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Exploring the composition, structure and development of the Catholic Bible, the literary types used in it and important terms related to reading and understanding the Scriptures
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A WORLD OF HERO
ES
A WORLD OF HERO
ES
SumerEgypt
Assyria
Persia
Babylon
The LANDThe LAND
HISTORYHISTORY
PEOPLEPEOPLE
the context the context
revelation revelation
inspirationinspiration
traditiontradition
revelation revelation
inspirationinspiration
traditiontradition
The act of God manifesting His presence and His will to a person or persons He chooses.
It’s all God’s choice!
The act of God’s chosen people in safe keeping/safeguarding/ preserving God’s
revelation by remembrance, sharing with others, and recording
The act of God moving or motivating His chosen to respond to His revelation, to act according to
His will and purpose.
oraloral writtenwritten
Specific
circu
mstance
s
Specific
circu
mstance
s
Particular c
ulture
Particular c
ulture
Real hist
orical
eventsReal hist
orical
events
God’s Word comes to us clothed in the particular culture and historical experience of the chosen people
to whom He revealed His will with divine
inspiration.
God’s Word comes to us clothed in the particular culture and historical experience of the chosen people
to whom He revealed His will with divine
inspiration.
reading the Bible in context
reading the Bible in context
Can we take whatever is recorded in the Bible
at face value?
Can we take whatever is recorded in the Bible
at face value?
Can we take God’s Word revealed in the Bible as
genuine and true?
Can we take God’s Word revealed in the Bible as
genuine and true?
the hall of heroesthe hall of heroes
How did it develop?How did it develop?
What makes up the Bible?What makes up the Bible?
What are the essential concepts we need to
understand and keep in mind as we study the Bible?
What are the essential concepts we need to
understand and keep in mind as we study the Bible?
not just a
BOOK,
not just a
BOOK, but a wholeLIBRARY
but a wholeLIBRARY
New Testament
New Testament
Old Testament
Old Testament
not a collection of books written outright in any
modern language
not a collection of books written outright in any
modern language
a collection of books written in
ancient language
a collection of books written in
ancient language
rural and agriculturalrural and agricultural
Small, weak and
insignificant
Small, weak and
insignificant
Poetry and prayers
Poetry and prayers
prophecie
s
prophecie
s
Laws and ri
tuals
Laws and ri
tuals
Proverb
s and w
ise
sayings
Proverb
s and w
ise
sayings
Sermons a
nd songs
Sermons a
nd songs
A collection of different
kinds of writingA collection of different
kinds of writing
From REVELATION to TRANSLATION
From REVELATION to TRANSLATIONFrom ANCIENT
TEXT to MODERN EDITION
From ANCIENT TEXT to MODERN
EDITION
in person
in person
REVELATIONREVELATIONevents
situationsevents
situations
through other people
through other people
Through the Holy
Spirit
Through the Holy
Spirit
inspirationinspirationMoving,
motivating to respond
Moving, motivating to
respond
Listening, acting, sharing, transmitting,
preserving
Listening, acting, sharing, transmitting,
preserving
ORALORAL
traditiontraditionWRITTE
NWRITTE
N- testimony- Interpretation- instruction- reminder
- expression of faith
- not exactly an actual record of events- written in the context of the writer’s community
The Bible was not written in one day or even in a thousand
years!
The Bible was not written in one day or even in a thousand
years!
compilationcompilation
Gathering of extant or available documents and
examining them
Gathering of extant or available documents and
examining them
redactionredactionrecovering lost
documents through archaeology, piecing
together fragments and examining their
authenticity
recovering lost documents through archaeology, piecing
together fragments and examining their
authenticity
codexcodexA collection of
manuscripts compiled according to similarity -
origin, time of discovery, place found, subject
matter, author, people who collected them
A collection of manuscripts compiled
according to similarity - origin, time of discovery,
place found, subject matter, author, people
who collected them
canoncanonAuthenticated and
approved collection of manuscripts from various
compiled and redacted codices.
Authenticated and approved collection of
manuscripts from various compiled and redacted
codices.
