Chapter 4-P

Question 1

anthropomorphic

Answer 1

A literary device in which human emotional qualities and physical traits are attributed to God

Question 2

Elohim

Answer 2

A common Semitic word for God used in the Bible

Question 3

Enuma Elish

Answer 3

The Babylonian creation myth

Question 4

Incarnation

Answer 4

The dogma that God’s eternal Son assumed a human nature and became man in order to save us from our sins

Question 5

concupiscence

Answer 5

An inclination to commit sin that arises from our human desires or appetites

Question 6

prehistory

Answer 6

A period of time that refers to events or objects that date before the written record existed

Question 7

Twelve Tribes of Israel

Answer 7

The name for the descendants of the twelve sons of Jacob (Israel)

Question 8

theophany

Answer 8

An appearance or manifestation of God

Question 9

tabernacle

Answer 9

The portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant throughout their travels in the desert