Interpreting Scripture Vocab

God's self communication through which He makes known the mystery of His plan, a gift accomplished by the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

• Bible

• Prophets

• Divine Revelation

• Oral tradition

The collection of Christian sacred writings accepted by the Church as inspired by God and composed by the Old and New Testaments

• Bible

• Natural Revelation

• Salvation History

• Old Testament

the process by which God makes himself known to human reason through the created world.

• Natural Revelation

• Biblical inerrancy

• Exegesis

• Divine Revelation

A person God chooses to speak his message of salvation and a communicator of a divine message of repentance to the Chosen People.

• Divine Inspiration

• Exegesis

• Bible

• Prophets

The pattern of specific events in human history in which God clearly reveals his presence and saving actions.

• Oral Tradition

• Salvation history

• Divine Revelation

• Divine Inspiration

Divine assistance the Holy Spirit gave the authors of the books of the Bible so the authors could write in human words the message of salvation God wanted to communicate.

• Natural Revelation

• Divine Inspiration

• Bible

• Prophets

Doctrine that the books of Sacred Scripture are free from error regarding the truth God wishes to reveal through Scripture for the sake of our salvation.

• Biblical inerrancy

• Divine Revelation

• Old Testament

• Exegesis

The handing on of the message of God's saving plan through words and deeds.

• Salvation History

• Prophets

• Bible

• oral tradition

The first division of the Christian biblical canon made of a collection of ancient religious Hebrew writings by the Israelites. First 46 books of the Bible

• Bible

• Divine Inspiration

• Old Testament

• Salvation History

The critical interpretation and explanation of Sacred Scripture

• Divine Revelation

• Exegesis

• Salvation History

• Old Testament