Porche Chapter 3

Question 0

BISHOP

Answer 0

A consecrated successor to the Apostles, usually charged with the spiritual and administrative care of a given territory or diocese.

Question 1

COUNCIL OF JERUSALEM

Answer 1

Recounted in Acts 15, this synod of the Apostles around AD 49 or 50 spoke with the authority of the Holy Spirit in deciding that Gentile converts to Christianity did not have to be circumcised or obey the Law of Moses.

Question 2

TRADITION

Answer 2

From the Latin traditio, meaning “handing down.” Sacred Tradition is part of the Deposit of Faith. It is the Word of God entrusted by Christ to the Apostles and their successor and communicated by preaching and teaching to every generation of Christians under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, who keeps it free from error.

Question 3

PARABLE

Answer 3

A story that is told in order to illustrate a moral or spiritual truth. It is one of the improper literal senses of a text.