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Midterm 24-25 Flashcards

1
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Define covenant

A

Binding and solemn agreement between human beings or between God and people

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2
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Describe the role of the Magisterium in biblical interpretation

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Preserve and interpret the deposit of faith

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3
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Explain the context of the story ofMoses

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Enslavement of the israelites in Egypt

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4
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Identify the major divisions of the Old Testament

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The Petateuch (torah)
The historical books
The wisdom books
The prophetic books

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5
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Dogma

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Type of doctrine; the central truth; infallible/unchangeable

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6
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Be able to cite scripture passages using the following: Book, Chapter, & Verse

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(Book) (chapter) : (verse) - (verse) ; (chapter) : (verse)

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7
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What does the Church state about the God of Judaism and the God of Islam

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We all believe in the same God

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8
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According to the Church, determine whether original sin is an action committed or a result of
concupiscence

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Result of
concupiscence

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9
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Be able to navigate the Bible in order to find bible stories

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I believe in you bbg

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10
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Define matriarch

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“mother of faith”

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11
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Discipline

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Type of doctrine; law or regulation in church; can change

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12
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Hospitality

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Kindness

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13
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Concubine

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Female surrogate for male tribe leader

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14
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Which of the following IS in the formation of the New Testament?
A. Historical Jesus
B. Formating
C. The prophetic boks
D. Editing

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A. Historical Jesus

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15
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Quote the Confessions by St. Augustine in light of his view of happiness

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“our hearts are restless until they rest in you oh God”

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16
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Original holiness

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The original state of humans in their relationship with God

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17
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Amount of books in the Old Testament

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46

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18
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Who is the primary author of the Holy Bible

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God

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19
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Define salvation history

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Story of Gods saving activity of humanity
-past, present, and future

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20
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What is the difference between scientific fact/historical fact and religious truth

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Scientific - supported by evidence and varified through science
Religious - belief based on religous faith/texts

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21
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Felix

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2nd happiness level; happiness in comparison

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22
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Doctrine

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Teaching of the church

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23
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According to the Church, determine whether God is active or passive in our lives

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We are theist, meaning we believe God has an ACTIVE role in creation

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24
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Scriptural examples of divine revelation

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Jesus; burning bush talking to moses; God speaking to Adam and Eve

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25
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Identify the purpose of the 10 Plagues

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To get Remeses (Pharoah) to release Moses’ people

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26
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Identify the time period of the story of Moses

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14th - 13th BCE

27
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Define canon of scripture

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The official list of inspired books of the bible

28
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Identify the biblical genre for the story of the patriarchs

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Historical Narritive

29
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Define Hebre Numerology

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Study of symbolism behind the numbers in sacred scripture

30
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Literal

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Passages literal meaning

31
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Define patriarch

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“father of faith”

32
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Allegorical

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Overal message (related to Jesus’ actions)

33
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Identify the biblical genre of the story of Moses

A

Historical Narritive

34
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Why does the textbook refer to Adam and Eve as our “first parents”

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First humans God made
Our ancestors

35
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Identify the 2 names for God in the Pentateuch

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YHWH - “I am what I am”
Elohim - hebrew name for God

36
Q

Define religious truth

A

Not historically accurate
What we discover about who God is and/or what his plan is for us

37
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Summarize Moses’ calling in the vision of the burning bush

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He was told to save his people and bring them to the promised land

38
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Original justice

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The original state of creation before the fall

39
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Define divine revelation

A

Gods revealing/communication of himself to humanity in salvation history through deeds and words over time

40
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What are the effects of sin

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Breaks down human relationships w/ God, eachother, earth, ourselves
Leads to death

41
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Identify which approach the Catholic Church uses to read the Bible. Is it
fundamentalist/literalistic or contextual/spiritual?

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Contextual/spiritual (we look at its historical context and its deeper religious meaning

42
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Birthright

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First son has most priveledge

43
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Beatitudo

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3rd happiness level; seeing good and doing good

44
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Examples of natural revelation

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the restless heart; the questioning mind

45
Q

Define scriptural exegesis

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Process of carefully studying biblical passages to understand its original meaning

46
Q

Differentiate between the 2 Creation stories by briefly summarizing each story

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Earth was made in 6 days; humans last
Man was made first; woman last to help man

47
Q

Define Deposit of Faith

A

All that the church purposes for belief
Drawn from sacred scripture and tradition

48
Q

Anagogical

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Events/actions which will bring us to heaven

49
Q

Define natural revelation

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The process which God makes himself known to human reason through the created world

50
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Sublime beatitudo

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4th happiness level; fullness of happiness

51
Q

Identify the Passover Seder for the Israelites

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Seder is a ritual meal (w/ unleavened bread) which they use to celebrate passover

52
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Customs ofAbraham’s tribe

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Concubine
Birthright
Hospitality

53
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Amount of books in the New Testament

A

27

54
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Formation of the Old Testament (Hint: OWE)

A

Oral tradition
Written tradition
Editing

55
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Identify the 3 monotheistic religions that Abraham is the patriarch

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Christians
Islam
Judaism

56
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4 senses of scripture (Hint: LAMA)

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Literal
Allegorical
Moral
Anagogical

57
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Laetus

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1st happiness level; happiness in a thing

58
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Define Magisterium

A

The official teaching authority of the church

59
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Moral

A

Actual teaching (how to act)

60
Q

What is the name of the tree in the center of the Garden of Eden

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Tree of life/tree of knowledge of good and evil

61
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Formation of the New Testament (Hint: HOW)

A

Historical Jesus
Oral tradition
Written tradition

62
Q

Which of the following is NOT in the formation of the Old Testament?
A. Oral Tradition
B. Deposit of Faith
C. Written tradition
D. Editing

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B. Deposit of Faith

63
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Identify the type of language the biblical authors used when writing the Creation Stories

A

Hebrew

64
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Define historical criticism

A

Literal criticism method that examines the origin of a work in the context of the historical and cultural events of the time written

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