chp 2 test

Question 1

how did the covenants of the OT develop “outwardly?”

Answer 1

they expanded the boundaries of God’s family

2 people to all of humanity (Kingdom of David)

Question 2

what is the relationship between the covenants of the OT and Christ and his Church?

Answer 2

the covenants prepared for the Incarnation and God’s final regathering of His people in the Church

Question 3

what are some ways the NT presents Christ as the culmination and fulfillment of the Old?

Answer 3

St. John opens his Gospel with the same words found in Genesis

St. Matthew begins by identifying Jesus as “son of David, “son of Abraham”

St. Matthew highlights Jesus’ role as second Moses at Sermon on the Mount

Question 4

who was St. Augustine?

Answer 4

influential saint, theologian, doctor of the Church

Question 5

what was St. Augustine’s important contribution to the study of Scripture?

Answer 5

inner unity of God’s plan for salvation

master of typology

Question 6

what did St. Augustine mean when he said “The New Testament is concealed in the Old, and the Old Tsstament is revealed in the New?”

Answer 6

typology of scriptures- NT realities can be discerned in the OT

Question 7

what does it mean Christ was born in the “fullness of time?”

Answer 7

it was the time that God chose to send his son into the world to accomplish all he had promised in his covenants

Question 8

how does the angel Gabriel speak of Jesus as the fulfillment of God’s covenant with David?

Answer 8

he says God will give Jesus the throne of his father David, reign over house of Jacob in an everlasting kingdom (part of promise in covenant to David)

Question 9

what does St. Paul mean by saying when time had fully come about the Incarnation?

Answer 9

Hod chose the specific time to ensure the world; truly dwell with nanking, making this movement the center of history

Question 10

what does St. Paul mean by saying when God sent forth His Son and he was born of a woman about the Incarnation?

Answer 10

Jesus is fully divine and human

Question 11

what does St. Paul mean by saying so that we might receive adoption as sons and daughters about the Incarnation?

Answer 11

our redemption is accompanied by being made part of the family of God through Christ

Question 12

what does it mean to say that the Church is a mystery?

Answer 12

the reality of the Church isn’t incomprehensible, but rather inexhaustible

Question 13

what are the sources of our understanding of the mystery of the Church?

Answer 13

God’s Revelation: Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition

Question 14

as reflected in the NT, how did the primitive Church come to an understanding of herself?

Answer 14

with help of the Holy Spirit, Apostles (evangelical writers) interpreted the OT in the light of Christ. they reflected upon person, events, and institutions through which God prepared the world for Christ- gave OT realities new significance

Question 15

where are most of the teachings regarding the Church as the Body of Christ found?

Answer 15

letters of St. Paul

Question 16

how did Christ reveal the essence of the truth of the Church as the Body of Christ when he revealed himself to St. Paul on the road to Damascus?

Answer 16

Jesus asked him why he thought he was persecuting Jesus, but the though he was recruiting Jesus’ followers. reveals intimate relationship between Christ and Church

Question 17

is the Church simply a community of members gather around Christ?

Answer 17

no; Church is united in Christ as his body

Question 18

how is the reception of the Eucharist related to the communion of members of Christ’s body?

Answer 18

the faithful are brought into communion with her and one another through communion with Christ

Question 19

who is the head of the Mystical Body of Christ?

Answer 19

Jesus Christ

Question 20

according to Pope Pious XII, where is the Mystical Body of Christ found on earth?

Answer 20

in the holy, Catholic and apostolic Roman Church

Question 21

what is the relationship between the diversity of members of the Body of Christ and the unity of the Church?

Answer 21

body parts play different functions, different gifts of the Holy Spirit gives to various members of the Body of Christ to serve the Church

Question 22

how is the Holy Spirit to the Church like the soul is to the human body?

Answer 22

soul gives body life; the Holy Spirit gives life, unity, and movement to the Church through grace

Question 23

how do the individual members of the Body of Christ receive life?

Answer 23

7 Sacraments, especially Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist (3 sacraments of Initiation)

Question 24

according to St. Paul, how is the relationship between Christ and the Church like the relationship between husband and wife?

Answer 24

Christ is head of the Body, the Church, in the same way that husband is the “head” to his wife

Question 25

why three dimensions regard to the Church as the Body of Christ?

Answer 25

unity of all members with each other as a result of union with Christ

Christ as head of Body

Church and Bride of Christ

Question 26

according to Genesis, what was Eve to Adam?

Answer 26

both bride and part of himself

Question 27

how does the relationship between Wve and Adam relate to the Church and Christ?

Answer 27

Christ’s bride that the Church is made one flesh with him and is therefore truly his Body

Question 28

how long has the Church been referred to in the feminine?

Answer 28

since time of the Apostles