Unit 1 Exam Review

Question 1

How does God reveal himself to humanity?

Answer 1

-When searching for happiness and meaning
-The Bible
-Love
-Creation
-Thought and reason

Question 2

What is the Prophet?

Answer 2

-A spokesperson for God.
-Reports to the community what God speaks to him or her.
-Messages warn the people when they are sinning and tell them how God will punish them if they continue to sin.

Question 3

Know the difference between “major” and “minor” prophets.

Answer 3

Each book in the Major Prophets is log, while books in the Minor Prophets are relatively short. The terms “major” and “minor” are indicators of length, not importance.

Question 4

Be able to list some of the prophets included in the Bible.

Answer 4

Some minor prophets:
-Hosea
-Joel
-Amos

Some major prophets:
-Isaiah
-Jeremiah
-Daniel

Question 5

Explain Moses’ upbringing.

Answer 5

Pharaoh had commanded that all male Hebrew children born would be drowned in the river Nile, but Moses’ mother placed him in an ark and hid the ark by the riverbank, where the baby was discovered and adopted by Pharaoh’s daughter, and raised as an Egyptian.

Question 6

Moses is called to serve, what was he asked to do for his people?

Answer 6

Moses was asked to go back and to free the isralite slaves from the pharaoh.

Question 7

What is the 10th plague and its connection to passover?

Answer 7

The final plague involved the slaying of the first-born sons of Egyptians. But the Jews have been told to mark their doors with the blood of a lamb they’ve sacrificed — the Passover offering — and so God “passes over” their homes.

Question 8

Know the definition of literalists and contextualists and how they are different.

Answer 8

Literalists: believe text as it is written (word for word is true).

Contextualists: deals with the text in a contextual manner, considering literary form, language, historical, and cultural setting.

Difference: literalism takes words as the truth, while contextualism takes the context into account.

Question 9

What are the 4 key aspects to understand when reading the bible contextually? (what does a contextual reader look at?)

Answer 9

-Literary form
-Language
-History
-Cultural setting

Question 10

What are the core stories of Hebrew and Christian Scriptures? (know the major examples)

Answer 10

-Exodus event
-Story of Moses
-Feast of passover

Question 11

What are the similarities between Jesus and Moses?

Question 12

What are 3 stages to gospel writing?

Answer 12

1. Jesus lived
2. Oral tradition
3. Written down

Question 13

What are the 3 forms of preaching the gospel?

Answer 13

First Stage: The Life and Teachings of Jesus
Second Stage: Oral Tradition
Third Stage: Written Gospels

Question 14

Know how each gospel writer portrayed Jesus.

Answer 14

Matthew: Teacher and preacher
Mark: Suffering and passion of Jesus
Luke: Compassionate Jesus
John: Faith in God without proof

Question 15

Be able to discuss at least one scripture passage that supports the image of Jesus.

Answer 15

John 11: 1-44
-This story demonstrates that Jesus is embedding the message that they should all have faith, even though they can’t physically see God.

Question 16

Define “Parable” and be able to discuss at least one parable you looked at

Answer 16

5 characteristics of parables:
-Are stories
-Uses comparison
-Have a crisis
-Are about God’s kingdom
-Have an ending

Ex) Mark 12: 1-9: Parable of the Tenants
-I think the parable is trying to portray that you should work hard for your own things and to not take what others have worked hard on.

Question 17

Be able to identify at least one of the 10 commandments and describe how that are still relevant to today’s world.

Answer 17

Remember to keep holy the Lord’s day:
This virtue/action is important in todays world because when we take the time to rest and go to church on Sunday, it will start our week off well. it os also important as we would connect and be closer to God.

Question 18

Be able to identify/describe how many petitions are included in the prayer and what they ask for.

Answer 18

There are seven petitions
Object of the first three petitions:
-Reverence to his holy name.
-Coming of his kingdom.
-The doing of his will
4 remaining petitions:
-Lift up our own needs to the Father who loves us.
-We pray for nourishment, for the forgiveness and healing of sin, and for victory in our everyday struggles over evil.

Question 19

Define Evangelize

Answer 19

A call to “preach” the gospel through our actions.
“Preach the gospel at all times, if necessary, use words.”

Question 20

Define covenant

Answer 20

An agreement between God and his people, in which God makes promises to his people and, usually, requires a certain thing from the people.

Question 21

Define Theologians

Answer 21

Those who study the history, beliefs, and teachings of the church.

Question 22

Define Biblical Scholars

Answer 22

Those who concentrate on studying the Bible.

Question 23

Define Canonical

Answer 23

A complete rule, and the only rule, of faith and practice.

Question 24

Define Apocryphal

Answer 24

Biblical or related writings not forming part of the accepted canon of Scripture.

Question 25

Define Synoptic Gospels

Answer 25

The gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. These stories were fiction in the sense that they did not represent an actual event; however, they always involved the common experiences of the jewish people of Jesus’ day.

Question 26

Define Q source

Answer 26

A hypothetical written collection of mainly Jesus’ sayings.

Question 27

Define Parable

Answer 27

A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, to teach a great truth or to challenge the hearers to change their own behaviour.

Question 28

Define Window Parables

Answer 28

Gives us a glimpse of the Kingdom of God.

Question 29

Define Mirror Parables

Answer 29

Gives us a glimpse of ourselves, others, or our world.

Question 30

Define Miracle

Answer 30

When a law of nature is broken by a spiritual cause rather than a natural cause

Question 31

Understand the connection between miracles in the gospels and faith formation.

Answer 31

The miracles in the gospels centre on Jesus as the Messiah, they show in him signs of divine (heavenly) power. Most importantly, in all of Jesus’ miracles, faith had to be present in order for the miracle to take place. Justus did not however perform miracles to produce faith.

Question 32

Be able to identify the types of miracles and what they show us.

Answer 32

1. Nature Miracles:
   -Demonstrates Jesus’ control over forces of nature.
   -Shows Jesus as the sun of God.
2. Exorcism
   -Casting out evil spirits.
   -Shows Jesus as the Messiah (fighting evil).
3. Physical Disease
   -Healing of physical aliments.
   -Shows Jesus as Messiah.
4. Raising the Dead
   -Bringing people back to life.
   -Shows Jesus as the son of God.