Philosophy Midterm Study Guide Flashcards
True and False: Natural Revelation alone lets humans know that God exists but does not let them know him personally
False
True and False: Redaction criticism tells you that the creation accounts in the Bible had different origins
False
True and False: By noting that God rested on the seventh day, the biblical author reminds you to take time each week to offer thanks and praise to God
True
True and False: God created the world as an expression of the perfect communion of love shared by the Persons of the Blessed Trinity
True
True and False: After their fall from grace, God abandoned Adam, Eve, and their descendants
False
True and False: The creation accounts do not describe an actual event that occured at the beginning of human history
True
True and False: The ultimate author of Sacred Scripture is whatever the Magisterium says for each book
True
True and False: Like many of the world’s early human civilizations, the Hebrews believed in one God
False
True and False: There are two different stories of creation recorded in the Book of Genesis
True
True and False: The story of God’s redeeming activity in human history continues still today
True
True and False: The allegorical sense of Scripture reminds you that the sacred words are intended to lead you to eternal life
False
True and False: The best way to study scripture is start with the literal sense, then go to the spiritual sense
True
True and False: The natural sciences have their limits because they cannot discover the meaning of creation and answer large questions such as why evil exists
True
True and False: The spiritual sense of the Bible refers to what the words of Scripture signify, the deeper meaning
True
True and False: The Exodus is an example of an allegory as it did not really occur in history
False
True and False: Source criticism proposes that the two creation accounts in the Book of Genesis were written by the same author or source
False
God created the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ A. Visible world B. Invisible world C. Visible and invisible world D. none of the above
C. Visible and invisible world
In the second creation account, God focuses on \_\_\_\_\_\_ A. Pottery B. Creatures C. Earth D. People
D. People
The creation accounts are the beginning of God's \_\_\_\_\_\_ relationship with his people, Israel, and with all human beings A. Adversarial B. Limited C. Transcendent D. Covenant
D. Covenant
Which of the following is NOT an aspect that makes you unique?
A. You reflect God’s divine image
B. Your being enhances the value of fish and other creatures
C. You possess great dignity, value, and worth
D. You have the capacity to recognize what is good
B. Your being enhances
A \_\_\_\_, in the literary sense, is a narrative that from the outside seems to relate actual events but is primarily symbolic, often associated with religious beliefs. A. Myth B. Story C. Play D. Legend
A. Myth
The biblical author mentions that God creates Eve from Adam's rib, highlighting women's dignity and equality with men. This is an example of \_\_\_\_\_ A. Etiology B. Eschatology C. Primeval history D. Hyperbole
A. Etiology
Of the early human civilizations worldwide, the \_\_\_\_\_ were one of the few who believed in one God A. Babylonians B. Assyrians C. Israelites D. Egyptians
C. Israelites
Which one of the following is an implication for human beings of being made of body and soul?
A. Humans possess great dignity
B. Humans can be in loving communion with God
C. Spirit and matter form a single nature in humans
D. All of the above
D. All of the above