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Theology Exams Ch 1,2,3,4,5 Flashcards

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It is related to the Latin term meaning “reconnecting to the divine” or “binding to God”

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Religion

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Gods free gift of self communication, which helps us understand Gods plan for us

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Divine revelation

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A central truth of revelation that Catholics must believe

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Dogma

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He said “our heart is restless until it rests in God”

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St Augustine

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The holy spirits gift enables us to believe in God and all that he has revealed to us

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Faith

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He showed us how human intelligence can discover God

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St Thomas Aquinas

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One of the elements of the single deposit of faith

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Sacred tradition

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The sin of Adam and Eve into which we are all born

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Original sin

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A binding promise between God and humankind in which God pledges his enduring love and asks for our love in return

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Covenant

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Someone who does not believe in God

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Atheist

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First among the apostles, upon whom Christ founded the church

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St. Peter

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A judgement of reason whereby the human person recognizes the moral quality of a concrete act

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Conscience

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The story of Gods saving presence and activity on our behalf

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Salvation history

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Belief in one God

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Monotheistic

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14
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The teaching authority of the church

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Magisterium

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15
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Another way of saying without error

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Inerrant

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16
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Most of the Old Testament was written in

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Hebrew

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Copies of the Old Testament books that were discovered in 1947

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The Dead Sea scribes

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This interpretation of the Bible ignores various literary forms and the cultural and historical factors of the period in which the biblical authors wrote

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Literalist

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A type of writing that has a particular form, style, or content

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Literary genre

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The process used by scholars to discover the meaning of the biblical text

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Exegesis

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21
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Scriptures don’t contradict themselves

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Analogy of faith

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22
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Biblical criticism that helps to discover where the biblical authors got their material

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Source criticism

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A title given to theologians of the first eight centuries whose teachings made a lasting mark on the church

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Church fathers

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24
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The language that Jesus spoke

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Aramaic

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God used the human authors as his _________ to convey divine revelation

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Instrument

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The entire New Testament was written in this language

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Greek

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27
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Biblical criticism that helps discover how the various editors put together their sources and arranged them the way they did

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Redaction criticism

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28
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The church’s first official Latin translation of the bible

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Vulgate

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29
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Who is the author of the bible

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God

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30
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This highly symbolic works purpose was to encourage Christians who were undergoing persecution for their faith in Jesus

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Book of revelation

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Jesus was probably born in _______ and crucified in _______

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6 A.D.

Thirty or thirty three A.D.

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32
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The second part of the gospel of Luke

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Acts of the apostles

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33
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One of the letters written by Paul or his disciples

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Epistle

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34
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Written as a sermon, emphasizes Christs superiority over all creation

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Letter to the Hebrews

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35
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Seven letters were intended for all

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Catholic epistles

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36
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First gospel

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Mark

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37
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Gospel highlights Jesus as a suffering servant

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Mark

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38
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This portrays Jesus as the Word of God

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John

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39
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This Gospel contains sermon on the mount

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Matthew

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40
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The author of this gospel was one of the apostles

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John

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41
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This gospel presents Jesus as a savior with a special concern for the poor and outcast

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Luke

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42
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Three forms of oral tradition

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Kerygma- preaching to non believers
Didache- teaching the catechism
Liturgy- worship of the Christians

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43
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Three major reasons the gospels were written down

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The end of the world wasn’t coming as quickly as expected
Further instruction was needed
Distortion of the gospels was occurring

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44
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Jesus lived the life of a typical Jewish boy

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True

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45
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Jesus was crucified by Pontious Pilate c. 30 AD

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True

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46
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First written books of the New Testament were the gospels

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False

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47
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The gospel writers were trying to write a biography of Jesus

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False

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48
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The acts of the apostles tells the early history of the church

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True

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49
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What is not true about the bible

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It was written in one language

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50
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The first books of the bible May have been recorded during the reign of king

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Solomon

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51
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The first five books of the bible are the

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Torah and Pentateuch

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52
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The Greek term for second canon

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Deuterocanonical

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53
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The bible translation of seventy scholars

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Septuagint

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54
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The Hebrew word that signifies a standard, measurement, or norm

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Canon

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55
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This word means beginning

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Genesis

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56
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Second law

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Deuteronomy

57
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Refers to the law given by God to the Israelites at mount Sinai

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Ten Commandments

58
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Traditional author of the Pentateuch

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Moses

59
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Refers to the Israelites departure from Egypt

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Exodus

60
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One of the major prophets

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Jeremiah

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One of the minor prophets

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Habakkuk

62
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The judge Gideon this many men to defeat the medians

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Three hundred

63
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This Moabite woman was loyal to her mother in law

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Ruth

64
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How many books were accepted by the council of Trent?

