theology semester exam 6 Flashcards
our human tendency to sin
concupisence
the first humans who lost their closeness with God
Adam and Eve
all humanity missing grace + grace
Original Sin
achieved when we behold God in heaven
perfect happiness
temporary pleasure from Earthly goods
imperfect happiness
non jewish people
Gentile
hebrew for ‘anointed one”
messiah
bishops and teachers of the early church
fathers of the church
practice polytheism or worship many gods
pagan
breif summary of our christian faith
creed
arguments made by Thomas Aquinas that used human reason to conclude God exists
5 proofs for the existence of God
a meeting with all the bishops and the pope
Ecumenical Council
moral principals are a matter of individual preface based on personal experience and particular culture
relativism
Inerrant
scripture without error
Dei Verbum dogmatic constitution on divine revelation
dogmatic constitution on divine revelation
Exegesis
interpretation of spiritual text
canon of scripture
official list of inspired books that make up the bible
septuagint
pre christian Greek translation of the old testament
Apocryphal
what protestants call the 7 greek old testament books
deuterocanonical
what catholics call the 7 Greek old testament books
vulgate
latin translation of the bible
dogma
short statements you have to believe to be a practicing catholic
doctrine
explain dogmas, must believe
disipline
traditions of the church (recommended but not required)
divine revelation
god revealing himself to us
magisterium
the living teaching authority of the catholic church
the proof that explains that there must be a something or someone who possess all perfection in order to be the standard by which everything else is measured. That someone is God
argument from degrees of perfection
the proof that explains that there must be someone or something that is not contingent on something else and upon whom everything else is dependent. that someone is God
argument from contingency
the proof that explains that the universe is too complex to have happened by chance therefore there must have been a supremely intelligent someone who is the author of all that exists. that someone is God
argument from design
that proof that explains that since nothing can cause itself, there must be a something or someone that caused everything. That someone is God
argument from causation
the proof explains that since everything in the world is in motion, someone or something must have put it in motion. That someone is God
argument from motion
what is natural revelation?
God revealing himself through nature or the created world
what should natural revelation lead to?
it should lead us to worship God as the creator
what did the first Vatican council teach about human reason and knowledge of Gods existence
God can be known with certainty through created things
what does relativism assert about our ability to know God
human reason is not capable of knowing truth of God
when was the old testament written
thousands of years before Christs birth
when was the new testament written
within the 100 years after christs death
how were the apostles especially equipped to share the Gospel
they spent time with Jesus and the holy Spirit gave them the gifts they needed
who wrote the books of the new testament
the apostles and their companions
the canonical books of the new testament share 3 characteristics.
apostolic origin, universal acceptance, and liturgical use
why is the translation of the bible into different languages not a problem
because whats contained in the bible is meant for all people
why is an accurate translation of the bible important?
an accurate translation of scripture leads to a better understanding of Christ
how many books in the Old testament are there?
46
how many books in the new testament are there
27
what does the church rely on for her Dogmas and Doctrines
Sacred scripture and sacred tradition
what century was the Canon of Scripture made Dogma
16th century
what language was the entire new testament written in originally?
greek
whats the difference in small and big “t” traditions
big T cannot change and small t can
what are the 5 contexts we have to keep in mind when we read scripture
1 Historical- whats happening
2 Political- world power
3 Cultural- cultural differences between jews and everyone else
4 Social- social structure
5 Literary- what kind of writing ur reading
5 senses of scripture
1 literal- direct meaning
2 spiritual- deeper meaning
a allegorical- connects OT + NT
b moral- moral lesson
c anagogical- connects the story to heaven
the desire for every human heart, wether they know it or not, it to know ___
God
as a result of the fall, Adam and Eve lost their ____ with God and now all humanity is born with ________ ___
trust, Original Sin
since human beings are made in Gods image, we have a ____ and a ____
body and a soul
in our capacity to ______, the ability to _____ between right and wrong and to make a gift of ourselves in ____
reason, choose, love
what are some attributes/ characteristics of God
peaceful, powerful, awesome, creative
how is God the author of scripture? how does that make scripture inerrant?
He inspired human authors and He cannot lie to us
Is the bible always literally true?
yes, you have to know the type of writing ur reading
why did the early church fathers call councils? what did they need to clarify?
discuss church teachings and clarify heresy’s
explain our origin(where we come from), our nature(what we are), and destiny(what we are made for)
we came from God
we have a body and soul and we need to take care of both
our destiny is heaven
did Jesus tell his apostles to write the scriptures? how did we end up with written teaching from the 1st and 2nd century
no, they realized He wasnt coming back in their lifetime
