Chapter 2 Test Midterm Flashcards
obedience of faith requires
Man’s commitment of his whole self, full submission of the will and intellect, and assenting to the truth revealed by God
Interior help of the Holy Spirit is required in order for a person to make
an act of faith
How does God’s revelation point to religious truths?
They are accessible through natural human reason
When does the fulfillment of God’s revelation occur?
Jesus Christ
What is the source of all saving truth and moral teaching?
The Gospel
The Apostles continued the work of Christ by
preaching, by example, by observations
What did the apostles include?
What Jesus said and did, what they learned from living with him, and what they learned from the promptings of the Holy Spirit
How does the Church convey the mystery of God?
through life, worship, and teaching
While Scripture contains much of what God reveals there is another component to the deposit of the faith. Who is charged with the task of authentically interpreting the will of God either written or handed down?
Magisterium
The teaching office of the Church has several roles. Which of the following is not one of the roles of the teaching office of the Church?
the teaching office is above the Word of God
Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition and the teaching office of the Church have a unique relationship. Which of the following accurately portrays the relationship?
All three work together and one can cannot stand without the others
Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition and the teaching office of the Church should be trusted as conveying the truth about the Catholic faith. What makes it possible for each to convey the truth with regard to faith and morals?
the holy spirit
The Sacred Scriptures committed to writing. How did the revelation of God in the Scriptures occur?
through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit
The canon of Scripture is sacred. What parts of the Scripture are sacred and canonical?
all parts of Old and New Testaments, in their entirety
We have said that Sacred Scripture is ‘incarnational’. Who is the author of Sacred Scripture?
God who employs authors to convey his message using the human authors gifts and talents
the books of Scripture teach solidly faithfully and without error that truth which God wanted put into sacred writings for the sake of salvation.
true
The Old Testament’s sole purpose is to prepare humanity for the coming of Christ.
false- others are to announce this coming by prophecy and to indicate its meaning
The New Testament is hidden in the Old Testament and the Old Testament is made manifest in the New Testament.
true
The four Gospels contain everything Jesus said, did, and taught.
false- only as it pertained to our salvation
The holy Church has not always taught that the Gospels faithfully hand what Jesus really did for our salvation.
true
At the resurrection the apostles began preaching what Jesus really said and did for our salvation.
false- after pentecost
After Pentecost the Apostles immediately began composing the Gospels.
false- after oral tradition
The Gospel writers only include what Jesus did.
false- and said and what they learned from him and what they learned from holy spirit
The church has always been venerated the divine Scriptures just as she venerates the body of the Lord.
true
The preaching of the church is all that is needed for salvation.
false- and good works
The errors of divine inspiration solely over emphasize humanity’s role in the writing of scripture.
false- and overemphasize divinity’s role
Mantic inspiration means that the books of Scripture are inspired because they are canonical.
false- subsequent approbation
Mere assistance means that God “looked over the author’s shoulder” and only corrected errors.
true
God dictated the Scriptures to the human authors.
false- that’s the error mechanical dictation
The human authors used their concepts and understanding, their literary abilities, and their language in composing the Scripture.
true
The ___ is the written record of God’s revelation
Bible
The Holy Spirit ____ the writers of the sacred books.
inspired
Sacred Scripture teaches the _____.
truth
____ should be read withing the “living _____ of the whole _____”.
Scripture
tradition
Church
The ____ sense is the meaning conveyed behind the words of Scripture and discovered by _____
literal
Exegesis
Literary _____ is the type of writing that has a particular form, style, or content
genre
the _____ sense teaches you what you should believe, that is, what the words mean in the larger context of Salvation History
allegorical
the ____ sense teaches you where you are going and leading you to heaven
anagogical
Most of the old testament was written in ___
Hebrew
Jesus spoke
Aramaic
____ completed the Latin translation of the Old and New Testament
St. Jerome
the ____ are Old Testament books that predate the birth of Christ.
Dead Sea Scrolls
