Theology Exams Ch 1,2,3,4,5 Flashcards
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It is related to the Latin term meaning “reconnecting to the divine” or “binding to God”
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Religion
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Gods free gift of self communication, which helps us understand Gods plan for us
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Divine revelation
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A central truth of revelation that Catholics must believe
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Dogma
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He said “our heart is restless until it rests in God”
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St Augustine
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The holy spirits gift enables us to believe in God and all that he has revealed to us
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Faith
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He showed us how human intelligence can discover God
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St Thomas Aquinas
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One of the elements of the single deposit of faith
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Sacred tradition
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The sin of Adam and Eve into which we are all born
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Original sin
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A binding promise between God and humankind in which God pledges his enduring love and asks for our love in return
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Covenant
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Someone who does not believe in God
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Atheist
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First among the apostles, upon whom Christ founded the church
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St. Peter
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A judgement of reason whereby the human person recognizes the moral quality of a concrete act
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Conscience
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The story of Gods saving presence and activity on our behalf
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Salvation history
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Belief in one God
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Monotheistic
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The teaching authority of the church
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Magisterium
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Another way of saying without error
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Inerrant
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Most of the Old Testament was written in
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Hebrew
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Copies of the Old Testament books that were discovered in 1947
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The Dead Sea scribes
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This interpretation of the Bible ignores various literary forms and the cultural and historical factors of the period in which the biblical authors wrote
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Literalist
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A type of writing that has a particular form, style, or content
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Literary genre
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The process used by scholars to discover the meaning of the biblical text
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Exegesis
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Scriptures don’t contradict themselves
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Analogy of faith
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Biblical criticism that helps to discover where the biblical authors got their material
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Source criticism
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A title given to theologians of the first eight centuries whose teachings made a lasting mark on the church
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Church fathers
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The language that Jesus spoke
Aramaic
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God used the human authors as his _________ to convey divine revelation
Instrument
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The entire New Testament was written in this language
Greek
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Biblical criticism that helps discover how the various editors put together their sources and arranged them the way they did
Redaction criticism
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The church's first official Latin translation of the bible
Vulgate
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Who is the author of the bible
God
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This highly symbolic works purpose was to encourage Christians who were undergoing persecution for their faith in Jesus
Book of revelation
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Jesus was probably born in _______ and crucified in _______
6 A.D.
| Thirty or thirty three A.D.
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The second part of the gospel of Luke
Acts of the apostles
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One of the letters written by Paul or his disciples
Epistle
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Written as a sermon, emphasizes Christs superiority over all creation
Letter to the Hebrews
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Seven letters were intended for all
Catholic epistles
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First gospel
Mark
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Gospel highlights Jesus as a suffering servant
Mark
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This portrays Jesus as the Word of God
John
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This Gospel contains sermon on the mount
Matthew
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The author of this gospel was one of the apostles
John
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This gospel presents Jesus as a savior with a special concern for the poor and outcast
Luke
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Three forms of oral tradition
Kerygma- preaching to non believers
Didache- teaching the catechism
Liturgy- worship of the Christians
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Three major reasons the gospels were written down
The end of the world wasn't coming as quickly as expected
Further instruction was needed
Distortion of the gospels was occurring
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Jesus lived the life of a typical Jewish boy
True
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Jesus was crucified by Pontious Pilate c. 30 AD
True
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First written books of the New Testament were the gospels
False
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The gospel writers were trying to write a biography of Jesus
False
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The acts of the apostles tells the early history of the church
True
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What is not true about the bible
It was written in one language
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The first books of the bible May have been recorded during the reign of king
Solomon
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The first five books of the bible are the
Torah and Pentateuch
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The Greek term for second canon
Deuterocanonical
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The bible translation of seventy scholars
Septuagint
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The Hebrew word that signifies a standard, measurement, or norm
Canon
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This word means beginning
Genesis
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Second law
Deuteronomy
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Refers to the law given by God to the Israelites at mount Sinai
Ten Commandments
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Traditional author of the Pentateuch
Moses
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Refers to the Israelites departure from Egypt
Exodus
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One of the major prophets
Jeremiah
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One of the minor prophets
Habakkuk
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The judge Gideon this many men to defeat the medians
Three hundred
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This Moabite woman was loyal to her mother in law
Ruth
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How many books were accepted by the council of Trent?
