4.1 Ways of interpreting scripture - Quiz Flashcards
What is the allegorical approach to biblical interpretation?
The allegorical approach searches for the deeper, underlying meaning within biblical passages.
How does the allegorical interpretation differ from the moral approach?
The moral approach is not concerned with theological meaning, but instead discovering the ethical and moral teachings beneath biblical narratives.
What does Barth mean by describing the Bible as a ‘witness’ to revelation?
Barth’s use of ‘witness’ refers not just to the Bible’s recording of God’s revelatory activity on Earth but also its ability to communicate this revelation to the reader.
What is demythologisation?
The process of stripping myths from the biblical text in order that its mythological or cosmological claims are seperate from its other philosophical and theological teachings.
What is the most important aspect of the Bible to Bultmann?
Kerygma
What is existentialism?
A field of philosophy that deals with questions about the meaning and nature of human existence
Within what approach to biblical interpretation have followers often endorsed deism?
The rational approach
What approach to biblical interpretation often focuses on analysing techniques such as drama, irony and narrative?
The literary approach
