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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define - Divine Revelation | God's making himself known to us. |
| Bible | Written record of God's Revelation and his relationship with his people. |
| Tradition | The Revelation of the Good News of Jesus Christ as lived out in the Church, past and present. |
| Magisterium | The living, teaching office of the Church. It interprets both Scripture and Tradition. |
| Divine inspirations | The special guidance that the Holy Spirit gave to the human writers of the Bible. |
| The Bible is the ____ of God. | Word |
| We learn about God's relationship with the people in Israel in | The Old Testament |
| How does God reveal himself to us? | Through his mighty deeds and by his interactions with his people throughout time. |
| Define reveal | To make known |
| Define Blessed Trinity | Three Persons in One God. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. |
| Define oral tradition. | Passing on memories/stories about someone by verbally sharing that information with the next generation. |
| Who guided the authors of the bible as they were writing it? | The Holy Spirit. |
| How many books does the Old Testament have? | 46. |
| How many books does the New Testament have? | 27 |
| Define covenant. | A covenant is an agreement between God and his people. |
| Why did the biblical writers use symbols? | To tell a realistic story and at the same time to give the deeper meaning of the story. |
| Define Free will | The freedom and ability to choose. |
| ____ is the source of all life. | God |
| Define Genesis | Beginning |
| Why is it appropriate for Genesis to be the first book of the Bible? | Genesis=beginning=first |
| In the first story of creation, how were humans created? | They were created in the image and likeness of God. |
| What did God do/say after he finished creating our world? | He looked at everything he had made and he found it very good. |
| List God's attributes or characteristics | -God is eternal -God is all-powerful -God is all-knowing -God is ever-present |
| Define human dignity | The value and worth that comes from being made in God's image and likeness. |
| Define conscience. | The ability to know the difference between good and evil, right and wrong. |
| In the second story of creation, how were humans created? | God created humans by taking a lump of clay from the earth and using it to form the body of the first man. Then he blew into his nostrils the breath of life. Woman - God took a rib from man while he slept. |
| In the second story of creation, the breath of life that God blew into man's nostrils was our ___? | Soul |
| Define soul | The invisible spiritual reality that makes each of us human. |
| Define steward. | A person who is given both the authority over what he or she cares for and the responsibility for seeing that it lives and grows. |
| Define sin | A thought, word, deed, or omission against God's law. |
| Define original sin. | The first sin that weakened human nature and brought ignorance, suffering, and death into the world; we all suffer from its effects. |
| God created ___ as the high point of creation. | Humanity |
| Friendship with God depends on complete trust in him and on following _________. | His will for us |
| Who calls each of us to be responsible for the earth and all the living things in it? | God calls us. |
| In the stories of creation in the book of Genesis what did we find out was God's greatest creation? | Humanity |
| The effect of ______ is that that weakened human nature and was passed on to all humanity. | Original Sin. |
| Which prophet described the person who would free humanity from sin as the suffering servant? | Isaiah. |
| Define gospels. | Gospel is the Good News of Jesus' life and teachings are presented. |
| Which prophet spoke to the people on God's behalf and reminded them of the way God wanted them to live? | Isaiah |
| What does the story of the tower of Babel symbolize? | It symbolizes the separation among different groups of people and humans' resistance to God's will |
| God promised to send a Savior who would restore ___ with God. | Humanity's friendship. |
| What important religious truth was revealed in the story of Noah? | God's forgiveness and love, and humanity's goodness, can overcome all evil. |
| Which story teaches us about the sacredness of human life? | The story of Cain and Abel. |
| Define patriarch. | A father, or founder, of a clan, a group of related families. |
| Who are some patriarchs that we have read about? | Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. |
| Define matriarchs. | Important women in God's family. |
| Who are some matriarchs that we have read about? | Sarah. Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah |
| Where was Canaan located? | Canaan was an area in western Palestine that included most of present-day Israel. |
| Who did God ask to leave his homeland and journey to Canaan, a land God promised to give him and his descendants? | He asked Abraham |
| Define faith | Faith is a gift from God that enables us to believe in him and accept all that he has revealed. |
| Define providence | God's plan for and protection of all creation |
| In the story of Joseph, the fulfillment of dream symbolizes God's ___. | Providence |
| Who was able to life out the covenant because of his special characteristic of determination, or perseverance? | Jacob |
| What did Jacob trade with Esau for his inheritance? | A bowl of lentil stew. |
| What dream did Joseph interpret for the king? (pharaoh) | That famine was coming. |
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