THEO The Rest Flashcards
grace
our sharing in the life of God
theological virtue
faith, responding freely and positively to God
faith
gift from God, human, beginning of eternal life, responding freely and positivey to God
ways God shows that he exists
nature, us, other people, history
the bible books
Old: 4 sections; 46 books; Torah, Historical, Wisdom, Prophets
New: 4 sections; Gospels, Historical, apocalyptic, letters,
Teilhard de Chardlin
evolution doesn’t go against God
Genesis creation stories
2
“Jesus,” “Christ,” in, NOT of
God saves, Anointed One/Messiah, New Testament, NOT from Nazareth, an Israelite, of King David of the Benjamin tribe
liturgy:
official public prayer of the Church
Ezekial
Old Testament prophet “God is Spirit that creates in us a heart of flesh”
Cesar Chavez
20th century Mexican who was devoted to imporving working conditions
Hosea
Old Testament prophet “God is a loving parent who teaches us to walk”
attributes of God
power, majesty, wisdom, love, mercy, justice THEN patience, truth, faithfulness, goodness
Thomas Merton
wrote Seven Storey Mountain
Tobit
bird pooped in his eyes, became bbind
Nicene Creed wirtten, revised, where
written in 325 AD, Council of Constantinople, revised it in 381 AD
Apostle’s Creed written, AKA
“Old Roman Creed” in 325 AD
Tobias
Son of Tobit, rubbed a fishy heart in dad’s eyes to cure blindness
Torah books
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
Historical books
Kings, Chronicles, Samuel, Maccabees
Wisdoms books
Wisdom, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Song of Songs,
Prophets books
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Joel, Hosea, Jonah