Midterm Exam Flashcards
(Vocab)
The disordered human appetites or desires that remain even after Baptism due to the temporal consequences of Original Sin and which constitute an inclination to sin.
Concupiscence
The Bible tells the story of what?
How God’s plan for salvation unfolded throughout history (Salvation History)
What is contained in the Bible?
Stories, poems, dialogue, and figurative language.
What is required to read the Bible and understand it?
Preparation and authoritative guidance
The Bible is _____ and _____ history of salvation.
Inspired and Inerrant
What 2 senses do we need to distinguish when discerning the meaning of the Scripture?
1) Literal Sense
2) Spiritual Sense
(Vocab)
A solemn agreement between people or between God and man involving mutual commitments and guarantees.
covenant
(Vocab)
Making no mistakes or errors. Scripture is inerrant; it always teaches truth, never falsehood.
inerrant
What are the 3 main spiritual senses?
1) Allegorical/Typical sense
2) Moral/Tropological sense
3) Anagogical sense
What is important to keep in mind when reading the Bible in a literal sense?
We must remember the culture in which it was written in order not to have literalistic interpretations (imposing modern historical + scientific ideas on scripture)
What is literal sense?
Understanding of the various genres used in the written text (law, history, wisdom, prophesy, poetry) and what is said in the passage
What is spiritual sense?
The meaning expressed by the biblical texts when read under the influence of the Holy Spirit in light of the mystery of Christ.
What is allegorical/typical sense?
Shows how people + events in salvation
(Vocab)
Guided by God; from a word meaning “breathed in.”
inspired
What is moral/tropological sense?
Interprets the heroes of Scripture as models for life
What is anagogical sense?
Views the events of Sacred Scripture “in terms of their eternal significance” (CCC 117) leading us to heaven
What are 2 words to describe the Bible?
The Bible is both Divine and Human
How is the Bible both divine and human?
- God writes the Bible by divinely inspiring members of His people to write it.
- The Bible tells us, without error, what we need to know about God for the sake of our salvation
What 2 things are used to understand scripture?
Faith and reason
(Both seek truth + faith elevates reason)
(Vocab)
Hebrew for “anointed.” Anointing was the Old Testament ritual used to commission a person for a special task.
Messiah
(Vocab)
The state that existed between our first parents and God by which they fully participated in divine life before the fall.
Original Holiness
SHORT ANSWER: What are the 3 religions truths to the Creation Stories?
1) There is only 1 God
2) Everything God made was good
3) God Planned Creation
Th greek word “ruah” mean what in english?
-wind
-breath
-spirit
What is the focal point of Creation?
Humans are the focal point of creation as they are made in God’s own image + likeness
Is our souls immortal or mortal?
Immortal
How do human differ from other creatures?
They each have a rational soul with the spiritual powers of intellect and will
What does the soul reflect?
The power of God + “images” the divine life in a finite way
(Vocab)
The state enjoyed by our first parents characterized by the inner harmony of the human person, harmony between man and woman, and harmony with creation.
Original Justice
What is the soul + why is it important?
The soul is the form and “spiritual principle” of the body
Both the body and soul are…?
Sacred
According to Hebrew parah - rabbah, the first humans were called to be…?
Fruitful and multiply
What does parah mean?
Be fruitful
What does rabbah mean?
Increase, master
(Vocab)
Adam and Eve’s abuse of their human freedom by disobeying God’s command.
Original Sin
(Vocab)
Christ’s work of redemption accomplished principally by his Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension, whereby “dying he destroyed our death, rising he restored our life” (CCC 1067; cf. 654).
Paschal Mystery
Humans were created in a state of…?
Original Justice and Original Holiness
Both man and woman share what?
Equal personal dignity
The difference between genders is not just physical but also…?
Spiritual
(Diff. affected + spiritual nature)
How are men and woman supposed to be complementary and how would it impact society?
They are supposed to be complementary in self-giving love and communion. Also in marriage and family. This impact society in a positive manner. (Woman made from the side of man)
Before the fall, were Adam and Eve aware of God’s presence/relationship?
Yes
(Vocab)
From the Greek proto, meaning “first,” and evangelion, meaning “good news.” This first message of Good News — the First Gospel — is found in Genesis 3: 15, wherein the promise of a redeemer is announced.
Protoevangelium
What is the 1st Original Sin?
The sim of disobedience to God. Adam and Eve decided for themselves what is good and evil. They chose to put their own desires before God’s will (false sense of happiness)
What does Jesus refer Satan as?
“murderer from the beginning”
What are the 3 specific consequences to Original Sin?
1) loss of friendship of God
2) no longer immune to suffering + death
3) greater inclination to sin + temptation
What is the moment each new human person receives Adam’s fallen nature
The moment of conception
As Original Sin divided humanity from God, sin divides…?
Humans from one another.
