Unit 2-Chapter 2 and 3 Biblical heros, Sainthood, The Books Flashcards
The different kinds of writing in the bible are called ______________ _______
Literary Genres
The _______ is the first five books of the bible
Pentateuch
The books of _______ tell about the creation of the world.
Genesis
The book of _________ tells how the Jewish people escaped slavery in Egypt with the help of God and the leadership of Moses.
Exodos
__________, __________, and ___________ tell us more about God’s law and his covenant with the Israelites, as well as the Israelites journey to the promised land
Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy
T/F
The second section of the Old Testament contains writings about important Jewish prophets
False
T/F
Under Joshua’s leadership, the Israelites conquered the land of Egypt
False
T/F
Samuel was the last judge of Isreal
True
T/F
King David was great king and he was perfect in every way
False
T/F
God allowed the kingdoms of Israel. and Judiahto be conquered because their kings and the people had broken their covenant with God so many times
True
The wisdom book provide us with teachings on how to be a _____ person
wise
People study the books of Job today to understand why God allows _____ _____ to happen to ________ ________
bad things, good people
The book of psalms contains 150 ________ that were meant to be ________as part of Jewish worship
prayers, sung
For Christians, the song of Soloman symbolizes the love between ______ and the ________
Christ, church
________ ________ contains teachings of a man who lived 150 years before Jesus was born
Ben Sira
3 most common failures addressed by the prophets
- Idoltary
- Injustice
3.False Worship
3 most common themes of hope spoken by the prophets
- God is Faithful
- The faithful will survive
3.God will send a messiah
the _____ is the wisdom and poetry book containing the sung prayers of the chosen people
Psalms
Under _______ leadership, Israel conquered the land of Canaan
Joshua’s
Samuel anointed _____ the first king of Israel
Solomon
The book of _____ helps us understand why God allows bad things to happen to Good people
Job
The book of ______ tells how the Jewish people escaped slavery in Egypt
Exodos
_______ is an extremely important part of life
trust
The most improtant promises are the ones between _______ and people
God, people
___________ are sacred agreements between God and human
covenants
Sacred Traditions teach us that in the Genesis account the snake represent _____
Satan
Tradition teaches us that the offspring of the women is ________ _________
Jesus christ
The bible identifies the _______ as the symbol of the covenant between God and Noah
rainbow
God promised to give_______ land and many descendants, who would be a blessing to all people
Abraham
Abrahams mamy decsendants became God’s _________ _______
chosen people
god called _______ to lead the Israelites to freedom
Moses
The ________ summarize the law Moses received and brought to the Israelites
Ten commandments
All theoughout history, God has been faithful to his promise if _________
salvation
When Human beings have gone astray, God has sent his _________ to guide us
prophets
Through God’d Son Jesus Christ, God established the __________ _________
Covenant forever
Step 1 of becoming a saint
Wait five years: to allow emotions after the death
step 2 of becoming a saint
Become a servant of God: The bishop of the diocese where you died goes into an investigation of your life and your holiness
Step 3 of becoming a saint
Show proof of a life of “Heroic virtue: your case is passed on to the congregation of saints and if they aproove your case you are deemed “venerable and your case is passed to the pope.
Step 4 of becoming a saint
Verified miracles: to reach beutification a miracle needs to be attributed to your prayers