HebrewHebrew
translationtranslationGreek (koine)Greek (koine)
LatinLatin
European languagesEuropean languages
Local and modern idiomLocal and modern idiom
editionseditionsDone according to need and
circumstancesDone according to need and
circumstances
St. Jerome
Latin Vulgate
St. Jerome
Latin Vulgate
John Wycliffe
1st English Bible
John Wycliffe
1st English Bible
editionseditionsDone according to need and
circumstancesDone according to need and
circumstances
ErasmusErasmusGutenbergGutenberg King James I
King James I
editionseditionsDone according to need and
circumstancesDone according to need and
circumstances
John CalvinJohn
CalvinMartin LutherMartin Luther
Noah Webster
Noah Webster
editionseditionsDone according to need and
circumstancesDone according to need and
circumstances
Paul VIPaul VIJohn XXIIIJohn XXIII John Paul IIJohn Paul II
so many editions
and versions, which one to read?
so many editions
and versions, which one to read?
Is this our Textbook
Bible ?
Is this our Textbook
Bible ?
Guided REFLECTI
ON
Guided REFLECTI
ON
Homework:
Reaction paper
Homework:
Reaction paper
Blogging the BibleWhat happens when an ignoramus reads the Good Book?By David Plotz
http://www.slate.com/id/2141050
Like many lax but well-educated Jews (and Christians), I have long assumed I knew what was in the Bible—more or less. I read parts of the Torah as a child in Hebrew school, then attended a rigorous Christian high school where I had to study the Old and New Testaments. Many of the highlights stuck in my head—Adam and Eve, Cain vs., Abel, Jacob vs. Esau, Jonah vs. whale, 40 days and nights, 10 plagues and Commandments, 12 tribes and apostles, Red Sea walked under, Galilee Sea walked on, bush into fire, rock into water, water into wine. And, of course, I absorbed other bits of Bible everywhere—from stories I heard in churches and synagogues, movies and TV shows, tidbits my parents and teachers told me. All this left me with a general sense that I knew the Good Book well enough, and that it was a font of crackling stories, Jewish heroes, and moral lessons.
Like many lax but well-educated Jews (and Christians), I have long assumed I knew what was in the Bible—more or less. I read parts of the Torah as a child in Hebrew school, then attended a rigorous Christian high school where I had to study the Old and New Testaments. Many of the highlights stuck in my head—Adam and Eve, Cain vs., Abel, Jacob vs. Esau, Jonah vs. whale, 40 days and nights, 10 plagues and Commandments, 12 tribes and apostles, Red Sea walked under, Galilee Sea walked on, bush into fire, rock into water, water into wine. And, of course, I absorbed other bits of Bible everywhere—from stories I heard in churches and synagogues, movies and TV shows, tidbits my parents and teachers told me. All this left me with a general sense that I knew the Good Book well enough, and that it was a font of crackling stories, Jewish heroes, and moral lessons.
So, what can I possibly do? My goal is pretty simple. I want to find out what happens when an ignorant person actually reads the book on which his religion is based. I think I'm in the same position as many other lazy but faithful people (Christians, Jews, Moslems, Hindus). I love Judaism; I love (most of) the lessons it has taught me about how to live in the world; and yet I realized I am fundamentally ignorant about its foundation, its essential document. So, what will happen if I approach my Bible empty, unmediated by teachers or rabbis or parents? What will delight and horrify me? How will the Bible relate to the religion I practice, and the lessons I thought I learned in synagogue and Hebrew School?
So, what can I possibly do? My goal is pretty simple. I want to find out what happens when an ignorant person actually reads the book on which his religion is based. I think I'm in the same position as many other lazy but faithful people (Christians, Jews, Moslems, Hindus). I love Judaism; I love (most of) the lessons it has taught me about how to live in the world; and yet I realized I am fundamentally ignorant about its foundation, its essential document. So, what will happen if I approach my Bible empty, unmediated by teachers or rabbis or parents? What will delight and horrify me? How will the Bible relate to the religion I practice, and the lessons I thought I learned in synagogue and Hebrew School?