Chapter 3 Terms Midterm

Question 1

the official list of inspired books of the Bible. Catholics list 46 OT books and 27 OT books in theirs

Answer 1

canon

Question 2

the “fathers of the faith”
male rulers, elders , or rulers
abraham, isaac, jacob

Answer 2

patriarchs

Question 3

an important ancient greek translation of the OT. comes from latin word for 70, referring to the 70 scholars that translated it

Answer 3

Septuagint

Question 4

greek word that means hidden. catholics- refers to literature not in bible ex: 1 Esdras and book of jubilees
protestants and jews- books catholics consider inspired that are not found in their canons.

Answer 4

apocryphal books

Question 5

what are the apocryphal books

Answer 5

sirach
baruch
1 &2 maccabees 
wisdom
tobit
judith

Question 6

greek for 2nd canon. books in OT not in Hebrew scriptures.

Answer 6

deuterocanonical

Question 7

giving worship to someone or something other than the true God

Answer 7

idolatry

Question 8

4 prophets whose books are lengthy: isaiah, jeremiah, ezekiel, daniel

Answer 8

major prophets

Question 9

12 OT prophets whose sayings are shorter: hosea, joel, amos, obadiah, jonah, micah, nahum, habakkuk, zephaniah, haggai, zechariah, malachi

Answer 9

minor prophets

Question 10

greek word for revelation. refers to type of highly symbolic literature that contains apparitions about the future and the final judgement. used to give hope to persecuted people that gods goodness will triumph over evil

Answer 10

apocalypse

Question 11

exiles and former exiles who remained faithful to YHWH during time of captivity and who were expected to restore Jerusalem

Answer 11

remnant

Question 12

core or essential message of the gospel that jesus christ is lord

Answer 12

kerygma

Question 13

one who proclaims the word and deed of jesus christ. refers to 4 authors of the gospels

Answer 13

evangelist

Question 14

greek word that means teaching. refers to the earliest known writing in christianity other than NT

Answer 14

didache

Question 15

process of systematic education in the faith for young people and adults with the view of making them disciples of jesus christ

Answer 15

catechesis

Question 16

official public worship of the church. is christs work of redemption and his continuing work of redemption as he pours out his blessings through the sacraments. holy spirit enlightens our faith and encourages us to respond. in this way, it is the participation of the people of god in the work of the trinity. sacraments and divine office constitute this. mass is most important.

Answer 16

liturgy