bible study by mr. lorenzo c. deocales

8/4/2019 Bible Study by Mr. Lorenzo C. Deocales

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BASIC BIBLESTUDY

Mr. Lorenzo C. Deocales

Religious Education


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Kilala moba si Bro???

We can knowGod throughHis Creation We can know God

through Divine

RevelationWe can knowGod through

Human Reason


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How is God Revealed toHumanity?

The act of creation

The covenant with

NoahThe Call of Abraham

The Chosen People of

IsraelJesus Christ, the

fullness of Revelation


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It began with the initiative of the Early Church

History of the Bible


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The Divine Revelation

After the Apostolic Era (Time ofthe Apostles), people realized that

the Apostles will not always bethere to teach them the storiesabout Jesus and so they decidedto write down all the teachings ofthe Apostles into scriptures to bepassed on from ages to ages.


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THE TRANSMISSION OF DIVINE

REVELAT

ION

The Public Ministry of JESUS CHRIST

The Teachings of the APOSTLES

The WRITING DOWN


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SACREDSCRIPTURES

CHU

RCHMAGISTERIUM

SACREDTRADITION


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1. "Scripture" and "Tradition" are notopposedto each other; "Scripture is

part of the larger reality called"Tradition, which is itself part of thelarger process called "Revelation"

2. Although the Bible is obviously a very

old and crucial part of the Church'sTradition, handing on God'sRevelation, it is not the only part.


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3. No other revelations would ever

change or contradict what Godteaches us in and through theOld and New Testaments.

4. The Word of God, in Catholic

understanding, is not primarilythe Bible, but is JESUS CHRIST.


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REMEMBER:As Roman Catholics, we are not a Religion ofthe WORDS (the Book) but we are a Religionof the WORD OF GOD (Christ). The Word ofGod, in Catholic understanding, is notprimarily the Bible, but is JESUS CHRIST.

The Catholic Faith is built up by numerousSacred Traditions gathered and accepted bycenturies of pious devotion

As it is written in the Last Chapter of theGospel ofJohn (Not all is written aboutJesus for if it will be done, it would fill thespaces of the world.)


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The VOICE wasmade Flesh

"Then the Lordspoke to you fromthe heart of the

fire; you heard thesound of words butsaw no shape;there was only a

voice!" (Dt 4:12). Lgos sarx

eghneto, "theWord was made

flesh(Jn 1:14).


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CHURCHMAGISTERIUM


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Church Magisterium


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The TEACHING AUTHORITY OF THECHURCH

Safeguarded the Bible forcenturies and protected theSacred Scriptures long before anyother denomination existed

Compiled what is now known asthe Holy Bible through DivineInspiration

CHURCH MAGISTERIUM


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History of the Bible BIBLE Catholic Latin: Biblia L.

Compilation of Books / the Books

(Library) Final Authorized Form (Council of Trent Dec. 13, 1545 Dec. 3, 1563)

Compiled by the Church Magisterium

(Roman Catholic)


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History of the BibleThe Bible is a collection of

books. According to the

canonof the Scripture, the Bible

contains 73 books. There are

45 (46) books of the OldTestament and 27 books of the

NewTestament.


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Author of the BibleThe Bible is inspired by God. Inspired

coming from the Latin word Espiritu. The

Bible then is inspired by the Holy Spirit(DIVINE), thus making it the Word of God.

The Bible is still a form of LITERATURE,

written by men, but men can be corrupted

therefore, it is the Holy Spirit that speaks /writes in the Scriptures (affirms the

Pentecost Event). Dei Verbum (28)

2 Timothy 3:16, "all Scripture is inspired of God."


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St. Matthew with the Divineinspiration of the Spirit


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T

he Catholic BibleThe Bible is truly Catholic (Universal) It is compiled for centuries by early

Christians and rewritten and translated

painstakingly byH

oly men and Scholars ofthe Church (ex: St. Thomas Aquinas), untilthe Guttenberg Press which published thefirst Bible.

