Week 2: 11-20 Flashcards
Canonical Criticism
the study of biblical texts in their received, canonical form in order to determine their theological shaping and their theological implications for the community of faith then and now; associated chiefly with B. Childs and J. Sanders
Chronicler’s History
Collection of materials compiled by some individual author in the early post-exilic period and sharing the theological perspective of the priestly class; I & II Chr, Ezra, and Nehemiah; Given its final form after 400 BC
Codex
manuscript made up of separate leaves (commonly parchment) of writing that are bound into a unit along one edge–predecessor of the modern book; gradually replaced the scroll after the first century AD
Concordance
Alphabetical listing of the principal words of a book(s), identifying where these words occur and usually giving a few accompanying words from the immediate context of each occurrence.
Dead Sea Scrolls
Manuscripts found in caves at several locations along the western coast of the Dead Sea (Qumran and Wadi Murabba’at); Biblical manuscripts in Hebrew were several centuries older than those previously known, while the non-biblical texts contribute to an understanding of Jewish beliefs and practices in the inter-testamental period (2 BC - 1 AD); cf Qumran
Dei Filius
Formal title of the Dogmatic Constitution on the Catholic Faith promulgated at Vatican I (April 24, 1870); includes statements on the canonicity and relationship between scripture and tradition
Dei Verbum
Formal title of the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation from Vatican II (November 18, 1965); includes statements on canonicity, inspiration, inerrancy, and reaffirms earlier teachings on literary forms, the primacy of the author’s intention, and the literal sense of scripture
Deuterocanonical
Books whose inclusion in the canon was disputed by some; books of the Catholic canon of the OT found in LXX and ancient Latin versions but not the Hebrew Bible nor most Protestant Bibles; seven books: I & II Maccabees, Judith, Tobit, Baruch, Sirach, and Wisdom of Solomon plus additions to Esther and Daniel; cf Apocrypha, canon, and pseudepigraphy
Deuteronomic/Deuteronomic History
Collection of material derived from stories of the settlement of the land, the judges and the kings (13th - 7th c BC); final form shortly after the exile and sharing the style and theological perspective of Deuteronomy; Joshua, Judges, I & II Samuel, I&II Kings. Cf Chronicler’s History.
Diachronic Method
An approach to a text according to which the text’s meaning is to be understood on the basis of all that has preceded its final composition (oral traditions, forms, and sources). Cf Synchronic Method and Historical Critical Method.
