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Midterm Flashcards

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Incarnation

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When God turns into man

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Vocation

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A calling from God

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Salvation

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God forgiving us from sin

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Ecumenical Council

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A gathering of the church’s bishops to discuss issues

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Natural Revelation

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God makes himself known to human reason

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Church Fathers

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Teachers whose writings extended the tradition of the apostles

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Scholastic Theology

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Using philosophical methods to understand the truth

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Conscience

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Interior voice guided by human reason

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Salvation History

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A pattern in human history where God reveals his presence & saving action

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Divine revelation

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God makes his divine plan known

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Deposit of Faith

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Heritage of faith contained in Sacred Scripture & tradition

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Magisterium

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Living teaching office of the church

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Dogma

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Doctrine of faith

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Theophany

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Gods manifestation of himself

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Original sin

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First sin committed by Adam & Eve

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Covenant

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A promise God makes with his people

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Patriarch

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The leader of a tribe

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Apostolic Succession

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The passing on of apostolic teaching

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Divine inspiration

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Inspiration from the Holy Spirit given to the writers of the bible

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Canon

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A collection of inspired books

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Biblical inherency

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The bible is free from error

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Written tradition

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Stories passed down through writings

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Oral Tradition

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Stories passed down through word of mouth

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Biblical Exegesis

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The critical interpretation of a biblical text

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Analogy of Faith

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Each doctrine is connected

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Literal Sense

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Bible is being interpreted literally

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Spiritual sense

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Beyond literal meaning

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Fundamentalist Approach

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The interpretation of the bible based on the literal meaning

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Contextualist Approach

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Using science to interpret the bible

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Pharisees

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Educated interpreters of the laws of Moses

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Sadducees

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Strictly adhere to the Torah

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Herodians

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Political leaders

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Essenes

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withdrew from a life of prayer

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Mortal Sin

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More serious sin

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Venial Sin

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Less serious sin

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Promised Land

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Place where Moses led the Jews

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Patriarch

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Leader of a tribe

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Pharaoh

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Egyptian King

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Yahweh

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God

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Manna

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Bread-like substance

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Polytheism

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Believing in many gods

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Judges

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Served Hebrew people as tribal leaders

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Theocracy

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A nation ruled by God

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