Unit 1 Test

Question 1

Apostolic

Answer 1

relating to the apostles

Question 2

Biblical Archeology

Answer 2

an essential tool to help us understand the past

Question 3

Biblical Exegesis

Answer 3

critical interpretation or explanation of a passage of scripture; 2 step progress

Question 4

Biblical Inerrancy

Answer 4

Bible teaches the truths of the faith accurately and without mistake

Question 5

Bible as a “little library”

Answer 5

collection of books

Question 6

Canon

Answer 6

comes from greek word “kanon” meaning “reed” or “measuring stick”;also collection of books that have met the standard to be approves as the inspired word of God

Question 7

Concupiscence

Answer 7

the tendency of humans to sin

Question 8

Covenant

Answer 8

a sacred or solemn agreement between God and His people

Question 9

Conscience

Answer 9

helps us recognize God and come to know Him

Question 10

Deuterocanonical

Answer 10

the 7 books that were rejected by protestant reformers

Question 11

Divine Inspiration

Answer 11

the assistance of the Holy Spirit given to human authors to communicate what God wanted us to know and understand

Question 12

Divine Revelation

Answer 12

God’s communication of Himself to us

Question 13

The Fall

Answer 13

Adam and Eve’s Failure

Question 14

Genesis

Answer 14

first book of the bible; beginning

Question 15

Literal Sense

Answer 15

one kind of truth; plain meaning of the text

Question 16

Literary genres/forms

Answer 16

prayer, parable, letter, apocalyptic literature, religious history, proverbs, law, gospels

Question 17

Magisterium

Answer 17

reliable and credible guide in navigating scripture; helpful guidelines found in Dei Verbum

Question 18

Natural Revelation

Answer 18

coming to know God through what we can observe and experience

Question 19

New American Bible

Answer 19

Catholic English translations that is used most often; also used in Mass in the US

Question 20

Oral Tradition

Answer 20

is the second stage of the process of biblical development; passed by word of mouth

Question 21

Original Holiness/Justice

Answer 21

God’s original plan for the story of the Garden of Eden

Question 22

Original Sin

Answer 22

how humanity lost its original goodness and holiness and became subject.

Question 23

Orthodoxy

Answer 23

consistent or in harmony with other universally accepted Christian writing at a time

Question 24

Pentatuch

Answer 24

means 5 books the heart of the OT; tells the origin stories of the Jewish people and their relationship with God

Question 25

Salvation History

Answer 25

the patterns of events recorded in the Bible through which God clearly reveals His presence and saving actions, fulfilled in Jesus

Question 26

Sin

Answer 26

is any deliberate offense in thought, word, or deed, against the will of God

Question 27

Spiritual Sense

Answer 27

interpretation that builds on the literal sense; what the realities/ events of Scripture mean for our Salvation (below the surface)

Question 28

St. Augustine of Hippo

Answer 28

wrote “You have made us for yourself O Lord and our heart is restless until it rests in you”

Question 29

St. Thomas Aquinas

Answer 29

provided five proofs that convince for the existence of God

Question 30

Torah

Answer 30

a word meaning law or teaching

Question 31

Translations of Bible

Answer 31

Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Septuagint; Latin =Vulgate

Question 32

Ultimate Good ( = God)

Answer 32

God is the source of our complete fulfillment; god-sized hole in our soul

Question 33

Written Tradition

Answer 33

third step of the process of Biblical Development; written form

Question 34

ESSAY: A Fundamentalist versus a Contextualist approach to reading the Bible

Answer 34

As Catholics, we take a contextualist approach when reading the Bible. Why? Well In a contextualist approach we look at literary forms, which asks us, “What kind of writing am I reading?”. Or we also look at historical situations, like the creation of the heavens and the earths, the Great flood, the story of the tower of Babel, and much more. Catholics do not read the bible with a Fundamental approach? Why? Because this approach IGNORES the account of literary forms in the Bible or the historical setting in which is written. Fundamentalists also believe the saying an eye for an eye or spare the rod +spoil the child, or if you did something wrong you should tear out your eye.

Question 35

ESSAY: The Criteria of Canonicity

Answer 35

When the official canon evolved over time, which was guided by the Holy Spirit. Then the church finally thought that each book of the Catholic canon should meet the Criteria of Canonicity. These contain 4 criteria. 1) The apostolic origin( written by a apostle or close companion) 2) Universal acceptance ( writing accepted by all Christian communities back then) 3) Liturgical Use (used in celebrations or mass) 4) Consistency/ Orthodoxy (consistent or in harmony with other universally accepted Christians).The Gospel of the Infancy of Thomas was rejected by the Criteria of Canonicity because it included false accusations about Jesus. It describes Jesus as someone who was sinful and had rascality.