Religion chapter 1

Question 0

Inerrant

Answer 0

Making no mistakes or errors. Scripture is inerrant: that is, it always teaches the truth, never falsehood.

Question 1

Inspired

Answer 1

Guided by God. From a word meaning “breathed in”. The human writers of the Scripture wrote in their own language, but through God’s inspiration they wrote what God intended them to write and nothing more.

Question 2

Free-will

Answer 2

A gift from God so that can make our own choices.

Question 3

Infallible

Answer 3

Incapable of failing. The Bible and the teaching of the Church are infallible because of a special protection by God.

Question 4

Magisterium

Answer 4

The teaching of the Church which, guided by the Holy Spirit, interprets Scripture and Tradition.

Question 5

Sacred

Answer 5

Set aside for God

Question 6

Literature

Answer 6

The Scripture is literature. It consists of many differ types of literature because human authors wrote it.

Question 7

Covenant

Answer 7

An agreement that establishes a sacred bond between persons. A covenant is more than a contract: a contract establishes a temporary relationship beneficial to both parties, whereas a covenant is intended to bind both persons in kinship forever.

Question 8

Biblia

Answer 8

The books of the bible.

Question 9

Objective history

Answer 9

History without bias. Only God. Is capable of telling objective history, because he is the only completely unbiased being.

Question 10

Canon

Answer 10

The list of inspired books. Greek for “measuring rod”.

Question 11

Salvation history

Answer 11

The story of God’s plan to save humanity from the consequences of sin. This plan begins with Creation, is unfolding now, and will continue until the en of time.

Question 12

Bible

Answer 12

Scripture. The collection of all the canonical books. The Bible is divided into two parts: the Old Testament, made up of books written before the coming of Jesus Christ, and the New Testament, made up of books written after the coming of Jesus Christ.

Question 13

Catholic

Answer 13

Universal. Catholic can describe the Church or one of her members.

Question 14

Church

Answer 14

The faithful. This can refer to the Roman Catholic Church or an individual diocese.

Question 15

Tradition

Answer 15

The living transmission of the message of the Gospel in the Church.

Question 16

How many books are in the Bible?

Answer 16

73

Question 17

What is the first book of the Bible?

Answer 17

Genesis

Question 18

The Bible is the story of what?

Answer 18

The Bible tells the story of how God created us and gave us the means to salvation.

Question 19

What is sacred scripture?

Answer 19

Sacred Scripture is the speech of God as put down in writing under the breath of the Holy Spirit.

Question 20

Who is the principle author of the scripture?

Answer 20

God

Question 21

As Catholics, we believe what 3 things?

Answer 21

We believe that God chose Israel, that he sent Jesus to die on the cross, and that at the end of history, good triumphs, evil fails, and the people of God live in paradise forever.

Question 22

In what 2 ways does the Words of God come to us?

Answer 22

Sacred scripture and Tradition

Question 23

What is the purpose of the Magisterium?

Answer 23

To teach Scripture and Tradition

Question 24

Who wrote the Bible?

Answer 24

The Bible was written by inspired human writers in their own styles.

Question 25

Who is the author of the Bible?

Answer 25

The Bible was written by human authors though the ultimate author was God.

Question 26

What do we believe about the Bible?

Answer 26

We believe that the Bible has no errors or mistakes. It only teaches the truth.

Question 27

What type a of literature do we find in the Bible?

Answer 27

There are stories, poems, dialogues, figurative language, and others.

Question 28

What type of literature is the Bible?

Answer 28

The bible is ancient literature.

Question 29

In order to understand the sacred author's intention as a reader you must take into accounts what 3 things?

Answer 29

You must take into account the conditions of their time and culture, the literary genres in use at that time, and the modes of feeling, speaking,and narrating then currant.

Question 30

The word religion comes from the Latin word...?

Answer 30

Binding

Question 31

Who is the one point of view that is completely unbiased? They see everything the way it is.

Answer 31

God

Question 32

To view history as "objective" means to view it how?

Answer 32

To view it from no ones point of view and to just tell the facts.

Question 33

Salvation history is God's plan to do what?

Answer 33

To save us

Question 34

Salvation history can be seen as a series of what between God and his people?

Answer 34

Covenants