46
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4 sections of the Old Testament
Pentateuch
Historical books
Wisdom books
Prophetic books
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This Old Testament section underwent centuries of retelling, adapting, and reinterpreting oral tradition
Pentateuch
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A period of time that refers to events or objects that date before the written record existed
Prehistory
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A consequence or original sin
Somsupscience
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The first gospel - first good news
Protoevangelium
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The sign of the covenant of Abraham
Circumcision
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The story that demonstrates prideful ness will result in alienation
Tower of Babel
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This patriarch is a model of faith
Abraham
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The book of genesis ends with who's death
Joseph
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Central figure in the Old Testament with a water name
Moses
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Religious truth revealed in the first creation story
There is only one God
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Twelve tribes of Israel were descendants of this patriarch
Jacob
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Central to Jewish and Christian faiths
Passover
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The symbol of the covenant with Noah
Rainbow
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Created from Adams rib
Eve
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Anthropomorphic view of God
Yahwist
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Great emphasis on morality and law, highlights Moses speeches
Deuteronomist
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God is referred to as Elohim, last of four traditions put in writing. Includes lists, genealogies, numbers, dates.
Priestly
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Great emphasis on prophesies especially Elijah and Elisha
Elohist
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Story that explains why we aren't always happy and don't live forever
The story of fall
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The book of the pentateuch that stresses the theme of Gods holiness and our need to worship him
Leviticus
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Foundational event in the history of the chosen people when they
LEft Egypt into the promised land
Exodus
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This book refers to the murmuring of the people against Moses in the desert
Numbers
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He forgave his brothers for selling him
Joseph
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"One who contends with God"
Israel
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The creation stories are concerned with presenting scientific truth
False
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The first creation story portrays God as a potter who molds Adams body
False
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The second creation story is older
True
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The covenant with Abraham relied on
Gods fidelity alone
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Jacob received the new name Esau from an angel
False
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Jacobs favorite son was Judah
False
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He led the Israelites into the promised land
Joshua
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The first king of Israel was anointed by Samuel but lost the kingship because he disobeyed the divine commands
Saul
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Israel's last and most significant judge
Samuel
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Sails sons and David's friend
Jonathan
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The second king of Israel whose prayers demonstrate that nothing can keep us from God
David
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God spoke to king David through him
Nathan
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David's son by Bathsheba
Solomon
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Jesus was born under this king
Herod
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Which figure was not one of Israel's judges
- Deborah
- Jonathan
- Gideon
- Samson
Jonathan
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Samuels opinion on negative consequences of having a king
Taxation
Treatment like slaves
Children boarded to military
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David's greatest achievements
United all the tribes
Chose Jerusalem as Israel's capital
Brought the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem
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This kings vices were sex, violence and family discord
David
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King Solomon was remembered for his
Wisdom
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After his death, Israel was split into the kingdom of Judah and the kingdom of Israel
Solomon
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What king committed adultery with Bathsheba
David
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"God is with us"
Immanuel
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Denial of God and repudiation of faith
Apostasy
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Was the key to Israel's success in taking possession of the promised land
Obedience to God
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The Old Testament books that cover the historical period from Moses death to the beginning of the monarchy
Joshua and judges
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"One who speaks for another"
Prophet
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In ancient Israel, they acted as temporary military leaders and arbiters of disputes within and between tribes
Judges
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He compared the nation to a vineyard that God cultivated
Isaiah
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Foretold a coming messiah who would lead Israel to peace and justice
Micah
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Compared YHWH to a potter who would mold the nation in his hands
Jeremiah
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The greatest of the OT prophets, was present at transfiguration
Elijah
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What book is the work of three prophets
Isaiah
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What exile took place between 586 bc and 538 bc
The Babylonian exile
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What occupation was the Holy Land under during Jesus time
Roman
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Matthew and Luke drew on the gospel of _________ and a common source called __________
Mark; Q
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Who wrote his gospel for non Jewish, gentile Christians undergoing persecution?
Mark
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What were the synoptic gospels
Mark, Matthew and Luke
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Mark stressed Jesus is both ____________ and ___________
Human and divine
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The three title ps for Jesus used by mark
Suffering servant, son of man, and Christ
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A major theological emphasis of the Gospel is to show what
Jesus is the messiah
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Jesus means
Savior
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Luke's gospel stresses that Jesus comes as a _____________________ to rescue Jew and gentile alike
Universal savior
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What title does Matthew use for Jesus the most?
Son of David
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What are the infancy narratives
Matthew and Luke
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Matthew presents Jesus as
The new Moses
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Who wrote one fourth tops the New Testament
Luke w
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The feast of the ____________ celebrates Jesus manifestation as savior if the world
Epiphany
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Emmanuel
God is with us
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Synoptic means
Seen together
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Gospel means
Good news
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What ways is the term Gospel used
To preach about Jesus and his life
| Matthew, mark, Luke, and john
