theology II unit 1 test review Flashcards
what story does the bible tell?
the story of how God’s plan for salvation unfolded throughout history or (Salvation History)
the Bible is _____ and _____history of salvation?
inspired and inerrant
the Bible is scared literature so it
allows us to understand it
what does the Bible require for us to fully understand it at its full capacity?
some preparation and authoritative guidance
what literary things does the Bible contain?
stories, poems, dialogue, and figurative language
God is the author of?
Sacred Scripture
understanding the various genres by understanding what is actually happening in the story
literal sense
God acts in the ______ authors and by means of them
human
in discerning the meaning of scripture, we need to distinguish which two senses?
spiritual and literal senses
shows how people and events in salvation History are parallel to future people or events
allegorical sense
the meaning expressed by the Biblical texts when read under the influence of the Holy Spirit
spiritual sense
what are the 3 main spiritual senses?
allegorical, moral, and anagogical
interprets the heroes of Scripture as models for life
moral sense
views of the events of Sacred Scripture in terms of eternal significance leading us to Heaven
anagogical sense
(possible Short Answer) : how is the Bible BOTH human and divine
The Bible is both Human and Divine because God writes the Bible through people of faith, and the Bible tells us without error that we need to know about God for the sake of our salvation
creation was an act of Father, Son, and, Holy Spirit relates to which of the three religious truths?
There is only one God
creation is a manifestation of God’s infinite goodness relates to which of the three religious truths?
everything God made was good
T OR F:
All of the ways of truth are scientific
False
why:
Because the way the truth is transmitted also has to teach us.
T or F:
both faith and reason are used to understand scripture
True
why:
both seek truth and faith ELEVATES reason
T or F:
the soul is immortal
true
2 sets of 3 days (God created everything with an order) relate to which of the three religious truths?
God planned creation
T or F:
the soul is the form and spiritual principle of the body
true
T or F:
Humans are the focal point of creation as they are made in God’s own image and likeness
true
(short answer): What are the three religious truths to the creation stories?
The three religious truths are
1. there is only ONE God
2. Everything God made was good
3. God planned creation
Both man and woman share what?
an equal and personal dignity
T or F:
the difference between man and woman is only physical and not spiritual
false
why?
because the difference between man and woman is not only physical but also spiritual
do men and women have a different affective and spiritual nature?
yes
men and women are meant to…
men and women are meant to complement each other in self-giving love and communion. (woman made from the side of man -> “walking side by side”)
Humans where created in a state of…?
original justice and original holiness
T or F:
men and women were fully aware of God’s presence and their relationship with him before the fall
True
(short answer) : what was the first sin?
The first sin was the sin of disobedience of God and to decide for themselves what is good and evil
the temptation of Satan directly let to what?
the fall of humanity
what did Adam and Eve decide to do?
put their own needs before Gods
What are the three specific consequences to Original Sin?
- loss of friendship with God
- no longer immune to suffering and death
- greater inclination to sin and temptation
what does the loss of friendship with God imply?
sin separates us from God and loss of sanctifying grace and original holiness
symbolized by shame of nakedness
what does no longer immune to suffering and death imply?
sin created disorder among creation
even body and soul would separate
loss of a share of divine life
what does greater inclination to sin and temptation imply
we have to suffer from concupiscence
rejecting God’s strength and protection
human intellect becoming clouded
self-control diminished
as original sin divided humanity from God…
sin divides humans from one another
who divides their family?
cain
who divides society?
noah
what was once oder becomes choas implies which phrase?
creation to decreation
what did the stain of original sin leave each human with?
a wounded nature
T or F:
an infection of the spirit can heal on it’s own
False
what does Original Sin damage
the spiritual operations of the intellect and will
(short answer): Bishop Baron-
What is sin?
What does it mean to get the Divine life on the fly?
appropriating the divine life
As you receive it you give it and then you will truly have it.
T or F:
Because of our sin, God abandons his children.
False
What does God reveal?
His plan for salvation
Who did God give clothes, and settlement to outside of the Garden of Eden despite their sin?
Adam and Eve
who did God protect despite of having killed their brother?
Cain
(short answer):
What is the contrast between Mary and Eve?
Mary is the woman who will crush the head of the serpent and Eve was tempted by a serpent. Mary crushing the head of the serpent symbolizes the elimination of sin in contrast to Eve bringing sin into the world. Mary’s yes to God takes sin out and Eve’s no, put sin in.
Immediately after the Fall, God tells the serpent that his head should be crushed by what?
the seed of the woman
what does God telling the serpent that the seed of the woman will crush his head symbolize?
protoevangelium since this is the promise of redemption
In Jewish History, what does the concept of redemption imply?
deliverance by payment by price of ransom
in what two occasions do we see the Jewish History belief of redemption?
in Mosaic Law and Jesus as the redeemer who freed us from enslavement (sin) by his blood.
