Preunderstanding - knowledge one already has of something
Apologetics - reasoned defense of a doctrine, idea, or faith
Lower Criticism - Deals with the text itself (its history, translations, and passing
down) rather than the interpretation
Higher Criticism - deals with interpreting the words and what they're trying to
convey
Eisegesis - reading into the text, based on our biases
Source Criticism - deals with documentary sources (JPED) and other literatures
that may have been an influence
Form Criticism - deals with genre and how it informs how one reads the text
Rhetorical Criticism - deals with the meaning in the context of the Bible
, Dei Verbum - A document from the Second Vatican Council, a dogmatic
constitution on divine revelation (both Scripture and tradition)
Allegorical sense - deals with connecting the OT to Christ
e.g. Binding of Isaac
Moral sense - deals with morals and right from wrong, how we should live
Anagogical sense - deals with eschatology and salvation/what happens after
death
Literal sense - deals with how and what one reads literally (something that should
be read literally, e.g. historical accounts of kings, Exodus)
Cosmogony - an ancient story/myth that focuses on the origin of the world & our
place in reality
Myth - imaginative stories with religious import
Priestly (P) Source - 1. Concerned with temple and ritualistic matters
2. Written by priests who acted as redactors/editors of text to make it make more
sense
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