Chapter 4: The Naming of God and Ethics

Question 1

call

Answer 1

God speaks to prophets to impart on a mission; mission is usually to speak the Word of God and bring people closer union with God

Question 2

covenant

Answer 2

a binding agreement between 2 parties that spells out the conditions/obligations of each party; found in love and God’s promise to the human race; God’s covenant is a bond of love that calls to us in our freedom to respond with love

Question 3

Decalogue “Ten Words”

Answer 3

the 10 commandments; 2 sections - Love for God and Love for Others

Question 4

encounter

Answer 4

a usually unexpected meeting between 2 or more people; in the Biblical sense, the prophets meet God when they are not expecting it

Question 5

passover

Answer 5

a Jewish holiday commemorating the exile from Egypt

Question 6

prophet

Answer 6

a person who is called by God to speak His will through divine inspiration and revelation

Question 7

revelation

Answer 7

God makes himself known through divine inspiration and intervention; humans can know His works and fully in the love of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit

Question 8

self-revelation

Answer 8

making known one’s thoughts, emotions, or attitudes with or without the intent to do so

Question 9

sin

Answer 9

prophets used this word - a word probably borrowed from the Babylonians in the time of exile; referred to transgressions

Question 10

vocation

Answer 10

call from God; Jesus calls all people into the family of God