Sacred Scripture Exegesis Flashcards
7 cards from real MCC practice questions. Tap to flip, then mark Knew It or Still Learning — missed cards come back until you master them.
Read the first 7 Sacred Scripture Exegesis flashcards as text
What is 'social-scientific criticism' in biblical studies?
Answer: Using sociological and anthropological models to illuminate the social world behind biblical texts
Social-scientific criticism applies models from sociology and cultural anthropology (e.g., honor-shame culture, patron-client relations) to reconstruct the social world of biblical communities.
What does the term 'Tendenz' refer to in Gospel studies?
Answer: The theological bias or purpose that shaped an evangelist's editing of source material
Tendenz refers to the distinctive theological tendency or bias that drove an evangelist's redactional choices in shaping the Gospel tradition.
Which approach to Scripture reads biblical texts 'in front of the text,' focusing on the reader's experience and response?
Answer: Reader-response criticism
Reader-response criticism focuses on the reader's active role in constructing meaning from the text, shifting attention from the author or historical context to the reading experience.
In Old Testament studies, what are the 'Former Prophets' in the Hebrew canon?
Answer: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings
In the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), the Former Prophets include Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings — considered prophetic because they interpret history theologically.
What is the exegetical method known as 'Wirkungsgeschichte' (effective history)?
Answer: Tracing how a text's interpretation has affected history and culture over time
Wirkungsgeschichte (reception history) examines how a biblical text has been interpreted, applied, and has shaped art, theology, and culture throughout history.
What does the Catholic Church teach about the inerrancy of Scripture?
Answer: Scripture teaches without error those truths that God willed to be written for the sake of our salvation
Dei Verbum 11 teaches that Scripture 'teaches without error that truth which God wanted put into the sacred writings for the sake of our salvation,' limiting inerrancy to salvific truth.
Which exegetical tool examines the way a New Testament author translates, modifies, or interprets an Old Testament quotation?
Answer: Quotation analysis / use of the Old Testament in the New Testament
Analyzing how NT authors cite and adapt OT texts reveals their interpretive methods (e.g., midrash, pesher, typology) and theological purposes.