Transmission of Divine Revelation part 2 (The Sacred Scriptures) Flashcards

1
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TRUE OR FALSE: The Bible is a Faith-Book

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TRUE

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The ________ is an account of life, preserved in memory, turned into a text.

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Bible

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TRUE OR FALSE: The Bible records events seen as designed and influence by God.

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TRUE

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TRUE OR FALSE: The Bible is an event of community

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TRUE

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Give 5 examples of event of community

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Narratives, Genealogies, Laws, Prophetic Oracles, and Poetry

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What are the three things in order to distinguish Catholic books from others:

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Nihil Obstat, Imprimi Potest, Imprimatur

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“nothing hinders”

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Nihil Obstat

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“it may be printed”

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Imprimi Potest

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“let it be printed”

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Imprimatur

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It is given by a Censor Librorum, it is an attestation a book contains nothing damaging to faith or morals

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NIhil Obstat

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It is given by the major religious superior if the author is a member of a religious congregation

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Imprimi Potest

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It is given by the author’s diocesan bishop or the bishop of the place in which the book is published

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Imprimatur

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13
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What is a lay?

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“people who have no direct members of sacraments etc”

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14
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____ > censor librorum > bishop

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lay

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________ > superior priest > censor librorum > bishop

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priest

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16
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What is the greek term of Bible?

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Byblos - papyrus

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17
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Biblion means?

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scroll

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18
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Who used the term bibliotheca divina?

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St. Jerome

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19
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What is the meaning of bibliotheca divina?

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divine library

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20
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Latin-speaking Christians then borrowed the term biblia but treated it as a _____________ noun, even though it’s a ____________ noun.

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singular, plural

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21
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Later on, people discovered that sheets of papyrus can be put on top of each other, folded in the middle, and bound, resulting in an easy-to-use book called a __________.

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codex

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22
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The Richness of the word “of”
- The bible is the Word ______ God
- The bible is the Word ______God
- The bible is the Word ____God

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about, from, by

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23
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TRUE OR FALSE: Divine Inspiration

  1. It’s ecstatic
  2. It’s not verbal or mechanical dictation
  3. It’s subsequent approbation
  4. It’s not simply negative assistance
  5. It’s not mere ideological inspiration (formal inspiration)
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  1. FALSE
  2. TRUE
  3. FALSE
  4. TRUE
  5. TRUE
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24
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is the special influence of the holy spirit upon the human authors so that they may write what God wanted them to write.

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Biblical Inspiration

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24
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is the special influence of the holy spirit upon the human authors so that they may write what God wanted them to write.

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Biblical Inspiration

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25
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Is it 100% Word of God and 100% Word of Man?

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Yes

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26
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TRUE OR FALSE: The Word of God is written by men

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TRUE

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27
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inerrancy means freedom of error and since the Bible is the Word of God, it means the Bible is inerrant.

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Biblical Inerrancy

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28
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TRUE OR FALSE: The Bible contains error but teaches no error. It teaches only the saving truth.

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TRUE

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29
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the holy scriptures started with the revelation of God in the lives of the chosen people.

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events and experiences

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30
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the wisdom and history o those people who believed in God were passed through oral stories, told, and retold in important gatherings.

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oral tradition

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31
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  • writing became more common (sacred scriptures)
  • oral tradition still continued side by side with the written tradition
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written tradition

32
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biblical authors refined and combined the original stories to reflect new events or religious questions that arose during that time.

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edited tradition

33
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TRUE OR FALSE: gentiles - foreign people (mostly Romans) to Jews/Jewish People

A

TRUE

34
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by way of apostolic tradition, the Church discerned which writings are to be included in the list of sacred books.

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canon of scriptures

35
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TRUE OR FALSE: canon of scriptures are list of accepted books of Catholics

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true

36
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TRUE OR FALSE: Septuagint - authoritative since it was used by the Apostles (Greek)

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TRUE

37
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means “measuring stick” used to choose what does and does not fit.

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Canon

38
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referred to the measuring stick by which sacred writing was judged to be divinely inspired and accepted or not accepted as a book of the Scriptures.

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Canon

39
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the Church’s official recognition that a book is inspired

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Canonization

40
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the condition or state of a book has passed the standards for determining divine inspiration, hence being declared as canonical.

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Canonicity

41
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What are the four (4) criteria of Canonicity Old Testament?

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  • Prophetic origin
  • Coherence with the Torah
  • Constant use of The liturgy
  • Language
42
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What are the three (3) criteria of Canonicity New Testament?

