Topic 3: The Church Transmits...

Question 1

Allegorical Sense

Answer 1

Spiritual interpretation of Scripture that shows how people and events in history suggest future people and events.

Question 2

Anagogical Sense

Answer 2

Spiritual interpretation of Scripture that shows how events in Scripture point to what will be in Heaven

Question 3

Analogy

Answer 3

A way of understanding by drawing a comparison or likeness and dissimilarity between two things or relationships. Theology is based on reasoning by analogy.

Question 4

Apostle

Answer 4

From the Greek for “ one sent forth”. Refers to the 12 chosen by Jesus during the course of his ministry to be his closest followers, as well as STS. Mathias, Paul of Tarsus, Barnabus, and the enlighteners of the whole nations.

Question 5

Catechism Of The Catholic Church

Answer 5

A summary of the Catholic teaching. A catechism of this same name was published in 1997.

Question 6

Analogy

Answer 6

Way of understanding by drawing a comparison or likeness and dissimilarity between two things or relationships

Question 7

Apostle

Answer 7

From the Greek for “one sent forth”; refers to the Twelve chosen by Jesus during the course of his public ministry to be his closest followers

Question 8

Apostolic Fathers

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Fathers of the Church who were direct disciples of the apostles and wrote during the end of the first century and the beginning of the second century

Question 9

Moral Sense

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The spiritual interpretation of Scripture that portrays the heroes of Scripture as a pattern for Christians of every age. Also called the tropological sense.

Question 10

Intelligent Design

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The belief that the work and plan of God is observable in nature, thus confirming his existence and continued role in creation.

Question 11

Allegory

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A prolonged metaphor, related to parables and fables.

Question 12

tradition

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from the latin traditio meaning “handing down.” Sacred tradition is part of the deposit of faith. It is the Word of God entrusted by Christ to the apostles and there successors and communicated by preaching and teaching to every generation of Christians by the guidance of the Holy Spirit who keeps it free from sin and error. Sacred Tradition preceded Sacred Scripture, which grew out of Sacred Tradition with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Humans traditions or traditions of men are man-made rituals and acts that did not originate with Christ.

Question 13

Bishop

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A consecrated successor to the apostles, usually charged with the spiritual and administrative care of a given territory or diocese..

Question 14

Hyperbole

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A literay device that uses exaggeration to make a point. It is one of the improper literal senses of a text

Question 15

Simile

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A word or term that refers to another by comparison using the words like or as. It is one of the improper literal senses of text

Question 16

Orthodoxy

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Correctness or soundness in theological faith and beliefs

Question 17

Apostolic Succession

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Used to describe the lineage of the Catholic bishops and pope through the ages by which each holds office in a direct link to the Twelve Apostles

Question 18

Eschatology

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From the Greek eschaton, for “last.” The study of the end of time

Question 19

Fable

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A story, often fanciful, that is not based on fact and is used to illustrate a moral lesson, usually with animals or plants as characters. It is one of the improper literal senses of a text

Question 20

Inerrancy

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

Question 21

Inspiration

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The gift of the Holy Spirit that assisted human authors to write the books of the Bible. God is the ultimate author of Scripture, and so it teaches faithfully, without error, the saving truth that God has willed to be communicated with us

Question 22

Veracity

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Reliability in communicating the truth