Unit Test 1 Flashcards
Nothing is foreign to the domain of theology because
theology pursues the deepest questions of being authentically human in God. It takes up the questions we all ask
Doctrine is a teaching of the ___________ which all Catholics are required to believe
Magesterium
The Magesterium is the
teaching authority of the Catholic Church
The Magesterium is composed of the
Pope, Cardinals and Bishops
The Doctrine of the Trinity states that
God is one God in three divine persons.
What is prayer
An orientation of the heart; and opening of the mind to the mystery of God.
The central paradox of all theological inquiry is that it seeks to say something=____,____ & ____ about a reality whose depth and breadth are infinite and therefore beyond our capacities to finally comprehend
intelligible, meaningful, and practical
All theological inquiries have their source and reside in ________
God’s inexhaustible mystery
First Story of Creation
- God is Creator, orderly
- Spoke & it happened
- Creation was carefully designed & structured
We are made in the image of God means
We have the ability to reason and we have a soul
Creation Day 1
Light
Creation Day 2
Sky
Creation Day 3
Earth/Plants/All vegetation
The first 3 days of creation are things that are
immobile
Creation Day 4
Stars, Moon & Sun
Creation Day 5
Birds & Fish
Creation Day 6
Animals, humans
The last three days of creation are things that are
Mobile
Details of the 2nd Creation Story
- Haphazard
- Disordered
- No structure
- Creatures & animals were created in effort to provide a help mate
- Female is pinnacle of creation
- God seems to be guessing
- God is anthropomorphic
Why would the editors of Genesis include two different stories of Creation?
Explaining things - marriage; things will be more difficult for man & woman
What do you think the editors are trying to tell us through the creation stories
God made it all happen
What does the inclusion of two distinctly different stories about the same topic tell us about how we are to read everything that follow in the Bible
- Don’t read it literally or for history
- Do read for what the stories tell us about the truth of salvation; God created everything; God is responsible for creating the world; God created us to be in community with one another
God’s Salvation is
the truth that is in the story & tells how we will get back to him - eternity - relationship w/ God - How we get to Heaven
What is a creed
Statement of beliefs about an organized group of people - shared beliefs of a religion/community
Creeds are ____ to be comprehensive, but to be ______
Not intended, summary of core beliefs
What function does a creed play in the life of religion?
It sets down the minimum requirements that we must adhere to if we want to claim we are members
Purpose of the Christian Creed: Acknowledging God as a ____ and several characteristics about him, we declare the _____ about our Christian faith in God
Trinity, distinction
What are the 3 main points we are to take from the discussion of divine mystery and the theological work of its discernment
- The intimate relationship between God & humanity exists in all theological activity
- When we ask questions of ultimate significance to which we don’t know the answer, we are asking questions about God.
- One of the best ways to understand the nature of the theological enterprise is to see if as an activity that make these questions more explicit & rigorous
When the Jewish people met god the were called _____ & he was called_______
Israelite’s, Follower/descendants of Israel (Jacob),
Yahweh
What is a prophet?
A mediator between God and the people
God’s message
A prophet’s role is to tell the people
God’s Message
At Mt Sinai ________ was given the ______
Moses, Ten Commandments, Decologue
