Intro to Scripture Unit

Question 1

oral tradition

Answer 1

passing on of stories by word of mouth

Question 2

written tradition

Answer 2

passing on of stories by writing

Question 3

New Testament

Answer 3

27 books of the Bible written during or after the time of Jesus

Question 4

Old Testament

Answer 4

46 books of the Bible written about God’s actions toward His Chosen People before the time of Jesus

Question 5

Babylonian Exile

Answer 5

Babylon took over Assyria and holds Jewish people captive; temple is destroyed

Question 6

Gnosticism

Answer 6

the belief that God’s saving message is only revealed to a select few and material things don’t matter

Question 7

Deuterocanonical

Answer 7

books not included in the Protestant Bible: Tobit, Judith, 1+2 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, Esther, and Daniel

Question 8

Torah/Pentateuch

Answer 8

first 5 books of Bible; Pentateuch= “5 books”, Torah=”law”

Question 9

Septuagint

Answer 9

translation into Greek; 70 days and translations story

Question 10

Latin Vulgate

Answer 10

latin translation of the Bible

Question 11

salvation history

Answer 11

one, unified story of the Bible

Question 12

covenant

Answer 12

promise between God and His Chosen People

Question 13

Chosen People

Answer 13

Israelites

Question 14

Sacred Scripture

Answer 14

the Bible

Question 15

Sacred Tradition

Answer 15

process of passing on God’s message

Question 16

Analogy of Faith

Answer 16

the Bible is all connected through Revelation

Question 17

Magisterium

Answer 17

the worldly office of the Church

Question 18

Ecumenical Council

Answer 18

a gathering of Bishops to discuss a pressing issue

Question 19

Council of Trent

Answer 19

ecumenical council where they decided which books should be in the Bible

Question 20

Vatican 2

Answer 20

considered Biblical interpretation and exegesis

Question 21

Canon

Answer 21

Catholic Bible/Scripture

Question 22

Divine Revelation

Answer 22

God’s way of communication through the Trinity

Question 23

Divine Inspiration

Answer 23

God’s influence on the authors of the Bible

Question 24

Biblical inerrancy

Answer 24

salvation history is free from error

Question 25

exegesis

Answer 25

interpretation of the Bible

Question 26

literary form (genre)

Answer 26

type of story in the Bible

Question 27

development of biblical texts

Answer 27

event occurs > oral tradition > written tradition > canon formation

Question 28

Organization of the Bible

Answer 28

OT- Torah, History, Biblical
NT- Gospels, Acts, Letters, Revelation

Question 29

Languages of the Bible

Answer 29

Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic

Question 30

Difference between Catholic and Protestant Bible

Answer 30

of books: Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, 1+2 Maccabees, Esther, and Daniel

Question 31

Criteria for Canonical Inclusion

Answer 31

liturgical use, universal acceptance, Apostolic origin, consistency

Question 32

Relationship between OT and NT

Answer 32

NT fulfills OT; OT foreshadows/prophesies events in NT

Question 33

Senses of Scripture

Answer 33

literal (human author’s intention) and spiritual

Question 34

literal sense example

Answer 34

people get punished but God saves them after repentance

Question 35

Spiritual sense types

Answer 35

allegorical, moral, anagogical

Question 36

allegorical sense

Answer 36

foreshadowing of Christ

Question 37

moral sense

Answer 37

what it teaches about how we should live life

Question 38

anagogical sense

Answer 38

how does it point to Heaven