Lesson 8 Flashcards

1
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What is Salvation History?

A

It is an arena where God continuously brings humankind to the Kingdom from Creation to Parousia (2nd Coming) with its midpoint in Jesus.

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What is Revelation?

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When something that was hidden becomes known.
For many religious people, revelation comes from God and reveals something about God.
Involves the ‘revealing’ of truth and, for many religions, is an important part of learning about God.

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3
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What does the word ‘Bible’ mean in Greek?

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The books.

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4
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What is the other name for Old Testament and how many books does it have?

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Hebrew Scriptures

46 books

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5
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What is the other name for New Testament and how many books does it have?

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Christian Testament

27 books

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6
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What does the word ‘testament’ mean?

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Covenant

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7
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Name some Literary Forms.

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History
Short Story or Essay
Poetry
Short Sayings
Songs
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8
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Name three things that formed the Hebrew Scriptures.

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Actual Revelation
Oral Tradition
Written Tradition

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9
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Name three sources of our faith.

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Sacred Scriptures (Bible)
Sacred Tradition
Magisterium

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10
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What is the difference in what Catholics and Protestants believe in?

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Catholics: God -> Jesus -> The Apostles -> Tradition, Scripture, and Church
Protestants: God -> Jesus -> The Apostles -> Scripture

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What is the acronym TANAKA for?

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The Jewish scholars put the OLD TESTAMENT in this order:
The LAW (Torah)
The PROPHETS (Nebi'im)
The WRITINGS (Ketheubim)

The Hebrew word TANAKA is an acronym for these three divisions of the Old Testament

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12
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Name the two covenants where Egyptians kept the Israelites as slaves and where Jesus is crucified and appeared to various people.

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The Exodus Covenant

The New Covenant

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13
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How many books does:
Pentateuch
Historical
Wisdom
Major Prophets
Minor Prophets have?
A
Pentateuch - 5
Historical - 16
Wisdom - 7
Major Prophets - 6
Minor Prophets - 12
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14
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How many books does:
Gospels
Letters of Paul
General Letters
Revelation have?
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Gospels - 4
Letters of Paul - 14
General Letters - 8
Revelation - 1

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15
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What are the 10 Plagues of Egypt?

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Blood
Frogs
Gnats (Lice)
Flies
Death of livestocks
Boils
Hail and Fire
Locusts
Darkness
Death of the First Born
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16
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What are the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke) known as?

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Synoptic Gospels

17
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What does the word ‘tradition’ mean?

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Handing down.