Salvation History Genesis 1 Test Flashcards
List the three stages of Divine Revelation in Chronological order
Creation, prophets, Jesus
Covenant, extension of family by promise, exchange of persons
testament
the Holy Spirit moved human authors to write the word of God
Biblical inspiration
Everything in the bible is true
Biblical inerrancy
list of books that are divinely inspired
biblical canon
the saving truths of faith in the words and deeds of Jesus
Deposit of Faith
The teaching of the Apostles handed down by the church
Sacred Tradition
teaching authority of the Church
Magisterium
what does gospel mean?
good news
belief in the word of God; Personal adherence to God, Free assent to what God reveals
faith
How many books are in the old testament
46
How many books are in the New testament
27
How many books are in the bible
73
The old testament was mainly written in?
Hebrew
The New testament was written in?
Greek
What are the 4 major groups of books in the Old Testament
Pentateuch, historical books, wisdom books, prophet books
Explain the meaning of the phrase: The Bible is the Word of God
Bible: sacred books
Word: communication between people for relationship
God: Almighty, trinity, creator
Means that God the creator is communicating with us so we can be in relation with him.
What are the 2 principles of dual authorships of scripture.
2 authors, God and human beings
God is primary author
Who has the authority to definitively interpret the Scriptures? Where does the come from? Give at least one Bible reference to support your answer
The Church
Matthew 16:19
Jesus gives Peter the authority to bind and loose.
Explain the deficiency in the Protestant doctrine of sola scriptura using the analogy of the three- legged stool
If you only have 1 leg the stool can’t stand and you would lose the deposit of faith
The bible was put together by and comes to us through _______
the church