RRR - Interpretation DefOnline version RRR Interpretation Definitions by Patrick Winter 1 Bible 2 Old Testament 3 New Testament 4 Literalist or Fundamentalist Interpretation 5 Conservative Interpretation 6 Liberal Intepretation 7 Translation 8 Tradition 9 Interpretation The Bible The sacred text made up of many books - central source of authority used in public worship, private study, meditation and decision making Old Testament First part of the Christian Bible, originally the Tenakh, Jewish Scriptures New Testament The accounts of the Life of Jesus and the writings of early Christians Every word in the Bible is true and was imparted to the writers from God via the Holy Spirit Literalist or Fundamentalist Interpretation Belief that the authors of the books of the Bible wrote under God’s inspiration and may be some issues of interpretation Conservative interpretation Liberal interpreation A belief that the bible need not be read literally but can be interpreted as a product of its time Translation Putting a text into another language so that it can be understood Tradition The way the Church interprets and teaches people about the Bible Interpretation The way we read a text to find meaning beyond the story we are told