To recognize its AUTHENTICITY, it must have

the following: Imprimatur authorized by the Bishop Deuterocanonicals espisifically the Books of

Maccabees (Our firm belief in Purgatory)


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T

he First Printed Bible


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Parts of the BibleThe Old Testament - JewishNew Testament - Christian


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OLD Testament The OT books are a record of the

experience the Israelite people had ofYHWH, the God of their fathers.

As a whole, these books reveal YHWH,who acts in human history guiding it withplan and purpose.

YHWH, the God of the Old Testament, is

the same God whom Jesus, a Jew, calledFather (CCC 128-130)

TaNaK (Torah Law, Nevim Prophets,Ketuvim Writings)


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The NEW testamentThe NEW testament1. The NT books aremade up of

gospels and epistles. The

Gospels are the heart of the NT,

in fact, of theentire Scriptures.

The Gospels recounts to us the

story of Jesus, his words and his

marvellousworks.

2. The basic theme of the NT is

Jesus Christ. Each book reveals a

different side of his mystery.

3. Composed of the Gospel (Good

New

s), Acts of the

Apostle

s,Epistles (Pauline, Pastoral,

General) and Revelations.


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BIBLEB - BasicI - InstructionB - BeforeL - Leaving

E - Earth


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LITERARY GENRES

OFTHE BIBLE


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What is a GENRE?

A distinctive typeor categoryespecially of

literarycomposition

Genre = Literary

Type

EXAMPLES:

Music: Classical,Pop, Rock, Hip Hop,

Country, R&B,etc.

Art: Realist,Neolithic,

Modernist, etc. Literature: Poem,

Prose, Lyric,Legend, Fable,etc


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The Bible as Literature

The Bible is not asingle book but acollection of

books.Within the Bible,

there are many

books, written bydifferent authors,following differentgenres.


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The Genre as Key toInterpretation

Knowing the genre of a particular bookor passage is the first step tointerpreting it properly.

When we know that we are dealingwith a psalm, for example, we have anidea that it will be full of symbolisms.

Common sense will tell us not tointerpret these symbols literally.Example: The Lord is my rock


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SAMPLE! SAMPLE!Si Pinang ay isang batang may katigasan

ang ulo, sa tuwing siya ay inuutasan ngkanyang nanay, palagi siyang may

dahilan.Minsan, inutusan siya ng kanyang ina,

Pinang, pakikuha naman ang sabon,

at ako ay maglalaba. Sumagot siPinang, Nay, hindi ko po makita angsabon, kayo na lang ang kumuha.


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Isang hapon, inutusan uli siya ng kanyang ina,

Pinang, pakikuha naman ang posporo, at akoay magluluto na ng ating hapunan, sisindihan

ko ang kalan. Sumagot si Pinang, Nay, hindiko po makita ang posporo, kayo na lang ang

maghanap.

Isang umaga, muling naki-usap ang kanyang inay,Pinang, nakita mo ba ang asukal? Ipagtitimpla

ko ng kape ang iyong itay. Sumagot si Pinang,Nay, hindi ko po makita ang asukal, bumili nalang po kaya kayo sa tindahan, ako po ay aalis

na patungong paaralan.


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Napuno na ang kanyang Nanay, nagalit ito atnapabulalas: Ano ka ba naman Pinang, wala ka

nang nakita, wala ka nang pakinabang.Patawarin ako ng Diyos, at tubuan ka sana nglaksa-laksang mata!

Noong hapong iyon, hindi na bumalik si Pinangmula sa paaralan. Nag-aalala, magdamag nanaghintay ang kanyang mga magulang sa kanya.Nang mag-umaga, laging gulat ng kanyangnanay nang sa kanilang bakuran ay mayroonsiyang nakita,isang kakaibang prutas na puno ng

mata. Napa-iyak siya sapagkat nau

nawaan niyaang lahat, at mula noon tinawag niya ang prutasna PIA.


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The Basic Literary Genres to beFound in the Bible


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The NarrativeSimply put, the narrative is a story

(something that is narrated).

Narrative, or story, is the mostcommon literary form in the Bible.Both testaments are full of the storiesof God's redemptive work on behalf of

His people. This form is so prominentin Scripture because the God of theBible acts in the arena of humanhistory.


