God's Revelation To The World Flashcards
There were _____ sources of the Pentateuch
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What is the source of the Pentateuch that was a vivid, earthy style of writing with an anthropomorphic view of God?
YAHWIST
Define anthropomorphic
having human characteristics
What is the source of the Pentateuch is an emphasis on prophecies that has Abraham as its central figure?
ELOHIST
What is the source of the Pentateuch is emphasis on morality and the Law; highlights Moses’ speeches?
DEUTERONOMIST
What is the source of the Pentateuch is census lists, genealogies, numbers, dates, and proper ways to worship?
PRIESTLY
Traditionally, __________ has been named the author of the ____________
Moses, Pentateuch
Describe the first creation story
Forceful, stately, grand; awesome dramatic act by glorious, majestic God
Describe the second creation story
Lighter in tone, down-to-earth; paints picture of anthropomorphic God
Both creation stories reveal important truths about what?
- God
- Creation
- human beings
The ______ creation story tells us that there is only ____ _____.
first, one, God
The ________ creation story also tells us that God planned __________ and __________ that God made is ______.
first, creation, everything, good
The ________ creation story tells us the ___________ is a special day of ________ and __________.
first, Sabbath, rest, worship
The __________ creation story portrays God as a _________ who molds Adam’s _______.
second, potter, body
The second story was very _____________.
intimate
The __________ creation story shows the equal ___________ of women and men through the creation of Eve from Adam’s _____
second, dignity, rib
______ wants the couple “to become _____,” to enter into a close relationship that mirrors God’s own ____________ with them
YHWH, one, relationship
Why include two creation stories in the Bible?
Because the first story teaches that God is awe-inspiring, great, mysterious, and powerful and the second story teaches that God is goodness, loving, and intimate. With only one story, you wouldn’t know everything God wanted us to know about him.
The second creation account is ________ than the first.
older
True or false? The creation accounts are concerned with presenting scientific truth.
False, they are not.
The story of ______ explains why human beings are not always _________ and do not _______ forever.
Fall, happy, live
The __________ became the symbol of ______
Serpent, evil
_____ comes from the free will of ________ __________.
Sin, human beings
Adam and Eve’s _____ was that of __________ God.
sin, playing
The worst consequence of the ___________ ______ was ___________ from God
Original Sin, separation
Define Original Sin
the fallen state of human nature into which all human beings are born
“Adam and Eve committed a __________ sin, but this affected the __________ nature that they would then transmit in a _________ state.
personal, human, fallen
Recite the Protoevangelium
“I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; He will strike at your head, while you strike at his heel.” (Gn 3:15)
___________ relied solely on God’s ____________
Abraham, fidelity
The covenant with Abraham was tested when God asked Abraham to ___________ his son, __________, but the Lord’s ___________ stopped the sacrifice.
sacrifice, Isaac, messenger
Abraham is a model of ________.
Faith
Jacob secured his father’s ____________ over his twin brother ______.
inheritance, Esau
God repeated the covenant to ________ in a dream on the road at _________; years later, Jacob wrestled a stranger who gave Jacob a new name, ________ “one who _________ with God.”
Jacob, Bethel, Israel, contends
Included in Jacob’s family were his _______ sons from whom came the Twelve ________ of Israel.
twelve, Tribes
Joseph was a beloved son who had jealous __________. Jesus was the beloved Son of God of whom ________ was jealous.
brothers, Herod
Jesus and his parents (____ _______ ________) ended up in Egypt to flee _______ ________. Joseph ended up in Egypt because of his brothers’ ___________.
the Holy Family, King Herod, treachery
________ convinced the others to sell Joseph for twenty pieces of silver. ________ betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver.
Judah, Judas
Joseph forgave his brothers and saved them from __________. Jesus forgave his __________ and saved all ____________.
famine, executioners, humanity
The Exodus and the giving of the ______ was a foundational event in the history of the Chosen People.
Law
The Prophet _________ was a central figure in the Old Testament.
Moses
______ appeared to Moses in a burning bush that was NOT ___________ by ______.
God, consumed, fire
God instructed Moses to lead the Chosen People to __________.
freedom
Moses did NOT ___________ agree to act as God’s __________.
initially, prophet
“You shall be my people, and I will be your God” is the core of what covenant?
The Sinai Covenant
The Sinai Covenant revealed God’s special _________ and _________ for them.
love, mercy
The Sinai Covenant stipulated how God’s people were to _________ to his _______.
respond, love
What do the Ten Commandments do?
they summarize the Law
Which book is the fundamental book of the Pentateuch?
Exodus
The people grew frustrated with Moses and made a _______ ______ to ________
golden calf, worship
The ________ Covenant bound God and ____ _________ __________ in a personal loving _________.
Sinai, the Chosen People, union
Jesus was faithful to his _________, falsely accused, and underwent his __________, _________, and ____________. Joseph was faithful to his _________, falsely ___________, and ___________.
Father, Passion, Death, Resurrection, master, accused, imprisoned
____________ shows that the Pentateuch reached its ________ form after centuries of _________, _________, and ___________ oral tradition
scholarship, final, retelling, adapting, reinterpreting
Exodus is the ______________ book of the ____________
fundamental, Pentateuch
The people grew _____________ with __________ and made a golden calf to worship
frustrated, Moses
It took _________ ________ before the Chosen People could enter the ___________ ________
forty years, Promised Land
Of the original group of former slaves in Egypt, only 2 survived to make it into _____ ___________ _________
The Promised Land
___________ stresses the theme of God’s ___________ and our need to worship him with _______
Leviticus, holiness, love
____________ centers on God’s ______ of Israel and exhorts the ________ to choose between ____________ to ______ and the ______
Deuteronomy, love, nation, obedience, God, Law
The God of __________ is a God of ___________
Exodus, libertaion
__________ records the “____________” of the _________ against __________
Numbers, murmuring, People, Moses