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theology semester exam 6 Flashcards

1
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our human tendency to sin

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concupisence

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2
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the first humans who lost their closeness with God

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Adam and Eve

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3
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all humanity missing grace + grace

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Original Sin

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4
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achieved when we behold God in heaven

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perfect happiness

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5
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temporary pleasure from Earthly goods

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imperfect happiness

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6
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non jewish people

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Gentile

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7
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hebrew for ‘anointed one”

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messiah

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8
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bishops and teachers of the early church

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fathers of the church

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9
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practice polytheism or worship many gods

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pagan

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10
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breif summary of our christian faith

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creed

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11
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arguments made by Thomas Aquinas that used human reason to conclude God exists

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5 proofs for the existence of God

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12
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a meeting with all the bishops and the pope

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Ecumenical Council

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13
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moral principals are a matter of individual preface based on personal experience and particular culture

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relativism

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14
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Inerrant

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scripture without error

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15
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Dei Verbum dogmatic constitution on divine revelation

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dogmatic constitution on divine revelation

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16
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Exegesis

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interpretation of spiritual text

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17
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canon of scripture

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official list of inspired books that make up the bible

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18
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septuagint

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pre christian Greek translation of the old testament

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19
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Apocryphal

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what protestants call the 7 greek old testament books

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20
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deuterocanonical

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what catholics call the 7 Greek old testament books

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21
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vulgate

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latin translation of the bible

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22
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dogma

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short statements you have to believe to be a practicing catholic

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23
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doctrine

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explain dogmas, must believe

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24
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disipline

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traditions of the church (recommended but not required)

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25
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divine revelation

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god revealing himself to us

26
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magisterium

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the living teaching authority of the catholic church

27
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the proof that explains that there must be a something or someone who possess all perfection in order to be the standard by which everything else is measured. That someone is God

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argument from degrees of perfection

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the proof that explains that there must be someone or something that is not contingent on something else and upon whom everything else is dependent. that someone is God

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argument from contingency

29
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the proof that explains that the universe is too complex to have happened by chance therefore there must have been a supremely intelligent someone who is the author of all that exists. that someone is God

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argument from design

30
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that proof that explains that since nothing can cause itself, there must be a something or someone that caused everything. That someone is God

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argument from causation

31
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the proof explains that since everything in the world is in motion, someone or something must have put it in motion. That someone is God

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argument from motion

32
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what is natural revelation?

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God revealing himself through nature or the created world

33
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what should natural revelation lead to?

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it should lead us to worship God as the creator

34
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what did the first Vatican council teach about human reason and knowledge of Gods existence

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God can be known with certainty through created things

35
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what does relativism assert about our ability to know God

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human reason is not capable of knowing truth of God

36
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when was the old testament written

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thousands of years before Christs birth

37
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when was the new testament written

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within the 100 years after christs death

38
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how were the apostles especially equipped to share the Gospel

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they spent time with Jesus and the holy Spirit gave them the gifts they needed

39
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who wrote the books of the new testament

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the apostles and their companions

40
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the canonical books of the new testament share 3 characteristics.

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apostolic origin, universal acceptance, and liturgical use

41
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why is the translation of the bible into different languages not a problem

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because whats contained in the bible is meant for all people

42
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why is an accurate translation of the bible important?

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an accurate translation of scripture leads to a better understanding of Christ

43
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how many books in the Old testament are there?

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46

44
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how many books in the new testament are there

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27

45
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what does the church rely on for her Dogmas and Doctrines

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Sacred scripture and sacred tradition

46
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what century was the Canon of Scripture made Dogma

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16th century

47
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what language was the entire new testament written in originally?

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greek

48
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whats the difference in small and big “t” traditions

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big T cannot change and small t can

49
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what are the 5 contexts we have to keep in mind when we read scripture

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1 Historical- whats happening
2 Political- world power
3 Cultural- cultural differences between jews and everyone else
4 Social- social structure
5 Literary- what kind of writing ur reading

50
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5 senses of scripture

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1 literal- direct meaning
2 spiritual- deeper meaning
a allegorical- connects OT + NT
b moral- moral lesson
c anagogical- connects the story to heaven

51
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the desire for every human heart, wether they know it or not, it to know ___

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God

52
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as a result of the fall, Adam and Eve lost their ____ with God and now all humanity is born with ________ ___

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trust, Original Sin

53
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since human beings are made in Gods image, we have a ____ and a ____

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body and a soul

54
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in our capacity to ______, the ability to _____ between right and wrong and to make a gift of ourselves in ____

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reason, choose, love

55
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what are some attributes/ characteristics of God

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peaceful, powerful, awesome, creative

56
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how is God the author of scripture? how does that make scripture inerrant?

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He inspired human authors and He cannot lie to us

57
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Is the bible always literally true?

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yes, you have to know the type of writing ur reading

58
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why did the early church fathers call councils? what did they need to clarify?

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discuss church teachings and clarify heresy’s

59
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explain our origin(where we come from), our nature(what we are), and destiny(what we are made for)

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we came from God
we have a body and soul and we need to take care of both
our destiny is heaven

60
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did Jesus tell his apostles to write the scriptures? how did we end up with written teaching from the 1st and 2nd century

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no, they realized He wasnt coming back in their lifetime

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