: Hyperbole Analogy of faith means that the Scriptures don’t contradict themselves. Scriptures helps us interpret Scripture. Literal sense is the meaning conveyed by what the author meant to say by his words. Literary forms on pp. 30-32 Allegory Biography Creed Etiology Fable History Law Prophecy Genealogy Hyperbole Miracle Story Riddle Parable Pronouncement A literal reading of the Bible takes into account what the author intended to convey, not simply what the words say. A literalist interpretation takes only the exact meaning of the words without considering any other factors.

8. 34 Allegorical, Moral and Anagogical; answers for each will vary. 8

9. 34 Genesis 1:1-2 and Matthew 3:16: answers may vary but should include a connection to water 9

10. 34 1 Corinthians 1:1-14: answers may vary but should include idolatry, sexual immorality, complaining, and testing God. 10

11. 34 Matthew: 7:1-5: literal meaning is take something out of your eye; Anagogical meaning is Christ leads us through spiritual blindness to spiritual light 11

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13. 13 35

14. 38 Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek 14

15. 38 New American Bible, New Jerusalem Bible. 15

16. 38 St. Jerome translated the bible into Latin, the language of the people. 16