Quiz 1

Question 1

Theology literal meaning

Answer 1

speech about God

Question 2

Theology meaning

Answer 2

study of God

Question 3

Systematic theology

Answer 3

branch building a coherent system of thought, fitting it together to understand

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Christian

Answer 4

centered on Jesus

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Catholic

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-branch of Christianity
-from Western Europe
-Augustinian
-authority is from Pope
-focused on tradition

Question 6

Jesus of Nazareth

Answer 6

historical person

Question 7

Jesus the Christ

Answer 7

the chosen one/the son of God

Question 8

Bible

Answer 8

sacred text of the Christian tradition

Question 9

Old Testament

Answer 9

from ancient Israel (before Jesus)

Question 10

New Testament

Answer 10

made up of Gospels and letters (about Jesus)

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religion

Answer 11

set of beliefs and practices that bring a group of people together most typically related to the metaphysical realm/the divine

Question 12

religion functional approach

Answer 12

what does it do in society?

Question 13

religion essentialist approach

Answer 13

-assumes there is a God
-what is the essence?

Question 14

Psalm

Answer 14

anonymous poetry

Question 15

2 genres of psalms

Answer 15

Lament and Praise

Question 16

Lament Psalm

Answer 16

prayers to God asking to fix their trouble

Question 17

Praise Psalm

Answer 17

prayers to God thanking him for what he has done (after being helped)

Question 18

Parallelism

Answer 18

poetic technique where writers repeat grammatically similar words or parts of a sentence

Question 19

summary of psalm 8
(what it says about people)

Answer 19

-humans are under angels and above animals
-humans are rulers over God’s creation (danger and greed)
-crowned humans with glory and honor

Question 20

summary of psalm 14
(what it says about people)

Answer 20

-evildoers are corrupt and sinful
-humans are righteous and God is with them

Question 21

summary of psalm 139
(what it says about people)

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-people are made and known by God
-progression from claustrophobic to making peace near God

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sin/sinner

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-act against divine will
-violates God’s will
-makes you guilty

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righteous

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morally right

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Augustine

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theologian, philosopher, and bishop in Rome

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persecution

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punishment because of beliefs, Christians were persecuted because Christianity was not a legal religion until Constantine made it one

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Constantine

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-roman emperor -has a vision where he accepts throne with the sign of the cross -declares Christianity a legal religion -later declares Christianity as only religion

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Manicheanism

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believes person is a spirit trapped in a body

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Donatists

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-Christian group -believes Christians who gave up faith to not get executed should not be leaders in the church

Question 29

the "Pear Tree" incident

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-Augestine and friends stole pears from neighbor -did it for sake of the crime -threw pears at pigs -connects to good vs evil -similar to Adam and Eve

Question 30

guilt

Answer 30

state of being not right with God

Question 31

original sin

Answer 31

-every human is damaged -from Adam and Eve's mistake