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Spirituality
Theology of the Body
Bible (Old Testament: Catholic Canon; Translations: Ancient
Manuscripts and Exegesis tools)
Spirituality
Hebrew Scripture
Latin Root
Christian
Heart of a
Spiritus /
Scripture
Pneuma /
religion,
Ruah / Ruach
- air, breath, wind,
Spiritualis
Pneumatikos
etc
- breath, spirit,
- that which gives
etc.
faith or way
of life
life and animation

(nurtures)
SPIRITUALITY
RELIGION
(develops and forms)

Religion and Spirituality are ultimately about relationships
- Spirituality animates a persons life of faith.

- Moving a persons faith to greater depth and perfection
Involving the whole person Body, Mind, Soul, Relationships
Christian faith (beliefs and values) to help us in experiencing and

knowing God
Christian Spirituality
Set of beliefs found in the Creeds and doctrines of the Church
Set of values based on the hope and promise of redemption, love of
others and denial of the self
A way of life
To pattern our lives to Christs
Prayers
- reflects the relationship we have with God
Ascetical
- prayer we can initiate and do with ordinary grace
- first experience of prayer which leads (with perseverance and
Gods grace) to a deeper relationsip
- Vocal prayer (Elementary; verbal and spontaneous prayers)
Meditation
Mystical
- prayer we can not initiate or do with ordinary grace
- God does to us; Communication and work within us
- ex. memorized prayers
Tips to deepen your Spirituality
Tips to deepen your

relationship with God
1. Attend worship services

2. Educate yourself
3. Commune with nature
4. Make connections with people
5. Volunteer to help others
6. Perform random acts of kindness
7. Love yourself
8. Release your anger
9. Meditate and pray daily
10. Think positively
1. Listen to Him
2. Cultivate silence
3. Seek humility
4. Cultivate honesty
5. Seek to be holy
6. Pray
7. Read the Scriptures
8. Believe and act
9. Make friends
10. Penance and Eucharist
Christocentric Paschal Spirituality

Through our body, we experience life, suffering, death and
resurrection
Theology of the body
faith seeking understanding St. Anselm
Greek origin; Theos (God) + logos (Word or relating to science
and study)
Sacramentality of the body
-
Capable of making visible what is invisible: the spiritual and the
divine
Experiencing God in our body:
We are created in the image and likeness of God. Genesis 1: 27
We are created good. Genesis 1: 31
Love is a decision to totally give ones self to another; Total selfdonation
Language of the body is where you deliver and receive the message
Bible (Old Testament)
Greek origin; Biblia (Books)
Ta Biblia (The Books) used by Hellenistic Jews referring to the

Sacred books
Septuagint in particular; Greek version of the Hebrew scriptures
73 books in total
Division
OLD TESTAMENT
NEW TESTAMENT
New covenant between God and
Ancient covenant between Yahweh
humanity based on Jesus Christs
and the Hebrews
life
Roman Catholic
46 books
27 books
Protestant Canon (based on the Palestinian Canon)
39 books
27 books
Sacred Scriptures and Tradition

Sacred Scripture; written, inspired, Word of God (2 Tim 3: 16-17)
fundamental source of Divine revelation (John 21: 24-25)
- Gods self-communication
- unveiling of the mystery of God
- Jesus Christ is the fullness of the Divine revelation of Gods
redeeming works
Salvation History
- God reaching out to His people again and again
- ex. giving of the law and covenant at Sinai; conquest of the
promised land; Jesus Christ
Sacred Tradition; fullness of the revelation being handed down
through this and the Bible
- Oral tradition; living memory; unbroken reception of the living
word of God
- passed down from generation to generation
Magisterium
- Teaching authority to the church
- Guardian of the sacred tradition

- Pope, bishops, priests, etc.
Both Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture are important
Canon of the Scripture
Greek; Kanon or Hebrew; Qaneh (both meaning Rule, Reed,
Measuring stick); employed by ancient writers to denote a rule or
standard
(Christianity) Books in both Old and New Testament
Authoritative list of books; Divinely inspired
set as standards for Christian teaching, preaching and edification
written by different human authors (mostly Hebrews)
wrote under the inspiration and guidance of the Holy Spirit over
different times, places (Babylon, Palestine, Egypt, Rome, Corinth) and
languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek)
God did not dictate; the Holy Spirit nudged the authors to freely
cooperate and use their language, skills, culture, talents, etc to convey
peoples experience of Gods self-communication
Proto-canonical
- first canon
- books found in the Palestinian or Masoretic canon
Deuterocanonical
- second canon
- books found in the Alexandrian canon or Septuagint (not in the
Palestinian)
- Tobit, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach or Ecclesiasticus,
Baruch and parts of Esther and Daniel
Old Testament
Document of faith
not meant to be studied scientifically or historically
understand the time, culture and language when it was written; dont
put presume or assume modern ideas into it
Catholic Bibles
Torah or Pentateuch
Hebrew Bibles (Tanak)

