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Religion (the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power,…
Religion
the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods
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Deism
Through the use of reason alone, the logical conclusion that "a god" exists
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Theology
The study of the nature of God and religious belief; The relational practice in which we seek to come to know and contemplate the mystery of God
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The Creation Accounts
2nd Creation Account
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The Fall
According to CCC, account of Fall uses figurative language, that all human history is marked by the fall
The Fall was not a historical event, but it happened in some way due to man's first sin
The LORD God them called to the man and asked him: Where are you? He answered, “I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hid. Then God asked Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I had forbidden you to eat? The man replied, “The woman whom you put here with me-she gave me fruit from the tree, so I ate it.”
Adam puts the blame on God, leading us to original sin and the loss of original justice
Original Holiness:
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When God creates, all of creation in perfect union with God
God’s very nature is self-governing, and therefore, is relational
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1st Creation Account
God creates everything in six days, is a myth
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Fourth Day: God puts large lights in the sky to govern the day and one for night (The sun and the moon)
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Exegesis
The utilization of various analytical tools to interpret or understand a particular word, phrase or book of the Bible.
ex.-Interpreting the Battle of Jericho as a figurative story rather than a literal one
Biblical Criticism
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Historical Criticism
tries to discover the historical culture, peoples, and etc. of the biblical text
Form Criticism
the process used to find out how the Gospel writers revealed their messages, examples: parables, psalms, and other literary forms.
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Redaction Criticism
the process to help discover how and why the Gospel writers arranged their works the way the did / how they did so for their audience (we act as editors)
Textual Criticism
a process used to find how the various translations of the original biblical text to discover the initial meaning
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Eisegesis
The utilization of Biblical text to prove a predisposition or interpret the text to fit personal needs
Ex.- Reddit trolls taking Biblical verses out of context, justifying slavery
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