Chapter 2

Question 1

Scripture

Answer 1

The written account of God’s Revelation and his relationship with his people. (Also referred to as Sacred Scripture or the Bible)

Question 2

Divine Inspiration

Answer 2

The special guidance that the Holy Spirit gave to the human authors of the Bible. It guarantees that the Bible contains God’s saving truth without error.

Question 3

Tradition

Answer 3

The Revelation of the good news of Jesus Christ as lived out in the Church, past and present. It includes the teachings and practices handed on from the time of Jesus through his Apostles to the whole Church.

Question 4

Synagogues

Answer 4

Gathering places for studying Scripture

Question 5

Epistles

Answer 5

Letters found in the New Testament to the early Christian communities about God’s Revelation in Jesus

Question 6

Gospels

Answer 6

The accounts of God’s Revelation through Jesus Christ

Question 7

Resurrection

Answer 7

Jesus’ rising from death to new life

Question 8

Deposit of Faith

Answer 8

All the truth contained in Scripture and Tradition that Christ revealed and entrusted to the Apostles and thus to their successors, the bishops, and to the entire Church. It helps the Church to always live by the truth.

Question 9

Magisterium

Answer 9

The living teaching office of the Church, consisting of the pope and the bishops. It guides us in understanding the truth.