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46

65
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4 sections of the Old Testament

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Pentateuch
Historical books
Wisdom books
Prophetic books

66
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This Old Testament section underwent centuries of retelling, adapting, and reinterpreting oral tradition

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Pentateuch

67
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A period of time that refers to events or objects that date before the written record existed

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Prehistory

68
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A consequence or original sin

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Somsupscience

69
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The first gospel - first good news

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Protoevangelium

70
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The sign of the covenant of Abraham

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Circumcision

71
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The story that demonstrates prideful ness will result in alienation

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Tower of Babel

72
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This patriarch is a model of faith

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Abraham

73
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The book of genesis ends with who’s death

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Joseph

74
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Central figure in the Old Testament with a water name

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Moses

75
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Religious truth revealed in the first creation story

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There is only one God

76
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Twelve tribes of Israel were descendants of this patriarch

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Jacob

77
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Central to Jewish and Christian faiths

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Passover

78
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The symbol of the covenant with Noah

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Rainbow

79
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Created from Adams rib

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Eve

80
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Anthropomorphic view of God

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Yahwist

81
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Great emphasis on morality and law, highlights Moses speeches

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Deuteronomist

82
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God is referred to as Elohim, last of four traditions put in writing. Includes lists, genealogies, numbers, dates.

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Priestly

83
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Great emphasis on prophesies especially Elijah and Elisha

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Elohist

84
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Story that explains why we aren’t always happy and don’t live forever

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The story of fall

85
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The book of the pentateuch that stresses the theme of Gods holiness and our need to worship him

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Leviticus

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Foundational event in the history of the chosen people when they
LEft Egypt into the promised land

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Exodus

87
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This book refers to the murmuring of the people against Moses in the desert

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Numbers

88
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He forgave his brothers for selling him

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Joseph

89
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“One who contends with God”

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Israel

90
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The creation stories are concerned with presenting scientific truth

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False

91
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The first creation story portrays God as a potter who molds Adams body

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False

92
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The second creation story is older

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True

93
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The covenant with Abraham relied on

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Gods fidelity alone

94
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Jacob received the new name Esau from an angel

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False

95
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Jacobs favorite son was Judah

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False

96
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He led the Israelites into the promised land

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Joshua

97
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The first king of Israel was anointed by Samuel but lost the kingship because he disobeyed the divine commands

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Saul

98
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Israel’s last and most significant judge

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Samuel

99
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Sails sons and David’s friend

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Jonathan

100
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The second king of Israel whose prayers demonstrate that nothing can keep us from God

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David

101
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God spoke to king David through him

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Nathan

102
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David’s son by Bathsheba

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Solomon

103
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Jesus was born under this king

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Herod

104
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Which figure was not one of Israel’s judges

  • Deborah
  • Jonathan
  • Gideon
  • Samson
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Jonathan

105
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Samuels opinion on negative consequences of having a king

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Taxation
Treatment like slaves
Children boarded to military

106
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David’s greatest achievements

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United all the tribes
Chose Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Brought the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem

107
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This kings vices were sex, violence and family discord

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David

108
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King Solomon was remembered for his

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Wisdom

109
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After his death, Israel was split into the kingdom of Judah and the kingdom of Israel

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Solomon

110
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What king committed adultery with Bathsheba

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David

111
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“God is with us”

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Immanuel

112
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Denial of God and repudiation of faith

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Apostasy

113
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Was the key to Israel’s success in taking possession of the promised land

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Obedience to God

114
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The Old Testament books that cover the historical period from Moses death to the beginning of the monarchy

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Joshua and judges

115
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“One who speaks for another”

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Prophet

116
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In ancient Israel, they acted as temporary military leaders and arbiters of disputes within and between tribes

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Judges

117
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He compared the nation to a vineyard that God cultivated

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Isaiah

118
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Foretold a coming messiah who would lead Israel to peace and justice

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Micah

119
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Compared YHWH to a potter who would mold the nation in his hands

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Jeremiah

120
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The greatest of the OT prophets, was present at transfiguration

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Elijah

121
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What book is the work of three prophets

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Isaiah

122
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What exile took place between 586 bc and 538 bc

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The Babylonian exile

123
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What occupation was the Holy Land under during Jesus time

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Roman

124
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Matthew and Luke drew on the gospel of _________ and a common source called __________

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Mark; Q

125
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Who wrote his gospel for non Jewish, gentile Christians undergoing persecution?

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Mark

126
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What were the synoptic gospels

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Mark, Matthew and Luke

127
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Mark stressed Jesus is both ____________ and ___________

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Human and divine

128
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The three title ps for Jesus used by mark

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Suffering servant, son of man, and Christ

129
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A major theological emphasis of the Gospel is to show what

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Jesus is the messiah

130
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Jesus means

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Savior

131
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Luke’s gospel stresses that Jesus comes as a _____________________ to rescue Jew and gentile alike

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Universal savior

132
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What title does Matthew use for Jesus the most?

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Son of David

133
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What are the infancy narratives

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Matthew and Luke

134
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Matthew presents Jesus as

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The new Moses

135
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Who wrote one fourth tops the New Testament

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Luke w

136
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The feast of the ____________ celebrates Jesus manifestation as savior if the world

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Epiphany

137
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Emmanuel

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God is with us

138
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Synoptic means

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Seen together

139
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Gospel means

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Good news

140
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What ways is the term Gospel used

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To preach about Jesus and his life

Matthew, mark, Luke, and john

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