Unit Test 1

Question 1

Nothing is foreign to the domain of theology because

Answer 1

theology pursues the deepest questions of being authentically human in God. It takes up the questions we all ask

Question 2

Doctrine is a teaching of the ___________ which all Catholics are required to believe

Answer 2

Magesterium

Question 3

The Magesterium is the

Answer 3

teaching authority of the Catholic Church

Question 4

The Magesterium is composed of the

Answer 4

Pope, Cardinals and Bishops

Question 5

The Doctrine of the Trinity states that

Answer 5

God is one God in three divine persons.

Question 6

What is prayer

Answer 6

An orientation of the heart; and opening of the mind to the mystery of God.

Question 7

The central paradox of all theological inquiry is that it seeks to say something=____,____ & ____ about a reality whose depth and breadth are infinite and therefore beyond our capacities to finally comprehend

Answer 7

intelligible, meaningful, and practical

Question 8

All theological inquiries have their source and reside in ________

Answer 8

God’s inexhaustible mystery

Question 9

First Story of Creation

Answer 9

1. God is Creator, orderly
2. Spoke & it happened
3. Creation was carefully designed & structured

Question 10

We are made in the image of God means

Answer 10

We have the ability to reason and we have a soul

Question 11

Creation Day 1

Answer 11

Light

Question 12

Creation Day 2

Answer 12

Sky

Question 13

Creation Day 3

Answer 13

Earth/Plants/All vegetation

Question 14

The first 3 days of creation are things that are

Answer 14

immobile

Question 15

Creation Day 4

Answer 15

Stars, Moon & Sun

Question 16

Creation Day 5

Answer 16

Birds & Fish

Question 17

Creation Day 6

Answer 17

Animals, humans

Question 18

The last three days of creation are things that are

Answer 18

Mobile

Question 19

Details of the 2nd Creation Story

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1. Haphazard
2. Disordered
3. No structure
4. Creatures & animals were created in effort to provide a help mate
5. Female is pinnacle of creation
6. God seems to be guessing
7. God is anthropomorphic

Question 20

Why would the editors of Genesis include two different stories of Creation?

Answer 20

Explaining things - marriage; things will be more difficult for man & woman

Question 21

What do you think the editors are trying to tell us through the creation stories

Answer 21

God made it all happen

Question 22

What does the inclusion of two distinctly different stories about the same topic tell us about how we are to read everything that follow in the Bible

Answer 22

1. Don’t read it literally or for history
2. Do read for what the stories tell us about the truth of salvation; God created everything; God is responsible for creating the world; God created us to be in community with one another

Question 23

God’s Salvation is

Answer 23

the truth that is in the story & tells how we will get back to him - eternity - relationship w/ God - How we get to Heaven

Question 24

What is a creed

Answer 24

Statement of beliefs about an organized group of people - shared beliefs of a religion/community

Question 25

Creeds are ____ to be comprehensive, but to be ______

Answer 25

Not intended, summary of core beliefs

Question 26

What function does a creed play in the life of religion?

Answer 26

It sets down the minimum requirements that we must adhere to if we want to claim we are members

Question 27

Purpose of the Christian Creed: Acknowledging God as a ____ and several characteristics about him, we declare the _____ about our Christian faith in God

Answer 27

Trinity, distinction

Question 28

What are the 3 main points we are to take from the discussion of divine mystery and the theological work of its discernment

Answer 28

1. The intimate relationship between God & humanity exists in all theological activity 2. When we ask questions of ultimate significance to which we don't know the answer, we are asking questions about God. 3. One of the best ways to understand the nature of the theological enterprise is to see if as an activity that make these questions more explicit & rigorous

Question 29

When the Jewish people met god the were called _____ & he was called_______

Answer 29

Israelite's, Follower/descendants of Israel (Jacob), | Yahweh

Question 30

What is a prophet?

Answer 30

A mediator between God and the people | God's message

Question 31

A prophet's role is to tell the people

Answer 31

God's Message

Question 32

At Mt Sinai ________ was given the ______

Answer 32

Moses, Ten Commandments, Decologue