THEO10001 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Dei Verbum, Babylonian Captivity, Historical Theology
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Basics of theology: theology definition: faith seeking understanding - st. anselm of canterbury. 4 sources of theological inquiry: scripture (ex: bible, definition: sacred writings of christianity contained in the bible, tradition (ex: sacrements, rituals, reason, experience, theology as a science: theo-logia = the reasonable study of god . Problems when talking about god: human language, language is limited & limiting, analogies and images are not definitive, is god a he , symbols, point to a larger reality and require more context. You need the context in order to understand the complete meaning of a symbol. It is how they understand the story of relationship with god throughout history: tradition the church"s body of teachings & interpretations of scripture that is handed down from the early church. The bible: what is the bible, god speaking to humanity through human writers & in human words.
