FCL

Question 1

means it comes from
God and is about God

Answer 1

Divine

Question 2

means to unveil

Answer 2

revelation

Question 3

Revelation came from the latin word ______ which means to _____

Answer 3

revelare, lay bare

Question 4

This is interpreted as ______ to us of who He is and His Plan to save us all in His love

Answer 4

God’s personal loving communication

Question 5

It is God’s reaching out to us in
______, so we get to know and love Him.

Answer 5

friendship

Question 6

In the dictionary, revelation is defined as:

Answer 6

“the act or process of revealing or the state of being revealed.”

Question 7

Theologically speaking, revelation is

Answer 7

“the act of
revealing or communicating divine truth, especially
by divine agency or supernatural means.

Question 8

It is through the _____
that man can know God with
certainty, on the basis of his works.

Answer 8

1) natural reason

Question 9

But there is another order of knowledge, which man cannot possibly arrive at by his own powers:

Answer 9

2) order of Divine Revelation.

Question 10

This is through an utterly free decision of God, this he does by revealing the mystery, his plan of loving goodness, formed from all eternity in Christ.

Answer 10

His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.

Question 11

the fullness of
God’s revelation

Answer 11

Jesus Christ

Question 12

a revelation received directly from God. (for now, very rare) (e.g. to Prophets and Apostles)

Answer 12

Immediate

Question 13

it is a passing of the revelation. (for future) (e.g. to future generations, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit - Bible)

Answer 13

Mediate

Question 14

manifestation of God in
nature and creation. It is the revelation of God in his work.

Answer 14

natural

Question 15

a revelation above the natural. It takes place in history. God’s self and His will is revealed. Is made to particular individuals and groups through particular events that happen at special time and places. (e.g. miracles and scriptures)

Answer 15

supernatural

Question 16

a revelation to a group of people, or to the church, the people of God. E.g. (Stories in the Bible/Tradition)

Answer 16

public

Question 17

it is given to individuals or
group of individuals for special reasons. The purpose is to enlighten the faithful on the way they should behave, in the circumstance in life and to be guided in their practical, social and spiritual activities. (e.g. visions)

Answer 17

private

Question 18

1. Scripture is I____
   2.Scripture is U____
   3.Scripture E____

Answer 18

Inspired, Useful, Equips

Question 19

The ____ was written under
the inspiration of the Holy
Spirit.

Answer 19

bible

Question 20

The Bible was written by over
__ authors

Answer 20

40

Question 20

The Bible was written over a
period of about ___

Answer 20

1,550 years

Question 21

The first _____ books
were probably written around
1450 b.c.

Answer 21

Old Testament

Question 22

The last_____ book was probably
written before a.d. 100.

Answer 22

New Testament

Question 23

nearly all of the Old
Testament was written in

Answer 23

hebrew

Question 24

There are handful of verses in ____

Answer 24

aramaic

Question 25

All of the New Testament was written in ____

Answer 25

greek

Question 26

The term _____ is interpreted as something “connected with God or a god or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration.”

Answer 26

Sacred

Question 27

In a secular point of view, sacred means ____

Answer 27

“too valuable to interfere with”

Question 28

The term ____ is interpreted as “sacred writings of Christianity contained in the Bible.” Or it is the “sacred writings of a religion other than Christianity.”

Answer 28

Scripture

Question 29

The ____ are collections of writings in the Bible.

Answer 29

Sacred Scriptures

Question 30

The Bible comes from the __ word __, meaning __

Answer 30

Greek, Biblia, Books

Question 31

the bible is really a collection of ___

Answer 31

books

Question 32

the author of Sacred Scripture

Answer 32

God

Question 33

which are contained and presented in the text of Sacred Scripture, have been written down under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit

Answer 33

divinely revealed realities

Question 34

relying on the faith of the apostolic age, accepts as sacred and canonical books of the Old and New Testaments, whole and entire, with all their parts, on the grounds that, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, they have God as their author, and have been handed on as such to the Church herself.

Answer 34

holy mother church

Question 35

relying on the faith of the apostolic age, accepts as ______ and ___ books of the Old and New Testaments, whole and entire, with all their parts, on the grounds that, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, they have God as their author, and have been handed on as such to the Church herself.

Answer 35

sacred and canonical

Question 36

Though God is the author, He still needs a ____ as the channel of his message.

Answer 36

Human

Question 37

It is mentioned that “the task of giving an authentic interpretation of the Word of God has been entrusted to the _______ of the Church alone”

Answer 37

living teaching office

Question 38

According to the teaching of the Church especially the Catholic Church, there are ___ factors plays a significant part in interpreting Scripture.

Answer 38

four

Question 39

The first factor states that “common sense tells us to find out what the inspired human author had in mind when interpreting a text.

Answer 39

the human author

Question 40

this involves some basic idea of the social, economic and religious conditions of the authors in their particular historical situations.

Answer 40

the human author

Question 41

The second factor states that “we have to look at its literal form (ex: historical narratives, prophetic oracles, poems or parables) which the author is using. T

Answer 41

the text itself

Question 42

The readers must consider the type of books or interpretation without separating it from the old and new testament writings as a whole.

Answer 42

Dynamic unity

Question 43

the desert is the type of the Eucharist.

Answer 43

manna

Question 44

the ___ foreshadows Baptism

Answer 44

flood

Question 45

The third factor states that “we are constantly asking Scripture new questions and problems, drawn from our own experience.”

Answer 45

the readers or hearers

Question 46

Thus, every Filipino Christians or Catholic wants to know what the Scripture means ‘to ____

Answer 46

me/us

Question 47

At the same time we recognize that the Bible brings its own culture of meanings and framework of attitudes that help form, reform and transform us, the readers into ____

Answer 47

the image of Christ

Question 48

the _______ must be in continuity and harmony of the tradition that has grown out of the text’s impact on Christian communities throughout the ages

Answer 48

authentic interpretation

Question 49

The fourth factor states that interpretation must which “first unites all the books of the Bible into a basic unity, second, links together the context of the scriptural text and its tradition with our present reading context today

Answer 49

the common horizon

Question 50

the new and eternal covenant God has established with us in His Incarnate Son, Jesus Christ.

Answer 50

horizon