Conservative interpretation
The way the Church interprets and teaches people about the Bible
The way we read a text to find meaning beyond the story we are told
The sacred text made up of many books - central source of authority used in public worship, private study, meditation and decision making
Liberal interpreation
Literalist or Fundamentalist Interpretation
Putting a text into another language so that it can be understood
New Testament
Every word in the Bible is true and was imparted to the writers from God via the Holy Spirit
First part of the Christian Bible, originally the Tenakh, Jewish Scriptures
Old Testament
Translation
Belief that the authors of the books of the Bible wrote under God’s inspiration and may be some issues of interpretation
Interpretation
The Bible
Tradition
A belief that the bible need not be read literally but can be interpreted as a product of its time
The accounts of the Life of Jesus and the writings of early Christians