The Law (Torah)
Historical Books
The Prophets (Nebhim/Nebiim)
Wisdom Books
The Writings
The Prophets
(Kethubhim/Kethubim)
Deutero-canonical books (only

when they are not intercalated
with the OT and are groped
together as a separate section)
Pentateuch
First five books (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy);
considered the constitution of the Hebrew Scriptures
said to originate from four primary sources; contributed to the
Pentatuechs final form:
Yahwist
- used Yahweh as Gods name
- special attention to the Southern kingdom of Judah
- highlights Gods intimate closeness to humanity
- God acting as a human person (anthropomorphic language)
Elohist
- described God as Elohim or Lord
- Northern kingdom of Israel
- apprehensive about idolatry and morality
- speaking through symbolisms (ex. Burning bush)
Deuteronomist
- stressed importance of the law as the foundation for the

Kingdom of Judah
- towards the end of the monarchy; Covenant law seemed to be
forgotten
Priestly
- religious rituals and the function of the Priesthood
- God as more distant and ceremonial style
- source written after the Babylonian Exile
Prophets
Moral conscience of Israel; to announce and remind Israelites of
Gods love
Major prophets
- Jeremiah
- Daniel
- Ezekiel
- Isaiah
Minor Prophets
- Hosea
- Joel
- Amos
- Obadiah
- Jonah
- Micah
- Nahum
- Habakkuk
- Zephaniah
-Haggai
- Zechariah
- Malachi
*DONT MEMORIZE JUST BE FAMILIAR*

Historical
Pentateuch
1. Genesis
2. Exodus
Books
1. Joshua
2. Judges
Wisdom Books
1. Job
2. Psalms
Prophets
1. Isaiah
2. Jeremiah
3. Leviticus
4. Numbers
5. Deuterono
my
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1
Chronicles
9. 2
Chronicles
10. Ezra
3. Proverbs
4. Ecclesiastes
5. Song of songs
Deuterocanonical
1. Tobit
2. Judith
3. Wisdom
4. Eclesstiasticus
or Sirach
5. Baruch
6. 1 Maccabees
7. 2 Maccabees
(Also fragments of
Esther and Daniel)
3. Lamentations
4. Ezekiel
5. Daniel
6. Hosea
7. Joel
8. Amos
9. Obadiah
10.
Jonah
11.
Micah
12.
Nahum
13.
Habakk
uk
14.
Zephan
iah
15.
16.
Haggai
Zechari
ah
17.
Malachi
Biblical Translations
translations come from various sources
the quality depends on the credentials and expertise of the sources
translations made by Catholics = Catholic translations
translations made by Protestants = Protestantant translations
Introductory Pages
Nihil Obstat Nothing hinders
Imprimatur It may be printed
Letter from Pope Paul VI
List of editors and translators
The Ancient Manuscripts
Original languages: Hebrew, Greek, Aramite
Masoretic Text
- handed down
- Traditional Hebrew text
- 930 1009 A.D.
- 39 books
- from Greek to Septuagint
Dead Sea Scrolls
- Oldest Manuscript
- found 1947 in Qumran
- 100 B.C. to 100 A.D.
- Isaiah; only completed scroll
Septuagint
- From Masoretic Text
- 70 rounded number of 72 translators (6 from each of the 12
tribes of Israel)
- composition dates back to 100-400 A.D.
- 46 books
- Greek version of Hebrew scriptures
Eisegesis
Eis into
putting your own meaning
own interpretation
ex. Bible Sharer
Exegesis
Greek; ex- out of + ago- to lead + sis- a process
taking meaning from a text
ex. Bible Scholar
Tools for Exegesis
Textual
- determining ancient manuscripts to know if they closer to original
texts
Philological
- love of the Word

- linguistic and grammatical analysis
Historical
- understanding within its historical context
- developed to have a more objective and contextual understanding
Form
- types of literature expressed in different forms
Source
- finding the source
- use of historical background of texts and identifications of styles
and expressions
Redaction
- knowing how the text was edited
- final editors view point
Structural
- use of symbolisms
- structure of biblical texts to understand the interrelated parts
Rhetorical
- spoken quality of the texts
- integrates study of historical background and structure and
language used
- originally came from the melodies and sung texts but over time,
the texts dont contain melodies or tones
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- that which gives

life and animation

(develops and forms)

- Spirituality animates a persons life of faith.

Christian faith (beliefs and values) to help us in experiencing and

Tips to deepen your Spirituality

Tips to deepen your

1. Attend worship services

Christocentric Paschal Spirituality

Capable of making visible what is invisible: the spiritual and the

Ta Biblia (The Books) used by Hellenistic Jews referring to the

Ancient covenant between Yahweh

humanity based on Jesus Christs

and the Hebrews

Sacred Scriptures and Tradition

- Guardian of the sacred tradition

Hebrew Bibles (Tanak)

The Prophets (Nebhim/Nebiim)

Deutero-canonical books (only

- stressed importance of the law as the foundation for the

*DONT MEMORIZE JUST BE FAMILIAR*

- love of the Word

Good luck batchmates~

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