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The Word Flashcards

1
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Core Story or Narrative of the NEW TESTAMENT

A

the life, death and resurrection of Jesus

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Old Testament

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The Hebrew Scriptures

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New Testament

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The Christian scriptures; the writing about Jesus and the first Christians

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4
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The Bible is arranged….

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Thematically

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5
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Canon of the Bible

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When the Church officially declared the 46 books of the Old Testament and the 27 books of the New Testament to form the Bible.

The three factors that the church considered in choosing the Canon was :

1) apostolic origin
2) the importance of the community addressed
3) the centrality of the doctrine contained

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6
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Jewish Scriptures

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39 Books

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7
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Protestant Scriptures

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66 Books

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Inspiration:

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Refers to God working through the authors of Scripture to communicate religious truth. God is really the author of the Bible.
The Bible is the WORD OF GOD IN THE THE WORDS OF HUMAN BEINGS.

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9
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Contextual Criticism also means…

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Exegesis

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Core Story or Narrative of the OLD TESTAMENT

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Exodus –> God choosing Moses to lead the Hebrew people out of Egypt

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11
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Woman made from man’s rib..

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Women and mean are EQUAL and SOCIAL

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12
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What does the Genesis story reveal?

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Religious Truth

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13
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What is a literalist?

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Does not accept that the Bible is open to interpretation

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14
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Exegesis

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does not deal with factual understanding

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15
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Myth

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When logic and reason cannot explain something

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16
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Does the Catholic faith accept evolution?

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Yes, it does not insist we reject the theory of evolution

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17
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Bible

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A collection of book written under God’s inspiration

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18
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How many tribes of Israel were there ?

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12

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19
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What does Acts of the Apostles tell us about?

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Tells us about the life of early questions

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20
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Who wrote the Acts of the Apostles?

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Luke

21
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What does “epistle” mean?

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Letters

22
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Who was the historian who wrote about the torture of Christians?

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Tacitus

23
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Religious Truth

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Deals with what God reveals to humans in the historical process;
The deeper meaning that God intends to reveal to people through historic events

24
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What is the most important event in Christianity?

A

The Resurrection

25
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What does Gospel mean?

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Good News OR Glad Tidings

26
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What does the Gospel contain?

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Stories that had great meaning

27
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What are the gospels?

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Testimonies of Faith

28
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What was the basis of the written gospels?

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Oral Taditions

29
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Who was the first gospel?

A

Mark

30
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Who was the last gospel?

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John

31
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What did Luke’s gospel offer?

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The “compassionate” portrait of Jesus and the outcasts of society

32
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What does the gospel of John focus on?

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The “divinity” of Jesus

33
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What are the 4 major parts of the New Testament?

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1) Gospel
2) Acts of the Apostles
3) Letters
4) Revelation

34
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Who was the greatest Greek leader during early Christian times?

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Alexander the Great

35
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How long ago was the Bible written?

A

Over 1100 years ago

36
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How many book in the Old Testament?

A

46

37
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How many books in the New Testament?

A

27

38
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4 Themes of OT

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1) the Pentateuch (THE LAW contained in the first 5 books of the OT)
2) historical books
3) wisdom books
4) prophetic books

39
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3 stages of development of the OT

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1) oral accounts - stories passed on by word
2) written accounts - spoken word committed to writing
3) edited accounts - which stories were authentic and which ones were not

40
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3 stages of development for the NT

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1) historical accounts - events that actually happened
2) oral accounts - recollections about these historical events
3) written accounts - refined and revised spoken word committed to writing

41
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How many books in the Catholic Bible?

A

46 HS
27 CS

73

42
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How many books in the Protestant Bible?

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39 HS
27 CS

66

43
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How many books in the Jewish Bible?

A

39 HS

39

44
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What does “Yahweh” mean ?

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I am who I am

45
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3 stages in development of the Gospels

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1) Jesus of Nazareth and his disciples - had a profound effect on the apostles. The resurrection was the pivotal event.
2) after the Death and Resurrection - the disciples proclaimed the GOOD NEWS and formed communities of faith
3) early community of faith and evangelists - the gospels were written by the evangelists

46
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When was the Gospel of Mark written?

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Between 65-70 C.E

47
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When was the Gospel of Luke written?

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Sometimes in the 80’s: roughly 85 C.E

48
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When was the Gospel of Matthew written?

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Between 80-100 C.E

49
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When was the Gospel of John written?

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Earliest 90 C.E and latest 100

Roughly 95 C.E

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