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  • Apostolic origin
  • Coherence with the essential Gospel message
  • Constant use in the liturgy
43
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TRUE OR FALSE: Apocryphal Writings

  1. did pass the criteria for canonicity
  2. the church did not sense their inspiration
  3. may have not been used sporadically by scattered groups.
  4. did have apostolic guarantee
  5. contents are either heretical or irrelevant
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  1. false
  2. true
  3. false
  4. false
  5. true
44
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The Gk. term “Apocrypha” means?

A

veiled or secret

45
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Since these books are of doubtful authority, they cannot be used as ___________ of faith and morality.

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standards

46
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In Roman Catholic Bible, how many books in the Old Testament if Jeremiah & Lamentations are counted as one?

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45

47
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In Roman Catholic Bible, how many books are there in the New Testament?

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27

48
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In Non-Catholic Books, there are _____ Books. ____ Books in the Old Testament and _____ Books in the New Testament

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66, 39, 27

49
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What does the word “deuterocanonical” means?

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“second canon”

50
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These refer to the second set of canonical books, or“secondly canonized books”. Catholics think of these books as inspired, or equal inspiration as the Protocanonicals, having passed the same standards

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Deuterocanonical

51
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TRUE OR FALSE: During the Council of Trent, before the Catholic Church finally closed the canon (which means from then on, no other books will be added to the Bible),

A

TRUE

52
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TRUE OR FALSE: The Bible is divided into two books

A

TRUE

53
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is a solemn agreement between God and Israel fulfilled and universalized by Jesus Christ.

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“Testament” Covenant

54
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It is a lesson on faithfulness, expressed variedly through laws stories, prophecies, and wisdom literature

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Old Testament

55
Q

It tells us of Jesus and how through his passion, death, and resurrection, he established the definite covenant relationship between God and humanity.

A

New Testament

56
Q

TRUE OR FALSE: We are depriving ourselves of Jesus’
teachings if we only believe in the Scriptures

A

TRUE

57
Q

The Church teaches the meaning of the
scriptures since we may have different
interpretations of the Bible, hence, there
should be an ___________.

A

educator

58
Q

In Nihil Obstat, it is given by _________________.

A

Censor Librorum

59
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In Imprimi Potest, it is given by ___________________.

A

major religious superior

60
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In Imprimatur, it is given by ______________________.

A

the author’s diocesean bishop or the bishop or
the place in which the book is published.

61
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Emperor ____________ ordered its production and various translations emerged from non-Hebrew and non-Greek speaking communities, where the apostles are continuing to spread the word of God.

A

Constantine

62
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Pope _________ authorized the only one
the definitive translation of the Scriptures-______

A

St. Damasus I

63
Q

Commissioned by Pope St. Damasus I in the
383 CE, St. Jerome translated the Scriptures
into Latin - __________

A

Vulgate

64
Q

Archbishop ____________________________
divided the books of the Bible into chapters

A

Stephen Langton of Centerbury

65
Q

French printer __________________________ divided the chapters into Bible verses

A

Robert Einstenne (Stephanus)

66
Q

The Word of God written by men through
the inspiration of _________________-

A

the Holy Spirit

67
Q

We learn about God through the Bible

A

ABOUT

68
Q

The Bible contains the Revelation of God

A

FROM

69
Q

God is the Bible’s author, custodian,
teacher, and interpreter

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BY

70
Q

What does the latin word in and spirate means?

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“to breathe into ”To give life; evidence of life

71
Q

The authors were not possessed or in a
trance when they wrote the sacred texts

A

Not ecstatic

72
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The authors did not hear voices telling them
exactly what to write. They had to go
through all the processes involved in writing.

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Not verbal or mechanical dictation

73
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God was involved in the entire process of
writing

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Not subsequent approbation

74
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God’s role was not limited to pointing out or
preventing error. Even the very words used
by the authors were inspired by God.

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Not simply negative assistance

75
Q

Even the very words used by the authors
inspired by God

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mere ideological inspiration

76
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TRUE OR FALSE: The Bible may contain “inconsistencies” but we should consider its trivial meaning

A

TRUE

77
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TRUE OR FALSE: John interpreted the robe as purple because it purple means preparation or coming off
Jesus

A

TRUE

78
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TRUE OR FALSE: Matthew interpreted the robe as scarlet, because red means sacrifice, as Jesus is also a suffering King.

A

TRUE