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