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Kinds of NarrativesHistorical Narratives In this form of

narrative literature, the story is based onhistorical figures, situations, and events.Stories such as this are written to highlightcertain teachings on values and moralquestions.

Parables Parables are extended figures ofcomparison that often use short stories to

teach a truth or answer a question. While thestory in a parable is not historical, it is trueto life, not a fairy tale.


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Examples:

Parable of the Prodigal Son

The Good Samaritan

The Parable of the Mustard SeedThe Parable of the Lost Coin

The Parable of the Tenants

An many more..


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Legends A story coming down from the

past. They are written to give meaningto the origins of things or extol heroicexploits of people.

Fables - A fable is a fictitious narrative

intended to enforce a useful truth or amoral lesson. Fables often involveplants and animals that speak and actlike human beings.


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Epic An epic is a long narrative, often

written in an elevated poetic style, thatcombines many episodes. Althoughwritten in prose, portions of the biblicalaccount of the exodus from Egypt toCanaan in the books of Exodus toDeuteronomy combine together to fit theepic form.


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Laws - The law consists of the testimonies(moral duties), the statutes (ceremonialduties), and the judgments or ordinances (civiland social duties). Part of the Old Testamentlaw consists of apodictic ("do" and "do not")commands. These are direct commands thatgenerally apply to every Israelite. The rest ofthe law is casuistic (case-by-case). Thesecommandments are conditioned by specific

circumstances.


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Gospel A special kind of narrative,unique to the Bible. The Gospelsare historically faithful stories on

the life and teachings of JesusChrist and his apostles. They are

generally long narrativesinterspersed with other literarygenres, such as parables, songs(canticles), poems, wisdom sayings,etc.


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Poetry

More of the Bible is written inpoetry than most people imagine.

Almost half of the Old Testamentis poetry, but in many translationssome of this poetry appears inprose form.


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The poetry of the Bible is an effective vehiclefor communicating the full range of human

emotions from the heights of joy to the depthsof despair. In a very personal way, the poetsand prophets expressed their sorrows, theplight of their people, and their unshakable

hope in the Lord.


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Types of Poetry in the BibleNarrative or Dramatic Poetry -The

book of Job is an excellent example ofnarrative poetry that portrays a

dramatic story. The plot moves fromprosperity to calamity to therestoration of prosperity. There are anumber of plot conflicts, including

Satan's conflicts with God and Job, theconflict between Job and his friends,and the conflict between Job and God.


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Lyric poetry - is predominant in thebook of Psalms and the Song of Solomon.The psalms speak to the mind throughthe heart. Since they were set to music,

their emotional effect was even greaterwhen they were sung as part of Israel'sworship in the first and second temples.They are rich in the artistry of

parallelism, figu

rative imagery,symbolism, multiple meanings, andemotive vocabulary.


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Prophetic Literature

Old Testament Prophets - Theprophetic books engage in forth tellingand foretelling. The bulk is forth

telling, or spiritual insight:exhortation, reproof, and instruction.The remainder is foretelling, orspiritual foresight: prediction ofimmediate and distant events to come.


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Apocalyptic LiteratureApocalyptic Literature - a highly structured

work that combines elements of almost allthe literary forms in the Bible, includingfigurative language, parallelism, typology

and symbols, epic, narrative, lyric andnarrative poetry, and praise. It abounds witharchetypal images (universal qualities ofhuman experience) and richness insymbolism (e.g., numbers, animals, colors,minerals) which, more often than not, led tomany interpretive problems.


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Epistles

On one end of the spectru

m of letters is thepersonal, nonliterary letter; on the other end isthe formal epistle that is intended for thepublic and posterity.

Nine of the New Testament epistles are

addressed to churches or groups of churches(they were to be read aloud in congregationalmeetings), and four (1 and 2 Timothy, Titus,and Philemon) are addressed to individuals. Allof them arose out of specific occasions.

Some are formal in nature (e.g., Romans andHebrews), while others are quite personal(e.g., 2 Corinthians, 2 Timothy, and Philemon).


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