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Creation Flashcards

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The Magisterium

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The teaching authority that the Pope and the Bishops exercise

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Why is the Magisterium important in modern day?

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They apply the word of God to the present day under the guidance of the holy spirit - same holy spirit that inspired the bible

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Creation in Genesis 1

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Day 1 - Light and Dark
Day 2 - Stars and planets 
Day 3 - land and sea and plants
Day 4 - night and day
Day 5 - birds and fish 
Day 6 - animals and then humans
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Transcendent

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Idea that God is beyond and outside life on Earth and the universe

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How does God create Adam in Genesis 2

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Personally creates Adam from dust. Shapes Adam into his image and breathes into him to become a living being

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How does God create Eve in Genesis 2

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Put Adam in deep sleep

Takes rib and creates Eve from rib

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Why did god create Eve

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He brought all animals to Adam and after seeing none were suitable for mate he had to make one

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What are humans given responsibility over in Genesis 2

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Animals - god presents the animals for Adam to name

Themselves - free will

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Quotes from Genesis 2

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It is not good that the man should be alone
Then the lord god formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being.

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Natural law

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Catholics believe everyone has basic natural law of do good and avoid evil

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Why is natural law important

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Dont need new rules to tell us what is right and wrong

If knowingly does something wrong should be punished

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When Genesis 2 written

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950BCE

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When Genesis 1 written

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450BCE

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Common messages in both creation stories

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God made everything
Everything God made was good
Humans are high point of Gods creation

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Beliefs of fundamentalists

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Bible is word of god so must be accurate in all respects

Humans have no right to prefer own interpretation than actual words of god

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Quotes on how creation doesnt contradict science

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“The big bang does not contradict the divine act of creating”

“Creation continued for millennia and millennia”

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Who founded Natural law

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St Thomas Aquinas

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5 primary precepts of natural law

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Preservation of life
Reproduction
Education
Civil society
Worship god
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What is CAFOD

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Official aid agency for Catholic church in england and wales

Aim is to achieve a more just world

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What does CAFOD stand for

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Catholic 
Agency 
For 
Overseas
Development
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What has CAFOD done

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Worked with other groups to give farmers sustainable techniques that are economical and make sustainability important worldwide

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Omnipotent

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All powerful

Genesis 1 “Let there be light”

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Creator

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Genesis 2

God takes soil and shapes it, crafting not creating

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Omniscient

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All knowing
Genesis 1 - creation of ecosystem, god knew how things would work together
Genesis 2 - doesnt realise none of animals suitable mate to Adam

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Omnibenevolent

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All loving
Creation of universe is good
God gave Adam mate

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Transcendent

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God is outside universe but interacts with his creation
Genesis 2 - Brings animals to Adam, showing interaction
Genesis 1 - creates time so must be out of time

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Omnipresent

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Everywhere at all times

Genesis 1 - created time

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Stewardship

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Idea that Christians have a duty to look after environment as we have been given it by God in a perfect state and we have ruined it

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Quotes for stewardship

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“The world is a gift we have freely received and must share with others” - Laudato Si

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Analysis from The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo

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Gods grey hair - wisdom
Gods strong build - powerful
Adams finger bent but God’s is straight - waiting for god to give him life
In story God breathes life, doesn’t touch life
Adam in more detail than rest of world - God has put more effort in, Adam more like God
Angels carrying God - transcendence, separate from world
Adam and God similar size - suggests equal - against catholic belief

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Bible

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Book of books
Catholic - 72 books
Protestant - 66

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Testament

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Covenant or agreement

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Gospel

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Good news

Summarising Jesus’ life and death

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Epistle

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Letters in new testament to early christian communities

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Apocrypha

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6 books, 12 passages left out of protestant bible

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Types of books in old testament

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The Law
The History books
The wisdom books
The prophets

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The law

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First 5 books
Shows how Jews became people of God
Gods guidance for how he wanted Jews to live

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The History books

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Shows how God guided his people and they often refused to listen
1 kings
Judges

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Wisdom books

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Prayers, psalms, books of advice, poems
How to use god given talents to do what is right and stay close to god
Psalms, Proverbs

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The prophets

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Words of inspired figures sent by god to teach people about how god is active in world
Joel
Amos

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Types of books in new testament

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Gospels
Acts of the apostles
The epistles
Book of revelation

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Acts of the apostles

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Continuation of gospel of Luke

Events of early church up to 60CE

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The epistles

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Letters to christian communities to show how to live by Jesus’ teachings
Romans
Corinthians

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Book of Revelation

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A prophecy to John

An apocalyptic book written by John featuring his own visions which some believe describe the end of the world

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Criteria for books to be accepted into bible

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Authority behind material had to be one of the apostles
Written early on (most before end of 1st century)
Matched other presentations of Christian beliefs
Accepted by all christian churches

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