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Define covenant

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Binding and solemn agreement between human beings or between God and people

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Describe the role of the Magisterium in biblical interpretation

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Preserve and interpret the deposit of faith

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Explain the context of the story ofMoses

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Enslavement of the israelites in Egypt

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Identify the major divisions of the Old Testament

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The Petateuch (torah)
The historical books
The wisdom books
The prophetic books

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Dogma

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Type of doctrine; the central truth; infallible/unchangeable

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Be able to cite scripture passages using the following: Book, Chapter, & Verse

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(Book) (chapter) : (verse) - (verse) ; (chapter) : (verse)

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What does the Church state about the God of Judaism and the God of Islam

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We all believe in the same God

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According to the Church, determine whether original sin is an action committed or a result of
concupiscence

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Result of
concupiscence

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Be able to navigate the Bible in order to find bible stories

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I believe in you bbg

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Define matriarch

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“mother of faith”

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Discipline

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Type of doctrine; law or regulation in church; can change

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Hospitality

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Kindness

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Concubine

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Female surrogate for male tribe leader

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Which of the following IS in the formation of the New Testament?
A. Historical Jesus
B. Formating
C. The prophetic boks
D. Editing

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A. Historical Jesus

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Quote the Confessions by St. Augustine in light of his view of happiness

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“our hearts are restless until they rest in you oh God”

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Original holiness

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The original state of humans in their relationship with God

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Amount of books in the Old Testament

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46

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Who is the primary author of the Holy Bible

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God

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Define salvation history

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Story of Gods saving activity of humanity
-past, present, and future

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What is the difference between scientific fact/historical fact and religious truth

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Scientific - supported by evidence and varified through science
Religious - belief based on religous faith/texts

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Felix

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2nd happiness level; happiness in comparison

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Doctrine

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Teaching of the church

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According to the Church, determine whether God is active or passive in our lives

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We are theist, meaning we believe God has an ACTIVE role in creation

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Scriptural examples of divine revelation

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Jesus; burning bush talking to moses; God speaking to Adam and Eve

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Identify the purpose of the 10 Plagues
To get Remeses (Pharoah) to release Moses' people
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Identify the time period of the story of Moses
14th - 13th BCE
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Define canon of scripture
The official list of inspired books of the bible
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Identify the biblical genre for the story of the patriarchs
Historical Narritive
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Define Hebre Numerology
Study of symbolism behind the numbers in sacred scripture
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Literal
Passages literal meaning
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Define patriarch
"father of faith"
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Allegorical
Overal message (related to Jesus' actions)
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Identify the biblical genre of the story of Moses
Historical Narritive
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Why does the textbook refer to Adam and Eve as our “first parents”
First humans God made Our ancestors
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Identify the 2 names for God in the Pentateuch
YHWH - "I am what I am" Elohim - hebrew name for God
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Define religious truth
Not historically accurate What we discover about who God is and/or what his plan is for us
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Summarize Moses’ calling in the vision of the burning bush
He was told to save his people and bring them to the promised land
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Original justice
The original state of creation before the fall
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Define divine revelation
Gods revealing/communication of himself to humanity in salvation history through deeds and words over time
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What are the effects of sin
Breaks down human relationships w/ God, eachother, earth, ourselves Leads to death
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Identify which approach the Catholic Church uses to read the Bible. Is it fundamentalist/literalistic or contextual/spiritual?
Contextual/spiritual (we look at its historical context and its deeper religious meaning
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Birthright
First son has most priveledge
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Beatitudo
3rd happiness level; seeing good and doing good
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Examples of natural revelation
the restless heart; the questioning mind
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Define scriptural exegesis
Process of carefully studying biblical passages to understand its original meaning
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Differentiate between the 2 Creation stories by briefly summarizing each story
Earth was made in 6 days; humans last Man was made first; woman last to help man
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Define Deposit of Faith
All that the church purposes for belief Drawn from sacred scripture and tradition
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Anagogical
Events/actions which will bring us to heaven
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Define natural revelation
The process which God makes himself known to human reason through the created world
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Sublime beatitudo
4th happiness level; fullness of happiness
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Identify the Passover Seder for the Israelites
Seder is a ritual meal (w/ unleavened bread) which they use to celebrate passover
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Customs ofAbraham’s tribe
Concubine Birthright Hospitality
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Amount of books in the New Testament
27
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Formation of the Old Testament (Hint: OWE)
Oral tradition Written tradition Editing
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Identify the 3 monotheistic religions that Abraham is the patriarch
Christians Islam Judaism
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4 senses of scripture (Hint: LAMA)
Literal Allegorical Moral Anagogical
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Laetus
1st happiness level; happiness in a thing
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Define Magisterium
The official teaching authority of the church
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Moral
Actual teaching (how to act)
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What is the name of the tree in the center of the Garden of Eden
Tree of life/tree of knowledge of good and evil
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Formation of the New Testament (Hint: HOW)
Historical Jesus Oral tradition Written tradition
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Which of the following is NOT in the formation of the Old Testament? A. Oral Tradition B. Deposit of Faith C. Written tradition D. Editing
B. Deposit of Faith
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Identify the type of language the biblical authors used when writing the Creation Stories
Hebrew
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Define historical criticism
Literal criticism method that examines the origin of a work in the context of the historical and cultural events of the time written

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