Religion review Unit 1

Question 1

The Bible:

Answer 1

The Books

Question 2

Old Testament

Answer 2

Books written before the birth of Jesus (Written over 1,000 years)

Question 3

New Testament

Answer 3

Books written after the death of Jesus (Written over 60 years)

Question 4

Torah

Answer 4

First 5 books in the Bible in Hebrew

Question 5

Pentateuch

Answer 5

First 5 books in the Bible in Greek

Question 6

Gospels

Answer 6

The story of Jesus told through different perspectives

Question 7

Inspiration

Answer 7

Divine influence upon humans- led to the writing of the scriptures

Question 8

Inerrancy

Answer 8

Minor script errors but no error in the messages themself

Question 9

Revelation

Answer 9

The truth revealed to humankind by God

Question 10

Infallibility

Answer 10

Ensures the church is teaching the truth of Gods message which is free from error

Question 11

Literal

Answer 11

A direct meaning, no other meanings

Question 12

Contextual

Answer 12

Read between the lines, symbolic relating to the content, not literal

Question 13

Patriarch

Answer 13

A male head of the family/tribe

Question 14

Prophets

Answer 14

Messengers sent by God to speak his message

Question 15

5 types of prayer

Answer 15

Blessing&Adoration
Thanksgiving
Petition
Intercession
Praise

Question 16

Describe Blessing and Adoration

Answer 16

Illustrates encounters between God and Man, mans response to Gods gifts

Question 17

Describe Thanksgiving

Answer 17

Appreciating Gods gift

Question 18

Describe Petition

Answer 18

Ask God for the things we need, spiritual and physical

Question 19

Describe Intercession

Answer 19

Praying for others, pleads God on behalf of others

Question 20

Describe Praise

Answer 20

Recognizing God is God, honouring him just because He is

Question 21

3 stages of Biblical Development

Answer 21

Oral- Stories told, songs sung, stories recounted and memorized

Written- Written stories, recorded history, instructions, guides

Edited- Edited stories, selected stories from those written and told

Question 22

6 types of truth

Answer 22

Scientific- Observations about the world
Historical- Records/Stories about past events
Moral- Lessons/Rules about good behaviour
Proverbial- Short sayings of common sense/wisdom
Symbolic- Poetic language used to emphasize lessons
Religious- Belief/Faith about Gods action in our life

Question 23

10 literary Forms

Answer 23

Myth
Law
History
Letter
List
Parable
Prophecy
Psalm
Proverb
Sermon

Question 24

Explain Myth

Answer 24

Traditional Stories explaining phenomena

Question 25

Explain Law

Answer 25

Rules of conduct made by God

Question 26

Explain History

Answer 26

Stories about the past in chronological order

Question 27

Explain Letter

Answer 27

A written message, personal with a specific topic

Question 28

Explain List

Answer 28

An itemized series of items/names in a specific order

Question 29

Explain Parable

Answer 29

Stories with comparisons to teach us something

Question 30

Explain Prophecy

Answer 30

Message from God to Humans through prophets

Question 31

Explain Psalm

Answer 31

A sacred song/poem spoken to praise God/seek forgiveness

Question 32

Explain Proverb

Answer 32

Short saying of wisdom to express a well known truth

Question 33

Explain Sermon

Answer 33

A serious, long religious speech

Question 34

Why is the bible considered a library of books?

Answer 34

- Written by many people - Written over large time period - Many stories with varying themes like poetry, psalms, fantasy, history, etc...

Question 35

The difference between literal and contextual reading:

Answer 35

Literal reading is taking the words as they are, their direct meaning. Contextual is looking for other meanings in the word/ symbolic references.

Question 36

What kind of reading is best when reading the Bible?

Answer 36

Contextual because if you read it literally you might miss the message of the story