MCC Sacred Scripture Exegesis 3

Question 1

What is the 'hermeneutical circle' in biblical interpretation?

Accepted Answer

The interplay between understanding the whole text through its parts and the parts through the whole

Answer

The hermeneutical circle describes how understanding a text requires moving back and forth between individual parts and the whole, each informing the other.

Question 2

Which prophetic technique involves proclaiming a future event with such certainty that it is described in the past tense?

Accepted Answer

The prophetic perfect

Answer

The 'prophetic perfect' is a Hebrew grammatical feature where a future event is described in perfect (past) tense to express absolute certainty of its fulfillment.

Question 3

What does 'redaction criticism' primarily seek to uncover?

Accepted Answer

The theological perspective and editorial activity of the final compiler

Answer

Redaction criticism studies how editors (redactors) shaped, arranged, and modified source materials to express their own theological viewpoints.

Question 4

In the context of New Testament exegesis, what is the 'Q source'?

Accepted Answer

A hypothetical sayings source shared by Matthew and Luke but not Mark

Answer

Q (from German 'Quelle,' meaning source) is a hypothetical written source of Jesus' sayings posited to explain material common to Matthew and Luke but absent from Mark.

Question 5

What literary device is present when the same word or phrase appears at both the beginning and end of a passage?

Accepted Answer

Inclusio

Answer

Inclusio (or 'envelope structure') is a literary framing device where a passage begins and ends with the same or similar word, phrase, or idea.

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MCC Sacred Scripture Exegesis 3