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Revelation Flashcards

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Etymology of the word “revelation”

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Latin word “re-velare” meaning to lift, disclose or to uncover

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What painting shows God reaching out to man?

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The Creation of Adam (1510)

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4 reasons why we need God’s revelation

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  1. We are finite but God is infinite
  2. We are fallible. We make mistakes. Only God and His revelation is infallible
  3. We are selfish, prone to sin, and addicted to false gods. Addicts don’t think clearly.
  4. The knowledge of God is the most important knowledge of all, because He is our
    ultimate end, our destiny, and happiness.
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Word of God came from what word of what origin?

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Dabar. Hebrew. Means word, event, or reality

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Word of God includes the following:

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  1. The events in Salvation History
  2. The message of God proclaimed through the prophet
  3. The person of Jesus, who himself is the Word of God
  4. The preaching of the Christian Faith
  5. The general message of God to humanity
  6. The Bible
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Involves a mode of communication comprehensible by human beings

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Word of God

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Attribution of human qualities to God

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Anthropomorphism

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Our language to God

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Anthropomorphic

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Anthropomorphism came from words:

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Anthropos - man

Morphe - form

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10
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Bridge of humankind and to God

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Jesus Christ

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Kinds of Revelation

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General, Special, Public, and Private

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Describe General Revelation

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 Also called “natural revelation”
 God’s revelation through the created world
 “Ever since the creation of the world, his eternal power and divine nature,
invisible though they are, have been understood and seen through the things
he has made.” (Rom 1:19-20)

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Describe Special Revelation

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 Also called “supernatural revelation”
 would be unknown to us without God’s supernatural intervention through his
chosen messengers
 St. Thomas Aquinas equates this with the Bible

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Describe Public Revelation

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 These are the essential truths of our Christian faith revealed by Christ and
taught by the Church.
 Only this is called Divine Revelation
 For all of humanity.
 Truths necessary for our salvation
 Imposes the obligation of faith; adherence is necessary, binding all of us.
 Final and complete in the person of Jesus Christ

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Describe Private Revelation

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 refer to the Church-recognized messages from apparitions or mystical
experiences
 They do not add to public revelation of Jesus
 No obligation of belief

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16
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Avenues of Divine Revelation

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Revelation through Events and Persons

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 First act of God’s revelation
 Points to God as the cause of everything
 The goodness of creation reflects the goodness of God.

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Creation

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 Events seen through the eyes of faith become evidences of God’s divine plan
for humanity.
 Whether secular or religious, communal or personal, pleasant or tragic points
as actions of God.

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History

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 “Spokespersons of God”

 Proclaim a religious interpretation of history

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Prophets

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 A collective discernment and sense of divine actions.

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The church

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What does the church ritualize?

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Preaching of the Word, in worship celebration, and acts

of service and charity

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 God revealing and God- revealed
 Fullness of God’s revelation
 Ultimate self-communication

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Jesus Christ

23
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Revelation through events include:

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Creation and History

24
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Revelation through history include:

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Prophets, the church, and Jesus Christ

25
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“Scripture alone;” an expression from the Reformers led by Martin Luther, who
said that the Bible, not the tradition or the Church, is our final authority

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Sola scriptura

26
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The Word of God is made up of:

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I. Sacred Scripture - Written Word of God

II. Sacred Tradition – Living transmission of the Faith of the Church (Unwritten)

27
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Who countered Martin Luther, saying that books do not contain everything and how many times did he say it in his Gospel Account?

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Evangelist John. Twice

28
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Etymology of “tradition”

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From Latin: tradere

Meaning: to pass on or to hand over

29
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Small t tradition vs Big T Tradition

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Small t:
 Cultural traditions
 Could have arisen from particular needs of the Church at a particular time and place can
be changed, modified, or done away with without destroying the integrity of our Christian
faith.
 E.g. feast rituals like salubong, simbang gabi, date of Christ’s Birth as December 25

Big T:
 Doctrinal traditions
 The living and lived faith of the Church
 Can never be changed, modified or done away with, for doing so would harm the
integrity of our Christian faith

30
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Traditions that take their roots in the HOLY BIBLE. These practices and beliefs can be
justified by quoting Sacred Scriptures.

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Scriptural Tradition

31
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Teachings which the Apostles left us

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Apostolic Tradition

32
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How do the Apostles leave their teachings?

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Through unbroken chain of succession of Popes, bishops, priests and deacons. This unbroken chain is
an assurance that the teachings of the Apostles are preserved intact.

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Examples of Apostolic Tradition

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e.g. Creedal Statements and Dogmatic Pronouncements

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Kinds of Private Revelation

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Supernatural and non-supernatural

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Ways tradition is transmitted

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  1. Through Preaching
  2. Through Teaching
  3. Through Religious Services and Customs
  4. Through Personal and Communal Prayers and Devotions
  5. Through Special Days of Feast and Remembrance
  6. Through Religious Laws and Obligations
  7. Through Sayings and Catch Phrases
  8. Through Story Telling
36
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Etymology of “magisterium”

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From Latin magister

Meaning: Teacher

37
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Teaching authority and official interpreter of the Word of God

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Magisterium

38
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The task of the interpretation of the Word of God is given to whom?

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The church

39
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Example of Private Revelation

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Our Lady of Fatima - Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta

40
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Magisterium is exercised by the ____ in making solemn definitions, or by ___ in an Ecumenical Council

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Pope. Bishop

41
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Acts as the Church’s teacher and interpreter

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Holy Spirit

42
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3 pillars of Catholic Church

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Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and

Magisterium

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