(Vocab)
Literally meaning “being bought back,” the act by which Jesus Christ, through his sacrificial Death on the Cross, set us free from the slavery of sin, thus redeeming or “buying us back” from the power of the Devil.
Redemption
(Vocab)
The story of God’s plan to save man from the consequences of sin. This plan began with creation, is unfolding now, and will continue until the end of time at the Second Coming.
Salvation History
According to a Bishop Barron, what is Sin?
Sin - Turning oneself into God. Appropriating the divine life and making it yours instead of receiving it the way it is.
According to a Bishop Barron, what does it mean to get the Divine Life “on the fly?”
As you receive it you give it. As it comes out it goes out.
We receive the body of Christ (we are what we eat) + we give it away with our actions + come back for more.
According to a Bishop Barron, what is the great emptiness?
The emptiness of our soul. After we sin ( a symbol of sin)
Compare Mary and Eve.
Mary’s “yes” to God was necessary to bring the Incarnation into the world unlike Eve who disobeyed God and brought sim into the world.
What promises did
God make to Abraham?
- land and a nation
- kingship and a name
- make his descendants a blessing for all nations
(Vocab)
The form of the body, this is an individual spiritual substance created directly by God in his image and likeness.
Soul
SHORT ANSWER: Give 2 reasons why the giving of divine name is important?
1) reveals a desire for a personal relationship with His people
2) reveals existence to be the very nature of God
Who establishes Jerusalem as a Capital and unites the people?
David
What was the Mosaic Law for?
To prepare for the coming of Christ
What does Jesus call David?
King after his kingdom will never end
What does nabi mean?
Mouthpiece
What did the prophets promise the Israelites?
A Messiah would come to restore Israel, defeat its enemies + bring great splendor that that of David
(Vocab)
Image in the prophecies of Isaiah depicting one who is sent by God to suffer and die for the sins of humanity. It is a prophecy of the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ.
Suffering Servant
(Vocab)
Beyond the limits of ordinary human experience or knowledge.
Transcendent
SHORT ANSWER: How does Exodus foreshadow redemption?
Just as Moses leads us from slavery of sin, as with the 1st Passover, a lamb is scarified (Christ: the Lamb of God). The passage through the Red Sea was a type of Baptism
How did Isaiah describe the savior?
- he would come form Galilee
- He would suffer greatly + die, redeeming the sins of humanity the suffering servant
How would the Messiah’s death affect the people?
It would heal them and save them from sin
The physical sign of circumcision points to what?
Baptism
In Jewish tradition, what does the concept of redemption imply?
Deliverance by payment of a price of ransom
In the Old Testament, redemption is the role of what goal?
The nearest relative who would rescue his family in matters of enslavement or justice (pay the ransom)
- We see Jesus as the redeemer (goal) who freed us from enslavement (sin) by payment in his blood.
(Vocab)
The visit of the archangel Gabriel to the Blessed Virgin Mary to inform her she would be the Mother of the Savior, commemorated on March 25.
Annunciation
SHORT ANSWER: How is David’s kingship an allegorical reference to Christ’s kingship?
David is imperfect but righteous endowed with kingship, wisdom + spirit of prayer, who saved his people. Christ is perfectly holy, wisdom itself, the savior of all.
The salvation of the world is culminated in the…
Incarnation
What does the story of the Paschal Mystery begin with?
the Annuciation
What does the “fullness of time” refer to?
“God’s time”
Who is the only person in scripture that is described as being full of grace?
Mary
Who’s name means “God saves”?
Jesus
(Vocab)
Reparation for an offense through a voluntary action that expiates the injustice done.
Atonement
(Vocab)
Instituted by Christ, this sacrament cleanses the recipient from sin with sanctifying grace and confers the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Baptism
Whose name means “strength of God”
Gabriel
What does Mary’s name mean and what language is it? What is the English translation?
Her name means Theotokos (which is Greek) and in English is translated to “God Bearer”
Who was conceived without the stain of Original Sin?
Mary
Why was Mary conceived withiout Original Sin?
To prepare her for her role in salvation
What was Mary born with, similarly to the 1st humans at Creation?
sanctifying grace
(Vocab)
A formal and legal promise between a man and woman to enter into a marriage.
Betrothal
What does the Latin word “Fiat” mean in English?
“Let it be done”
Who was betrothed to Mary?
Joseph
Why did Joseph want to quietly end the betrothal?
So as not to endanger Mary
T or F:
Mary was filled with God’s sanctifying grace, as the 1st humans were at creation.
true
The teaching of the Immaculate Conception was declared dogma by who?
Pope Pius IX (the 9th)
(Vocab)
Willingness to abandon worldly riches or otherwise separate from the world for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Detachment
(Vocab)
Means “God with us.” An angel told Joseph that this is the name by which Mary’s son would be known
Emmanuel
Who was described as a “just man” in the Old Testament
St. Joseph
In the Annunciation, who is the name of the angel that greets Mary?
