Chapter 5: "Where Your Treasure Is, There Your Heart Will Be Also"

Question 1

apocalyptic literature

Answer 1

a style of writing that evolved during Israel’s troubled history around the time of Jesus

Question 2

beautitudes

Answer 2

a force of pronouncement that presupposes that a good or happiness has already been given or is about to received

Question 3

eschatological

Answer 3

pertaining to end of time, in the sense of its fullness

Question 4

exegesis

Answer 4

the analysis of texts in their original context

Question 5

gospel

Answer 5

the unique literary genre that proclaims the life, death and resurrection of Jesus from the perspective of living faith of particular early Church communities

Question 6

grace

Answer 6

is favour; the free and undeserved help that God gives us to respond to his call

Question 7

hermeneutics

Answer 7

a way of interpreting texts and events to help us understand what they mean for us in the 21st century

Question 8

inspiration

Answer 8

sacred scripture is inspired by God

Question 9

Kingdom of Heaven

Answer 9

interchangeable with term “Kingdom of God”; Heaven stands for God; ex. of the awe due to the Holy Name of God

Question 10

parousia

Answer 10

term used to refer to the second coming of Christ at the end of time

Question 11

torah

Answer 11

the 5 books of Moses that contain the core teachings: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy