Interpreting Scripture

emotional and poetic expressions of connection with God. Requests for guidance, strength, comfort

• Prayer

• Parable

• Letter

• Law

teaching stories used to impart understanding, wisdom, and guidance

• Apocalyptic literature

• Parable

• Proverbs

• Letter

advice and reprimands to the early churches on Christian living

• Religious History

• Law

• Apocalyptic literature

• Letter

writings using symbolic imagery regarding the end times, written to offer hope to persecuted communities

• Prayer

• Apocalyptic literature

• Parable

• Proverbs

narratives of past events infused with theological truths about the meaning of those events

• Religious History

• Proverbs

• Law

• Parable

short, wise sayings on living a life that is pleasing to God

• Parable

• Prayer

• Proverb

• Law

instructions on living in right relationship with God and other people

• Apocalyptic literature

• Law

• Letter

• Religious History

What are natural revelation and divine revelation?

How did the Holy Spirit contribute to the creation of Sacred Scripture?

What is the Canon of Scripture?