Clause Chapter 4

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Sacred Scripture. The books which contain the truth of God’s Revelation and were composed of human authors inspired by the Holy Spirit.

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The Bible

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A letter addressed to specific person or people.

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Epistle

Question 2

The 27 books written by the sacred authors of apostolic times.

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New Testament

Question 3

The 46 books of the Bible that record the events of salvation history from creation to the time of Christ.

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Old Testament

Question 4

Greek and Latin for rule. A statute promulgated to assist in practicing the faith or governing the Church fairly and consistently.

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Canon

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One of the original books of the Pentateuch, specifically Deuteronomy.

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Deuteronomistic (D)

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One of the supposed original books of the Pentateuch, perspective of Jews in the northern kingdom of Israel.

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Elohist (E)

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Greek word meaning five books. Referring to the Torah.

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Pentateuch

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Supposed original sources of the Pentateuch, later editor of the five books to reflect the concerns of the Jerusalem priesthood.

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Priestly (P)

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The five books of Moses

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Torah

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greek for “one who speaks for”, a person selected by God to speak in His name.

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Prophet

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One who proclaims the Gospel

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Evangelist

Question 12

The study of ancestry, or a chronological list of ancestors

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Geneology

Question 13

From latin testamentum, meaning covenant

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Testament

Question 14

Th Old Testament books that comprise the stories of the prophets who cast judgement and warn of divine retribution while calling Israel to repentance.

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Prophetic Literature

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Because God is Truth, there is an absolute unity and coherence of truths contained in the various books of the bible.

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Analogy of Faith

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A type of Sacred literature characterized by symbolic imagery pointing to the expectation of the powers of evil being destroyed and the righteous raised to a new life.

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Apocalypse

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The parts of the Old Testament that were removed from the Jewish or Hebrew canon of Scripture but appear in the Septuagint.

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Deuterocanonical

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An edition of the Old Testament, produced by Origen, that presented the texts in Hebrew ad Greek in side-by-side columns.

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Hexapla

Question 19

The portion of the Mass that includes the preparation of the blood and body of Christ, and the distribution of the Eucharist.

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Liturgy of the Eucharist

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The portion of the mass that includes the reading of Scripture and the homily.

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Liturgy of the Word

Question 21

The books of the bible that were included included in the Hebrew canon of Scriptures.

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Protocanonical