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Sources of Wisdom and Authority
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- 1What is the meaning of wisdom?Having experience, knowledge and good judgement
- 2What is the meaning of authority?Power or right to give orders
- 3What is the Old Testament and New Testament?The Old Testament is originally the Torah and categorised as History/Law, Wisdom and Prophecy whilst The New Testament focuses on Jesus and his life and teachings.
- 4What is the meaning of inspired by God?In the biblical sense that God influenced the authors of the Bbible so that what they recorded was 'the word of God'
- 5What is the meaning of Literalism/Fundamentalism?It is the strict literal interpretation of scripture
- 6What is the conservative view?Traditional values
- 7What is the Liberal view?New ideas and progressive
- 8Who is the Holy Spirit?The third persons of the Christian Trinity that ascends to heaven
- 9What is Apostolic Succession?The idea that the authority and ministry of the Church comes from Jesus' Apostles throug the succession of bishops who came after them
- 10What is Roman CatholicismThe Christian Church having a hierarchy of priests and bishops under the pope.
- 11What are Canon/Canonical texts?A collection of books which a religious group believes as inspired by God so, therefore, an authoritative scripture
- 12What is the Magisterium?The Magisterium
- 13What is the Anglican Church?A Christian tradition which consists of the Church of England and other churches
- 14Who is the Pope?The Bishop of Rome and the world leader of the Catholic Church
- 15Who are Protestants?A member of any church that is separate from the Roman Catholic Church
- 16What are denominations?They are different branches of Christianity
- 17Who is Jesus?In Christianity, Jesus is the son of God
- 18What is Incarnation?The doctrine that Jesus as the son of God became flesh
- 19What is the Son of God?The human idea to help us understand the unique relationship between God and Jesus
- 20What is the nature of the Bible? (Give some information)- The stories have been passed down for generations and eventually written down and then copied.
- There are two different creation stories in Genesis 1 and 2
- Present versions of the New Testament are written in Greek but language of Jesus assumed to be Galilean Aramaic so they could include errors.
-Texts included New Testament were agreed by the Church but left out other Gospels - 21What are some quotes from the Bible that can question the authority?'Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool that repeats his folly' - humorous proverb
'My beloved is to me a bag of myrrh that lies between my breasts' - erotic poem - 22How do Evangelical Protestants view the authority & inspiration of the Bible?'All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching' (2 Timothy 3)
'verbal plenary inspiration'
God inspired all Scripture and simply recorded as the truth happened.
Christians are saved by grace and the Bible is literally true as God dictated the books
'inerrant' comes from God without error - 23How would Evangelical Protestants explain any contradictions in the Bible?If there is any conflict between science and religion then religion is authoritative and dictates what science really is
- 24Explain what Evangelical Protestants mean when they say the Bible is inspired by God?God inspired all Scripture and inspired the authors to produce the precise words he wanted so the human authors were allowed to express their own personalities in their writing.
E.G Matthew's Gospel was mainly addressing a Jewish audience - 25How do Roman Catholics view the authority & inspiration of the Bible?The Bible is inspired by God and God chose the human authors and inspired them but allowed them full use of their own faculties.
Apostolic Tradition- a tradition that stems from Jesus' Apostles and commanded them to preach the Gospel to all men orally from the teachings they had received from Jesus and from the Holy Spirit under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit - 26What do Catholics mean when they say that they 'believe those who write the Bible were products of their time and culture?'Catholics meant that it is limited knowledge but contains truths, poetry, human expression and expression.
- 27What is the Magisterium and the Apostolic Succession?Tradition has equal standing and authoritative body for interpreting both is Magisterium
The Apostolic Succession is when Jesus' apostles appointed bishops to be their successors and the bishops were given teaching authority, and this established a line of succession. - 28What impact does the magisterium have in how Roman Catholics see the Bible text?They cannot make mistakes and is faithful to recognise authentic Christian doctrine and to reject what is false so scripture must be seen as a unity.
The whole body of the Catholic faith is 'inerrant (cannot make mistakes) as there is an 'instinct of faith' which is sensus fidei - 29What is the living tradition in Catholicism?It is closely connected through the work of the Holy Spirit and is seen as remaining active within the Church so the scripture is seen as dynamic as tradition finds new interpretations of scripture to address modern situations and needs.
- 30In Catholicism what has more authority Tradition or Scripture?They share the same divine authority as scripture is 'the speech of God' in writing under 'the breath of the Holy Spirit & Tradition transmits the active word of God given to Jesus and the Holy Spirit to the successors of the Apostles.
- 31Summarise the Catholic view of the BibleGod chose the human authors and inspired them but allowed full use of own faculties
Both old testament & new are without error
Truth comes through all literary forms
Even though the Holy Spirit makes the Bible without error, mistakes may have arisen through imperfect copying
In order to interpret Scripture 1,) Scripture as a whole must be seen as a unity and 2) read within the living tradition of the Church
3) interpreter must be attentive to the 'analogy of faith'
'children of their time' - 32How do Liberal Christians view the inspiration and authority of the Bible?They reject any idea that the Bible is literally the inspired word of God but it contains passages that people might find uplifting self, death and the afterlife but rejects creation story
It uplifts and helps with evil by saying how we should live
it is inspiring rather than inspired
Social Gospel Movement- social action more important
Process Theology - 33How do the denominations view the feeding of 5000Evangelical- Miracle Jesus used 5 loaves and 2 fish to feed 5000
Catholics- see Jesus's compassion
Liberal- No miracles but it is used to enlighten us - 34How did the Protestant Churches come about?The Great Schism- Split
Martin Luther protested against corrupt Catholic practices and later developed Protestantism
'sola scriptura' - sole authority of Scripture & 'sola fide' - justification by faith alone - 35How do Catholics view the authority of the Church?Catholics believe that the Bible and the Church have equal authority as they are linked through the work of the holy spirit.
Bible is passed down in written form by Apostles and tradition is passed down orally.
Always in agreement with the Bible but and is the living form of the truth
'you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood
embrace both
Jesus Apostles appointed bishops to be their successors and the Bishops had teaching authority
'we find the true faith in Sacred Scripture and in the living Tradition of the church.' - 36How do the Protestants view the authority of the Church?'sola Scriptura Bible is the only source of religious authority
Without the Bible, there would be no Church
Salvations come through faith, not through the institutions of the Church
Christians have equal access
'Let us not change the word of God'
'it is not who speaks that matters in the Church'
'adhere solely to the word of God'
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- The Church: the different perspectives of the Protestant and Catholic traditions on the relative authority of the Bible and the Church. The authority of Jesus: different Christian understandings of Jesus’ authority, including Jesus’ authority as God’s authority and Jesus’ authority
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