sources of wisdom and authority Flashcards
(33 cards)
What four kinds of books are in the Old Testament?
- law
- history
- Prophets
- writings
What three kinds of books are in the New Testament?
- gospels
- letters
- revelation
What three languages was the Bible originally written in?
Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek.
What is the divergent content of the Bible among Catholics, Protestants and Eastern Orthodox Churches?
- Catholic Bible contains seven deuterocanonical books that are not in the Protestant Bible
- Eastern Orthodox Churches include additional scriptures not recognised by the Catholic Church
What are the three ways of interpreting the Bible?
- inspired word of God (Catholic view)
- literal word of God (deliberate contradictions etc)
- liberal (written by writers inspired like any other writer, not literal truths)
What is the magisterium?
The magisterium is the teaching authority of the Church.
State the order of importance in the magisterium.
1) Pope
2) cardinal (bishop chosen by Pope)
3) archbishop
4) bishop
5) monsignor
6) parish priest
7) deacon
What is the ordinary magisterium?
ordinary magisterium:
- everyday teaching of the Church
- like letters, homilies etc
What is extraordinary magisterium? What are the two parts to it?
- conciliar - Pope calls bishops to meet and settle new questions, Second Vatican Council is an example, there have been 21 of them
- pontificial - only been two of these, very important
What four things were in the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy about in the Second Vatican Council?
Constitution on the Second Liturgy:
- more participation of the laity
- mass could be celebrated in local language
- Eucharist could be received in both forms
- more Bible in mass
What four things were in the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church about in the Second Vatican Council?
Dogmatic Constitution on the Church
- possibility of salvation for non-Christians
- encouraged bishops to work together
- explanation of role of Mary
- emphasis on importance of laity
What four things were in the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation about in the Second Vatican Council?
Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation
- Word of God is a person, Jesus
- Bible and tradition are equally important
- Bible is the Word of God, written by humans, inspired by God
- Gospels are particularly important
What four things were in the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World about in the Second Vatican Council?
Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World
- covers economics, poverty, social justice, science, culture, technology
- highlighted impact of science and technology
- importance of talking with non-Christians
What are three parts of the Church?
- laity (married and single)
- clergy (bishops, deacons, priests)
- religious (monks, nuns, brothers, sisters)
The Church is the ___ __ ____.
The Church is the Body of Christ.
Who is the head and body of the Catholic Church?
head - Pope
body - Catholics
Who is the head and body of the Orthodox Church?
head - authority from councils of bishops working in agreement of the people
body - Orthodox Church
Who is the head and body of the Protestant Church?
head - God’s Word
body - all Christians
What are the four marks of the Church?
one, holy, catholic, apostolic
Why is it important that the Church is one?
- allows global community
- rids of division
- duty to talk to and pray for other Christians
Why is it important that the Church is holy?
- means set apart for special purpose
Why is it important that the Church is Catholic?
- means universal
Why is it important that the Church is apostolic?
- tradition of the apostles
- magisterium guides on current issues
- duty to preserve, teach and pass on the faith
Why is Mary a role model of the Church?
Mary is a role model of the Church because she is the embodiment of what it means to be a perfect Catholic.