Gabriel
What does the name “Gabriel” mean and what language is it?
“Strength of God” and it is the Hebrew translation.
What does the term “just man” mean?
A holy man
Who is the new Ark of the Covenant?
Mary
(Vocab)
The free and unmerited favor of God is given, first of all, through the Sacraments.
Grace
What is the Immaculate Conception?
It refers to Mary being conceived w/o Original Sin.
What does the collaboration w/ God mean and what will it require of us?
God counts on individuals to collaborate in his redemptive work. It may require us to sacrifice our own lives to serve God.
Who is seen as the greatest prophet and why?
John is seen as the greatest of the prophets because he was the last to proclaim the coming of Christ. He called people to repent from their sins and to be baptized.
What term has only been used once in the bible (the Annunciation) and is found nowhere else in Scripture?
“full of grace” (The angles describes Mary as being “full of grace”)
Mary’s answer to Gabriel is also referred to as…
Mary’s Fiat
(Vocab)
From the Latin for “to become flesh”; the mystery of the hypostatic union of the divine and human natures in the one divine Person of the Word, Jesus Christ.
Incarnation
(Vocab)
Being made right with God
Justification
Mary’s “yes” to God, overturned what? What does this make her?
It overturned Eve’s no.
This makes Mary the “New Eve”
Why does Jesus come to John to be baptized?
He goes to John so that he can show us that we should follow him. It’s symbolizes the preisthood
What does John declare Jesus as?
the “Lamb of God”
SHORT ANSWER: What is the significance of Jesus being called the “Lamb of God”
He is the Passover Lamb. It points out that he is the Redeemer of humanity.
What does John declare Jesus as?
the “Lamb of God”
Why was Mary born without Original Sin?
To prepare for her role in salvation
(Vocab)
The Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ in Bethlehem as well as the events surrounding his Birth.
Nativity
SHORT ANSWER: How is faithful obedience part of redemption in all things?
Everyday activites should be done for love of God. This makes them sources of grace. We are called to love as Christ loved and that begins at home and then expands into the world.
What does the name “Jesus” mean and what language is it?
“God Saves” and it is the Hebrew translation.
T or F:
John encounters the Trinity
true
Who is Jesus?
Jesus is Divine, the Way, the Truth, and the Bread of Life.
What is Christ’s poverty portrayed as an aspect of? What does this mean?
It is portrayed as an aspect of redemption. It is a radical detachment from worldly possessions.
How does poverty unite us to Christ?
If we make room in our hearts for an intimate relationship with God and go through a detachment it could unite us with Christ.
(Vocab)
This grace heals human nature, which has been wounded by sin. It gives man a share in the divine life, which is infused into the soul by the Holy Spirit.
Sanctifying Grace
(Vocab)
The Blessed Virgin Mary conceived Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Virgin Birth
SHORT ANSWER:
Give 3 reasons and explain why the word became flesh.
1) To manifest the infinite depth of God’s love
- God shows humanity love so people could serve him out of love and not fear. He chose to suffer and die for us to save humanity and was offered for all people. There is no greater love than God’s love for us.
2) To be our model of holiness
- Christ’s life and words are a source of inspiration for us. We imitate Christ based on his mode of love. We can do this by providing service to others and having a selfless concern for them.
3) To destroy the power of the devil
- Christ overcame death and opened the gates of heaven. He made sure that Sin would not have the last word over humanity. Christ’s victory over the devil was accomplished by his Death of the Cross. Only at the end of time will Satan be defeated forever.
What does the term “Compassion” mean?
Compassion is a special kind of love in which one person identifies with the sufferings of another with a desire to relive their pain.
What does the term “Agape” mean? What language is it?
Agape is the love that wants the best for the other. It is a Greek word.
What is an example of God feeding the hungry in the multiplier loaves and fishes
God multiplied loaves and fishes
What is the word “mercy” in Latin?
Misericordia
What does the term mercy mean?
Mercy is divine love turned toward sin
(Vocab)
The principal sacramental celebration of the Church, established by Christ at the Last Supper, in which the mystery of salvation through participation in the sacrificial Death and glorious Resurrection of Christ is renewed and accomplished. This term is also applied to the species consecrated during the Mass.
Eucharist
SHORT ANSWER: What is ‘heroic materialism and why is it not enough?
Heroic Materialism- Material things that are grand/bold and attract people’s attention
It is not enough because the human soul deserves a spiritual truth. It is always seeking spiritual perfection + truth. It is not enough to sustain a healthy culture.
What does the word “misericordia” stem from?
Miseria (sin, misery)
How does Christ reveal the redemptive power of suffering?
When we turn to Christ in our suffering it brings peace and security to our soul. This reminds us that God is in control. We can unite our suffering to the Passion of Christ
