Midterm Study Guide Flashcards
Define the bible
Inspired and inerrant word of god
Define infallible
Church can’t teach faith errors
Define magisterium
teaching authority of the Church that infallibly interprets scripture and tradition
Define salvation history
the story of God’s plan to save humanity from the consequences of sin
What does the bible start and end with?
begins with creation of the world, and ends with the beginning of the Christian Church
What does the bible tell us?
Everything we need to know to be saved
What are the two authorities of the church?
Scripture and traditio
How many book are in the old testament?
46 books
How many books are in the new
testament?
46 books
What are the deuterocanonical books?
Books in catholic bible omitted by protestant bible
Define genealogy
Study of ancestry
Define pentateuch
First five books in bible
What are the types of books in The Old Testament?
Law, history, wisdom and prophecy
What are first five books in the bible called?
Pentateuch, Book of Moses, Book of the Law, and Torah
Genesis tells….
tells the story of the creation of the world
Exodus tells…
tells the story of the Israelites’ escape from Egypt
Leviticus tells….
About religious laws
Numbers tells….
of the Israelites time in desert and their rebellion against God.
Deuteronomy tells….
About repeats of old laws
Judges tells….
About god sending judges for people to repent
Ruth tells….
About a foreigner who converts and marries Boaz an Israelite
Tobit tells….
About a man who follows the law
Ester tells….
About a woman who becomes Queen of Persia and saves the Jews from evil enemies
Job tells…
About why bad things happen to good people
Psalms tells….
About religious songs (wisdom book)