Roots Of Catholic Tradition

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Apocalyptic

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type of literature which claims to be a revelation expressed in highly symbolic or allegorical language describing what is to take place at the end of the world (apocalypsis)

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Apocrypha

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Jewish or Christian writings for which dive authority is claimed but not recognized as having authority by community (apokryphos)

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Apostle

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literally "one who has been sent" the word is used for early Christian missionaries, the missionaries upon which the church is built (apostellein)

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Canon

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the collection of books having divine authority, to canonize means adding a person's name to the calendar of saints

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Catechesis

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the process of preparation and instruction of candidates preparing for baptism

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Catholic

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"referring to the whole" "universal"

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Charism

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a gift or manifestation of the spirit to perform some service for the building up of the church

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Christology

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theology concerned with the study of jesus, seeks to understand the relationship between the historical jesus (Jesus of history) and the jesus as he is confessed by the Church (christ of faith)

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Church order

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the way a particular church is structured in respect to ministry and authority

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Deutorocanonical books

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six jewish books (1,2 maccabees, tobit, judith, sirach, wisdom of solomon and baruch, parts of daniel and esther) that are included in the catholic OT, protestants refer to them as "the apocrypha"

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Diakonos

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persons exercising roles of service or ministry of the church (greek for servant)

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Doctrine

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official teaching of the church

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Dogma

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doctrine proclaimed with the church's highest authority and solemnity

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Ecumenism

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movement seeking to bring the different churches together into unity

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ekklesia

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new testament word for church

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episkope

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function of supervision or oversight in the pastoral, doctrinal and sacramental life in the church

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episkopos

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literally "overseer", it is the greek word from which "bishop" is derived

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eschatology

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study of the end times - christian eschatological images include the last judgment, heaven, hell, resurrection of the dead, second coming of christ

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essenes

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group of jewish sectarians who lived a quasi-monastic life in the desert near the dead sea. they produced the dead sea scrolls found at the qumran which gave us information about jewish religious thought in the time of jesus

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exegesis

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critical interpretation and exposition of a text

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form criticism

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literary science that seeks to identify various literary forms int he bible and trace particular forms through levels of the tradition

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fundamentalism

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literalist approach to scripture that identifies the meaning of a text with the literal meaning of the words

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gnosticism

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sectarian movement, part philosophical, part religious, promised its adherents salvation through the secret knowledge possessed only by those initiated into the sect.

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gospel

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"good news" - in its primary sense gospel is the good news of what God has done in Jesus (euangelion)

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hermeneutics

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science of interpretation

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historical critical method

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an approach to scripture which seeks to discover the literal sense or historical meaning of a text by using historical and literary methods of investigation

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koinonia

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"communion" or "fellowship" - refers to a relationship which exists among believers based on sharing a common life and the same spirit

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literal sense

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the meaning intended by the author or historical meaning of a text (opposed to literalism)

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literalism

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identifying the meaning of a text with the literal meaning of the words

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literary form

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type or species of literature (myth, legend, court history, prophetic oracle, law code, apocalyptic vision, miracle story, parable)

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liturgy

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"a work of the people" the official public prayer and worship of the Church

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magisterium

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teaching office of the Church, exercised by the bishops in council or by the pope as head of the college of bishops

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messiah

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hebrew word meaning "anointed" - used in the OT to designate king of Israel

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messianism

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complex of ideas concerned with Israel's future salvation

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ministry

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"service" - any service done for the building up of the church (diakonia)

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orthodoxy

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"right praise" used to describe teaching which is in agreement with the faith of the church

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petrine ministry

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a ministry which serves and expresses the unity of the entire church based on image of peter, exercised by the Bishop of Rome.

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presbyter

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"elder" (presbyteros) part of the threefold ministry, the english word priest is derived from latin presbyter

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Q

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abbreviation for German Quelle "source" collection of possibly written sayings and parables of Jesus, used as a source by both matthew and luke

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qumran

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site of the essene community on the western shore of the dead sea where dead sea scrolls were discovered

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redaction criticism

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literary science which seeks to discover the particular theology and point of view of an author by analyzing how the author modifies the received tradition, structures a work or story or stresses a particular theme.

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sacrament

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a visible sign disclosing the invisible grace of God

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septagint

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greek translation of hebrew scriptures

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sitz im leben

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german expression referring to the time, place and circumstances that affected a community when a work was written

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synoptic

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"seeing together" used for the gospel of matthew, mark and luke for their similar structure and content

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theology

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scientific and systematic reflection of the church upon its faith "faith seeking understanding"

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tradition

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"that which has been handed over "passed on" - the living faith experience of a community, the handing on of that faith experience in various ways

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vulgate

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the name given to the latin translation of the bible produced by st. jerome