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religion test ch. 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Scripture | the written account of God's Revelation and his relationship with his people |
| List 2 other terms used for Scripture | Sacred Scripture Bible |
| Scripture is _____ word, written by human authors | God's |
| Divine Inspiration | the special guidance that the Holy Spirit gave to the human authors of the Bible |
| Tradition | the Revelation of the good news of Jesus Christ as lived out in the Church. past and present |
| Tradition consists of all the Church has ______ with the guidance of the ____________. | learned/ Holy Spirit |
| What has the Church learned | *teachings *document *worship *prayer *other practice |
| God's truth is communicated through both *the written_____________________________ *the living______________________ | word of scripture and tradition message of tradition |
| throughout history God made himself known___________ and revealed the ___________ | to people / truth to them |
| What God revealed to human beings eventually came t be shared with all ______, for all time,in the writings of the _______. | people / Bible |
| the Bible is a collection of ___ books written over a span of almost ______ years | 73 2000 |
| the development of the Bible began with whom? | Israelites |
| this group was also known as __________________ or ________ | people of Israel Hebrew |
| What are the stages of Old Testament development? | *religious experiences *word of mouth *inspired writings |
| synagogues | gathering places for studying scripture |
| What are the stages of New Testament development? | *religious experiences *word of mouth *inspired writings |
| Resurrection | Jesus' rising from death to new life |
| Epistles | letters found in the New Testament to the early Christian communities about God's Revelation in Jesus Christ |
| Gospels | the accounts of God's Revelation through Jesus Christ |
| List the books of the New Testament | *Acts of the Apostles *Book of Revelation *Gospels *Epistles |
| The Bible is the ______________ | word of God |
| God is working through _____________ | human authors |
| Who is the true author of the Bible? | God |
| The inspired human beings communicated God's truth using *__________________________________ *__________________________________ | language and expressions of their time symbolism |
| We cannot interpret Bible writings ____________ | literally |
| The Bible is not an exact _______ of things | record |
| The Bible teaches us great ________________ | truths of our faith |
| he Church needs both ____________ and __________ to understand and live the truth | Scripture tradition |
| ___________ existed before the writing of the New Testament and helped in its info | tradition |
| Deposit of faith | all the truth contained in scripture and tradition that Christ revealed and entrusted to the Apostles and thus to their successors,the bishops, and to the entire Church |
| The deposit of faith helps the Church to always ____________________ | live by the truth |
| The Church grows in knowledge of the truth as a community when *____________________ *____________________ *____________________ | gathered for worship hearing God's word in scripture praying together |
| magisterium | the living teaching office of the Church consisting of the pope and bishops |
| In _______ name and with the help of the ____________ the magisterium interpret both Scripture and Tradition | Jesus' Holy Spirit |
| The magisterium teaches us how to apply the message of ____________ and _____________ to our lives today | Scripture Tradition |
| _____________, ___________,the_________ are so linked together that one can't stand without the other | Scripture Tradition Church |
| What is St. Jerome the patron of? | Scripture scholars |
| What is the study of God and God's relation to the world? | theology |
| Why is St. Jerome an important saint? | He translated the Bible from Hebrew to Latin. |
| What additional title was given to St Jerome and what does this title mean? | He was a Doctor f the Church. This is a special honor given to holy people whose writing help others to grow in faith |
| The Bible is divided into 2 parts | Old Testament New Testament |
| In the ___ books of the New Testament, we learn about the story of _____ and His __________. | 27 Jesus followers |
| In the ____ books of the New Testament, we learn about the story of _____ relationship with the ___________ | 46 God's Israelites |
| he word Bible comes from the _______ word biblia, which means "books" | Greek |
| The Old Testament was written in ________ | Hebrew |
| The New Testament was written in _________ | Greek |
| What is the canon? | the Church's official list of the books of the Bible |
| The Old Testament books are _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ | Pentateuch Historical Wisdom Prophetic |
| The word Pentateuch means " 5 _______". | Scrolls |
| The New Testament books are : _________ _________ _________ | Gospel Epistles Other writings a.k.a. Acts of the Apostles & Revelation |