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God's Revelation To The World Flashcards

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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?

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YAHWIST

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Define anthropomorphic

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having human characteristics

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What is the source of the Pentateuch is an emphasis on prophecies that has Abraham as its central figure?

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ELOHIST

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What is the source of the Pentateuch is emphasis on morality and the Law; highlights Moses’ speeches?

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DEUTERONOMIST

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What is the source of the Pentateuch is census lists, genealogies, numbers, dates, and proper ways to worship?

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PRIESTLY

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Traditionally, __________ has been named the author of the ____________

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Moses, Pentateuch

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Describe the first creation story

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Forceful, stately, grand; awesome dramatic act by glorious, majestic God

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Describe the second creation story

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Lighter in tone, down-to-earth; paints picture of anthropomorphic God

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Both creation stories reveal important truths about what?

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  • God
  • Creation
  • human beings
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The ______ creation story tells us that there is only ____ _____.

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first, one, God

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The ________ creation story also tells us that God planned __________ and __________ that God made is ______.

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first, creation, everything, good

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The ________ creation story tells us the ___________ is a special day of ________ and __________.

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first, Sabbath, rest, worship

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The __________ creation story portrays God as a _________ who molds Adam’s _______.

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second, potter, body

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The second story was very _____________.

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intimate

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The __________ creation story shows the equal ___________ of women and men through the creation of Eve from Adam’s _____

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second, dignity, rib

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______ wants the couple “to become _____,” to enter into a close relationship that mirrors God’s own ____________ with them

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YHWH, one, relationship

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Why include two creation stories in the Bible?

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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.

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The second creation account is ________ than the first.

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older

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True or false? The creation accounts are concerned with presenting scientific truth.

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False, they are not.

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The story of ______ explains why human beings are not always _________ and do not _______ forever.

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Fall, happy, live

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The __________ became the symbol of ______

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Serpent, evil

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_____ comes from the free will of ________ __________.

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Sin, human beings

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Adam and Eve’s _____ was that of __________ God.

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sin, playing

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The worst consequence of the ___________ ______ was ___________ from God

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Original Sin, separation

26
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Define Original Sin

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the fallen state of human nature into which all human beings are born

27
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“Adam and Eve committed a __________ sin, but this affected the __________ nature that they would then transmit in a _________ state.

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personal, human, fallen

28
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Recite the Protoevangelium

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“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)

29
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___________ relied solely on God’s ____________

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Abraham, fidelity

30
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The covenant with Abraham was tested when God asked Abraham to ___________ his son, __________, but the Lord’s ___________ stopped the sacrifice.

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sacrifice, Isaac, messenger

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Abraham is a model of ________.

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Faith

32
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Jacob secured his father’s ____________ over his twin brother ______.

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inheritance, Esau

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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.”

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Jacob, Bethel, Israel, contends

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Included in Jacob’s family were his _______ sons from whom came the Twelve ________ of Israel.

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twelve, Tribes

35
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Joseph was a beloved son who had jealous __________. Jesus was the beloved Son of God of whom ________ was jealous.

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brothers, Herod

36
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Jesus and his parents (____ _______ ________) ended up in Egypt to flee _______ ________. Joseph ended up in Egypt because of his brothers’ ___________.

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the Holy Family, King Herod, treachery

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________ convinced the others to sell Joseph for twenty pieces of silver. ________ betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver.

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Judah, Judas

38
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Joseph forgave his brothers and saved them from __________. Jesus forgave his __________ and saved all ____________.

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famine, executioners, humanity

39
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The Exodus and the giving of the ______ was a foundational event in the history of the Chosen People.

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Law

40
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The Prophet _________ was a central figure in the Old Testament.

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Moses

41
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______ appeared to Moses in a burning bush that was NOT ___________ by ______.

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God, consumed, fire

42
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God instructed Moses to lead the Chosen People to __________.

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freedom

43
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Moses did NOT ___________ agree to act as God’s __________.

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initially, prophet

44
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“You shall be my people, and I will be your God” is the core of what covenant?

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The Sinai Covenant

45
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The Sinai Covenant revealed God’s special _________ and _________ for them.

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love, mercy

46
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The Sinai Covenant stipulated how God’s people were to _________ to his _______.

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respond, love

47
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What do the Ten Commandments do?

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they summarize the Law

48
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Which book is the fundamental book of the Pentateuch?

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Exodus

49
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The people grew frustrated with Moses and made a _______ ______ to ________

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golden calf, worship

50
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The ________ Covenant bound God and ____ _________ __________ in a personal loving _________.

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Sinai, the Chosen People, union

51
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Jesus was faithful to his _________, falsely accused, and underwent his __________, _________, and ____________. Joseph was faithful to his _________, falsely ___________, and ___________.

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Father, Passion, Death, Resurrection, master, accused, imprisoned

52
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____________ shows that the Pentateuch reached its ________ form after centuries of _________, _________, and ___________ oral tradition

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scholarship, final, retelling, adapting, reinterpreting

53
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Exodus is the ______________ book of the ____________

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fundamental, Pentateuch

54
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The people grew _____________ with __________ and made a golden calf to worship

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frustrated, Moses

55
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It took _________ ________ before the Chosen People could enter the ___________ ________

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forty years, Promised Land

56
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Of the original group of former slaves in Egypt, only 2 survived to make it into _____ ___________ _________

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The Promised Land

57
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___________ stresses the theme of God’s ___________ and our need to worship him with _______

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Leviticus, holiness, love

58
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____________ centers on God’s ______ of Israel and exhorts the ________ to choose between ____________ to ______ and the ______

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Deuteronomy, love, nation, obedience, God, Law

59
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The God of __________ is a God of ___________

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Exodus, libertaion

60
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__________ records the “____________” of the _________ against __________

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Numbers, murmuring, People, Moses

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